第16节
【】andainso.ioher,hesquatteddohhisaxeheldacrosshisknees.
”hoout,youlittletwerp”
”icliedthroughtheerstuwasasleep.”
”ifyoudontboy.”
”idontnd.playingyself.””isupposeitis.”hesatdoatter,ggie””frank,yourenotreallygoingaanglednailsdoanxiously,heruthopenbecauseheosefightingtearsandsheuldhethroughitverywell.
”ightbe,ggie.”hesaiditgently.
”oh,frank,youdineedyouholy,idontknohoutyou”
hegrinnedinspiteofhispain,atherunnsciousegoffeeswayofspeaking.
”ggie,sotisthingsjustdonthappeo.yououghttokeenanditstiidealifeforself.butdaddysaysno,ieededathoodofthefalyasanottyone,ivegottodoasdaddysays.”
ggienoddedeaestly,tryingtountahreadsoffranksexplanation.
”goingaiss,butbo.”
”dontyoulikeusanyre,frank”
hetuedtosnats,huggingandostofitgriefandpainandhunger.”oh,ggieiloveyouahanalltheothersputtogethergod,aybeitsbetterthatyouresolittle,ybeitsbetter....”
helethergoabruptly,strugglingtosterhielf,rollinghisheadbaoutheggie,aer.”
”pleasedontgoaed.
helaughed,alstasob.”oh,ggiedidntyouhearanyofitatter.theinthingisyourenottotellanyoneyousaetonight,hearidontthinkingyoureinonit.”
”ididhear,frank,iheardallofit,”ggiesaid.”iise.butoh,idoorethananunreasoningsothingallerdaddyusedtopiitedheaveoenjoysittingtalkingtoher,andheexplaihingsinaand.
eversihedayagneshadlostherhairtherehadbeenfrank,andinspiteofhersoretroublesnothingsincehadspearedherquitetothere.notesorsisteragathaorliausefrankfortandnsole.
butshegotupandnagedasle.”ifyouhavetogo,frank,thenitsallright.”
”ggie,yououghttobeileastyoudbetterbebauhecks.sot,quickly”
therenderdroveallelsefroerhead;shethrustherfacedohetrailingbackhbetlikeatailinreverseinfrontofherassheran,barefeetspuingthesplintersandsharpchips.
intheingfraopullggiefroerbedsheandterse;ggiehoppedoutlikeascaldedddressedherselflyarouable,andpaddyschairpty.sooutsidedourly,andbehindthebabobbroketheneeggie.
”franksrunahed.
”ybehesjustgooy.oh,itheluckyot”
”well,ie.”
bed.”youreonlyagirl,andthatsidexpectagirltosay.”
thenorllyineggietookherselfioherthertoseeotherhadsethertoironinghandkerchiefs.
”goowahine.”
”k”
feesryingtokeepaseyinback.”
”oh,ihopetheyfindhidontoundouthquiveredforant;sheustpayforoursins.poorfrank,sooutofthings...”theiore.threedayslaterthepolicebroughtfrankback.hehadputupaterrificstruggle,theanacleson.”
sosaying,herevedfranksheavybledagainstpaddy,andshraactstung.
thepatheticlittleso
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”hoout,youlittletwerp”
”icliedthroughtheerstuwasasleep.”
”ifyoudontboy.”
”idontnd.playingyself.””isupposeitis.”hesatdoatter,ggie””frank,yourenotreallygoingaanglednailsdoanxiously,heruthopenbecauseheosefightingtearsandsheuldhethroughitverywell.
”ightbe,ggie.”hesaiditgently.
”oh,frank,youdineedyouholy,idontknohoutyou”
hegrinnedinspiteofhispain,atherunnsciousegoffeeswayofspeaking.
”ggie,sotisthingsjustdonthappeo.yououghttokeenanditstiidealifeforself.butdaddysaysno,ieededathoodofthefalyasanottyone,ivegottodoasdaddysays.”
ggienoddedeaestly,tryingtountahreadsoffranksexplanation.
”goingaiss,butbo.”
”dontyoulikeusanyre,frank”
hetuedtosnats,huggingandostofitgriefandpainandhunger.”oh,ggieiloveyouahanalltheothersputtogethergod,aybeitsbetterthatyouresolittle,ybeitsbetter....”
helethergoabruptly,strugglingtosterhielf,rollinghisheadbaoutheggie,aer.”
”pleasedontgoaed.
helaughed,alstasob.”oh,ggiedidntyouhearanyofitatter.theinthingisyourenottotellanyoneyousaetonight,hearidontthinkingyoureinonit.”
”ididhear,frank,iheardallofit,”ggiesaid.”iise.butoh,idoorethananunreasoningsothingallerdaddyusedtopiitedheaveoenjoysittingtalkingtoher,andheexplaihingsinaand.
eversihedayagneshadlostherhairtherehadbeenfrank,andinspiteofhersoretroublesnothingsincehadspearedherquitetothere.notesorsisteragathaorliausefrankfortandnsole.
butshegotupandnagedasle.”ifyouhavetogo,frank,thenitsallright.”
”ggie,yououghttobeileastyoudbetterbebauhecks.sot,quickly”
therenderdroveallelsefroerhead;shethrustherfacedohetrailingbackhbetlikeatailinreverseinfrontofherassheran,barefeetspuingthesplintersandsharpchips.
intheingfraopullggiefroerbedsheandterse;ggiehoppedoutlikeascaldedddressedherselflyarouable,andpaddyschairpty.sooutsidedourly,andbehindthebabobbroketheneeggie.
”franksrunahed.
”ybehesjustgooy.oh,itheluckyot”
”well,ie.”
bed.”youreonlyagirl,andthatsidexpectagirltosay.”
thenorllyineggietookherselfioherthertoseeotherhadsethertoironinghandkerchiefs.
”goowahine.”
”k”
feesryingtokeepaseyinback.”
”oh,ihopetheyfindhidontoundouthquiveredforant;sheustpayforoursins.poorfrank,sooutofthings...”theiore.threedayslaterthepolicebroughtfrankback.hehadputupaterrificstruggle,theanacleson.”
sosaying,herevedfranksheavybledagainstpaddy,andshraactstung.
thepatheticlittleso
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