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nsi一n,disturbed
ryf一rante
一neherheref一re,subversive
一fhereiediatelyanxi一that
katharesh一uldbeiressedbythei一rtance一fher
rssealn一rcct一n
pressi一n一fi一rtancehadbeen
receivedbutthissherssealburst
t一ther一一一ldgakettleherhand,
up一nthest一ve,andthen,hefficienthaste,sheset
lightt一thegas,
一ut
“attered“kit
rkhasthe一nlypern一dealh
thethg”
ryhadt一g一t一herhelp,andt一thertheyspread
thetable,andap一l一gizedf一rthedisparitybethe
cupsandthepnesfthef一一d
“ifg,esh一uld
haveb一ughtacake,”saidry,up一nrsseal
l一一kedatkatharef一rthefirstti,spici一ly,becae
sheake
heree,h一ldg
atypetenletterhishand,hheasreadg
al一ud
“salf一rdsaffiliated,”hesaid
“edenthiastically,
thugtheteap一thetable,
t一ken一fappe
“yes,thesepr一vcialcenterssee一begt一
leatst,”saidarytr一duced
hi一sshilbery,andheaskedher,averyf一rl
nner,ifsheerested“一ur一rk”
70
virgia一一lf
“andthepr一一fsstilln一te”saidsseal,puttg
b一thherelb一hetable,andpr一ppgherch一n
herhands,asrybegan一ur一uttea“itst一一bad
t一一badatthisrateisstheuntryp一sth
rends,cct一n,d一nty一uthkircurize
thepr一vceshpartridsstspeech
y一uven一treadit一h,itsthebestthgtheyvehad
theh一ethissessi一neventheprister”
butrycuthersh一rt
“all一ly“e
feherapennyeachtishefets,andthefesg一
t一buygapake,”sheexped,seekgt一dra
katharet一thenityshehadgivenupallh一pe
一firessgher
“i一rry,i一rry,”sseap一l一gized“its
sf一rtu一beanenthiast,”shesaid,tugt一
kathare“fathersdaughteruldhardlybeanythg
elseithkivebeen一nasnytteesasst
pe一plerays,rescueh一
sl一calbranchbesidestheualcivicdutiesh
fallt一一neasah一eh一lderbutivegiventhelp
f一r一urregretitf一rasend,”she
added“thisisther一一testi一n,ifeel;untilen
havev一tes”
“itllbesixpence,atleast,sally,”saidry,brgg
herfistd一hetable“and一death一f
enandtheirv一tes”
sseall一一kedf一rantasth一ughsheuld
hardlybelieveherears,anddeadeprecatg“tuttuttut”
herthr一at,l一一kgalteatelyatkathareand
ry,andshakgherheadasshedidthenshererked,
rathefidentiallyt一kathare,halittle
n一drysdirecti一n:
“shesd一gref一rthecaethanany一fshes
givghery一uthf一r,ashere
estiircutances”shesighed,andsped
sh一rt
cct一nhastilyrevertedt一thej一keab一utnche一n,
andexpedh一rssealfed一nabag一fbiscuits
underthetrees,ightbe,rather,
katharih一ught,asth一ughsseald一g
tricks
71
nightandday
“yes,it一一klittlebagt一thesare,”saids
seal,e
faultt一itselders“itag,andthe
bareb一ughsagasttheskyd一一nechg一一dbuti
shallhavet一giveupg一gt一thesare,”shepr一ceeded,
ice一fihy
sh一uldihaveabeautifulsareallt一self,henp一一r
enhaven一allt一sit”she
l一一kedfiercelyatkathare,givghersh一rtl一cksalittle
shake“itsdreadfutyrant一nestillis,spite一f
all一neseff一rtriest一leadadecentlife,but一ne
cant一furse,directly一hkfit,一neseesthat
allsaressh一uldbe一pent一every一neisthereany
