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"Mine never had much, and left me less than that when they died." She threw her spoon to the table. "I'll remind you of how silly these remarks sound, after you've hit a losing streak," she told me. MINE NEVER HAD MUCH AND LEFT ME LESS THAN THAT WHEN THEY DIED SHE THREW HER SPOON TO THE TABLE I'LL REMIND YOU OF HOW SILLY THESE REMARKS SOUND AFTER YOU'VE HIT A LOSING STREAK SHE TOLD ME
hesis. "Poker, Tex?" Shari had asked, when the waitress was bringing dessert. "Is this becoming a problem? You've played every night this week." "No problem, Shari," I said. "I'm winning, and I see no point in not pocketing all that found money." "Compulsive gambling is a sickness," she said, looking at me thoughtfully. She was wearing a shirtwaist and skirt that had the bright colors and fullness you associate with peasant dress. "The only sick thing about me is my bank account," I grinned, relishing her dark, romantic quality. "I need the dough, Shari. I've got a thesis to finish if I ever want to get a job teaching." Her thick eyebrows fluttered upward, a danger signal I had learned to look for. "That's a childish rationalization, Tex," she said with a lot more sharpness than I had expected. "There are certainly other ways to get money!" "So I'm not as smart as you," I told her. "Smart?" She didn't think I was tracking. "I wasn't as shrewd as you were in picking my parents," I said. TE WHILE I WAS STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE TAG ENDS OF MY THESIS POKERTEX SHERRY HAD ASKED WHEN THE WAITRESS WAS BRINGING DESSERT IS THIS BECOMING A PROBLEM YOU'VE PLAYED EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK NO PROBLEM SHERRY I SAID I'M WINNING AND I SEE NO POINT IN NOT POCKETING ALL THAT FOUND MONEY COMPULSIVE GAMBLING IS A SICKNESS SHE SAID LOOKING AT ME THOUGHTFULLY SHE WAS WEARING A SHIRT WAIST AND SKIRT THAT HAD THE BRIGHT COLORS AND FULLNESS YOU ASSOCIATE WITH PEASANT DRESS THE ONLY THING SICK ABOUT ME IS MY BANK ACCOUNT I GRINNED RELISHING HER DARK ROMANTIC QUALITY I NEED THE DOE SHERRY I'VE GOT A THESIS TO FINISH IF I EVER WANT TO GET A JOB TEACHING HER THICK EYEBROWS FLUTTERED UPWARD A DANGER SIGNAL I HAD LEARNED TO LOOK FOR THAT'S A CHILDISH RATIONALIZATION TEXT SHE SAID WITH A LOT MORE SHARPNESS THAN I HAD EXPECTED THERE ARE CERTAINLY OTHER WAYS TO GET MONEY SO I'M NOT AS SMART AS YOU I TOLD HER SMART SHE DIDN'T THINK I WAS TRACKING I WASN'T AS SHREWD AS YOU WERE IN PICKING MY PARENTS I SAID
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