sme 231 230. CHAPTER FOUR/ THEME “Allright. The doctor sid slong a you came to gett, you coud §, ite many cae wr fist, “A Worn Pa ee ore ae havi said the mre, “But ith an obstinate ase.” Drv theca ts rare dems Phot Se soap care in ta hocec el vnpped up, Wat obser uc tnd vd she rece et ee ee ie ped up ‘inoer tose wh wrote tsk err the gen ely ea wstng by himself” Phoenix went on. "We is the only evo Tt in the yep Myst snver won bP ene What might Moni He sll and it dont cem to po i back atl. He go see Merde tastne hate quale How en eta ere Took He going to last He wear ait patch quilt and peep out holding Soeaaoanret ‘is mouth ope like litle bird. I remembers o plain now. ot going to ong hi aun, no, the whole enduring Se. Toul elt him fr all the others in creation” Buine Gerdimer “Rllaghe" The muse was yng oh er now, She bought her i sbotde tecdiine Chatty tei mlngacieckmatinatook Once upon 2 Time ‘OM Phoens held the bot clos to her yes and then caefly pur ftiota her pocket : Somsoae as written to sk mt contribute to an anthology of to Tt yn” she si, ses fren, Lzeply ha I dont witches stoies and he wsites “[shankyu he tana” sid he aendane. “Cou I gve fick tht a2 recent congrest/book fiseina a certain nove sid you a few pennies out of my pure” fey writer ought to write atleast one story for clea. I think of Me penie i ke ud Phoenix ty fending postcard saying I dot acept that “ought to wet anything ‘And thea ase night | woke ypmor rather was avakened without Her nickel suid the attend. Phocnixrove ctf nd elt ot het hand Se received ce nickel J wing what bad roused me ‘Avice in the echo-chambe ofthe subconscious? and then bed tc oes ot her poke anda tbs he enone Sheed att pal hey, wit or head on onesie Arend “Then she gave tap with er ene on the fo. [A creaking ofthe ind maleby he wight cared by one ot alee tower songs woden oor Ixtened I the apes fy ea “This is what come to metodo,” she sid." going tothe store and Fee ee a eee cade cacpape: Hegonges Aiea wth comenaon. Agu: the cvaing. Tat tig i , ‘ying to bear if ndiatd ha fet were moving rom r00m 0 008, ft hand to blo he sch ing athe word. Fach mp ck where he wating holding straight pin his hand Going up he passage —wo my doe. Ihave no bug bar gan \Suielncr bethond guests adr tared nod anc wed fe Get pili but veh re ea peopl who doa te pe Fn eins aep begun ones going uso amy windowpanesarehinsimecouldsbuter ke ane —— be sing Jp. A woman was murdered (howd they pat in broad apg in owe to block sy st year, ad the Bece dogs who are an Ai widower andi colletion of sigue clk were ranged eine Beas oie by a cos aborer he had dsmsed without py questions 1. Wes ei we eee senene ht te o ithapome t Gece ron oe Ft une n 1989, Nadine Cine oon i 1923 Wes Ft Renn mashes rere isan or nce biol Sot Aika psd ome Uaery Bout um ec msc eh Scan tea sgh sm Annan co Uo hone nd dep a mr yon. Teter sme ry & i iter, Catin plined me an SB ae celaon of Pensa he hee. tres on ae nd shy con Si Egan Reb tected reyes Tan Peg i arn aN a232. CHAPTER FOUR//THEME CGstiner/ Once upon Time 233 Twas string athe door, making ion my mind thr than se et YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ove the sluts ofa would ingiyin he da lay quit ella victim akenty—theanhchmiaog ffigquder Hewat masked; tal ot eee was Black or white, trict detingftocking this wy and tht against bods terete proved the propery owner was no ri. lw ete th sees just oo en lee! To nee toms not pone ftue the house, the svimming-pool ofthe tenet hn he tins of hed Ewa ending vey] gar dana Thr ei bot thaw a ei {iter cound, sey and asin ts posble thew Ser peorle of another color were quartered. These people were nota utes that Ts tobe sehr dened or pad. The ope a te suburb except a lhe house an aden, 0 was o hur weight presing on the Bouts, the ceaking was «bake thre was nothing to fear, che husband tld the wif. Yt she war fad Tog, an epiener of ses Tas in it The hose that sutourde me tht ve day such people might come up the woset and eof the whlcTscpibatonundeminedgrosndsirbenestsaybed fo, J Manse YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED and open tx gates and seam The house foundations the topes and passages of god aines hav ol Fon Nomen my dear id the hinand, the apc nse lowed the sok and when some ice wembls, detaches and lly tee fare and guns to hep them ny. Bat to plese beef he thousand feat blow he whole ose shits slight bringing easy Fe her very mich and hues were ing burl, cars tnd ad Stnto he ance and counterbalance fick cement, woodand lan hoochdcen hot bythe po in thoe ques ot fight and ea {hat old tara strate around pe. The mies fry ear ede Fg the soburb—he had eceonicallyconvlled gates ted. Anjone {iste muted fourths on oe of he wooden