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her mind. I stepped quickly to one side, and she nike high heels passed me. That was the end of it, as far as I was
concerned.
Then a few days later, Mameha and I went to the Shirae Teahouse to meet Dr. Crab once again. But as
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down into the entryway as well, and of course I knew: Hatsumomo had outsmarted us somehow.
"Good evening, Mameha-san," Hatsumomo said. "And look who's with you! It's the apprentice the
Doctor used to be so fond of."
I'm sure Mameha felt as shocked as I did, but she didn't show Nike Heels it. "Why, Hatsumomo-san," she said, "I
scarcely recognize you . . . but my goodness, you're aging well!"
Hatsumomo wasn't actually old; she was only twenty-eight or twenty-nine. I think Mameha was just
looking for something nasty to say.
"I expect you're on your way to see the Doctor," Hatsumomo said. "Such an interesting man! I only hope
he'll still be happy UGG boots clearance to see you. Well, good-bye." Hatsumomo looked cheerful as she walked away, but in
the light from the avenue I could see a look of sorrow on Pumpkin's face.
Mameha and I slipped out of our shoes without speaking a word; neither of us knew what to say. The
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makeup; the damp plaster was peeling in the corners of the rooms. I would have given anything to turn
around and leave.
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her time. But tonight she excused herself the moment we entered and didn't even look up as she passed.
Dr. Crab was sitting with his back facing us, so we skipped the formality of bowing and went instead to
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