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actually heard of me?тАЭ

тАЬSure, I have eclectic tastes,тАЭ Sara answered. тАЬI read the childrenтАЩs
book you did andтАФтАЭ

тАЬI wrote that six years ago, when I was married and in a better mood,тАЭ
he said. тАЬI do mostly nonfiction now.тАЭ

тАЬThatтАЩs a shame.тАЭ

тАЬTrue, but what I write now helps me handle alimony and household
expenses better. Where do you live?тАЭ

тАЬI didnтАЩt think IтАЩd want to live on a street with a spooky name,тАЭ the
young woman said. тАЬBut when I saw this cottage on Gallows Hill Road, I
really loved it. So I bought it.тАЭ

тАЬBought it?тАЭ

тАЬWith my inheritance,тАЭ she explained. тАЬI was working in commercial art
for a few years and then when my Aunt Theresa left me some money, I
decided to do what I wanted to do. That was painting. Trite maybe, but
gratifying. At least for the five months IтАЩve been at it.тАЭ

тАЬI could use an inheritance about now.тАЭ He spotted Gallows Hill Road
on the right and guided the car onto it.

тАЬMy number is 303. For some reason 303 comes after 305. Just
around the next bend,тАЭ said Sara. тАЬWhat are you working on now, Paul?тАЭ

тАЬNothing much, a sort of ghostwriting job.тАЭ He located a silvery
mailbox with the numbers 303 neatly painted on its side and turned on to a
rain-drenched driveway.
 The cottage was small, built to resemble something from an England
of two or three centuries earlier. Tudor-style with a simulated thatch roof,
small stained glass windows, and considerable ivy.

тАЬGood thing,тАЭ remarked Sara as he parked near the red front door,
тАЬyou arenтАЩt here on a sunny day. YouтАЩd probably find the place too cozy.тАЭ

тАЬLooks pretty cozy even in a thunderstorm.тАЭ

тАЬSince youтАЩve been so helpful, can I offer you a cup of coffee?тАЭ

тАЬSure, fine.тАЭ

The young woman ran to the door, unlocked it.

The parlor was uncluttered and had beamed ceilings and sturdy old
furniture.