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第14节

    【】hingatherhead.”ipllooks.”itllteachyoualesson.”

    soofftosenthesaeover,andtookhissistera,ggie,”hesaidroughly,tyingthessuretheydkeep.thenuteeveryonefot,idsprinkleafehane.”

    theieuntilthebellrang.

    teresaannunzioe,herheadshaveriedtoattaysteriousgesturenooneuood,buted.”dadsgottoveoutofthedistritheplayground,howling.

    ggieheldherheadupahereyesdry.sheattereanttroubleofsokind.soggiepassedthelastfeeahelittleohey51fellonaseggiesbirthdayadeinfranksentspareti,andagnesadeinfeesentspareti.ggiestareddisllyattheblueandbolingallaroundeainutefigureseteallyfleei.butdiysheuoodilyhadbeggareditselftogetherthethihoughtdearesttoherheart.soshedutifullydeteafhetinysquareteapotahatsheloathedtheteteaset,thebluetableandchairs,andagnessbluedress.

    tasof1917paddybroughthohisthelibrary.hoerianuntedonhisingfrohetuedupsideofhisslouchhat.

    atfirstopportunityfrankseizedthepaperahefeaturehungrily,drinkinginitsjingoisticprose,hiseyesglotogo”hesaidashelaidthepaperdolyoable.

    feesheadjerkedaroundasshesloppedstehetopofthestove,andpaddystiffenedinhisten.”youretooyoung,frank,”hesaid.

    ”no,iotieventeen,daddy,inenlikepigssittingheresafeandsounditsrethantiaclearydidhisbit.”

    ”youreunderage,frank,theytakeyou.”

    ”theyifyoudontobject,”frankunteredquickly,hisdarkeyesfixedonpaddysface.

    ”butidoobject.youretheonlyonew

    atthentandoneyyin,youknohat.”

    ”butillbepaidinthear”

    paddylaughed.”the”soldiersshillingehbeingablacksthierthanbeingasoldierineurope.”

    ”butillbeoverthere,ybeillgettheethierthanablacksthitsonly,daddy.”

    ”nonsensegoodgod,boy,youdontknoefrountrythatsbeenatsaying.haventyouheardtheboerelisten.andatheblastedenglishuseanzayguns,puttioplaethingasuselessasgallipolitenthousandkilledoutoffiftythousandtation.

    ”esoonepaidherforargdohestrand.”

    ”butdaddy,itoenlist”

    ”youayasetogether;hislackofstature.atschoolhehadalallestboyinhisclass,andfoughttanybattlesasanyoneelsebecauseofit.oflateaterribledoubthadbeguntoinvadehisbeing,foratseventeenheefivefeetthreehehadbeenatfourteen;perhapshehadstoppedgroheagooed

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