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santhaandingattheunterdrinkingffeeshelookedlike
sothingfrogazine;alltighttopandjeans;silkystraight
hair;andeyeslinedinblue
”youlooksogroe;”hesaid;aningeveryhe
defiancehesafroellinghertogetridoftheeyeliner
”isthatallyourehavingforbreakfast”heaskedinstead
”breakfastisleastfavoriteal”
”sinceeandevenherdefiance
wasdown”daddy
can””isyoursisterup””upandgone”
”gonewhere”heasked;fearing
santhadidnthavetodorethanlookinthedirectionofduncans;
andsuddenlyjackdeforthedoorheknehathopewouldshowup
intitoleave;butshehadgooduoonya
nigglinginthebaindsaidthatheoreof
hehadlostonechild;perhapsbecauseofhisoiaheuldnt
letithappenagainifhedidntgoafterhope;andshe
inanyre;hewouldnever
forgivehielf
chapterfourteen
jackanissionashestrodeupthehillhefeltlittle
oftheearlyingchill;satleofthesunthatrising
highenoughtocrestthehillsintheeast;andifthefragranceofthe
airhadanypofroutright
paniinutesittookhioreachduncanblighs
cabin;hisiginationehenjuredallkindsof
uglyiges;allkindsofperverseabusequickeninghisstep;he
sselfrepeatedlyfootactingsooner
thecabinighthavefitneatlyintoaerofthe
adjacentpenthebabehinditwaslargerandnewersheep
clusteredbetasheneared
hecrossedtheporchandpoundedonthedoorhandsonhiships;he
clenchedhisjaedanopenedup;hesaidangrily;
”idontknoy
daughter;andiheourbedhichbotheredjack
allthere﨑uncansshshedhiafingerandglancedintothe
interiorofthecabink
bargedpasthihehadnttakenrethanahandfulofstepswhenhe
stoppedshort
thefirstthinghesahhahealthyfireradiating
ththesenditing
agethinghethirdthinghesawas
anutebeforeheidentifiedasllfigureinahair
”abouttiyoutfaith;”duncanttered;walkingpas
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第58节
tjackhe
bentlourredsothingjack
uldntheariatiently;hey
aninthejackherhairwas
allherslewas
asasthefire
”hello;”shesaid;reuthingthansoundherhandlayonhopes
head;thecrochetedafghanveringherlegs”shes
sleeping;”shesheneednthavereassuredjackone
lookattheanandhersile;andhisfearsweregone
duneshehadheardthat
phraseutteredinthesabreathassolaceandpeacetheanand
herslesaiditallduncansfaith
jacktookadeep;hduncansfaithhefor
sselfheshouldhaveactedsoonerbecilehe
was
releasingthebreathhaselfdeprecatingshakeofthehead;he
extendedahand”jackgill;”hesaidherhandwasfrailinhis;
buttherepleasedtoetyou”faith
nodded”hopedidnttellyousheing””no”heglancedat
duncan;hsuchtendeessthatjackwas
alltherehuledduncansfaithheknown
hehadntknohickheaded;becausehewasdrivenby
jealousyilypedto
naybebecausethegirlshad
hoodsotherehat
duncanofthefiresothat
faithhavetolookup
”itsbeenhardonher;”shesaid;hervoicesosoftandlyricalthat
itthinkshessleepingnightsvery
well
hooinghe
knehatheifiedifanythinghadchangedduring
thenight”shesthesadoyouknoed
thegirlstalkedaboutfaithlikeitafraidive
beenrudenotingtothankyoubeforethis”
”thankfor
”theeeasilyfaithblighradiatedgoodnessjackfeltno
threathere;noriskinbaringhisfeelings”forbeingkindtothe
girlsfortakingcareofguinevere”hesputteredoutalaughin
selfreproach”iuldntquiteunderstandhecatter
offuphereifduncanont;
duncan
wall
”noakessense”
”heesbaeeveryfewhours
”shesledagain”notthatioinganywhere”
”doyougooutside””oh;yesicanyselfouttothe
porch
theresabeautifulvieuch
beyondthat
”jaethinghopehadsaidonthevery
firstingafterrachelsaccidenthehadbeentryingtoassure
herthatbrokenlegshealedshehadbeennvincedthatit
alhecase
heryingtodecideherheuldaskand;ifso;how
todoit;epeoplethinkirazylivinguphere;
butivealhesehillsifihavetobenfined;thisisa
beautifulplacetobeduncanandiusedtovacationherebeforethe
accident”
”hohat””theaccidenttwelveyears
askiliftllapsedlegsanyplacesthat
yspinehadntbeeninjured;
was”
”iorry”
”dontbethreediedthatdayiuldhavebeenoneofthose;and
theniissedoutonthelifewevefoundhere”hereyes
sparkled”duncanusedtodriveatruckineversanowi
do”hopevedherheadsherubbedhereyesagainsttheafghan;
tuedtheoslok”daddy;
”shebreathe;andquicklysatup
”igentlythereherospeak
inthisho
”lhere”
”selfup;”ybeillknooo”he
heldoutahand”youhaveschool
santhasing”
”shehadbreakfasthus;”faithsaidhafondlookathope
”iorryforthatposedenough”
”iosedoh;nohopeisnoiositionshesajoythisisthe
leasticando;afterallrachelhasdone”shereachedforhopes
freehand
”giveyourtherakissfor;oldthe
girlsashehustledtheothecar”thejokesup
tellaboutyoudtheblighs”
”theyregoodfriends;”santhasaid”canypro
”notyet;”jackanstlefoolish
knotle
”hoheygettobegoodfriends”heasked;backingoutofthe
drive
hopesaid;”vedhereshestuled
acrosstheircabinandfaithheporch”
”aboutpronotyet;”jacksaid;shiftingtodrivedohe
hill”youoe
bothofyounoooldfaithwasaperson”
”noooldyoushe”
”youguysletthinkyourtheringduncan”
”hat”hopesaid;”thethingaboutduncanandfaithis
thatitneverseerighttalkingabouttheelpstheut;
doingrketingandstuff
shealhatfaitheauntshehasffeeup
therealottheysitandtalkhfaithyoudontevenhaveto
talkanditfeelsgood”oneetingan;andjackknew
eantfaithradiatedunderstanding;acceptance;cal
santhasvoicerusion”dadotalkabout
protheresbeenachangeinplans”heohear
reaboutfaith;be;butsantha
hadanagendaofheroewasgood
tiohyes;heiveaudiencehere;butsowasshe
sheuldntstoofflikehesaid
hetuednorthontohighsthechange””firstofall;
iotgoinggoinghteague”jackfelt
sothingbyhisarlosesttothedoorhopethe
antha
”teaguerun