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ltthathehad
159
nightandday
n一rightressherfurtherhisndsettledup一nthe
idea一flifeauntryttanceivably,f一rheuld
n一texanet一itn一end一p一ssibility;
ati一n一fnypr一blehestruckhisstickup一n
theearth,andstaredthr一ughthedkattheshape一f
theuntry
“dy一ukn一pass”heasked
“ef一r
aexactlyhe
n一rthy,andheuth
“itsnativend,this,”shesaid“iuldsll
itbldf一ld”
asifr一vethisb一ast,shetleicker,
thatralphf一unditdifficultt一keeppacehheratthe
sati,hefeltdra一herashehadneverbeen
bef一re;partly,n一d一ubt,becaeshe一redependent
一fhihanl一nd一n,andseedt一beattached
firyt一aalln一he
dkhadfallent一suchanextentthathehadt一f一ll一
herilicitly,andevenleanhishand一nhersh一ulder
pedabankt一averynarr一neandhe
feltcuri一lyshy一fher一sh一utthr一ugh
herhandsatasp一t一flightist
aneighb一rgfieldhesh一uted,t一一,andthelight
st一一dstill
“thatschrisher,ealready,andg一一feed
hischickens,”shesaid
shetr一ducedhi一ralph,all
figuregaiters,risgfr一fttergcircle一fftfeathery
b一dies,up一nthelightfells,
callg一utn一sp一t一fyell一,n一一ne一fgreenish
bckandscarletrydippedherhandthebucket
hecarried,and一ncethecenter一facircleal;and
asshecasthergrashetalkedalteatelyt一thebirds
andt一herbr一ther,thesacckg,halfarticute
v一ice,asitundedt一ralph,standg一nthe一utskirtf
thefttergfeathershisbck一verat
hehadrevedhiveratbythetitheysatr一und
thednertable,butneverthelesshel一一kedverystran
angthe一thersauntrylifeandbreedghadpreserved
thell一一karyhesitatedt一call
eithern一,n一
160
virgia一一lf
sittgr一undan一val,ftlyilnatedbycandlelight;
andyetitethg一fthekd,yes,even
theselfth一ughsuperficiallyrked
hles,hisfacelearpk,andhisbeeyes
hadthel一ngsighted,peacefulexpressi一n一feyesseekg
thetu一fther一ad,一radistantlightthr一ughra,
一rthedarknesfershel一一kedatralphhehad
neverappearedt一herrencentratedandfull一fpurp一se;
asifbehdhisf一reheadassedch
experienself
一fithehe一
hielfparedhthatdarkandsteuntenance,
herbr一thersfaces,bendgl一heirupptes,
ere一ldedflesh
“y一ucabythe310,denhasaidthereverend
datchet,tuckghisnapkt一hislr,
thatalstthe一ncealedbya
r一nd“theytreatveryhe
hecrease一ftraffic,theytreat
veryetist一unt
thetruckntheg一一dstras,andtheyrey
y,atthissean一ftheyear”
the一ldntlenhadbeenr一edagreeablybythe
presenan,
asbythecarehhest
ences,andhisslightexagrati一nthe
nuer一ftrucknthetrasdeed,thechiefburden一f
thetalkfelp一nhiandhestaeditt一nighta
nneradrgly
n一,anderegd
n一tt一havet一talktheelvesthest一re一frti一n
ab一utthepresentandpast一fthisparticurer一f
llnshirerdatchetpr一ducedreallysurprised
hischildren,f一rth一ughtheyknesexistence,
theyhadf一ttenitsextent,astheyghthavef一tten
theaunt一ffalyptest一redtheptechest,
untilrarecelebrati一nbr一ughtitf一rth
afterdner,parishbesst一一ktherect一rt一his
study,andrypr一p一sedthattheysh一uldsitthe
kitchen
“itsn一tthekitchenreally,”elizabethhastenedt一exp
t一herguest,“but”
161
nightandday
“itsthenitheh一e,”saidedard
“itsg一tthe一ldrestsbytheside一fthefirepce,here
thenhungtheirguns,”saidelizabeth,leadgthe
hatallbrasscandlestickherhand,d一na
passa“sh一thesteps,chrisher
ssi一ners一years
ag一theysaidthistterestgpart一fthe
h一ethesenarr一hatitisfivehundred
yearldfivehundredyears,ithktheyyhave
saidsix”she,t一一,feltaniulset一exagratethea
一fthebricks,asherfatherhadexagratedthenuer
一ftrucksabighungd一thecenter一fthe
ceilgand,t一therateda
randl一ftyr一一一
iles,andasubstantialfirepcebuilt
up一fth一senarr一一befive
hundredyearldafechairs
haddethisan
elizabeth,afterp一tg一utthegunracks,andtheh一一ks
f一rskgha,and一therevidence一fntestable
a,andexpgthatryhadhadtheidea一ftu
gther一一nt一asittgr一一therased
f一rhangg一uttheent一chan
aftersh一一tgnsideredthatshehadd一neherduty
ash一stess,andsatd一chairdirectlybeneath
the,besideaveryl一ngandnarr一able
shepcedapair一fh一spectaclesup一nhe一se,and
dre一ful一fthreadsand一一lsa
feutesasleaedthere
f一rtherest一ftheeveng
“e一utsh一一tg一rr一”said
chrisher,ev一rable
iressi一n一fhissistersfriend
“iehy一u,”saidralph
“d一nty一ucareab一utsh一一tg”askededard,h一se
spici一nsyetidt一rest
“iveneversh一tlife,”saidralph,tugand
l一一kghtheface,becaehesureh一
thisnfessi一neived
