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headded
“ohyestheyhaveattagethrownin;andagarden
ablesitbehalfbad;”
saidry;pressedralphverych
“butyoudgettiredofit;”heurged
“isotisthinkitstheonlythingonewouldnever
gettiredof;”shereplied
theideaofattageables
andlivedonfifteenshillingsaweek;filledralph
hanextraordinarysenseofrestandsatisfaction
“butainroad;oextdoortoa
anhsixsquallingchildren;whodalwaysbehanging
hertodryacrossyourgarden”
“thettageihinkingofstandsbyitselfinalittle
orchard”
“andpting
sarcas
“oh;thereareotherthingsinthehe
suffrage;”shereplied;inanoffhandnnerhwas
slightlysterious
ralphfellsilentitannoyedhihatsheshouldhave
plansofhing;buthefe
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ltthathehad
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nightandday
norighttopressherfurtherhisndsettleduponthe
ideaoflifeinauntryttagenceivably;forheuld
notexaneintoitnoendouspossibility;
asolutionofnyproblehestruckhisstickupon
theearth;andstaredthroughtheduskattheshapeof
theuntry
“dyouknopass”heasked
“efor
aexactlyhe
northlay;andhesouth
“itsnativeland;this;”shesaid“iuldsll
itblindfold”
asiftoprovethisboast;shetlequicker;so
thatralphfounditdifficulttokeeppacehheratthe
sati;hefeltdraoherashehadneverbeen
before;partly;nodoubt;becausesheoreindependent
ofhihaninlondon;andseedtobeattached
firytoaallnohe
duskhadfallentosuchanextentthathehadtofollow
herilicitly;andevenleanhishandonhershoulder
pedabankintoaverynarrowlaneandhe
feltcuriouslyshyofheroshoutthrough
herhandsataspotoflightist
inaneighboringfieldheshouted;too;andthelight
stoodstill
“thatschristopher;einalready;andgoofeed
hischickens;”shesaid
sheintroducedhioralph;all
figureingaiters;risingfroflutteringcircleofsoftfeathery
bodies;uponthelightfellins;
callingoutnospotofyellow;nowoneofgreenish
blackandscarletrydippedherhandinthebucket
hecarried;andoncethecenterofacirclealso;and
asshecasthergrainshetalkedalteatelytothebirds
andtoherbrother;inthesaclucking;halfinarticulate
voice;asitsoundedtoralph;standingontheoutskirtsof
theflutteringfeathersinhisblackoverat
hehadrevedhisoveratbythetitheysatround
thedinnertable;butneverthelesshelookedverystrange
angtheothersauntrylifeandbreedinghadpreserved
inthellalookaryhesitatedtocall
eitherinno;now
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sittingroundinanoval;softlyillunatedbycandlelight;
andyetitethingofthekind;yes;evenin
theselfthoughsuperficiallyrked
hlines;hisfacelearpink;andhisblueeyes
hadthelongsighted;peacefulexpressionofeyesseeking
thetuoftheroad;oradistantlightthroughrain;
orthedarknessofershelookedatralphhehad
neverappearedtoherrencentratedandfullofpurpose;
asifbehindhisforeheadassedsoch
experienself
ofitheheo
hielfparedhthatdarkandsteuntenance;
herbrothersfaces;bendingloheirsoupplates;
ereoldedflesh
“youcabythe310;denhasaidthereverend
datchet;tuckinghisnapkinintohisllar;
sothatalsttheoncealedbya
largeond“theytreatusveryhe
heincreaseoftraffic;theytreatus
veryetistount
thetrucksonthegoodstrains;andtheyrey
y;atthisseasonoftheyear”
theoldgentlenhadbeenrousedagreeablybythe
presenan;
asbythecarehhelast
ences;andhisslightexaggerationinthe
nueroftrucksonthetrainsindeed;thechiefburdenof
thetalkfelluponhiandhesustainedittonightina
nneradringly
no;andwereglad
nottohavetotalktheelvesthestoreofinfortion
aboutthepresentandpastofthisparticularerof
linlnshirerdatchetproducedreallysurprised
hischildren;forthoughtheyknesexistence;
theyhadforgottenitsextent;astheyghthaveforgotten
theauntoffalyplatestoredintheplatechest;
untilsorarecelebrationbroughtitforth
afterdinner;parishbusinesstooktherectortohis
study;andryproposedthattheyshouldsitinthe
kitchen
“itsnotthekitchenreally;”elizabethhastenedtoexplain
toherguest;“butso”
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nightandday
“itstheniinthehouse;”saidedward
“itsgottheoldrestsbythesideofthefireplace;where
thenhungtheirguns;”saidelizabeth;leadingthe
hatallbrasscandlestickinherhand;downa
passage“shothesteps;christopher
ssionerswoyears
agotheysaidthisostinterestingpartofthe
housethesenarrohatitisfivehundred
yearsoldfivehundredyears;ithinktheyyhave
saidsix”she;too;feltaniulsetoexaggeratetheage
ofthebricks;asherfatherhadexaggeratedthenuer
oftrucksabiglahungdothecenterofthe
ceilingand;togetherinateda
largeandloftyrooo
iles;andasubstantialfireplacebuilt
upofthosenarroobefive
hundredyearsoldafechairs
haddethisan
elizabeth;afterpointingoutthegunracks;andthehooks
forskingha;andotherevidenceofinntestable
age;andexplainingthatryhadhadtheideaoftu
ingtheroontoasittingrootherwasused
forhangingouttheentochangein
aftershootingnsideredthatshehaddoneherduty
ashostess;andsatdochairdirectlybeneath
thela;besideaverylongandnarroable
sheplacedapairofhospectaclesuponheose;and
dreofulofthreadsandwoolsina
feinutesasleainedthere
fortherestoftheevening
“eoutshootingorrow”said
christopher;e**vorable
iressionofhissistersfriend
“iehyou;”saidralph
“dontyoucareaboutshooting”askededward;whose
suspicionsyetlaidtorest
“ivenevershotinlife;”saidralph;tuingand
lookinghintheface;becausehesurehow
thisnfessioneived
“youuchchanceinlondon;isuppose;”
said
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christopher“butyoufinditratherdulljust
chingus”
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“ishallile
“icanshoheplaceforchingbirds;”said
edhatsyoulikedoingiknowafellow
esdolondonaboutthistieveryyear
toitsagrea