10/02/2026 14:04

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I untucked the shirt and started unbuttoning it. I explained I'd worn the jacket to keep from distressing the children. It was an Oscar-winning performance, as if he'd traded skins with someone else. Edward wasn't hurting.

Nice of someone to tell me what the Feds said. Even his walk was a rolling sort of gait like someone who spent a lot of time on horseback or on a boat. It's one of my many charms. That's right, I said.