第67节

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    hoiveohereonce.

    hanfourlesasthee.hesayshesopenedallthesluices.

    shehadtuedandfallenintostepbesidehiherhoodedheadbongtoherself.

    eoutinthisoreasked.

    ituch.theressidneysbell.eonshebrokeintoarun.akedbellhevalley.

    keepontheroaddreshouted.theditchesoveinthedarkness.

    an.

    thehighohepig.sssperritlaughed.

    allrightillgetherout.youstayeafterwards.

    buttheersonlyjustovertheroad,sheobjected.

    nevernd.dontyouve.prose

    allright.youtakestick,then,andfeelforholesihingsanyhisisalark

    dretookit,andsteppedintotheovedsluggishlyasyetaroadtheraisedandtalledpubliido.

    youteinortheehin.whobeye

    takeouttakeouttheanshrieked,andthepigfroisstybehindthehouseurgentlysehetion.

    iidrexensoldlldaslikelytogo,theysay.eout

    itoldetadeafishpondofit.tiddlintospread....keepstill,orilltakeanddue,sdre,ahelauslottensoonsyouvegedyoursocks.

    nfoundyou,arentyouingout

    thtboutthroughtheanflungherselfintodresar,nearlyknoghioouth.

    takehero,hesaid,andaddedoracularly:

    teninonehouse,

    touse,

    twodogsanonebone

    hiwillleavealone.

    iveseenitbefore.theandfastehewindow.

    atrapatrapyouhadoughttohavebroughtatrapfor.illbedroancried.

    holdupyouidredidnotatalllikethefeeloftheeroverhisboottops.

    hoorayealongsssperritslafiftyyardsaheerily.

    theanthreshedtoore,andpushedontillshellapsedatsssperritsfeet.

    butyouoreshouse,saidtheunsyatheti.

    ogaesinsancallo,theansobbed.butigotoisousei.

    allright,then.stayhere.noore,shellfollotoofast

    theysetoffatansiderabletrot,andtheanlueredbehindthebelloetathirdlanterhodaholdingjiyshand.shehadgotthecarpetup,shesaid,andpasttheerthathedreaded.

    thatsallright,sssperritpronouny

    notafraidofanythingnoreachedforherhand.butgetatheerquick.

    ierrupted.

    youstayhavetobeoutagainallnight.itsonlyhalfpastsevennoperfectlysafe.sheflungherselflightlyoverastile,andhurrieduphillbythefootpath,outofreachofallbuttheboastsofthefloodbelow.

    rhoda,deadsilent,herdeds.sidhehouse.

    youllfindyourthingslaidoutonthebed,shesaidtodreashecaup.illattendtotothis.shesgotnothingtocryfor.

    dreratodrykit,andraceduphilltobereebackby,illpondtolookafterthatandhissselfalone.

    hebestviethereforalongti,pany.

    tisnttheudontheskirtingboardafteritgoesdoind,rhodaexensllbroke,ireeritr.sidairs.

    didsidneydoaboutit

    hedeanotthestep.esaidit.

    itsuptothedriveeran.andtherainstoppedbefht,youknow.

    thenxensdasbroke,andthatsthefirstoftheflood.thee,hgreatshebrooksproperthunder.

    youtstandalltheti.takeachair,dresaidpresently.

    rhodalookedba.theakeadifferehankyou,sir,idown.

    rightoverthedrivenoore.heopehe.isthathevalley,rhoda

    no,thatsitbutiveseenitbefore.

    thereucharoarasthepurposefuldriveofatideacrossajaggedreef,inutes.aofe

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