haps we indulge his failings and magnify his attributes because he is the only one we have met who approximates what we seek in a man. Figente called him an incorrigible incorruptible.
Now that I know what it was that Lucy was seeking, I can begin to write her story, which may lead to some resolution of my own. I know, too, how it will begin:
"Mother, what is the man doing to the lady?"
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