第132节

    butshellbebacksoon.”

    daneandjustihroughthewindows.

    ”nanna,yotheborehead”

    ”youknoivesherperssionpersonally.iorry,buttheyreyourthersorders.annersearoducedtoourvisitor.”

    ”ivealreadytthe”

    ”oh.”

    ”idhavethoughtyoudbeailing.

    ”notindeinence.rholidays.”

    toonyyearsaispherechildrenberandjanuary.

    ”areyougoingtobestayingherelong,yourenence”danequeried,stillfasated.

    ”hisenene.edjustine.”youknoilyrules,nannaourunsandpatsy.sothatanshesralph.”

    ”dontbesorude,justieranners”dendedfee.

    ”sallright.idpreferthateveryoe”iuldnt”gaspeddane.”iuldntcallyoujustralph”

    ,tookthebareshouldersbetileddosshadoisntasin.”

    ”eon,dasgetbaubbyhouse,”justineordered.cardinalralphandhissoether.”heavenhelpus”saidfee.”goon,dane,gooutsideandplay,lappedherhands.”buzz”

    theboyranforhislife,andfeeedgedtoplit,obviously.stillredolentofbeesvasesofroses.

    hestayedtalkingtos.sthandtheidsforalongti.theyhadgrouehorethanitdidfee.happy.thatsostperfehungrytoseeggie,seeifsheehestrolledthroughthegroundstoeterye.hestseethathehielfustreertoinstruhenotirs.sththoughthebeperialredthroughthevariousshadeshereeredtoitspresentostashesofroses.ggie,ggie.youafter,youborehisoirredtheadethebellsonthebrellabered,sighing.hedidntongnlikehielf.here,angpeoplearbleangel.heraisedhishand,salutedit,lookedaeggie.sligolden,inapairofbreechesandaansshirtexactlylikehisoansgreyfelthatonthebackofherhead,tanbootsonherfeet.likeaboy,likeherson,whoshouldhavebeenhisson.

    hean,butarkthefact.

    sheouthaliveunderhis,notadreasolo,darkliketheearth,havingnothingtodosaroundher.

    ”itdoeser,doesitnothingeverges,”shesaid,eyesclosed..

    ”no,nothingges,”hesaid,believingit.”thisisdrogheda,ralph.iigods.”

    ”iknoitit.butica.”hedreeggie”

    ”hanfeesnoillthick,stillbeautiful.

    ”behinditslueto,”shesaidblandly.”itnotsorry.dane.”

    ”iorry,ihadnhttoask.igaveyoutolukeinthefirstplace,didnti”

    ”thatstrue,youdid.”

    ”hesailedseyue.”

    ”ilovetheecausetheyreyours.”

    ”youreassentintalasever.agesuitsyou,ralph.

    ikneslikethirtydays.”

    ”thirtyyearsasnyasthat”

    ”iortyone,dear,soitstbe.”shegottoherfeet.”inyouinside.s.sthislayingonasplendidteainyourhonor,andlateronsabitolertherestoberoastlegofpork,hlotsofcrag.”

    hebegantoannoiseiheardheda.ithoughtheinstead.”

    ”sohehefirstpersonyousawheda.”

    ”why,yes,isupposehewas.”

    ”,ralph”sheaskedeagerly.”ilikedhihoverystrongly,farresothanthter.shedoesntlike,either.”

    ”justibechild,butshesaprizebitch.iveleaedto

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