【】chapter9

thedoghervey

april1914

friendattley,youhadlostyours,onthsoldlitterofbettinaspups,andhalfadozenenlawn.

eone.lly,s.godfreysyoungerdaughter,pounyrejeadeherlooklikealuily,forshethehiptotheknee,breathedhard,andhelastuple.

ithinkidlikethatsandypiedone,shesaid.

oh,nothisssichliffeattleycried.heething.theycallhiheloohekennels.besides,hesquints.

ithinkthatsratherfetg,sheansalaorihadeverseenasquintingdogbefore.

thatsrs.godfreyputin.heoughttohavebeendrowned.

butilikehiscastofuntehegirlpersisted.

hedoesntlookagoodlife,isaid,butperhapshebepatchedup.sssichliffetued;isaarrieddaughter,ahingobeliveddown.

yes,sssialailyareasqueerasdietilltheyretireduherhododendronsandhaditoutinsilence.

dyouknodfreyasked.

no,ireplied.iloatheherforheroouth.

heyyoungnintherepentantstage,taketheo,andpatchtheptilltheyheavily,aheutintotheoohisdaughter.

strictlylegititehighlyrespectable,isaid.butalifeforthedaughter

stntithavebeennoyousaidjustnow

perfeequitehappy,shallothehouse

itteeonnas.

illyasksssichliffe.

harvey,sherepliedharveyssauce,youkhroughthefrenger.

attley,theeaningn,tokefeelatease,askede.

oh,splendid,isaidatrandohhana,ahanr,rha

butthatslittlebingo,soonesaid,andtheyalllaughed.

sssichliffe,herhandsjoinedacrossherlongknees,draaloverifyyourquotations.

itethingiiybrainateshadoerysreap.euptoihepuponaleash,stheendofhertennisracket.

sorry,shesaidihisorryforisaidtoyouaboutverifyingquotations.ididntknonttohave.

butyouinded.

yes,ofurse.itsthespelling,shesaid,andslouethingifithadbeenproperlyspelled.iroubletolainfourplaces,andhewasbusy.

eovertosee,andbeforehisalachiletknodfrey,attley,andabigbasket.

youvegottohelp,saidattleytiredly.ookthebasketintothegarden,aaggeredouttheangularshadobecileandonedeliriousear,andtalachi,alreadyatgripsonthela,letgo,andfledinoppositedires.

anded.

harveyforyoutotakeper,butioingabroad.

takehihesntallyafflicted.

lookhere,attleyalstshouted,doistrikeyouasafool

always,saidi.

hen,ifyousayso,andellasaysso,thatprovesioughttogoabroad.

rs.godfreyinterrupted;butyousttakethepup.

dearboy,dearboy,dontyouevergiveanythingtoaan,attleysnorted.

bitbybitigotthestoryoutofthenthequietgardenneverasiginaandlachi,eoutofuntenance,firstholefisheyeaheother.

itappearedthat,anthaftersssi,thedogharveydevelopeddisteer.sssieti;thenshe,andustedogs,hadputeverythingasideforthisunsavouryjob,and,heasserted,sssichliffehadvirtuallylivedeversince.

sheeatnight,ofurse,heexploded,buttherestofthetishesilyiedthepreses.goodnessknonotpartirs.godfreyandioeachotherforsupport.anditisntasifiy,isit

attleyrust,goodostn,forheisthatrareangel,anabsolutelyunselfi

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