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〃Don't　shout；〃　he　said。　〃My　head　aches；　Wendy。　I'm　as　worried　about　this　as

you　are；　so　please　。。。　don't　。。。　shout。〃

〃All　right；〃　she　said；　lowering　her　voice。　〃I　won't　shout。　But　I　don't

understand　you；　Jack。　Someone　is　in　here　with　us。　And　not　a　very　nice　someone；

either。　We　have　to　get　down　to　Sidewinder；　not　just　Danny　but　all　of　us。

Quickly。　And　you　。。。　you're　sitting　there　reading　your　play！〃

〃　'We　have　to　get　down；　we　have　to　get　down；'　you　keep　saying　that。　You　must

think　I　really　am　Superman。〃

〃I　think　you're　my　husband；〃　she　said　softly；　and　looked　down　at　her　hands。

His　temper　flared。　He　slammed　the　playscript　down；　knocking　the　edges　of　the

pile　out　of　true　again　and　crumpling　the　sheets　on　the　bottom。

〃It's　time　you　got　some　of　the　home　truths　into　you；　Wendy。　You　don't　seem　to

have　internalized　them；　as　the　sociologists　say。　They're　knocking　around　up　in

your　head　like　a　bunch　of　loose　cueballs。　You　need　to　shoot　them　into　the

pockets。　You　need　to　understand　that　we　are　snowed　in。〃

Danny　had　suddenly　bee　active　in　his　bed。　Still　sleeping；　he　had　begun　to

twist　and　turn。　The　way　he　always　did　when　we　fought；　Wendy　thought　dismally。

And　we're　doing　it　again。

〃Don't　wake　him　up；　Jack。　Please。〃

He　glanced　over　at　Danny　and　some　of　the　flush　went　out　of　his　cheeks。　〃Okay。

I'm　sorry。　I'm　sorry　I　sounded　mad；　Wendy。　It's　not　really　for　you。　But　I　broke

the　radio。　If　it's　anybody's　fault　it's　mine。　That　was　our　big　link　to　the

outside。　Olly…olly…in…for…free。　Please　e　get　us；　Mister　Ranger。　We　can't　stay

out　this　late。〃

〃Don't；〃　she　said；　and　put　a　hand　on　his　shoulder。　He　leaned　his　head　against