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He was sure his wife heard them�察�and his children。 He thought to himself�此�Stop her before she says anything else。 But all he could say was�察 �Ssshhht;
;You did� �You killed him� ─�Her fists were clenched at her sides�察�and her head snapped forward as she screamed�察�as if she were trying to inject the words into Brody。
;You won't get away with it� �
;Please�察�Mrs。 Kintner�察─�said Brody。 ;Calm down。 Just for a minute。 Let me explain。; He reached to touch her shoulder and help her to a chair�察�but she jerked away。
;Keep your fucking hands off me� ─�she cried。 ;You knew。 You knew all along�察�but you wouldn't say。 And now a six´year´old boy�察�a beautiful six´year´old boy�察�my boy。。。; Tears seemed to pulse from her eyes�察�and as she quivered in her rage�察�droplets were cast from her face。 ;You knew� �Why didn't you tell�拭�Why�拭─�She clutched herself�察�wrapping her arms around her body as they would be wrapped in a straitjacket�察�and she looked into Brody's eyes。 ;Why�拭�
;It's 。 。 。; Brody fumbled for words。 ;It's a long story。; He felt wounded�察�incapacitated as surely as if he had been shot。 He didn't know if he could explain now。
He wasn't even sure he could speak。
;I bet it is�察─�said the woman。 ;Oh�察�you evil man。 You evil�察�evil man。 You。。。;
;Stop it� ─�Brody's shout was both plea and mand。 It stopped her。 ;Now look�察�Mrs。 Kintner�察�you've got it wrong�察�all wrong。 Ask Mr。 Meadows。;
Meadows�察�transfixed by the scene�察�nodded dumbly。
;Of course he'd say that。 Why shouldn't he�拭�He's your pal�察�isn't he�拭�He probably told you you were doing the right thing。; Her rage was mounting again�察�flooding�察�resuscitated by a new burst of emotional amperage。 ;You probably decided together。 That makes it easier�察�doesn't it�拭�Did you make money�拭�
;What�拭�
;Did you make money from my son's blood�拭�Did someone pay you not to tell what you knew�拭�
Brody was horrified。 ;No� �Christ�察�of course not。;
;Then why�拭�Tell me。 Tell me why。 I'll pay you。 Just tell me why� �
;Because we didn't think it could happen again。; Brody was surprised by his brevity。 That was it�察�really�察�wasn't it�拭�The woman was silent for a moment�察�letting the words register in her muddled mind。 She seemed to repeat them to herself。 She said�察 �Oh�察─�then�察�a second later�察 �Jesus。;
All of a sudden�察�as if a switch had been turned somewhere inside her�察�shutting off power�察�she had no more self´control。 She slumped into the chair next to Meadows and began to weep in gasping�察�choking sobs。
Meadows tried to calm her�察�but she didn't hear him。 She didn't hear Brody when he told Bixby to call a doctor。 And she saw�察�heard�察�and felt nothing when the doctor came into the office�察�listened to Brody's description of what had happened�察�tried to talk to her�察�gave her a shot of Librium�察�led her ´ with the help of one of Brody's men ´ to his car�察�and drove her to the hospital。 When she had left�察�Brody looked at his watch and said�察 �It's not even nine o'clock yet。 If ever I felt like I could use a drink。。。 wow。;
;If you're serious�察─�said Meadows�察 �I have some Bourbon back in my office。;
;No。 If this was any indication of how the rest of the day's going to go�察�I better not fuck up my head。;
;It's hard�察�but you've got to try not to take what she said too seriously。 I mean�察�the woman was in shock�察�for one thing。;
;I know�察�Harry。 Any doctor would say she didn't know what she was saying。 The trouble is�察�I'd already thought a lot of the things she was saying。 Not in those words�察�maybe�察�but the thoughts were the same。;
;e on�察�Martin�察�you know you can't blame yourself。;
;I know。 I could blame Larry Vaughan。 Or maybe even you。 But the point is�察�the two deaths yesterday could have been prevented。 I could have prevented them�察�and I didn't。 Period。; The phone rang。 It was answered in the other room�察�and a voice on the inter said�察 �It's Mr。 Vaughan。;
Brody pushed the lighted button�察�picked up the receiver�察�and said�察 �Hi�察�Larry。 Did you have a nice weekend�拭�
;Until about eleven o'clock last night�察─�said Vaughan�察 �when I turned on my car radio driving home。 I was tempted to call you last night�察�but I figured you had had a rough enough day without being bothered at that hour。;
;That's one decision I agree with。;
;Don't rub it in�察�Martin。 I feel bad enough。;
Brody wanted to say�察 �Do you�察�Larry�拭─�He wanted to serape the wound raw�察�to unload some of the anguish onto someone else。 But he knew it was both unfair to attempt and impossible to acplish�察�so all he said was�察 �Sure。;
