第68节

    【】rhurrieduptothelittleterraoonlight,joihersheetsinunsuspectedholloallinone.apuffofwindfollowed.

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    iearitinthecellars,saidrhodadolefully.hroughthecellarinished.

    itsdropping,rhodaycellarsnow.

    inute.ibelieveibelieveiseethescraperontheedgeofthedrivejustshowing

    inaehedriveitselfroughenedandbecagravelagain,tiltingallitsertoheshrubbery.

    thepondsgo,rhodaannounfloodtontendhobed.

    ioughttogodoherlookatsidneybeforedaylight.

    noneed.youseeislightbuinfrolltheupstairswindows.

    bytheabouther.her

    inbed.rhodastohatstuff.

    butitituldntbehelped,saiddre.sheustntbenarroinded,rhoda,evenifherpositionisntquiteerregular.

    pfffiadedrejudidntyouksohardtobear.drelookedatthelonglizardlikebadhadnowords.

    sheon,stilltalkingthroughthebladowpane:

    yourporedearauntieakeallalloore.neveranyre....then,youdidntknoe

    youephehought.

    thebeginnin...butherupstairs,sheneverproduightsay.tuedoveranpudeneforotsherrygruel.

    didyougiveittoher,saiddre.

    yoursherryno

    theryofsidneyseousrhyattheeashepassedthepiesofs.orehoutwaing.

    thisdaisgivinyouald,saidrhoda,rising.thereyougoagainsneezinsasuresignofit.bettergotobed.youe.

    orestuffedthehandkerchiefintohispocket.

    noit,areyougointodosir

    shehadtheaencewasfinished.

    goandseeifyougetussothi,rhoda.andbeer.

    iexpefrore,ldandannoyed,foundhielfhuing:

    thatflorass,

    thatebbsouttheflockstosea.

    thereisntaroseleft,rhoda

    anaeebbandflowas

    tohanneand.

    buteachouhis...

    itllstahundred.

    nohe,saidrhoda,obed.illlayosofa.hislightsbuinstill.

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    dirtyoldcatyououghttoearersnore

    attenooing,afteraddeninghourinhisoeatsidhefirstthingthatthiutofhisneorechasedthepigoutandcalledupthestairs.

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    ithasntgookesure.

    theloodgatesoyoullbeddlinfardo.isavedussperrittotakethelatenanisfishpond.

    no,thanks.ivetroubleenoughhoutthat.

    hevye.sidneygrinned.hoakeoute

    chapter22

    thefloods

    therainitrainshoutastay

    inthehillsaboveus,inthehills;

    alythefloodsbreakway

    rengthisinthehills.

    thetreestheysuloud,

    thevalleybrookstheyroaraloud

    bankhighforthelowlands,lowlands,

    lohehills

    thefirstall,

    frohehills,thebrishingsoffthehills;

    andthehebatsandall

    lastyearinthehills;

    aherootsriedtocleave

    butfoundtootoughandhadtoleave

    poltingthroughthelowlands,lowlands,

    lohehills

    theeyeshalllook,theearshallhark

    tothehills,thedoingsinthehills,

    andriverstinginthedark

    thehills.

    noisweakwillsurelygo,

    andustproveitso.

    standfastinthelowlands,lowlands,

    lohehills

    thefloodstheyshallnotbeafraid

    northehillsaboveenorthehills

    ofanyfenhasde

    betandthehills.

    theersshallnotrete

    foranyansdevice,

    butbiditdoothelowlands,lowlands,

    lohehills

    thefloodsshallsion

    bythehills,theblessingofthehills

    thatretheadoaybegreen

    neendedfrohehills.

    theattleshallincrease,

    norlittlechildrenshallnotcease

    goploughthelowlands,lowlands,

    lohehills

    chapter23

    thefabulists

    heatterhid,

    sihisseldoriendtoanycrowd,

    n

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