第2节

    【】leedreasefrohesthyaeggiedroppedtoherknees,siniaturee,thenshebeganpigangthegrassbladesighthavefalleearshegriefinherheartneilnohinghgrievingfor.

    frankthreithying.notbeforeti,hisfatheronthsatit.butfrankkneeasuredthetiinhatredant.throrintoitsbox,hepushedthelankblaaroundhisaringatthesplinteringbaall,notabovefivefeetthreeinshadsr,andthepale,flaedouthandilyshape,butthereotherssideandinhitshoeeredthattodayggieber8th.heputonhisshirtaheba.

    thehouselayontopofasllhillaboutonehundredfeethigherthanthebaandstables.likeallneblingovernysquaresandofooryonly,oheorythatifahquakestruightbeleftstanding.arounditgreontstheredinrieslayunltedalldayintheshade,didthegrasstubroildsueronlytianevenrigushedhookeintotheskyandthealpirearan.hugelakesofdboiledoilily,theseaslappeduring,dottedybuyrevealedassheep.ontsoaredtenthousa,slopingintotheetrysoperfectthateventhoselikefrankarvel.

    itthebatothehouse,butfrankhurriedbecausehekobegoing;hisfathersorders.thenasherouheerofthehousehesahelittlegroupbythegorsebush.

    frankhaddrivenhistherinto,andshehadnevergivenatoytoanyonebefore.theyallgotasesreplenishedsparseethingaboutagirlneedingadoll,andquicklygedthesubject.

    jaanipulatingitsjointseggieofherbroaneofeherfagdraggledandli;dustsaredherdress.sheheldthedollsclothestightlyinonehand,theotherpushingvainlyathughie.

    ”youbloodylittlebastards”

    jadhughiescraledtotheirfeetandran,thedollfotten;ictorun.

    ”ifiinglittlet.hebentdoeggiesshouldersbetly.

    ”here,heretheresoeasleforyourbirthday,eh”

    herfasilyoverherface,thenpinchedheosebetsfolds.

    ”blow”

    shedidasshe”shesniffled.”herhuhhuhhairallfaileddo”

    thetearsont,thenlickedthedropsoff.

    ”hshere,blohenpickuppoor...agnesifyoudontputherclotheson,shellgetsunbued.”

    hedehersitontheedgeofthepathandgaveherthedollgently,thenhecraphantwhoopandheldupapearl.

    ”therefirstoneall,youa

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