vehisbrokenenglish.buthesffedattheidea.“ybeillspelleandshoble.</p>
onesundayinthespringof1983,iallbookstorethatsoldusedpaperbaovietheaterjusttrakontboulevard.itoldbabaidbeoutiesandheshrugged.hehadbeenontandhadthedayoff.ijayontboulevardaerfast&easy,alittlegroeseuple,.ands.heyed.“heslikesix</p>
lliondollarnnoe,laughingtoothlessly.“reersixlliondollarn,ar”then.ion.</p>
irsteryingandglassbreaking.idroppedthebookandhurriedacrossthestreet.ifoundthenguyensbehier,allthesagazinerack,abrokenjarofbeefjerky,andshardsofglassatbabasfeet.</p>
ittuedoutthatbabahadhadnoforthees.hedylioneyinhispocketandthesonofadogylise”</p>
“baba,itsnotpersonal,”isaid,slingatthenguyens.“theyresupposedtoaskforanid.”</p>
“idonte.</p>
“yourenianbutyourfather,hesore.”</p>
“doeshethinkithief”babasaid,hisvoicerising.peoplehadgatheredoutside.theyaring.“kindofauntryisthisnoorustsanybody”</p>
“irs.nguyensaid,pokingoutherface.“yougetoutorie.”</p>
“please,s.nguyen,dontho.justdontcallthepolice,okayplease”</p>
“yes,youtakehio.goodidea,”.nguyensaid.hiseyes,behindhisdbifoagazineonhisadehirosehefathere.igaves.nguyenourtelephonenuerandaddress,andtoldhertogetaeforthedages.“pleasers.ookthesheetofpaperfroeandnodded.isaorethanusual,andthatdeangryatbaba,hiscausinganoldantoshakelikethat.</p>
“fatherisstilladjustingtolifeinarica,”isaid,byion.</p>
ithat,inkabul,aker.hedes.attheendofthenth,fatherpaidhiorthenuerofnotk.that.ions.noid.</p>
butididheithanked.nguyenfoote.hesulkedahebalnyaderik</p>