PARTIII
STUPIDFACES
I
Somanygrinning,stupidfaces!TheawassittingbythewindowinBowers’sstudio,waitingforhimtocomebackfromlunch。Onherkneewasthelatestnumberofanillustratedmusicaljournalinwhichmusiciansgreatandlittlestridentlyadvertisedtheirwares。Everyafternoonsheplayedaccompanimentsforpeoplewholookedandsmiledlikethese。Shewasgettingtiredofthehumancountenance。
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