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ithoughtsheeaboutiping.butaidenteritea.</p>

heanquiostasifsheaid.</p>

“thisisayi,”heanintroducedher.“sheisheretolookafteryou.she.”</p>

“thankyou,ayi,”isaidtotheidher.sheanofaboutfiftyetheteacup,hereyesngup.</p>

“shalliboilhote.</p>

“no,thankyou.notjustyet.illtellyoureadyforabath.”</p>

andclosedthedoor,iaskedhean,“areservantsstillallowed”</p>

“anyuneloyedpeople.ifsooneisillortherearebabies,nobodyanfroheseustsay,youlookterriblythin,”saidhean,lookiedbodyhwrinkledbrows.</p>

“dontatteroffood.illbeallright.hoaid.</p>

“therfouhroughafriend.but”heanloeas.becarefulyousaytoher.”</p>

inodded.</p>

“ithinkthegovents.aerdayahatheekindoftreesyouliked.”</p>

beente.sigoventagencies,interpretingthesindicationsoftheirpositionintheeyesoftheauthorities.</p>

heanseedrerelaxedandiling.soideeiping.“areyounoeeiping”</p>