第24节
hensolikery,butboaliliketheirfather,buttheyououart,verylikehisther,hedbeahandsonpossibletotelle;andggie.thesostadorablelittlegirlhehadeverseen;hairofalorbentpurity,likeltedjeeltedjeingdohthesandyblight.
intheinghedrovehisoveightgueststheda,soinuredbyfroheirnts.thelasthilllaytilestotheeast;thisberedgrasslandsasflatasaboard.thedaylerorefortabletotravelintharainhadbeen.andtheyhadstartedoutearly,fasting,fatherralphsvestntsandtheblessedsatpaarefullyinablaase.
”thesheeparedirty”saidggiedolefully,gazingatthenyhundredsofrustyredbubelikeireland,then,andhavenireaheep.”
”yes,itislikeirelandinifulgreengrass.butitsed,”paddyansuch.
justthenagroupofeslureoruastheheirungainlylegsablur,theirlongnehedout.thechildrengaspedandburstoutlaughing,entedatseeinggiantbirdseadofflying.
”bledbaiotheeadseedlikeatoue,ilefurtheron,dohecreek.”
rytoetoherasshesatinherhair.
”fixedlytos,atlearloarycarsongotupponderously,houtgreetihechildren.
”letushearssiediately,”shesaid.”iurefatherdebricassartisanxioustobeonhisway.”
”notatall,dearry.”helaughed,blueeyesgleang.”ishallsayss,isedggieillshoolive.”
”ggie,”saidrycarson.
”yes,thisisggie.ebeginatthehead,ry,please.thisisfiona.”rycarsonnoddedcurtly,andpaidstattentionasfatherralphranthroughtheboys;sheeggie.
theheadstoethirtyfeetaboveanarrotreesaeaditstooverflootheredinfinereddust.
”yourelu,”fatherralphsaidashebroughttheptheplaothefrontveranditb,forthepilesuponhehouseeehigh.”ihecreekrunsabanker,”fatherralphexplained.”yhtonithereandivehearditrisesixtyfeetinanight.”
theydidindeedhaveabathrooanoldtinbathahehouse,anditstank.afteeitive.
”hroughthedustonthesideboard.
fatherralphlaughed.”youllfightalosingbattletryingtogetridofthat,”hesaid.”thisistheoutbaatteryoudo,theyllalhyou.”
feelookedatthepriest.”youreverygoodtous,father.”
”andyverygoodfriend,rycarson.”
sheshrugged,uniressed.”iotusedtobeingonfriendlyterselvesveryselves.””yourenota,areyou”
”no,paddysthe,ifthatse.doyouresentit”
”ireallydontcareoher.”
”youdid”
”iotahypoyoeaninglesscreed.””isee.”heeggieasshestoodonthefrontveranda,peeringupthetracktoty,yhter.ihaveafondnessfortitianhair,youkistrunningforhisbrushes.iveneverseelythatlorbefore.issheyouronlydaughter”
”yes.boysruninbothpaddysfalyandotlething,”hesaidobscurely.
aftertheorefaliarlookentsandtheparlorfilledostofthetithenydifferehneh
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intheinghedrovehisoveightgueststheda,soinuredbyfroheirnts.thelasthilllaytilestotheeast;thisberedgrasslandsasflatasaboard.thedaylerorefortabletotravelintharainhadbeen.andtheyhadstartedoutearly,fasting,fatherralphsvestntsandtheblessedsatpaarefullyinablaase.
”thesheeparedirty”saidggiedolefully,gazingatthenyhundredsofrustyredbubelikeireland,then,andhavenireaheep.”
”yes,itislikeirelandinifulgreengrass.butitsed,”paddyansuch.
justthenagroupofeslureoruastheheirungainlylegsablur,theirlongnehedout.thechildrengaspedandburstoutlaughing,entedatseeinggiantbirdseadofflying.
”bledbaiotheeadseedlikeatoue,ilefurtheron,dohecreek.”
rytoetoherasshesatinherhair.
”fixedlytos,atlearloarycarsongotupponderously,houtgreetihechildren.
”letushearssiediately,”shesaid.”iurefatherdebricassartisanxioustobeonhisway.”
”notatall,dearry.”helaughed,blueeyesgleang.”ishallsayss,isedggieillshoolive.”
”ggie,”saidrycarson.
”yes,thisisggie.ebeginatthehead,ry,please.thisisfiona.”rycarsonnoddedcurtly,andpaidstattentionasfatherralphranthroughtheboys;sheeggie.
theheadstoethirtyfeetaboveanarrotreesaeaditstooverflootheredinfinereddust.
”yourelu,”fatherralphsaidashebroughttheptheplaothefrontveranditb,forthepilesuponhehouseeehigh.”ihecreekrunsabanker,”fatherralphexplained.”yhtonithereandivehearditrisesixtyfeetinanight.”
theydidindeedhaveabathrooanoldtinbathahehouse,anditstank.afteeitive.
”hroughthedustonthesideboard.
fatherralphlaughed.”youllfightalosingbattletryingtogetridofthat,”hesaid.”thisistheoutbaatteryoudo,theyllalhyou.”
feelookedatthepriest.”youreverygoodtous,father.”
”andyverygoodfriend,rycarson.”
sheshrugged,uniressed.”iotusedtobeingonfriendlyterselvesveryselves.””yourenota,areyou”
”no,paddysthe,ifthatse.doyouresentit”
”ireallydontcareoher.”
”youdid”
”iotahypoyoeaninglesscreed.””isee.”heeggieasshestoodonthefrontveranda,peeringupthetracktoty,yhter.ihaveafondnessfortitianhair,youkistrunningforhisbrushes.iveneverseelythatlorbefore.issheyouronlydaughter”
”yes.boysruninbothpaddysfalyandotlething,”hesaidobscurely.
aftertheorefaliarlookentsandtheparlorfilledostofthetithenydifferehneh
hereaderstandingtheyurb
...