"Another store might have it," you suggest, stretching your mouth into what you pray is a seductive smile. "We could go look. There's a place in Wayland Square..."

"Or else," he says softly, a little menacingly, "we could go watch some cable. Maybe they're having a showcase of Marx Brothers films."

"I don't have cable..."

"It just so happens that I do . . ."

[Continued]


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