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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

    hereaderstandingtheyurb

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