第9节

    betheirlegaladvisertonightssioher.

    anti,saidtakahira,eersofleopoldvislastengagedpany.chairsfortheladies,please,aott.

    thenigotobed,saiddeforest.itfayreenandhevanished.

    etheytoldusarvelledhouchbitterpoisonanduout

    chapter2

    oughssong

    herthestatelooseandbind

    inheavenash:

    ifitbeankind

    beforeorafterthebirth

    thesearettersofhighnce

    enare;

    butholystateolea

    ehinholywar.

    herthepeoplebeledbythelord,

    orluredbytheloudestthroat:

    ifitbequickertodiebythesword

    orcheapertodiebyvote

    thesearethethingshonce,

    aheirgrave

    forholypeople,horuns,

    ehinwhollyslave.

    soever,foranycause,

    seekethtotakeive,

    pohelaws,

    sufferitnottolive

    holystateorholyking

    orholypeopleswill

    havenotruckhthesehing.

    unsandkill

    sayingafter:

    oherebirth;

    ohereadeahellofearth.

    eartharoseandcrushedit.listen,oyeslain

    ohereshallneverbeagain

    chapter3

    friendlybrook

    rch1914

    thevalleyberraialoud.

    teninsaedhedgethatrandoistbesidethosers.theystoodbadtookstockoftheedgroossedbeechstubthere,sooledashbadforth,andlookedateachother.

    ireshesaboutthick,saidjabeztheyounger,anshehasironsincewhenhasshe,jesse

    callittyfiveyear,jabez,anyoubefarout.

    ujabezrubbedhisarees.abouthavetohepaused,asprofessioiquetterequired.

    justabouthavetosideherupanseeenbeingartistsandequals.

    getsokindoliogoby.jabezrangedupanddoadeittolieorderlyonthebanktillitshouldbefaggoted.

    bynoohofunjuueditselfintoacattleproofbarrier,tuftedhereandthereesofthesacredhollyantoucheshoutorders.

    nonessbobysaidjesseatlast.

    sheetothebrook.

    thatplungeddoothefog.ilaytheresardanahalfofirealonefaggots,foreanyhebrook.

    thebrooksgotupapieg,saidjabez.soundslikesifsheones.

    jesselisteoo.thereethinghard.

    yes.shesoverones,hereplied.noalderbayanthatlleaseher.

    shehedsetthatliddlehaystasoforit.

    itoldhio,too,saidjesse.itoldhioreeveryoudid.itoldhibilesandroadenginesdronedpastntinually.atarredroad,sheshootseverydropoesaslateroof.tisntastp,andnaturallyeverydropisboundtodesdintothevalley.aarroadsbothtile.thatshardlyeverjoueyuphill.

    anded,halittlegeofvoice.

    didhesaytoyouheanswer.

    hesaidtoyou,ire,jesse.

    then,youdoosayitain,jabez.

    behoejabezinsisted.

    idunno;unlessyoutellannerooyou.

    jabezdrethehedgeallhedgesaresoftreaovedtoatlelodgeireofthefield.

    ogoferretinaround,saidjesse.seeusherefore.

    tinatind.

    heaintneverbeenoutofityettoktle.

    butthenjiays:“iaintgointoshiftstae,andifshebended,”hesays,“totakeasnatchathay,iaiinouttoelastlastjuwas,saidjabez.

    norhehasntshiftedhissta.

    ellbutitinat

    jabezopenedhisclaspknifeverydeliberately;jesseascarefullyopenedhis.theyunfoldedtheneaheraiofallagainthroughthefog,andthebrooksvoicerose.

    butialaryerjessehadspokenforawhile.

    taintso....jidenothing.sheeoutolehherstosrou

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