第18节

    【】saidnroyvehently.isntthatodd

    isupposesotoanyoneei,aifisitdown.

    nroyiled,butthechillthatforerantheingofthelierin,andhishandclosedwainglyonhers.

    andandsosheinuteglintoflightinhisnight.thithere

    inti,froindfroer,thethingsheeredaside,thateaightstepdoeitso,edroheredhand.

    thatsall.thefae.doyou

    no.herubbedhiseyes.butdooosure.

    afraiditeforyou.

    notto,iassureyou,saidnroy,andtheyleanedbadlaughedattheflatnessoftheerthehellsthroughheyhadjustrisen.

    aillionineachstog

    idontknosivebeenpuzzlingover.

    sohavei.eaupleasiveeverseen.areyouwelloff,lad

    theyiling.

    thatsnorthuntry.shelaughedagaiingasidegoodlooksandyours,ivefourthousandayearofoakeitsix.thatsatatseaallnighttofettleup.

    itis.luckytootssaidnroy.

    ay,sheansheluckiestladinlondonifihrough.whosyours

    nonoone,dear.ivebeeninhellforyears.ionlytogetoutandbealiveandsoon.isntthatreasonenough

    ybe,foran.butineverhingse.iuupidlike.

    soonth,oughtntithesaid.

    ihopeso.yees.theresnothingaidexarried,and7askneeskihat

    butsheorethantoots.

    hedoesnttterexyeyesopen,thankgodgoodnight,lad.

    nroyfolloenthangeeskiobeattheirheadsonpianotopsbutforthenenroyuldnotfeeloterofinstinotionthattuedtofajoyous,norlanythingsinit,butnoonefaceofanyonean.

    thriunajdolsgiftsforthesouls,aofreallyartisticfuitureandlinen.

    nroyexplaiheexerightyn,tillhesother,too,inhereford,aalkedsothingofherandoftheholife,other,but,asarule,sheskedherent.

    ontheirlasttripshevoluosit,andburiedherselfihanthattheyshouldaydoheirshiprollsunderfoot.

    butstill,saidnurseblaber,notlookingup,ithinkyour.skifeeljealousofallthis.

    ittoexplain,saidnroy.

    thenyoudbetteotbeatisshenschillaughed.

    afteralleout.isthedayfixedhecried.

    tberinspiteofbothhissisters.iriskitnoewasgloriousassheflushed.

    dearchapheshookhandsunreservedly,andshegavebackhisgrip

    graciousheavenssaidnurseblaber,inaneipaidtobesurprised.

    isshenschilexplaionroy.sheexpectedyoue,oriething.

    afterallyouvegh,as.nroysaid,

    butiuldnt,uldyousaidsshenschil,e.hoforit,nursey

    nurseblabershookherhead.iouthitoldyouabout.

    andishallbeleftaloneesbackagain.inthisarriedanshepointedlikeaninfant.

    ide,ofurse,nroyans,seriously,thatisaion.

    theylookedateaedandanxious,aoarkedthepla.

    haveyouevertalkedtoyourtherasyouhavetoshesaid.

    no.ighthavespokentodadbutthersdifferent.ean

    andyouvealkedtoyourthereither,.nroy

    nottillitooknajdolehenitoldherityheart.theresosayanything,nopraallyoverit,isthere

    notifitdoesntebaphantling

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