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Aliro
（PartII）
[1]Thefollowingweekendheknoydoor.Hisexpressionsofhumilitywasexaggerated，almostenoughsotoseemmog，yetinawasrealaunsureofmyself.
[2]“Iaminuteofyourtime，”
hesaid.“IobeawaellyouI’msorryIoffendedyoulasttimeandIapologize.Here’salittlepresentifyout.”
[3]HewasgaplantwhosenameIdidnotknow;ithadthick，glossyleavesaofapotedlavishlyinpinkandsilverfoil.
[4]“There，”
hesaid，arrangingthisplantina.“Idon’twantahyouaaketheblame.AndIthought，maybeshetfurnishings，butwhat’sthematterwithaleplant，that’llbrightenthingsupforyou?”
[5]Itossibleforme，atthismomehatIdidnotlant.Ihatehouseplaoldmehowtotakecareofit，howofteandsoon;IthaherewasnothingelseIcoulddo，andIhadtheufeelihhisofapologiesandgiftsheareofthisaifiedbyit.Hekeptontalking，usingthewordsbadfeelings，offended，apologize.Itriedoerrupt，withtheideaofexplainingthatIhadmadeprovisionforanareainmylifewheregoodfeelings，orbad，didhatbetweenhima，itwashattherebeaall;butthisstruckmeasahopelesstask.HowcouldIt，ihisacy?Besides，theplantinitsshinypaperhade.
[6]“How’sthewritingpr?”
hesaid，uttingallourunfortunatedifferendhi
[7]“Oh，aboutasusual.”
[8]“Well，ifyoueverrunoutofthingstowriteabout，Igotabarrelful.”
Pause.“ButIguessI’mjusteatingintoyourtimehere，”
hesaidwithakindofpainfulbuoyancy.Thiswasatest，andIdidnotpassit.Ismiled，myeyesheldbythatmag;Isaiditwasallright.
[9]“Iwasjustthinkingaboutthefellowwasinherebeforeyou.Chiropractor.Youcouldhavewrittenabookabouthi”
[10]Iassumedalisteningposition，myhandsnoverthekeys.Ifcowardisiyarebigviine，curiosityislyanother.
[11]“Hehadagoodpracticebuiltuphere.Theonlytroublewas，hegavemoreadjustmentsthanwaslistedinthebookofchiropractic.Oh，hewasadjustingrighta.Ihereafterhemovedout，andwhatdoyouthinkIfound?S!Thiswholeroomroofed，toeomakehisadjustmentswithanybody.Thisveryrwritingyourstoriesin.”
[12]“Firstasaladyknoydooroedmetoprovideherasskeytohisoffice.He’dlockedhisdainsther.”
[13]“Iguesshejustgottiredherparticularcase.Iguesshefiguredhe’dbeenknogawayatitlongenough.Ladywelloninyears，youknow，andhimjustayoungman.Hehadanigwife，too，andacoupleoftheprettiestyoueverwouldwahysomeofthethingsthatgooninthisworld.”
[14]Ittookmesometimetorealizethathetoldthisstorynotsimplyasapieceofgossip，butassomethingawriterwouldbepartiterestedtandlewdnesshadavaguedeliehismihisnotion，however，seemedsowistful，soistruckmeasawasteytoattaewnowImustavhimformyowforhis.Ithadbeeaketothinkalittleroughnesswouldsettlethings.
[15]Theot.IiIdrankooldhimtogiveittohiswife.HesaidthatteawasbetterforthehathehadknhtawayIwasanervousperson，likehimself.Theteapotwasciltandrosesawasnotspiteofitsextremehideousonmytable.Ialsouedtocarefortheplant，whichthrivedobsthe.Iotdecidewhatelsetodo.Heboughtmeawastebasket，afahesemandarinsosides;hegotafoamychair.Idespisedmyselfforsubmittingtothisblackmail.Ididnoteveyhim;itwasjustthatIotturnaway，Iotturnawayfromthatobsequioushunger.Andhekolerancewasbought;ihavehatedmeforit.
[16]Whenhelingeredinmyoffiowhetoldmestoriesofhimself.ItoethathewasrevealinghislifetomeiIwouldwriteitdown.Ofcoursehehadprobablyrevealedittoplentyofpeoplefornoparticularreason，butihereseemedtobeaspedesperatey.Hislifewasaseriesofcalamities，aspeople’slivesoftenare;hehadbeedownbypeoplehehadtrusted，refusedhelpbythosehehaddeperayedbytheveryfriendstowhomhehadgivenkindnessandmaterialhelp.Otherpeersandpassersby，hadtakeormenthimgratuitouslyinnovelaiveways.Ono，hisverylifehadbeeened.Moreoverhiswifewasadifficulty，herhealthbeingpoorauwashetodo?Youseehowitis，hesaid，liftinghishand;butIlive.Helookedtometosayyes.
[17]Itooktoiairsoryingtoturmakihiswasfoolishofcoursebeufflemytypewriter.Iactuallysideredwritinginlonghand，aedlyfortheevilchiropractor’ss.Itoldmyhusbandmyproblemaroblematall.“Tellhimyou’rebusy，”
hesaid.AsamatteroffactIdidtellhim;everytimeheydoor，alwaysarmedwithalittlegiftoranerrand，heaskedmehowIwasandIsaidthattodayIwasbusy.Ah，then，hesaid，asheeasedhimselfthroughthedoor，hewouldnotkeepmeaminute.Aime，asIhavesaid，hekwasgoingoninmymind，howIweaklylooberidofhiHekotaffordtocare.
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