ldyu,gdalene,thatithinkitdutytg”

    hipatiently

    heblndethegglikefaeituld,nain,lkquiteblankanddevidfanyepreineverhehatnw

    ”darling,”heaid,”it,iaurefit”

    ”rever,”aidgergelee,andhifa,”itaialetheervantnbardwage”

    ”h,aiprettygrinywhere”

    ”iuppe,”aidgerge,puruinghiadinneraniepieefbeef,perhap,inteadfaturkey”

    ”h,gerge,dntfuyurealney”

    ”bdyhatwrry,”aidgerge

    ”ye,butitaburdtpinereney”

    ”healreadygiveaveryhandalle”

    ”itapletelydependentnyurfather,ayuareheughttettleneynyuutright”

    ”thatnthihing”

    gdalenelkedathiherhazeleyeeaning

    ”hefrightfullyriillinaire,inthe”

    ”allinairetever,ibelieve”

    gdalenegaveanenviuigh”hakeitalluthafria,it”

    ”ye,hedeabigfrtuhereinhiearlydayinlydiand”

    ”thrilling”aidgdalene

    ”thenheatenglandandtartedinbuineandhifrtunehaatuallydubledrtrebleditelf,ibelieve”

    ”agdalene

    ”fatherneveraidagihatthebulkfhineyyelfalfred,fure,thelargerhare”

    ”yuvegttherbrther,haventyu”

    ”ye,therebrtherdavididntfanyheuhheetleryfthatkindibelievefatherthatheutfhiare”

    ”hagdaleneh

    ”thereyiterjennifertheightleavealittleneyther,butnthinghandfurethereharry”

    hetpped,lightlyearraed

    ”harry”aidgdaleneurpried”whiharry”

    ”aherbrther”

    ”ineverkneherbrther”

    ”dear,heentinhihibehaviurfryearnwheprbablydead”

    gdalenelaugheduddenly

    ”iitareyulaughingat”

    gdaleneaid:”ihinkinghhatyuyu,gerge,huldhaveadireputablebrtheryureveryrepetable”

    ”ihuldhpe,”aidgergeldlyhereyenarrwed

    ”yurfatherintveryrepetable,gerge”

    ”really,gdalene”

    ”tithethingheaykefeelquiteunfrtable”

    gergeaid:”really,gdalene,yuurpriedeerdelydiafeelthea”

    ”hedentaytheakindfthingtlydia,”aidgdaleneheaddedangrily,”n,heneveraytheheriantthink”

    gergeglanedatherquiklyandthenglanedaway

    ”h,utkeallfatherageandhhihealthbeingbad”

    hepauedhityill”

    ”h,iarkablytughallthea,inathrit,ithinkaybehilathrit”

    heaidharply:”yuaythat,gerge,butreally,iuppe,heylivefryear”

    lightlytakenabaay”

    gdaleuedaway

    ”h,herightthingbyging”

    ”ihavendubtabutit”

    ”butihateitalfreddull,andlydianub”

    ”nnene”

    ”hedeandihatethatbeatlynervant”

    ”ldtreilian”

    ”n,hrburyneakingrundlikeaatandrking”

    ”really,gdalene,ianteethathrburyanaffetyuinanyway”

    ”hejutgetnnerve,thatallbutdntletbtheran”

    ”nn,thatjutthepintabuttheervanthritdinner”

    ”ntnethertiilljutringuplydiaandtellherthatebythefivetrrw”

    gdalenelefttherreagedinitvariupigenhleetulingutgdalenertedthrughthetryingtarrangethenkindfrderfinally,patientigh,hebundledthepandthruttheathplatinuead

    ”itd”herred

    vi

    nthefirtflrfgrtnhallalngpaageledtabigrverlkingthefrntdriveitfuihedinthereflayantfldfahinedtyleithadheavybradedhair,largevaeeedagnifient,tlyandlid

    inabiggrandfatheraringfalltheanhilnguntedtiklipperhihaireandthekinfhifaewayellw

    ahabby,inignifiighthavethughtbutthene,aquilineandprud,andtheeye,darkandintenelyalive,ghtaueanbervertalterhipininherewafireandlifeandvigur

    ldinleeelf,audden,highuent

    heaid:”yugaveagetalfred,hey”

    hrburyandingbeidehihair

    herepliedinhiftdeferentialvie:”ye,ir”

    ”eatlyintheind”

    ”ye,irididntkeatake,ir”

    ”nyudntketakeyudbettetketakeeitherryullregretitandralfreday”

    quietly,unetinally,hrburyrepeatedanakledaga