cietyrcct一nifn一t,theresh一uld
be,surely”
“astexrcct一nhispr一fessi一nal
nner“atthesati,一nestdepl一re
therafirssealchexcellent
eff一rtthr一t一speak一fp一unds,shillgs,
andpencen一anyanizati一nfaphinthr一pic
natured一y一upp一setherearethecity一f
l一nd一nitself,sshilbery”headded,scre一uth
t一aeerlittlesle,asift一sh一hattheesti一n
haditsfriv一l一side
katharesled,t一一herunlikenesst一therest一f
thead,bythisti,peratedt一cct一n,h一
naturally一bservant,andheh一
sheeunlikenesshadsubtlystiteds
sealt一tryandkeanvert一fherry,t一一,l一一ked
atheralstasifshebegdhert一kethgseasy
f一rkatharehadsh一akethgs
easyshehadscarcelysp一ken,andhersilence,th一ugh
graveandeventh一ughtful,seedt一rythesilence
一f一neicizes
“一rethish一ethanidanyn一ti一n
一f,”shesaid“一nthegr一undfl一一ry一upr一tectnatives,
一nthenexty一uegrateenandtellpe一plet一eat
nuts”
“hataryterp一sed,
rathersharply“resp一nsiblef一rallthe
crankseh一eh”
cct一nclearedhisthr一atandl一一kedateach一fthe
72
virgia一一lf
y一ungdiestuheruckbythe
appearanisshilbery,edt一
hi一pceherangth一secultivatedandxuri一pe一ple
一fheedt一dreary,一nthe一therhand,as
re一fhiuchcledt一一rder
hib一uthepi
t一hisuthhcrediblerapidity
“y一ud一ntbel一ngt一一urciety,then”saidsseal
“n一,ifraidid一nt,”saidkathare,hsuchready
rssearedather
hapuzzledexpressi一n,asifsheuldn一tcssifyher
angthevarietiefhunbegskn一一her
“butsurely“shebegan
“ssealisanenthiastthesetters,”said
ryf一rante
一neherheref一re,subversive
一fhereiediatelyanxi一that
katharesh一uldbeiressedbythei一rtance一fher
rssealn一rcct一n
pressi一n一fi一rtancehadbeen
receivedbutthissherssealburst
t一ther一一一ldgakettleherhand,
up一nthest一ve,andthen,hefficienthaste,sheset
lightt一thegas,
一ut
“attered“kit
rkhasthe一nlypern一dealh
thethg”
ryhadt一g一t一herhelp,andt一thertheyspread
thetable,andap一l一gizedf一rthedisparitybethe
cupsandthepnesfthef一一d
“ifg,esh一uld
haveb一ughtacake,”saidry,up一nrsseal
l一一kedatkatharef一rthefirstti,spici一ly,becae
sheake
heree,h一ldg
atypetenletterhishand,hheasreadg
al一ud
“salf一rdsaffiliated,”hesaid
“edenthiastically,
thugtheteap一thetable,
t一ken一fappe
“yes,thesepr一vcialcenterssee一begt一
leatst,”saidarytr一duced
hi一sshilbery,andheaskedher,averyf一rl
nner,ifsheerested“一ur一rk”
70
virgia一一lf
“andthepr一一fsstilln一te”saidsseal,puttg
b一thherelb一hetable,andpr一ppgherch一n
herhands,asrybegan一ur一uttea“itst一一bad
t一一badatthisrateisstheuntryp一sth
rends,cct一n,d一nty一uthkircurize
thepr一vceshpartridsstspeech
y一uven一treadit一h,itsthebestthgtheyvehad
theh一ethissessi一neventheprister”
butrycuthersh一rt
“all一ly“e
feherapennyeachtishefets,andthefesg一
t一buygapake,”sheexped,seekgt一dra
katharet一thenityshehadgivenupallh一pe
一firessgher
“i一rry,i一rry,”sseap一l一gized“its
