FOURTEEN In the afternoon Manny and Vikström drive over to Sal Nicoletti’s house. They have gotten the address from Sal’s landlord for the office. They need to tell Céline that her husband is dead. The passing on of such information is a job they never look forward to, and recently with Mrs. Santuzza’s hysteria and Fat Bob’s ex-wife’s venom they’ve had enough of that business to last a while. They arrive at the brick ranch house on Glenwood Place around four o’clock and trudge up to the door. Each waits for the other to knock, then they reach out together, then Manny pulls back and Vikström knocks. They wait. Then Manny knocks. The street is quiet except for a barking dog. When the door opens, Manny grins at Vikström as if the knocking had been a competition and Manny has won. But then they focus on Céline, who stands before them in short shorts and a black T-shirt. Her jet-black hair hangs loosely over her shoulders. She doesn’t speak or make any expression.
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