第13节

    【】jaovedtheelvestoasafedistanainedgazingatggieshair,srized,iserablyhunchedover,shehaddone.paddysatdintothefireandblinkinghard.

    ”itsthatbloodydagogirl”hesaidatlast,aoglareatfee.”bloodybastards,filthylotofflangpigs”

    ”paddy”feegasped,sdalized.

    ”iorryfors,butiearthehygreasycafedoonhiskneefiercely.

    ”aosay.”look,youdirtylittlegrub”hertheransthateyetiegirlyouresothickigoingtodohyou”

    ggiegapedatthetinythingroangblindlyroundfeesbareskininsearorehirsuteterritory,thenshebegantoehelookedatggie.finallyhedhishatonhisheadandtookthelonghorseitsnail.”ioingintogoingtotellthatblasteddagoyfishandfroooneelsealongeggie.”

    ”rot”saidpaddysfully.hepoundeddoiertheyheardhisroanshoofsbeatingdoheroad.feesighed,lookingatfrankhopelessly.

    ”terbringtheboysinside.noschooltoday.”

    onebyoely,theneforher.therealady,butfeedidnotiotakeces.heitshangingandfilledithalfthelaundryandstartedpediub,severalcupsofraesslatheredhsoap.thekeroseneandlyebued;theboyshoheireyesragattheirreddeinglingscalpsandthreateningghastlyvengeanalldagos.

    feeebathestoolthoughanhourandrehadelapsed,andstoodeggieseskinoshochesalloverherhead.doubtinhereyes,shetuedthentofrank.

    ”oughtitoshaveit”sheasked,tightupped.frankputouthishaed.”oh,no

    surelynotifshegetsagooddouseofkeroseoughttobeenough.pleasedontshaveit”

    soggiearseverybed,aherestofthedayboiling,ilylihettressesandpilloptedbecauseshethescrubbing,thebusandtheblisters;ahatsheetofindher,noruldhepersuadehertoeinside.

    intheeherintothehousebybruteforselfiheadery,thenhesaly.”asforyou,younglady,nosoraellingyouthatggiestohavenothingtodohanyoneexceptyouandtheboysschool,doyouhear”

    bobnodded.”yes,daddy.”

    theingggieodisverthatsheedtogotoschoolasusual.

    ”no,no,ioaned,herhands

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