第73节

    isaythesecushionsaresopping

    iorry,isaid.ihaventhadtitotue

    northeree,saidholfordstely.illavetoaileageindicated,yousee.

    iorry,irepeated.afterall,thatistheostcrises.

    thehousedooropenedandpeenyouandanothercaoutintothenohinningrain.

    ahthereyoubotharehereslingnahecried.hesgotalittle.heshadtoge.

    usthavebeenanoftrendouspersonality,pressedoneveryangleofhisgarnts.itrens,,airaentalalponandiecreation.

    terbegettingbacksaidtheagentgeneral.

    lookoutirerkedcasually.thosebonboxesarefullofbeesstill

    aretheysaidthelivid.lingnaandtiltedtheveryslargeboots.deborahrolledoutindrenchedlusintothesuffledshriekattheygesticulated.

    itsallright.ivepaidforthesaid.lingnaheduedoutthelastdregslikeuldfropotboundflo.

    hohyousaidtheagentgeneral.

    nohepassedahandoverhisstreakyforehead.thereabilethathebeginningofthistroublesaidhe.

    itsuheforeaxle,sir,saidholfordprotly.iere.

    nottillivedone,hehadjuedintothers.bellaattheeoutbehindhersiplayat

    ,eans,saidholfordafterthissendtrituration.youuldntsaynoadeverbeenone,uldyou

    s.bellaopeheagetothebiaattheuthbefore.ifyoudontstop,ishalleintoyourhouseinthisddriveupstairsandkillyou

    shestopped;hestopped.holfordtookthee,forthesunshoerthestoranddeborahbehetilesandtheeavesalreadyfeltitsrevivinginfluenr.lingnaeferredhiostdirey....thene.

    afterdihatevening.lingifflyinhisplapireonthelinesofordinated,offensiveoperations,bilisedheeritsofanyatically,andrerselesslyatthefirstfaintbuzzofwar.

    thetroubleekingsurethatthatgoaheadhingshappen.forinstance,ioughttohavegoneaheadinsteadofpullingupthatbile.

    butyou,uedtht,iputin.

    idontoreofyourdaed,detached,gpingexcusesfortheotherfellow,hesnapped.

    hings,saidpeenyou.ihopeyoubackslideheswellingsgodown.

    chapter25

    thesongofsevencities

    iptuouslybuilded.

    sevenrcitiespaidtributefrofar.

    ivorytheiroutpostssoftheilded,

    andgarrisonedazonsinvincibleinwar.

    alltheycities

    herkingnorarvexedpeoplesattheirtoil.

    neverhorsenorycities,

    neverbnorrulerquestionedheydreheirspoil.

    banded,iledandarrogantfrouosu,

    singingheysackedit,theypossessedthelandatlarge.

    yeten,theyresisted,theydeo

    andpiercedtheskeofbattlehathousandsabredcharge

    sotheyycities.

    todaythereisnorkorundofycitiesstood.

    fortheriverroseatdnightanditycities.

    theyareevelantisaoheflood.

    rainedelsraisedthe,

    freshetbackedossight,

    tilltheeoldenedfloodslinkedarandflashingfor

    droysevencitiesandtheirpeoplesinonenight

    loongthealderslietheirderelictfoundations,

    thebeaheytrustedandtheplinthsheybuilt

    rulersareasureandtheirunbopopulations,

    dead,destroyed,aborted,anddefiledudandsilt

    thedaughtersofthepalaherishedincities,

    silvertonguedprinay

    theirbridegrooofthejuideallhaveperishedincities,

    edvirginsthateitherlovenorplay.

    iycities,

    seveonrocks,abovethehofanyflood.

    norsearchtillihavefilledaies

    hpeoplesuedofthedark,enduringblood.

    tothesoundoftruetsshalltheirseedrestorecities.

    ayibehold

    alltheycities,

    andthehorsesahesofold

    chapter26

    sandgaished

    january1915

    edies,ahertothecare

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