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【】untilidie.” fatherralphyaposedhielfforsleep.”goodnight,”hesaid.ihecloudsnortheasttosouthentsofthecreekandthebarwon. therainbeganalstonnightfall,asfrankandthepriesthurriedatafasttrottoanshouse.”nousenoud” theyeaseathehorsestotheirhopossibletokeephisbalansoddenhats,thehorsesosetheytried,theyslidbailingandshakinghishead,fatherralphrefusedpaddysofferofhospitality. ”ixpectedatthebighouse,”hesaid. rycallingbeforeanyofherstaffdid,forhehadchosento. ”yourenotinginsidelikethat,”shesaid,standingontheveranda.”thenbeadear,getseveraltoycase.” unearrassed,shepeeloffhisshirt,bootsandbreeches,leaningagainstthehalfopeoudoff. ”yourethestbeautifulniveeverseen,ralphdebrienfindthepriesthefrohensequeheirlooksillbetthegirlsingillyjusteattheirheartsoutoveryou.” ”ileaedlongagonottotakeanyheandapriestuhirtyfiveisusuallyatargetforallofthebutitsonlytheprotestantgirlse.” ”youneveransyquestionsht,doyou”straightening,shelaidherpalnhischestathere.”youreasyouasbrownallover” sling,heleanedhisheadfora,takiiandlooking.thelastt,sodidthesuddenaorevulnerablethanhehadigined;buthekokelovetoyou,ry”sheeyedhisflauchtroubledoyouneeden,ralph”hisheadrearedbacksfully.”no” ”n” ”theyreen.no,idohe” ”hoyourself” ”leastofall.” ”iing.”pushingthe.”ralph,in,probing,spearingrunnels,anexquisitesensationonbareskin.itheillflaid. thecreekbrokeitsbanksandtheepaddocktoesteaditself. ”itorroarycarso,worried. asusual,shealperaturezoodtoahundredandfifteenintheshade,andthegrassseedtotakeebaber,reloquaciousthanever.fatherralphhadretuedtosucrhisedparishioners,sereheknoberapped;uhepristineeshirtohisheartresidedakforohousandpounds.thebishopatic. thesheepovedbaalpastureandtheeninthepaddoerory,onlyasheepsllenoughtolasttheetealroundofbakedttonuttonsteadeofnutton,roastlegoftton,boiledpiuttoneggieandstuart.theyblae,sinceggieandstuartthebeginningthatjadhughieher ...