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[Story deleted at the publisher's request.  Simon and Schuster 9/6/04]

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101 - end (109)

107 = moving the bags

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Considerations: (continued from the preview page)

F. Who has the upper hand at the end of the story?

G. Who has the stronger moral position now?

H. Is this discussion over?

I. Are they still going to Madrid? Why or why not?

 

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101 Is the woman speaking Spanish or Jig not listening?

104 Why did the mood change?

One strand at the forum concerns Jig's 3 smiles.  Click "next" at the forum page to see replies.

107.1 The "other tracks" of the station were on the fertile side where she said they could have everything, aren't they? Does this represent a movement toward what she wants? Is she winning? She still defers to his pastime, drinking. [On the page summarizing critics, see, for example, Hashmi's pessimism vs. Renner's optimism.]
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"Reasonably"? Why not "patiently"? Who isn't being reasonable? Is he questioning whether he's being reasonable?  Could he see himself as a father? Or is it Jig who is being unreasonable?

108 He's concerned about her now, deferring to her needs. She seems to be waiting for him patiently--perhaps now and in terms of their relationship.  Is that what she's "been waiting so long for"? for him to be willing to stop "looking at things and trying new drinks" and instead settle down?

109 Is she being sarcastic, implying that there's something wrong with him?

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