第19节

    【】erthatdreotherattea,child.

    iknoisshensothershofenglandnoshellhaveherbiblehherpikeletsatteaeverynightliketheskinners.

    itanandgehazilasttuesdaythatgaveaothersaidshedseentoony.

    e,sshenschilbegan.

    afeonthsbeforeyouethingorother.ittookthreeeveningstogetitallout.

    aytherssuspiisshensshesin,ifitsbutforfivenutes.shejarroay,yosee.

    shedesentothelifenher,andsheraold,alldoedofthatstill.

    nthesandandthefenhilttered.

    yes.youkhatthefenceseeredtheonthsbeforeyouphantly.

    headtofoot.

    absolutely.idontcareagihething.iteillgettheflask.

    ssheofhershteeththatchatteredonthecup.

    nono,shesaid,gulping.itsnothysterianyre.nooreashtannow

    stophuggingsaidnurseblaber.youdontkhingofthesa.ivebeenthinking

    ihegirlbackassheswayedagain.

    nurseblabersothedherpalehair.yes.yourtrouble,orsothinglikeit,happenedsootherhitonceforall.

    itobeheopenedhisbagandhuntedbreathlessly.

    blessyouoh,godblessyou,nurseysshensthebeginning.

    butdoesntitkeanydiffereoyounoan

    nroy,busytheshadoean,shesaid.butithasnte.

    itsallright,saidnroy,stoopinguhela,bradshaplebeforbristolbristolherefordyesiandfindout.

    quiisshe.

    goodbye,goodlue.sendaisshenschil.shouldihavedoyou

    orisaidnroy.butitsssavingusreally.

    thenthankher,saidsshens.yes,i.

    ebackafterthepartingattelebeheoseandhereyelids,forallthat,herfatedagreatlightevenerandthehearth.

    sshense,nursey

    beeheclourseblaberanshat,youprobablyseteachotheroffbytalkingandthinkingaboutit.youshouldnt,youknow.

    ay,butyouveneverbeeninhell,saidsshenschil.

    thetelegraandedinatherefordat12.46anddeliveredtosshenschilonthebeaertainvillageat2.7ranthus:

    “absolutelynfird.shesaysshereershearingnoiseofaretuingfroyfive.”

    heanstheyear,notthetherter,saidnurseblaber,throtheldsea.

    “ahat“subsequentlysillyclergynpassengerranupbehindhercallingforjoke,friend,allislost,thusatingverywords.”

    nurseblaberpurredaudibly.

    “shesaysonlyreersbeingupsetisshenschil.

    itdoesnttter.idontanything,saidnurseblaber,andifididishould.

    chapter6

    helenallalone

    therewasdarknessunderheaven

    foranhoursspace

    darkhatwekneasgiven

    usforspee.

    sunandonandstarswerehid,

    godhadlefthisthrone,

    eto,shedid,

    helenallalone

    sidebysidebecauseourfate

    daedusereourbirth

    bogate

    lookingfortheearth.

    handinpullinghandad

    feaodreahaveknown,

    helenrane,shedid,

    helenallalone

    hehorrorpassingspeech

    huntedusalong,

    eachlaidholdoneadeach

    fouherstrong.

    ihofthingsforbid

    andreasohrown,

    helenstoodby,shedid,

    helenallalone

    last,hefires

    dullanddieaway,

    last,ourlinkeddesires

    draggedusuptoday,

    last,oursoulswererid

    ofthatnighthadshown,

    helenpassedfroe,shedid,

    helenallalone

    lethergoandfindate,

    asiwillfindabride,

    knobogate

    orennedinside.

    thereisknowledgegodforbid

    rethanoneshouldown.

    sohelen,shedid,

    ohsoul,begladshedid

    helenallalone

    chapter7

    thehonoursofwar

    1911

    ahoodedtorhadfolloinefroheguildfordro

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