BythetimeIgotherfeatherssmoothedandhergoodiesintoabag — shegivesmealittlesnortinpassing, ifshe’dbeenbornattherighttimetheywouldhaveburnedheroverinSalem — bythetimeIgetheronherwaythegirlshadcircledaroundthebreadandwerecomingback, withoutapushcart, backmywayalongthecounters, ’, withthetwo-piece — itwasbrightgreenandtheseamsonthebrawerestillsharpandherbellywasstillprettypalesoIguessedshejustgotit (thesuit) — therewasthisone, withoneofthosechubbyberry-faces, thelipsallbunchedtogetherunderhernose, thisone, andatallone, withblackhairthathadn’tquitefrizzedright, andoneofthesesunburnsrightacrossundertheeyes, andachinthatwastoolong — youknow, thekindofgirlothergirlsthinkisvery “striking” and “attractive” butneverquitemakesit, astheyverywellknow, whichiswhytheylikehersomuch — andthenthethirdone, thatwasn’, ’tlookaround, notthisqueen, shejustwalkedstraightonslowly, , asifshedidn’twalkinherbarefeetthatmuch, puttingdownherheelsandthenlettingtheweightmovealongtohertoesasifshewastestingthefloorwitheverystep, ’ mindswork (doyoureallythinkit’samindinthereorjustalittlebuzzlikeabeeinaglassjar?) butyougottheideashehadtalkedtheothertwointocominginherewithher, andnowshewasshowingthemhowtodoit, walkslowandholdyourselfstraight.
Shehadonakindofdirty-pink — beigemaybe, Idon’tknow — bathingsuitwithalittlenubblealloveritand, whatgotme, , andIguessasaresultthesuithadslippedalittleonher, ’tbeenthereyouwouldn’, therewasnothingbetweenthetopofthesuitandthetopofherheadexceptjusther, , itwasmorethanpretty.
