to ter a moment stepped to one side and stood motionless, o tels in tos of August roses scattered tals on te table linen and from ted o tinized til at last able in a corner diagonally across from  ed o one side, iffened so t tense against tced in this way.

    of green C evening, tailored precisely and tume outfit for a c ie striped el colors.  iff,  bang on  emples and  in a er a time  c t nod; ill ense  of .

    t table rainer, a bookie, and a ricrainer er -- a large, loosely built fellozer, ernoon. te-coated er  broughe dinner.

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    quot;O; said turned o look be;Ask ;

    quot;God no,quot; Sylvester said.

    quot;; Simmons said. t and  inflection. ed, t deadlock between fear and greed.

    quot;ell, I  call  exactly,quot; said Sylvester. quot;Ive kno six mont if  see ing anot cant.quot;

    quot;It was w ; said Simmons.

    quot;?quot; asked the rich man.

    Sylvester glanced across t t tongue. quot;A accident. A kid got  on track. Broke a leg and a icular pal of Bitsys. A Iris a bad rider, eit;

    quot;ts a pity,quot; said the rich man.

    quot;Yeaicular friends,quot; Sylvester said. quot;You s page toget;

    quot;ell, t; said the rich man.

    Simmons cut into eak. e and carefully piled on mus;; ed. quot;;

    All tables in ty at t table in ter, and green- mot and fluttered about to treet outside came teria.

    quot;t in August Saratoga is t toa in t; Sylvester turned