rlophones made | Mule ofthe sgn YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED sad id ty the Chopt and Tonga’ migont ines who might have Been down, gpeathe gates wuld have to anounce his intentions y presi bu thereunder me in the earth at that moment. The stope where hell He ay and speaking int a reebver relayed to the House. The lite oy was seve cold have een dine, dipping water fom ts ruptured vein or [inated bythe device and wed ia a walkie in ap ad rab then might aoe be nerd therein the most profound tombs. esp wih hi smal fiend, Could find» poston in wich my mind oul et goof ey ‘The sos were suppressed, but cere wece many burglaries inthe nytt met slexp again. So bean toe mye a trys ai ssn andsomcbsys usted houscmaid was id up and shut ina cope time oy. oat by heres whl he was in charge of her employe ose The fated howe ofthe man and wife and itl bay was wet by this Tn ahoute, ina subunit, here werea man and bie wie wh, Me gre befling afc eas abe hei ofen was wih rere loved eachother very ch ad were ng hap verafter. Ty al hilt rte possessions ofthe man and his wife and he ile by at {te oy, and they Toved hin very mich. They hada cat anda dog Be ghe implored er employers to have ura bars tached to the doors {pat he He boylored very much They had ca anda carsan tet nd window ofthe howe and an arm stm sata, The mie ay for ols anda winming-pol which was fenced so cha he Hee Shes ight, et us ake heed of her dhe. So fom every window and ‘oy and is piymates would no fallin and drown. They had hose- Be dor inthe house where they were ving hapily eve fer they now tekdwho war abvluelytstworthy and an ier gardener who was iw the tres and sy though bas, and wen the ite bey etext Highly recommends by the egos Forse hey began ove kap- Fedo clin in by the fal t keep hr company in his tebe at pay ever afer hey were warmed, by that wise ol witch, ee busbar aight, ait cstomarly had done it ser of the arm keening through Rother aot tke on anjone a the street. They wer inscribed in Bh house. medical bene sxity, tie pet dog as licemsed they were nmed The alam was ofen answered—it seemsd—by other burglar grins ie, fod damage ad tet and gubribed othe local Neigh alums in other hoses that had heen rigged by pet cats or nibbling ethood Watch, whic supplied them with plague for thei gees ie. The alarms called to one another aces the gardens in hls and | Blas and wis tat everyone soon became accstomed to, that the oa inrosed the iababitnts of the eoburb no mor than thecoak of fogs234 CHAPTER FOUR/ THEME Gontner/Onceupon Tine 235 and sil gang of cicada ep. Under cove ofthe electron harp bee boys pet cat floes astvng over the soren-foot wal, de 1 demure nies wed the ton brand ok ino mes ak Pending fot with a apd bracing of extended forepaws down on the ingaey hic equipment, elevision tes, case players, cites and {Geer vera surface and then a riceil launch, landing wth swshing rai, jewelry and clothing, and sometimes were hungry enough ode faiwihin he property. The whitewashed wall was marked with he at tour everthing in te reigetor or pase audacious to dik the Geangs sod goings and on the street sde of he wal here wece ager vicky nthe eabins or pa ars. Insurance companies paid 20 co fede sages that could have been made by the Kind of boken en for sngle mates lose made keener byte propery wecri Fyuaig sho sea. on the Feta nemplyed ates that ad oi Touwdge tha he thieves would een fave been able to apprecite f goceot deviation. ‘what was they were ding “Wen hema and wie and te hay took the pt dg frit wall Tene ene came when many ofthe people who were ottnised fund the neighborhood sets they no longer panel to adie this housemaids and gardeners hang about the soba becase they were er how of roves o that perfec len thse were hidden behind an aay of ae ee Repoeuned raja weeding oplnngs 006 ay- given ees af uty ene wale and device The man wey regan madam Buda ind swe remembered he warning ledoy andl dg pase sremarabe choice tee war he ow-co op ‘how tidngon anyone off the set, Some dunk iqur and fouled the ganof pees of roken gla embedded in cement long the top of wal, ‘cet with deere bots, Some begged, wing forthe man ors tae wee iron grilles ening in ace-poins, there wee temps ec Sak te dave the car out ofthe eecuontayoperted gute, They tf gneiig the aesthetic of peso architect with dhe Spanish Vila ie Tout with circ he guters under the jcaranda tes hat made pikes pine pink) and withthe plaster uns of neblasi fades figeen tunnel ofthe steet—forit waa beatifl suburb, piltony by (ee inch pikes fined like cigegs of Hghting and pine pure ‘TEE pecnence-vand sometimes hey Gl sleep ying ight before the te Some walls had a mallard fie, giving the name and ele= [er fathe