第25节

    【】chapter9

    thedoghervey

    april1914

    friendattley,youhadlostyours,onthsoldlitterofbettinaspups,andhalfadozenenlawn.

    eone.lly,s.godfreysyoungerdaughter,pounyrejeadeherlooklikealuily,forshethehiptotheknee,breathedhard,andhelastuple.

    ithinkidlikethatsandypiedone,shesaid.

    oh,nothisssichliffeattleycried.heething.theycallhiheloohekennels.besides,hesquints.

    ithinkthatsratherfetg,sheansalaorihadeverseenasquintingdogbefore.

    thatsrs.godfreyputin.heoughttohavebeendrowned.

    butilikehiscastofuntehegirlpersisted.

    hedoesntlookagoodlife,isaid,butperhapshebepatchedup.sssichliffetued;isaarrieddaughter,ahingobeliveddown.

    yes,sssialailyareasqueerasdietilltheyretireduherhododendronsandhaditoutinsilence.

    dyouknodfreyasked.

    no,ireplied.iloatheherforheroouth.

    heyyoungnintherepentantstage,taketheo,andpatchtheptilltheyheavily,aheutintotheoohisdaughter.

    strictlylegititehighlyrespectable,isaid.butalifeforthedaughter

    stntithavebeennoyousaidjustnow

    perfeequitehappy,shallothehouse

    itteeonnas.

    illyasksssichliffe.

    harvey,sherepliedharveyssauce,youkhroughthefrenger.

    attley,theeaningn,tokefeelatease,askede.

    oh,splendid,isaidatrandohhana,ahanr,rha

    butthatslittlebingo,soonesaid,andtheyalllaughed.

    sssichliffe,herhandsjoinedacrossherlongknees,draaloverifyyourquotations.

    itethingiiybrainateshadoerysreap.euptoihepuponaleash,stheendofhertennisracket.

    sorry,shesaidihisorryforisaidtoyouaboutverifyingquotations.ididntknonttohave.

    butyouinded.

    yes,ofurse.itsthespelling,shesaid,andslouethingifithadbeenproperlyspelled.iroubletolainfourplaces,andhewasbusy.

    eovertosee,andbeforehisalachiletknodfrey,attley,andabigbasket.

    youvegottohelp,saidattleytiredly.ookthebasketintothegarden,aaggeredouttheangularshadobecileandonedeliriousear,andtalachi,alreadyatgripsonthela,letgo,andfledinoppositedires.

    anded.

    harveyforyoutotakeper,butioingabroad.

    takehihesntallyafflicted.

    lookhere,attleyalstshouted,doistrikeyouasafool

    always,saidi.

    hen,ifyousayso,andellasaysso,thatprovesioughttogoabroad.

    rs.godfreyinterrupted;butyousttakethepup.

    dearboy,dearboy,dontyouevergiveanythingtoaan,attleysnorted.

    bitbybitigotthestoryoutofthenthequietgardenneverasiginaandlachi,eoutofuntenance,firstholefisheyeaheother.

    itappearedthat,anthaftersssi,thedogharveydevelopeddisteer.sssieti;thenshe,andustedogs,hadputeverythingasideforthisunsavouryjob,and,heasserted,sssichliffehadvirtuallylivedeversince.

    sheeatnight,ofurse,heexploded,buttherestofthetishesilyiedthepreses.goodnessknonotpartirs.godfreyandioeachotherforsupport.anditisntasifiy,isit

    attleyrust,goodostn,forheisthatrareangel,anabsolutelyunselfi

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