heprafrtablybatherridr,andpilarknehathehadenteredthearriagenpurpettalkther

    hentinuedtlkpenivelyutfthewindw

    tephenfarraid:

    ”heall”

    pilarrepliedderely:

    ”nthentraryihavejuthutit”

    hepkeenglihperfetly,buthalightaent

    duringthepauethatenued,tephenthught:”adeliight”

    pilarthught:”ilikehivieitibigandtrngheiattrativeye,heiattrative”

    tephenaid:”thetrainiveryfull”

    ”h,ye,indeedthepeplegalndn,iuppe,beaueitiblakthere”

    pilarhadntbeenbrughtuptbelievethatitettalkttrangenintrainheuldtakearefherelfahehadnrigidtab

    iftephenhadbeenbrughtupinenglandheghthavefeltillateaeatenteringintnveratinhayunggirlbuttephenperfetlynaturalttalktanyneifhefeltlikeit

    heledhutanyelfniuneandaid:”lndnratheraterribleplae,intit”

    ”h,yeidntlikeitatall”

    ”nredi”

    pilaraid:”yuarentenglih,n”

    ”iritih,butiefruthafria”

    ”h,iee,thateplainit”

    ”haveyujutefrbrad”

    piladded”iefrpain”

    tephenereted

    ”frpain,dyuyurepanih,then”

    ”iaalfpanihtherialkenglihwell”

    ”abutthiephen

    ”itiveryterrible,yeveryadtherehabeendagedne,quitealtye”

    ”hideareyun”

    pilarpliti,heeplained,nbdyhadpaidveryent,andtheprietifrgeneralfranbuttfthepeplearebuyetginttheequetin”

    ”thereanyfightingrundyu”

    pilaraidthattherehadntbeen”butthenidrveinaar,”heeplained,”allartheuntryandthereuhdetrutinandiabdrpanditbleherdetryedahueiting”

    tephenfarrleintlytile

    ”thathedtyu”

    ”ityar,hewakilled”

    tephenaid,hingher:”thatdidntupetyu”

    pilargreatdarkeyepenedverywide

    ”everynetdiethati,iitntifitequiklyfrhekybufflikethat,itiaeye,andthenneideadthatihappeninthiwrld”

    tephenfarrlaughed

    ”idntthinkyuareapaifit”

    ”yudntthinkiadpuzzledbyapreviulyenteredhervabulary

    ”dyufrgiveyurenee,erita”

    pilarhkherhead

    ”ihaveneneebutifihad”

    ”well”

    heuth

    pilaraidgravely:”ifihadaneneifanynehatedandihatedtheheniyenethratlikethi”

    hedeagraphigeture

    itntarilytakenabakheaid:”yuareabldthirtyyungan”

    pilarakedinatterffattne:”y”

    hetartedtaredather,thenlaughedalud

    ”iwnder”heaid”iwnder”

    pilaraiddiapprvingly:”buturelyyuknw”

    hehekedhilaughter,drehandaidinale:”ye,iknw”

    then,anner,heaked:”adeyuetengland”

    pilarrepliedurene

    ”iaingttayyrelatinyenglihrelatin”

    ”iee”

    heleanedbaidtfberbritihfalyathritti

    pilaraked:”iitnie,uthafria,ye”

    hebeganttalktherabututhafriahelitenedelfbykingakindfeaggeratedfairytryfitall

    theretuftheprperiledinthereye,anddehiagaininttherridr

    ahetdbainuteinthedrein,hieyefellnthelabelfpilarbviulyfreigntraeetherfeelinggrtnhall,lngdale,addlefield

    hehalftued,taringatthegirlkingaigaretteandfrelf

    iii

    inthebigblueandglddraatgrtnhallalfredleeandlydia,hiaalfrediddleageildbrpreinfinertialydia,hianheazinglythin,butallherventhada

    thereing

    alfredaid:”fatherinittherenthingeletit”

    lydiantrlledauddeniatientventheaid:”tyual”

    ”heaveryldn,dear”

    ”h,iknwiknw”

    ”heepetthavehiwnway”

    lydiaaiddryly:”naturally,inehehaaletirther,alfred,yuakeatand”

    ”ean,lydia”

    hetaredather,palpablyupetandtartled,thatfranthebitherlipandeeddubtfulhertgn

    alfredleerepeated:”ean,lydia”

    hehruggedherthin,graefulhulder

    heaid,tryingtheheriuly:”yurfatheriinlinedtbetyrannial”

    ”held”

    ”andyran