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1、FancyFreeCatherineAndersonCreatePDFwithGO2PDFforfree,ifyouwishtoremovethisline,clickheretobuyVirtualPDFPrinterPrologueClintRaffertystrodeacrossthewornboardwalkinfrontoftheGoldenGooseSaloonandshovedopenthebat-wingdoors.Itwashotandnoisyinside,remindinghimofthebowelsofhellthatPreacherW
2、ellsthunderedaboutonSunday.Ashe’dexpected,theplacewasfull,ausualoccurrenceathalfpasttenSaturdaynight,andthehazy,lantern-litinteriorreekedoftobaccosmoke,unwashedbodies,andcheapperfume.Agirlinabluegownstoodnearby,asthoughplacedtheretogreetpatrons.AssoonasshespiedClint,herpaintedmouthc
3、urvedintoasmileandherglitteringblueeyesnarrowed.“Lookingforcompany,cowboy?”sheasked,sidlinghisway.Clintinclinedhisheadpolitely,hismother’steachingsstillstronginhimevenattheageoftwenty-seven.“No,ma’am,”hedrawled.“I’mlookin’formybrother.”“Isthatafact?”Clintreinedinhisimpatience.Though
4、hehadnoquarrelwithhowthissoileddoveoranyothermadeherliving,he’dneverfelttheneedtopayforawoman’sattention—especiallywhenhewastiredandhungryandhadagoodtwohoursofchoresawaitinghimathome.“Thatisafact.”Heglancedpasthertowardthebar.Sureenough,therestoodMatthewleaningagainstthepolishedtopa
5、sifforsupport,histhickebonyhairlyinginsweat-dampwavesoverhishighforehead.Fromthelooksofthekid,hewasalreadysloppydrunk.Clintmutteredanoathunderhisbreath.“Areyoutwotwinsorsomething?”sheasked,glancingbackandforthbetweenthetwoRaffertymen.FolkshadclaimedforyearsthatheandMattweredeadringe
6、rsforeachother,andClintguessedthereweresimilarities.Theysharedthesamesquarechin,highcheekbones,smokyeyesandblackhair.Buttherethesimilaritiesended.WhenClintsmiled,whichwasn’toften,nooneseemedtocare.ButwhenMattflashedthatlopsided,lazygrinofhis,thewholeworldseemedtosmilewithhim,especia
7、llythefemalehalf,manyofwhomtendedtogoweakatthekneesaswell.EvennowtherewasawomanhangingonMatt’soppositearm—acutelittleredheadwithbiggreeneyes.ShewentbythenameofDoraFaye,ifClintrecollectedright.“I’vegotsevenyearsonhim,”heexplainedtothesoileddove,afactthatseemedtosurpriseher.Nosenseadd
8、ingthathe’dspenttho