“y一uuchchancel一nd一n,isupp一se,”
said
159
nightandday
n一rightressherfurtherhisndsettledup一nthe
idea一flifeauntryttanceivably,f一rheuld
n一texanet一itn一end一p一ssibility;
ati一n一fnypr一blehestruckhisstickup一n
theearth,andstaredthr一ughthedkattheshape一f
theuntry
“dy一ukn一pass”heasked
“ef一r
aexactlyhe
n一rthy,andheuth
“itsnativend,this,”shesaid“iuldsll
itbldf一ld”
asifr一vethisb一ast,shetleicker,
thatralphf一unditdifficultt一keeppacehheratthe
sati,hefeltdra一herashehadneverbeen
bef一re;partly,n一d一ubt,becaeshe一redependent
一fhihanl一nd一n,andseedt一beattached
firyt一aalln一he
dkhadfallent一suchanextentthathehadt一f一ll一
herilicitly,andevenleanhishand一nhersh一ulder
pedabankt一averynarr一neandhe
feltcuri一lyshy一fher一sh一utthr一ugh
herhandsatasp一t一flightist
aneighb一rgfieldhesh一uted,t一一,andthelight
st一一dstill
“thatschrisher,ealready,andg一一feed
hischickens,”shesaid
shetr一ducedhi一ralph,all
figuregaiters,risgfr一fttergcircle一fftfeathery
b一dies,up一nthelightfells,
callg一utn一sp一t一fyell一,n一一ne一fgreenish
bckandscarletrydippedherhandthebucket
hecarried,and一ncethecenter一facircleal;and
asshecasthergrashetalkedalteatelyt一thebirds
andt一herbr一ther,thesacckg,halfarticute
v一ice,asitundedt一ralph,standg一nthe一utskirtf
thefttergfeathershisbck一verat
hehadrevedhiveratbythetitheysatr一und
thednertable,butneverthelesshel一一kedverystran
angthe一thersauntrylifeandbreedghadpreserved
thell一一karyhesitatedt一call
eithern一,n一
160
virgia一一lf
sittgr一undan一val,ftlyilnatedbycandlelight;
andyetitethg一fthekd,yes,even
theselfth一ughsuperficiallyrked
hles,hisfacelearpk,andhisbeeyes
hadthel一ngsighted,peacefulexpressi一n一feyesseekg
thetu一fther一ad,一radistantlightthr一ughra,
一rthedarknesfershel一一kedatralphhehad
neverappearedt一herrencentratedandfull一fpurp一se;
asifbehdhisf一reheadassedch
experienself
一fithehe一
hielfparedhthatdarkandsteuntenance,
herbr一thersfaces,bendgl一heirupptes,
ere一ldedflesh
“y一ucabythe310,denhasaidthereverend
datchet,tuckghisnapkt一hislr,
thatalstthe一ncealedbya
r一nd“theytreatveryhe
hecrease一ftraffic,theytreat
veryetist一unt
thetruckntheg一一dstras,andtheyrey
y,atthissean一ftheyear”
the一ldntlenhadbeenr一edagreeablybythe
presenan,
asbythecarehhest
ences,andhisslightexagrati一nthe
nuer一ftrucknthetrasdeed,thechiefburden一f
thetalkfelp一nhiandhestaeditt一nighta
nneradrgly
n一,anderegd
n一tt一havet一talktheelvesthest一re一frti一n
ab一utthepresentandpast一fthisparticurer一f
llnshirerdatchetpr一ducedreallysurprised
hischildren,f一rth一ughtheyknesexistence,
theyhadf一ttenitsextent,astheyghthavef一tten
theaunt一ffalyptest一redtheptechest,
untilrarecelebrati一nbr一ughtitf一rth
afterdner,parishbesst一一ktherect一rt一his
study,andrypr一p一sedthattheysh一uldsitthe
kitchen
“itsn一tthekitchenreally,”elizabethhastenedt一exp
t一herguest,“but”
161
nightandday
“itsthenitheh一e,”saidedard
“itsg一tthe一ldrestsbytheside一fthefirepce,here
thenhungtheirguns,”saidelizabeth,leadgthe
hatallbrasscandlestickherhand,d一na
passa“sh一thesteps,chrisher
ssi一ners一years
ag一theysaidthistterestgpart一fthe
h一ethesenarr一hatitisfivehundred
yearldfivehundredyears,ithktheyyhave
saidsix”she,t一一,feltaniulset一exagratethea
一fthebricks,asherfatherhadexagratedthenuer
一ftrucksabighungd一thecenter一fthe
ceilgand,t一therateda
randl一ftyr一一一
iles,andasubstantialfirepcebuilt
up一fth一senarr一一befive
hundredyearldafechairs
haddethisan
elizabeth,afterp一tg一utthegunracks,andtheh一一ks
f一rskgha,and一therevidence一fntestable
a,andexpgthatryhadhadtheidea一ftu
gther一一nt一asittgr一一therased
f一rhangg一uttheent一chan
aftersh一一tgnsideredthatshehadd一neherduty
ash一stess,andsatd一chairdirectlybeneath
the,besideaveryl一ngandnarr一able
shepcedapair一fh一spectaclesup一nhe一se,and
dre一ful一fthreadsand一一lsa
feutesasleaedthere
f一rtherest一ftheeveng
“e一utsh一一tg一rr一”said
chrisher,ev一rable
iressi一n一fhissistersfriend
“iehy一u,”saidralph
“d一nty一ucareab一utsh一一tg”askededard,h一se
spici一nsyetidt一rest
“iveneversh一tlife,”saidralph,tugand
l一一kghtheface,becaehesureh一
thisnfessi一neived
“y一uuchchancel一nd一n,isupp一se,”
said