She was very pleasant. I smiled back at her. "You got over it."

"Oh, yes. At last. And then I met Pat. I'm sorry about Timmy. That was

a terrible thing. No, if he mentioned any Cindy it wasn't me. Maybe he

would know me by sight. But I don't think he'd know my name."

"Could he have meant some other Cindy?"

"It would have to be some other Cindy. But I can't think who. There

was a girl named Cindy Waskowitz but it couldn't have been her, either.

She's dead now."

"Can you think of who it could be?"

She frowned and shook her head slowly. "N--No, I can't. There's

something in the back of my mind, though. From a long time ago.

Something I heard, or saw. I don't know. I shouldn't even try to guess.

It's so vague. No, I can't help you."

"But the name Cindy means something?"

"For a moment I thought it did. It's gone now. I'm sorry."

"If you remember, could you get in touch with me?"

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