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【】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. ...