Do you kno more thing else? Alison asked.

    thERE AS A BRIEF PAUSE

    ? I said.

    A seontacs.

    thERE AS A LONG PAUSE

    t for instance fixing up last years fall dresses and lots of othings.

    tREMENDOUS PAUSE DURING  hER A NECChI SEING-MAChINE

    onderful! Alison said sitting at trols of ttonimes Sunday Magazine. ened. I  a tion to Necc be sure t erest  be  long at least.

    thE NECChI

    t o park on treet because our apartment building ely loved tic kiss. I paid for t City Bank.

    tERVAL

    Peter Alison said,  to do now?

    O know I said.

    tERVAL

    ell  simply sit around tment Alison said so  to t Aqueduct  in front of t a edly. I paid for tal National Bank.

    tERMISSION BEtEEN RACES SO E ENt AROUND tO tABLES AND BOUGRAILER

    trailer tacrailer c  trailer could not be c one, to t a , o keep him warm.

    iful Alison said.

    A front-runner too I said.

    tERVAL OF SEVERAL DAYS. tRAILER UP tO tO MILAUKEE

    After stopping for lunc o like very muc ely forgotten? I kne t alt  imagine  was.

    to keep ment building! Alison said triumply, pointing at Dan. Sely rigily bougory  suburb. to make table I boug grand piano.

    ON tEP OF tER

    tle matters tend to Alison said,  ting ts and t money.

    in tore.

    Garden hose Alison said calmly.

    tABLE SILENCE

    It  I ate Bank amp; trust and place it in tional and I did so. t of t to fly us to Aqueduct,  of t to fly us back, appeared at to be paid. ts names  from Sam  jacket, ed as t.

    ell I said looking around tter call a piano teacand t  use pianos tend to fall out of tune.

    Not only pianos Alison said giving me an exciting look.

    A SILENCE FREIG tO BED FIRSt EACUNER FOR thE EARLY MORNING

    t day Mr. ason from tral National called to report an overdraft of several  on telepon from t do you  for breakfast?  ? I asked. Noto go out for breakfast.

    So  doo tore  back to ticed t trees surrounding it, which depressed me.

    iced I asked, t trees?

    A SILENCE

    Yes Alison said, Ive noticed.

    A PROLONGED SILENCE

    In fact Alison said, treelessness of t makes me yearn for our old apartment building.

    A tERRIBLE SILENCE

    t least one could look at ts in the lobby.

    ABSOLUtE SILENCE FOR ONE MINUtE

    As soon as ree service and buy some trees.

    Maples I said.

    S SILENCE

    Oer w a fine idea Alison said brig whese people in our livingroom?

    SILENtLY E REGARDED tO MEN  ON thE SOFA

    Realizing t teacuner ry the piano?

    Yep t man said, couldnt make ails out of it.

    And you? I asked, turning to ther man.

    Beats me ified look.

    seems to be ty? I asked.

    thERE AS A ShAMEFACED SILENCE

    Frankly teac my real line of work. Really he said, Im a jockey.

    you? I said to this companion.

    Ouner all riguner said. Its just t Im not very good at it. Never was and never will be.

    E CONSIDERED thE PROBLEM IN SILENCE

    I ion to make I announced.  is your name? I asked, nodding in tion of the jockey.

    Slim er.

    ell Slim I said, rim  s. And Buster, you can plant trees he house.

    tER AND SLIM tRIED tO DIGESt thE GOOD NES

    I settled on a salary of $12,000 a year for Slim and a sliger. to Courtlandt Street to s to my mistress, Amelia.

    tment so open it. Instead sicing scales on e. I knocked again and called out: Amelia!

    tE FILLED t hALLAY

    I knocked again but Amelia continued to play. So I sat doeps and began to read t intervals and at time  the psychology of Amelia.

    Montgomery ard I noticed in t 40?. as Amelia being adamant I considered, because of Alison?

    SILENtLY I ONDERED  tO DO

    Amelia I said at lengt to give you a nice present of around $5500. ould you like t?

    AN INtERMINABLE SILENCE. tE OPENED thE DOOR

    Do you mean it? she said.

    Certainly I said.

    Can you afford it? sfully.

    I old ook side  lengtional for  s tty  ty as ever, and ime for an  tment Amelia said Peter, I t person .

    IONAL ;t It?quot;

    ing lunc a ne I said, ? Very nice Alison said, but  to go ser lunch you!

    So e a y luncer drive us in to ted Department Store  many t for Dan.

    Do you t to buy uniforms for Buster and Slim? Alison asked and I replied t I t not, t seem t who would enjoy wearing uniforms.

    A FROStY SILENCE

    I t to wear uniforms Alison said firmly.

    No I said, I t.

    DEAD SILENCE

    Uniforms  Alison said. A crest or something.

    No.

    tERVAL DURING  A CO t

    Instead of uniforms I bougobacco, and bouger a large sterling silver co buckle and a belt to go .

    Buster erling silver belt buckle and said t  Slim oo er all Alison  of the Rolls.

    Alison decided t se pie per s too if to flying. Se armchair.

    t well.

    A StUNNED PAUSE

    Everyone o a panic by t of Dans illness and I bougate e. tate  ional. tore,  Dan needed a doctor. tipped Andreurers trust and asked o fetc doctor  notice.

    E LOOKED At ONE ANOthER IN ORDLESS FEAR

    Dan  if  e attention, t miged.

    Peter for Gods sake do somethis poor horse! Alison cried.

    PAUSING ONLY tO  A LARGE AL NEARBY FOR $1.5 MILLION

    e sent Dan over in railer rict instructions t  of everyter accompanied or I o tal too. Concern for Dan  in my mind at t moment.

    telephone rang and Alison answered.

    ts some girl, for you.

    REtURNING tO tAtED

    As I  it mig old  Dans illness. S it e if s to tal.

    A MOMENt OF INDECISION FOLLOED BY A PAINFUL SILENCE

    You dont t e Amelia said.

    No Amelia I said trut.

    t tion of iny status in all our lives left o say.

    tION LAPSED

    to c ure. te of  Alison ions and I returned to ty.

    AN US FILLED It AND SUSPICION

    But nos George and Sam rusten raigo tal, omacing easily George and Sam said, and could come  a week.

    Oer! Alison exclaimed in a pleased al. to celebrate  o London and Rome on a Viscount jet w for an undisclosed sum and wo fly very well.