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tghtbeit.e,ggie,lookat”aetothedathelovelinessofhereyes.”ggie,youethedareoftenthanineed.iapriestandthereforeioughttobea.aspriestsgoioung,andnotbadlooking.”hepausedtothi,andlaughedsoundlessly.”ifihadpaidyouaskerrickofattentionite.everypartylihedistri”sheshookherhead;theurlserintheadvanglight. ”etoknostobeprovineanpeoplean,notasapriest.” ”father” ”dreadful,isntit”hesled.”butthatsore,youreayounglady.butyouhaventleaedyettohideyouraffee,sohadistoppedtospeaktoyoueinaighthavebeensnstrued.” sheoddly,asuddeninscrutabilityshutteringhergaze,thenabruptlyshetuedherheadaedhiherprofile.”yes,isee.itohaveseenit.” ”noeyouenodoubteveryoneeonesaeyoullbeinthesoup.andyoueggie,eventoyouroily.”shegotupandstoodstaringdo.”ioing,father.butiheyker,thentheydhinksuchthingsofyou.itisntinyou,isit” forsoreasonthathurt,hurtrightdoe.”hesprangup,slinge,ggie,goho” herface,father.” hetookherhandsinhis,bentandkissedthe”goodnight,dearestggie.” heanlyandalittleunreal.ashesofroses.”hhedaashestrolledbaaidsandteoraryhelpersith. ”sendeveryoobed,dear.itsaloteasiertodealakesures.carsonisntangry.””ethi,father” ”goodlord,noioingtobed.” ieafteoonahandtouchedhisshoulder.hereachedforitblindlyhouttheeoopenhiseyes,andtriedtoholditagainsthischeek. ”ggie,”heled. ”father,fatheroh,pleaseithsvoiasuddenlyveryaith” ”itss.carson,father.shesdead.” hisittheheavytorporthedaysterribleheathadinduasandintohispriestsonttoithethingafterallpraygodifshehad,itnorocarsonsbodyene. sheusthavediedinutesofretiring,agoodfifteenhoursearlier.thehudfrohegreatflatpansofontastheyfeastedoedonher,laidtheireggsonher.”fodssake,s.sth,opentheovingtothebedside,facepallid. shehadpassedoutorrtisandp,disgustinglyso.thestarilihinlipsblaautteringtheanaggotshinhours. atlastitith,andfodssaketellhiogettheboysetohaveooutfroilly;shesrottingagoingtohaveabathandillleaveydoor.butheillthesllofheroutofthe” bainridingbreeberedtheletter,andhisprose.sevenoaidsandteoraryhelpersfleessatherebaorroentsfortherequieass.assateoftheyearitan,asofarequietfate.paddysvoiont;hekhhadtobedone ...