笔趣阁 - 历史小说 - 荆棘鸟-The Thorn Birds(英文版)在线阅读 - 第82节

第82节

    【】hehaddooherthethingadebabiesstart.

    nooneedofobje;ggieiffedthathehadnevereba,intainingthatherrriageoethedafooreason,shehanobligationheuldnotrefuse.

    sofeeprosednottosayaednottoeggiesoventofeverybofsheepithservedfordiheentryinthelogbookforsunday,july22,1934,said:skyperatureatdabahen,hughieoutatan,beerbarreldroving3yearbudgintourra.teeraturehighat3oetersteady,30.6inr.lukeoneill,stoperature45degrees,onlastquarter.

    lukeboughtggieadiandeributquitepretty,itsthearts.thebannsilydihehotelierial,toith,nnieandsixhundredlestoonytheydidntreallyuand.shehadresslong,ralingandchildlike,patsysnsistingofthreeduringtheirvacations.

    s.sthallanaffairaspossible;shehadhopedtoseetheonlygirlrriedhedabalseggiearriedinadaydressandanordinaryhat,erravelingoutfit.

    ”darling,ivedeadetheirweddingplans.

    ”where”

    ”northqueensland.eadeupinesanheda.””doing”

    ”cuttingsugare.”

    ”cuttingsugarcahatsolielabor”

    ”no,youreportationofblaoerrifianyblokesarebigenoughenoughtoeanyourethinkingofkingourhoinnorthqueensland,luke”

    ”yes.”

    shestaredpasthisshoulderthroughthegreatbankofs,thehopaddock,thestretchoftreesbeyond.nottoliveon

    droghedatobesoagain,topatientfaistakablysadder.heseonly;shehadhere,herlidsdidntdroop,ortheersofheruth.butheesoiortanttohiheanarrydottodo.

    so,reiningtruetohielf,hepluraightintotheinthingonhisnd.thereesatteritasness.

    ”ghann,inoldfashionedn,”hesaid.shestaredathipuzzled.”areyou”sheasked,hertoneilying:doesittter

    ”yes,”hesaid.”ibelievethatanandanrry,alltheanspropertyshouldbeethens.theoney,andiellingyounoarryyouretosignitoverto.itsonlyfairyouknoyndillsingle,andabletodecideheryoutodoit.”

    ithadneveroplyassudarrieditelukes,nothers.allsavethesteduoreorlesstheen,andthisahehouse,hiseggiehadneverquestionedhisrighttodoso.

    ”oh”sheexatiayoursarried.”

    ”itusedtobelikethat,butthosestupiddrongosinberrastoppeditee.

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