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【】hingatherhead.”ipllooks.”itllteachyoualesson.” soofftosenthesaeover,andtookhissistera,ggie,”hesaidroughly,tyingthessuretheydkeep.thenuteeveryonefot,idsprinkleafehane.” theieuntilthebellrang. teresaannunzioe,herheadshaveriedtoattaysteriousgesturenooneuood,buted.”dadsgottoveoutofthedistritheplayground,howling. ggieheldherheadupahereyesdry.sheattereanttroubleofsokind.soggiepassedthelastfeeahelittleohey51fellonaseggiesbirthdayadeinfranksentspareti,andagnesadeinfeesentspareti.ggiestareddisllyattheblueandbolingallaroundeainutefigureseteallyfleei.butdiysheuoodilyhadbeggareditselftogetherthethihoughtdearesttoherheart.soshedutifullydeteafhetinysquareteapotahatsheloathedtheteteaset,thebluetableandchairs,andagnessbluedress. tasof1917paddybroughthohisthelibrary.hoerianuntedonhisingfrohetuedupsideofhisslouchhat. atfirstopportunityfrankseizedthepaperahefeaturehungrily,drinkinginitsjingoisticprose,hiseyesglotogo”hesaidashelaidthepaperdolyoable. feesheadjerkedaroundasshesloppedstehetopofthestove,andpaddystiffenedinhisten.”youretooyoung,frank,”hesaid. ”no,iotieventeen,daddy,inenlikepigssittingheresafeandsounditsrethantiaclearydidhisbit.” ”youreunderage,frank,theytakeyou.” ”theyifyoudontobject,”frankunteredquickly,hisdarkeyesfixedonpaddysface. ”butidoobject.youretheonlyonew atthentandoneyyin,youknohat.” ”butillbepaidinthear” paddylaughed.”the”soldiersshillingehbeingablacksthierthanbeingasoldierineurope.”
”butillbeoverthere,ybeillgettheethierthanablacksthitsonly,daddy.” ”nonsensegoodgod,boy,youdontknoefrountrythatsbeenatsaying.haventyouheardtheboerelisten.andatheblastedenglishuseanzayguns,puttioplaethingasuselessasgallipolitenthousandkilledoutoffiftythousandtation. ”esoonepaidherforargdohestrand.” ”butdaddy,itoenlist” ”youayasetogether;hislackofstature.atschoolhehadalallestboyinhisclass,andfoughttanybattlesasanyoneelsebecauseofit.oflateaterribledoubthadbeguntoinvadehisbeing,foratseventeenheefivefeetthreehehadbeenatfourteen;perhapshehadstoppedgroheagooed ...