;I had two cancellations already this morning。 Big leases。 Good people。 They had already signed�察�and I told them I could take them to court。 They said�察�go ahead�此�we're going somewhere else。 I'm scared to answer the phone。 I still have twenty houses that aren't rented for August。;
;I wish I could tell you different�察�Larry�察�but it's going to get worse。;
;What do you mean�拭�
;With the beaches closed。;
;How long do you think you'll have to keep them closed�拭�
;I don't know。 As long as it takes。 A few days。 Maybe more。;
;You know that the end of next week is the Fourth of July weekend。;
;Sure�察�I know。;
;It's already too late to hope for a good summer�察�but we may be able to salvage something ´ for August�察�at least ´ if the Fourth is good。;
Brody couldn't read the tone in Vaughan's voice。 ;Are you arguing with me�察�Larry�拭�
;No。 I guess I was thinking out loud。 Or praying out loud。 Anyway�察�you plan to keep the beaches closed until what�拭�Indefinitely�拭�How will you know when that thing's gone away�拭�
;I haven't had time to think that far ahead。 I don't even know why it's here。 Let me ask you something�察�Larry。 Just out of curiosity。;
;What�拭�
;Who are your partners�拭�
It was a long moment before Vaughan said�察 �Why do you want to know�拭�What does that have to do with anything�拭�
;Like I said�察�just curiosity。;
;You keep your curiosity for your job�察�Martin。 Let me worry about my business。;
;Sure�察�Larry。 No offense。;
;So what are you going to do�拭�We can't just sit around and hope it will go away。
We could starve to death while we waited。;
;I know。 Meadows and I were just talking about our options。 A fish´expert friend of Harry's says we could try to catch the fish。 What would you think about getting up a couple of hundred dollars to charter Ben Gardner's boat for a day or two�拭�I don't know that he's ever caught any sharks�察�but it might be worth a try。;
;Anything's worth a try�察�just so we get rid of that thing and go back to making a living。 Go ahead。 Tell him I'll get the money from somewhere。;
Brody hung up the phone and said to Meadows�察 �I don't know why I care�察�but I'd give my ass to know more about Mr。 Vaughan's business affairs。;
;Why�拭�
;He's a very rich man。 No matter how long this shark thing goes on�察�he won't be badly hurt。 Sure�察�he'll lose a little dough�察�but he's taking all this as if it was life and death ´ and I don't mean just the town's。 His。;
;Maybe he's just a conscientious fellow。;
;That wasn't conscience talking on the phone just then。 Believe me�察�Harry。 I know what conscience is。; Ten miles south of the eastern tip of Long Island�察�a chartered fishing boat drifted slowly in the tide。 Two wire lines trailed limply aft in an oily slick。 The captain of the boat�察�a tall�察�spare man�察�sat on a bench on the flying bridge�察�staring at the water。
Below�察�in the cockpit�察�the two men who had chartered the boat sat reading。 One was reading a novel�察�the other the New York Times。
;Hey�察�Quint�察─�said the man with the newspaper�察 �did you see this about the shark that killed those people�拭�
;I seen it�察─�said the captain。
;You think we'll run into that shark�拭�
;Nope。;
;How do you know�拭�
;I know。;
;Suppose we went looking for him。;
;We won't。;
;Why not�拭�
;We got a slick goin'。 We'll stay put。;
The man shook his head and smiled。 ;Boy�察�wouldn't that be some sport。;
;Fish like that ain't sport�察─�said the captain。
;How far is Amity from here�拭�
;Down the coast a ways。;
;Well�察�if he's around here somewhere�察�you might run into him one of these days。;
;We'll find one another�察�all right。 But not today。;
Chapter 5
Thursday morning was foggy ´ a wet ground fog so thick that it had a taste�此�sharp and salty。 People drove under the speed limit�察�with their lights on。 Around midday�察�the fog lifted�察�and puffy cumulus clouds maundered across the sky beneath a high blanket of cirrus。 By five in the afternoon�察�the cloud cover had begun to disintegrate�察�like pieces fallen from a jigsaw puzzle。 Sunlight streaked through the gaps�察�stabbing shining patches of blue onto the gray´green surface of the sea。
Brody sat on the public beach�察�his elbows resting on his knees to steady the binoculars in his hands。 When he lowered the glasses�察�he could barely see the boat ´ a white speck that disappeared and reappeared in the ocean swells。 The strong lenses drew it into plain�察�t
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