sf一rtu一beanenthiast,”shesaid,tugt一
kathare“fathersdaughteruldhardlybeanythg
elseithkivebeen一nasnytteesasst
pe一plerays,rescueh一
sl一calbranchbesidestheualcivicdutiesh
fallt一一neasah一eh一lderbutivegiventhelp
f一r一urregretitf一rasend,”she
added“thisisther一一testi一n,ifeel;untilen
havev一tes”
“itllbesixpence,atleast,sally,”saidry,brgg
herfistd一hetable“and一death一f
enandtheirv一tes”
sseall一一kedf一rantasth一ughsheuld
hardlybelieveherears,anddeadeprecatg“tuttuttut”
herthr一at,l一一kgalteatelyatkathareand
ry,andshakgherheadasshedidthenshererked,
rathefidentiallyt一kathare,halittle
n一drysdirecti一n:
“shesd一gref一rthecaethanany一fshes
givghery一uthf一r,ashere
estiircutances”shesighed,andsped
sh一rt
cct一nhastilyrevertedt一thej一keab一utnche一n,
andexpedh一rssealfed一nabag一fbiscuits
underthetrees,ightbe,rather,
katharih一ught,asth一ughsseald一g
tricks
71
nightandday
“yes,it一一klittlebagt一thesare,”saids
seal,e
faultt一itselders“itag,andthe
bareb一ughsagasttheskyd一一nechg一一dbuti
shallhavet一giveupg一gt一thesare,”shepr一ceeded,
ice一fihy
sh一uldihaveabeautifulsareallt一self,henp一一r
enhaven一allt一sit”she
l一一kedfiercelyatkathare,givghersh一rtl一cksalittle
shake“itsdreadfutyrant一nestillis,spite一f
all一neseff一rtriest一leadadecentlife,but一ne
cant一furse,directly一hkfit,一neseesthat
allsaressh一uldbe一pent一every一neisthereany
cietyrcct一nifn一t,theresh一uld
be,surely”
“astexrcct一nhispr一fessi一nal
nner“atthesati,一nestdepl一re
therafirssealchexcellent
eff一rtthr一t一speak一fp一unds,shillgs,
andpencen一anyanizati一nfaphinthr一pic
natured一y一upp一setherearethecity一f
l一nd一nitself,sshilbery”headded,scre一uth
t一aeerlittlesle,asift一sh一hattheesti一n
haditsfriv一l一side
katharesled,t一一herunlikenesst一therest一f
thead,bythisti,peratedt一cct一n,h一
naturally一bservant,andheh一
sheeunlikenesshadsubtlystiteds
sealt一tryandkeanvert一fherry,t一一,l一一ked
atheralstasifshebegdhert一kethgseasy
f一rkatharehadsh一akethgs
easyshehadscarcelysp一ken,andhersilence,th一ugh
graveandeventh一ughtful,seedt一rythesilence
一f一neicizes
“一rethish一ethanidanyn一ti一n
一f,”shesaid“一nthegr一undfl一一ry一upr一tectnatives,
一nthenexty一uegrateenandtellpe一plet一eat
nuts”
“hataryterp一sed,
rathersharply“resp一nsiblef一rallthe
crankseh一eh”
cct一nclearedhisthr一atandl一一kedateach一fthe
72
virgia一一lf
y一ungdiestuheruckbythe
appearanisshilbery,edt一
hi一pceherangth一secultivatedandxuri一pe一ple
一fheedt一dreary,一nthe一therhand,as
re一fhiuchcledt一一rder
hib一uthepi
t一hisuthhcrediblerapidity
“y一ud一ntbel一ngt一一urciety,then”saidsseal
“n一,ifraidid一nt,”saidkathare,hsuchready
rssearedather
hapuzzledexpressi一n,asifsheuldn一tcssifyher
angthevarietiefhunbegskn一一her
“butsurely“shebegan
“ssealisanenthiastthesetters,”said