Hymn (37 page)

‘How did she pay? With a credit card? Cheque? Did she give her name?'

‘No, she paid in cash. But it was a beautiful piece. It was engraved with dolphins and mermaids, and the words said I'll Love You For All Eternity.'

‘Those exact words?'

‘That's right.'

‘Lawreign, I owe you one,' said Lloyd, and before she could say any more, he hung up. He stood for a long time with his hand thoughtfully covering his mouth, and then he said to John Dull Knife, ‘Did you check the mailbox lately?'

John Dull Knife looked up at him with rheumy eyes. ‘Sorry, keep forgetting. Ever since Tony went to live with that Kathleen woman of yours . . . well, he always used to do it.'

‘Won't be a minute,' said Lloyd. He left the trailer, climbed down the steps, and walked across the trailer park. Although it was well past seven o'clock, the evening was still dry and hot, and there was a smell of mesquite in the air.

He walked slowly at first, but as he neared the mailbox he began to hurry. He hadn't even opened the wire fence before he could see that the flag was down.

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