第77节 (第1/1页)

    【】fe,ghann,nodoubtaboutit.””youealone,ee,haventyouthatansyoureneallnightlong,andidontintendgivinganyoneelseace.””howoldareyou,luke”

    ”thirty.howoldareyou”

    ”alsttythree.”

    ”aschasthat,ehyoulooklikeababy.”

    ”iotababy.”

    ”ohohaveyoueverbeenihen”

    ”once.”

    ”isthatallattesbyye.”

    ”idaresayighthavebeen,too,butietveryfeanireerorethanashyhello.”

    ”esoofthesquattersoffotherstationshaventtriedtogetyoutoetotheodddaneniahesheepckiessthavegivenyouthegladeye.”

    ”ifien,e”sheparried.”oh,ivegotallthecheekintheeonnoustbeafeitted.”butivereallynevereintoit.”

    ”theoftheresillierthasnakes,”hesaid.”iknohing.”

    sheantoputdoetoasquatterssonsanddaughterstostodtheiraidservants,goveesses,toaleshersgottheopportunitytofrateizehthestodstatioapprehebankjohnniesandtherealbushiesoffthestations.

    thegrandnnersreservedforreforlaffairseoutfroillytoplaythefiddle,andthereeoneonhandtonthepianoaiiness.everyooviepledissipationoffrustrations;rontieggiesoondisveredsheuanyseduoreblatantlyso.asfatherralphusedtobe.usedtobe.hointheveryretestofallpastteruetohistovisitthens.ehertha.thoughshedidhents,lukedid,seuheiosesdisapprovalantnothingtoluke.theyhadhadtheir,hardluck.

    thelastdanan,tofeelthese,kinglightofthebuytraesnotrae,nointrusionofhunity.theridgeorethanahundredfeethigherthaoftheland,butoutontheblaeggiesdoor.shesteppeddo,trelingalittle;ospoileverythingbytryingtokissheritanyone

    thereakesureshedidntstuleinherfrivolousshoes,lukehelpedggieaadeouchher,froonder.

    alstaseringandripplinglikearestlesssigh,silveraandsassteriouslyasuthsoftheuilessasgod.theyseedtohangoverherlikea,sobeautiful,soverysilent,sotheolingrolls,andasleepybirdsoplainihefragrant,indefinablestofthebush.

    luke

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