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Show "How do you think I f e e l , g e t t i n g shoved around like one of these suit-cases?" He d i d n ' t hear me. Amelia had risen* up in her car and was f r a n t i c a l l y waving us in. We jumped in and she zoomed out of there. "Slow down," I s a i d . "I prefer revelation to death." They didn't hear me. "Did they see you?" she asked. "No. Did they see you?" "I ducked." We a l l looked back. The tf cab had gone on to the corner to turn around and come back on the right side so that Mr. Rubin, with his heart, Kixh would not have to cross the s t r e e t . " I t ' s the luggage. Thank god Daddy can't carry anything." Ben was thoughtful. "What is i t they want?" "Oh shit.' Daddy gave me t h i s car and the one time I could have picked them up at the a i r p o r t . . . " "Nobody makes a t r i p like t h i s without an evil purpose." "I'm gonna feel g u i l t y for days.'" Ben h i t his f i s t on the dash. "What the hell do they want?" "How would I know, Ben? I'm not responsible for my god damned parents. I didn't bring them i n t o t h e world or anything." "They've got something nasty up their sleeves. I can smell i t . Maybe i t 's Mother Rubin. What does she want?" "Why d i d n ' t they c a l l and l e t me know they were coming?" We stopped, Ben got out and s t a r t e d to walk away Before he remembered me in the back s e a t . "Come on, roomy." He looked grimly at Amelia. "Get back there and find out what they want. Pump them. Some Jews they are, traveling on the Sabbath." That afternoon Amelia and Iftlte came back to get us; the Rubins were taking us four out to dinner. "Did you find out why t h e y ' r e here?" asked Ben darkly. |