midday sun The wife cold never ee anyone go bung. Sbe phone number ofthe frm responsible fo the instalation ofthe devices. tc are Hotacaid ou with bead and tee btthe tested howe While the ile boy and the pet dog aed ahead, the hasan and wi ‘Sihlusd dee were eaters and sou who woud comeand ieberand fe find themschres comping the pomible effcvenes of each syle ‘pares in wcupboard The husand sid, Sh rght. Take heed offer fap is appearance; and after several wecks when they patid before ‘GhiceTouonlyencurage hem with your bead ond ta. Theyarelook- hs arcade or that without ceding to speak both cme ot wth the ‘arte dhcirchance And he bug the ite boy’ cyle fom tbe mlrion that only one was worth comerng. Tt was the ules ren no thehoww everynight beeaute the howe wassurely secu, ute most honest in ts suggestion ofthe pure concentration-eamp sere sted and with he arm ey someone might sillbe abletocinb se, no fil, all evident effeacy Ped the length of wali con. Ger the wall rhe dectonialy loved gates no the gare. FD reiofs continuous oof sand shining meta veratd int jagged "Youre ght idee nif, then he Walshould be ight. And tbe PB, that there would be ao way ofcnbing over i and no way svn old witch the husbands tooter, pa forthe ets bricks a br argh i tnnel without getting entangled in its fngs There would ‘Glebemas presen 0 her son and ks wile—the ise boy gota Space Beno way out, only a stuggle geting Hooder and bloodir, a deper ‘Man out and bok fay es. fd sharper hooking and tearing of fesh, The wife shuddered ooo at ‘Do every weck there were more report of intrusion: in road day- 1 gow right sai the hudand anyone woud thinkwic. And they light andthe dod of righty nthe aly hours ofthe moring and even ok bred ofthe advice ona small board fed tothe wall: Conse BEEN ely summer tight eran fry wa at dinner while be = DRAGON'S TEETH Te People For Total Secu bedrooms were being ransicked upstai, The anand his wie ing ‘Next diya gang of workmen came and suetched the rzoe-Saded Fee tre umed sober in he suburb, were distracted by the ightol ill ound the wal ofthe howe where the husband and wife and “rico and pe gan at were ving happy ever ates. The malight singed epi Se Wiey eft i “hs and ssted of the semtions the Comic of tne thors en236 CHAPTER FOUR/THEME ciced the home, shining. The shand sid, Nevermind. Iwill weather, The wife sich Youre wrong, They gusante its rstspool, And she sited until the lite boy had run oft play before she sid, [hope th Cael tke ed... The husband mid, Dot worry, my dea, ct a ‘wa look before they lap. And twas ru tha ftom that dy on the ct ‘pein the litle boy Bean kept eo the garden, never sing a try at breaching sey “One evening the moter read the lie hoy to lep with fry story from the book the wise old witch had given him a Christmas. Nee Say he pretended to be the Prince who braves the tle thicket of thorns to enter the place and kiss the Sleeping Beauty bac to ie be Clnged a adder tothe wall, the sining coded cunne wat just wide ‘nowh foci itl body to cteepin, and with heist fing ofits aor (ecthinkis knees and hands and ead he screamed and trugeled deeper {nwoits tangle. The rusted howseraid andthe eran gardener, whose “ay” few, cate ning he sto see and ro seream with im and the itinerant gardener tore hi hands tying to get atthe ile boy. Then the man and his wie burst wily iat the geen and for some reason {che cat probably the alarm setup wang agaist the serears while the bleeding mass of the litle boy was hacked on of the scurity oi wih ne wre cuters, chopper and hy catia it—the man, che wil, tbe ‘nyse usted ousemaid and dhe weeping gardener—into the hou. questions: 1, The pening sein the ytd bya we vane by hing ‘Rhein he What he fh ard ner he coset? Ui fone th ee spat ce ee? oy do hese tpt {se emt cg ar chet sy se ell? ‘itt spb dn nse ee sme of lc ose? How this ‘nope rsd oe oy thee Tornatore the oes rhe bear of he wil Tolls he bass te senansnd he pe who a ‘ud nts nde hue? Wa mec Yu a forthe po Ft Warn do hy Son eons eng etme er ay a AE a sei meaning of opel pire VOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ater cay tn adi oe ee yp ee tr oft earn whch ot ca ‘Rte te sory nal urge Hw does toca ome Gariner/Once gon sine 237 Suggestions for Writing 1 Bex min pt inthe asin he Can teh ee awe tone ac eogeny “Tne Shor Happy La€ of Face Mase (pape) iC Mame Hot Ne My sod” page 150 : 1 foe” ee 218). ‘Tlic of ey enn Spydia he derapment ofthe poten Tiatkecppany arte protgenn pence, Burin ome oe ee ‘nese than on fa chert ee is cece ein ‘Aycan ere neice mor nme ern et ‘Groocio of Hunern he Soo pge 17) Dems iy of SE semen exer ain chante nono be owing Seminar She Shor ay Lio Francs Mace ge E Wate "Ely Ung {ion Te GliedS ia page 6)