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hensolikery,butboaliliketheirfather,buttheyououart,verylikehisther,hedbeahandsonpossibletotelle;andggie.thesostadorablelittlegirlhehadeverseen;hairofalorbentpurity,likeltedjeeltedjeingdohthesandyblight. intheinghedrovehisoveightgueststheda,soinuredbyfroheirnts.thelasthilllaytilestotheeast;thisberedgrasslandsasflatasaboard.thedaylerorefortabletotravelintharainhadbeen.andtheyhadstartedoutearly,fasting,fatherralphsvestntsandtheblessedsatpaarefullyinablaase. ”thesheeparedirty”saidggiedolefully,gazingatthenyhundredsofrustyredbubelikeireland,then,andhavenireaheep.” ”yes,itislikeirelandinifulgreengrass.butitsed,”paddyansuch. justthenagroupofeslureoruastheheirungainlylegsablur,theirlongnehedout.thechildrengaspedandburstoutlaughing,entedatseeinggiantbirdseadofflying. ”bledbaiotheeadseedlikeatoue,ilefurtheron,dohecreek.” rytoetoherasshesatinherhair. ”fixedlytos,atlearloarycarsongotupponderously,houtgreetihechildren. ”letushearssiediately,”shesaid.”iurefatherdebricassartisanxioustobeonhisway.” ”notatall,dearry.”helaughed,blueeyesgleang.”ishallsayss,isedggieillshoolive.” ”ggie,”saidrycarson. ”yes,thisisggie.ebeginatthehead,ry,please.thisisfiona.”rycarsonnoddedcurtly,andpaidstattentionasfatherralphranthroughtheboys;sheeggie. theheadstoethirtyfeetaboveanarrotreesaeaditstooverflootheredinfinereddust. ”yourelu,”fatherralphsaidashebroughttheptheplaothefrontveranditb,forthepilesuponhehouseeehigh.”ihecreekrunsabanker,”fatherralphexplained.”yhtonithereandivehearditrisesixtyfeetinanight.” theydidindeedhaveabathrooanoldtinbathahehouse,anditstank.afteeitive. ”hroughthedustonthesideboard. fatherralphlaughed.”youllfightalosingbattletryingtogetridofthat,”hesaid.”thisistheoutbaatteryoudo,theyllalhyou.” feelookedatthepriest.”youreverygoodtous,father.” ”andyverygoodfriend,rycarson.” sheshrugged,uniressed.”iotusedtobeingonfriendlyterselvesveryselves.””yourenota,areyou” ”no,paddysthe,ifthatse.doyouresentit” ”ireallydontcareoher.” ”youdid” ”iotahypoyoeaninglesscreed.””isee.”heeggieasshestoodonthefrontveranda,peeringupthetracktoty,yhter.ihaveafondnessfortitianhair,youkistrunningforhisbrushes.iveneverseelythatlorbefore.issheyouronlydaughter” ”yes.boysruninbothpaddysfalyandotlething,”hesaidobscurely. aftertheorefaliarlookentsandtheparlorfilledostofthetithenydifferehneh hereaderstandingtheyurb ...