[7]Nextmorning, assoonastheycameup, , facedown, armsspreadout, -and-whitewoman, , startled, asifshe’dbeenasleep, , sheblinkedandstared, , theyallthree, Stanley, TomandoldHarry, , makingfunofthem, .
[8]“Bitch,”saidStanley.
[9]“Sheshouldaskusover,”saidTom, snickering.
[10]HarryrecoveredhimselfandremindedStanley: “Ifshe’smarried, heroldmanwouldn’tlikethat.”
[11]“Christ,”saidStanleyvirtuously, “ifmywifelayaboutlikethat, foreveryonetosee, I’dsoonstopher.”
[12]Harrysaid, smiling: “Howdoyouknow, perhapsshe’ssunningherselfatthisverymoment?”
[13]“Notachance, notonourroof.”ThesafetyofhiswifeputStanleyintoagoodhumor, ; andseveraltimesoneortheothersuggestedtheyshouldtellMatthew, theforeman, ’, butupheretheyfeltfree, , , thewomen’slegsstockinglessandscarlet, themeninvestswithreddeningshoulders.
[14]Thewomanstayedonherblanket, , , Stanleysaid: “Comeon.”Herroofbelongedtoadifferentsystemofroofs, , edgingalongparapets , clingingtochimneys, whiletheirbigbootsslippedandheredslithered , butatlasttheystoodonasmallsquareprojectingrooflookingstraightdownather, , , oramagazinecover, , adjustingthearmtoswingoverandpickherupandswingherbackacrosstheskytodrophernearhim.
[15], coolandremote, , , rather, -heatedfacewasscrewedintoarageashewhistledagainandagain, , excited, grinning; buthefeltasifheweresayingtothewoman: Don’tassociatemewithhim, , , whistlingStanley, andwatchedtheindifferent, healthybrownwomanafewfeetoff, , , ’sfacewashard, , forbynowhelovedher.
