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Show •235 "Nothing." He licked the spoon. "Do you know what the secret of life is. Buck?" "No." "For everything that is absolutely true, the exact opposite is also true." He looked shyly sideways at Morgan and she patted his hand. He turned pink. "Give us an example," I said. "Oh no. You have to think up your own examples; they're no't included in the price." "What price?" "What's it worth to know the secret of life?" He pushed his chair back. "I'm going upstairs. Maybe I'll take a nap. Good night all." When he passed behind my chair he bent down and whispered in my ear. "You don't know, but you'll be paying it anyway. Oh yes. You'll see, Buck." "What was that all about?" I said. Jacob gave me a dark look; it clearly meant this isn't the time to talk about it. "He sure seems happy." I said. Alice laid down her fork and looked at me sharply. "Why shouldn't he be?" Jacob's foot touched my ankle under the table; I ignored it. "For one thing his father's recently dead," I said. "Now that you've brought it up," Alice said, "I want |