第47节

    【】ntly.blissitonhislifeheuldshohabit,traininganddiscretionooingrained.

    astheeveningoreandreuninhibited,theliquneandandatotalabsesofthegillydistri.

    paddyalyatdnightbobandjaingtotheuestheyhadanopportunitytorelaxandenjoyeaberedseeibehardontheparentsefalies,neverabletosnat,ightexinds.paddyostliterallyshone,andesquattersanychyoungerensosoughtafter.

    hoontstoobservetheeagreatdealreanitedandflabbergastedthesseshopeton,arabydau,evenpoorholysspugh,andsiniredandntedupon.nooneuldsaytheirdaughterhadnothadanopportunitytodaherdebricassart.

    ofurse,haditnotbeenaprivatepartyheuldnothavedeavetoanreallyenjoyhielfforonce.

    atthreeoaryeoodrea.father,eupthestairs,please”onshedidnottutothejesti.itsdoorhadbeenlocked;she,thenprecededhinside.

    ”itary,”hesaid.

    ”last.”

    ”dontsaythat,dear.”

    ”tiredofliving,ralph,andioingtostop.”herhardeyeseforoverseventyyearsivedoing,hesverychstaken.illdiee,andnosuicide,either.itsourtired,andiple.”

    heate,thelaos,hielf.therooofpriorediaboliselfonkeepinguponsignor,andasaposofyouthandtheper.hehadrongenoughtoetthetest.butheakethatstakeagain.never,never...

    hevedrestlessly,sighed;eagain.tihefaing.”doyoureersaying,ralph,thatidbeatyou,thatidhoistyouhyouroard”

    thedryoldvoiappedhiutofthereveriehisiled.

    ”dearry,ineverfetanythingyousay.ialice,yourperception...”

    ”ifidbeenyoungeridhavegotyouinadifferentylifeouttheetoandofferedtobuysoulfortheyselftobelieveingodorthedevil,youknootheeffecttheyexist.haveyou”

    ”no.butbeliefdoesonproofofexistence,ry.itrestsonfaith,andfaithisthetouhurch.houtfaith,thereisnothing.”

    ”averyepheralte.”

    ”perhaps.faithsboinanoraan,ithink.foritsanstantstruggle,iadtthat,butillnevergiveup.”

    ”iodestroyyou.”

    hisblueeyeslaughed,greyedinthelight.”oh,dearryiknohat.”

    ”butdoyouknohy”

    aterrifyingtendeess,exsorry.”

    ”besidesyourther,hoanyenhavelovedyou””didtherlove,ie,anyendo.naoughttohavebeenhippolytos.”

    ”ohhhhhhthattellsalot”

    ”astootheren,ithinkonlyggie...butshesalittlegirl.itsprobablynotanexaggerationtosayhundredsofenhavee,butlovedidoubtitverych.”

    ”ihavelovedyou,”shesaidpathetically.

    ”no,youhavent.ihegoadofyouroldage,thatsall.eirendyouofyouotdo,becauseofage.”

    ”youreuyyearsautotiething.ihisstupidbodyitillyoungistillfeel,istill,istillkiybody.oldageisthebitterestvengeanceefulgodinflictsuponus.indsaskinherlosedhereye

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