【】ho,toae

flushed,hot,anduntidy,hperhapsasheekorablack

eye,froheeffectsofabloaketballorboxing

glove.

upontheirarrivalatcaptainbarclays,thetenstrolled

outtoskeacigartogether,andtodiscusstheprospectsofthe

seffees.

s.barclayhadaskedjulieandjustiheyogo

doeduburghadsohurriedlyansweredin

theia,iivesayingthattheyrollroundthe

gardenuntillauedthats.barclayhadnoresource

buttoasktheheypassedheorall

llyiojoihegarden.

”dearlanie,”daduburgbegan,ershad

anner,handinhand,”iwasreally

quiteshocked,asealong.thereelanie,laughingand

selves,handingupbaskets

andliftingothersdohherhairallinnfusion,and

lookingexcusesayingsorelikeapeasantgirlthanayoung

lady.”

s.barclaysledquietly.

”llyisenjoyingherself,nodoubt,sisterinla

seethatherlaughing,orcallingout,orhandingbasketswilldo

heranyseriousharasforherhair,fivenutesbrushingwill

setthatright.”

”but,dearsisterinlaeduburgsaid,eaestly,”do

youreillyisnearlyfourteenyearsold;

thatsheingaan,thatinahreeyears

youyfaith,itis

terribleandshehasyetnofigure,nonner;”anddaduburg

looked,hanairofgratifiedpride,atthestifffiguresofher

owogirls.

”herfigureisnotabadone,sisterinlars.barclaysaid,

posedly;”sheistallerthanjulieonthsher

seniorsheisasstraightasanarroirable;

shehasneverhadadaysillness.”

”butsheoteduburg

said,liftingupherhandsinhorror.

”sheileshherfather,yesterday,”

s.barclaysaid,pretendingtosuandhersisterinlaws

aning.

”ididnotanthat,”daduburgsaid,iatiently,”butshe

yfaith,itisshogtosay,butshe

ydaughterstepout

inthatway.

”then,lookathernners.aall.the

otherdayonsieurderivierehhissons

called,sheively

aetohavetosayso,

sisterinlaanners,noeasejulie,andeven

justine,yself.”

”hernnersarenotfordyet,sisterinlars.barclaysaid,

quietly,”nordoicarethattheyshouldbe.sheisayounggirlat

present,andidonotanbeforeherti.in

threeyearsiteenoughforhertondhernners.”

”butinthreeyears,sisterinlaw,youwillbelookingfora

husbandforher.”

”ishallbedoingnothingofthesort,”s.barclaysaid,

steadily.”inthat,asinnyothertters,igreatlypreferthe

englishwoyears,and

gotoenglandtoreside.izedgreatly,duringthe

seventeenyearssinarriage.olivein

england,now.

”atsixteen,therefore,llyasters;andfortwo

yearshereducationanner

prove.inengland,fathersandthersdonot

arraherriageoftheirchildren;andllyodo

asirlsdothatiseonefallsinloveh

her,andshefallsihen,ifheisaproper

person,andhasenoughtokeepher,theyarried.”

daduburgukedattheexpressionofthese

sentintstoansonce.sheonlysighed,shookherhead,and

lookedupwards.

”itisstrange,”shesaidatlast,”tohearyou,sisterinlawa

frenarriage.asifayounggirluld

knos,andproperpersonfor

hertorry.besides,theideaofayounggirlfallinginlove,

beforesherries,isshog,quiteshog”

”dearsisterinlars.barclaysaid,”alkedthis

tteroverbefore,andihavealyopinion,frankly.i

havebeenagooddealinengland;andhaveseen,therefore,and

knes.iknofrench

rriagesare;andnooeofthingsinthe

tontindeclaringthatrried

lifeinenglandisinfinitelyhappier,ineveryrespect,thanitis

infranarrya

nshehasneverseenasynd,

silynstrous.fortunately,iselfrriedforlove;andi

havebeenhappy,eversince.iintendlly,ees,

todothesathing.”

beforedaduburghadtitoansenjoihe

andtheiontuedupohree

girlscaup.

”illy,”herunclesaid;”where

doyougetyourplucheeks,andyhtloriwishyou

uldgivethereceipttojulieandjustine.why,ifyouo

blobothdown.”

”iaeallysurprisedatyou,nsieurduburg,”hiswifesaid,

angrily.”iaureidonotuch

lorastheirusin.iquiteasfortuneforpoor

lly.itissoverynplahild,shelooksasifshe

hadbeeage.”

”thatisright,dstandupforyourown,”andherhusband,

edtohisforall

that,nplaonplaeof

llysbright,healthylirlscheeks;andishould

liketoseethent,their

tightbootsandhighheels.”

hisakeanangryreply,hearrivalofthe

fourboysbearingintriuhthelastbasketofplugedthe

ion;andshortlyaftereduburgrerkingthat

theeveningp,andthatshedidnotlikejulieandjustine

tobeoutinitanylater,theduburgstooktheirleave.

chapter2:terriblenews.

thetendayssueedingthedeclarationofwarweredaysof

exoved

forondselyanhourpassedbutlongtrains,

filledlyonsah,heir

toetz.

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