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Rebecca Makkai Reads “The Plaza”

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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The Importance of Being a Good Person

Margaret was tired from her trip, and then she was tired from work. Dr. Pomeroy confirmed her suspicions and kindly told her that since it was early, he could send her to a friend in Binghamton who dealt with this all the time. She asked if a week would be alright, but no longer. A week though was time to get to New York and see how Allie felt,. If he wouldn't marry her, there were surely helpful doctors in the city, and shouldn't he be the one to pay? Margaret worried he'd think that she had meant to do this; what did she want with a baby? The best you can do is figure out what

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