nleethekindfnyughtayhadldhiultthedevilandenjyedthebargainandhe,prudaluifer”

    ”prudaluifer”aidpirt”itiuggetive,yuaythere”

    uperintendentugdenaid,lkingpuzzled:”yudntanthatheurderedbeauehewaprud”

    ”ian,”aidpirt,”thatthereiuittedthatpridethin”

    hebrkeffhildaleehadeutfthehueandandinglkingalngtheterrae

    iii

    ”ipirt”

    uperintendentugdenhadeuedhielfandgnebakintthehue

    lkingafterhihildaaid:”ididntknanien,quiteniderate”

    hervie,alhingadenetit

    pirtaked:”yue,yuay”

    heinlinedherhead

    ”yeithinkyuanhelp”

    ”ihallbedelightedtd,da”

    heaid:”yuareaveryintelligentn,pirtiayhuband”

    ”ye,da”

    ”ihuldnttalklikethituperintendentugdenheundertandbutyuwill”

    pirtbe,da”

    hildalyn:”huband,fyyear,everineirriedhihabeenentalripple”

    ”ah”

    ”egreathurtphyiaybe,perhap,alittlerehuband,pirt,ufferedagreathurtntallyathitutherandhearallyrepniblefrthatdeathfrhatha,tberenenleeaedhielfbyprbingintthatldhingtd”

    pirtaid:”areyutelling,da,thatyurhubandkilledhifather”

    ”iaellingyu,pirt,thatheeailyghthavedneandienleearhthekillitpaedutthrughhifingeranddiedinhatithetruth”

    pirtinutertada,a”

    ”yuanthedeathfinleewife”

    ”ye”

    hildaaidlerittalleeng,inleeeandhiinablytreatedattheati,ihnetlybelievethatthereiakindfekne,apredipitintrtyrdnfaertaintypeinleeired,ithink,piritandfrefharaterheerelyirritatedbypatieneandtear”

    pirtnddedheaid:”yurhubandaidlatnight:theeverplainedithattrue”

    hildaleeaidiatiently:”fureitintheplainedtheetdavidhelaidthetbear”

    pirtlkedthughtfullyatherhefluhedunderhigazeandbitherlip

    heaid:”iee”

    heaidharply:”dyuee”

    heanthertyurhubandbeawife”

    hetuedaway

    atthatntdavidleetlikepringinteadfer”

    heanearerhiheadazinglyyungandbyihthereayuthfuleagee,aarefreeradianeherulepirtaughthibreath

    davidaid:”letgdthelake,hilda”

    heled,putherarhrughhi,andtheyvedfftgether

    apirtg,heaarapidglanpefanietyr,hewndered,fear

    lurredthielf:”aihaveale,iahefatheferandinrefrequentlythann,itiethiinghere,iherveryhrtly”

    ahetuedattheendftheterraeandpaedbakagain,hekneingt

    iv

    lydiaaid:”gding,pirttreiliantldihuldfindyuutheregladtfindyualnehubandhabeenpeakingabutyuikntalktyu”

    ”ahyehalligandeehiw”

    ”ntjutyethegthardlyanyleeplatnightintheendigavehitrngleepingdraughtheitillaleep,andidnt”

    ”iquiteundertandthatnightthatthehkhadbeenverygreat”

    heaideriuly:”yuee,pirt,hereallyaredhrethanthether”

    ”iundertand”

    heaked:”haveyuhatheuperintendentanyideafhiahing”

    pirtaiddeliberately:”ada,atdit”

    lydiaaid,altiatiently:”itlikeanightrefantatiiantbelieveitreal”

    headded:”a,aheaid”

    ”ye,da,hitryhabeenhekedhehetruth”

    lydiatppedandplukedatabitfyeily”

    ”eatly”

    ”pirt,iantbelieveit”

    ”da,yuanandyudbelieveit”

    heeedabuttprtetthenuddenlyheledruefully

    heaid:”ahypritenei”

    hendded

    ”ifyue,da,”heaid,”yuitthattyuiteequitenaturalthatnefhifalyhuldrderyurfatherinlaw”

    lydiaaidharply:”thatreallyafantatipirt”

    ”ye,itibutyurfatherinlaatipern”

    lydiaaid:”prldnineunpeakably”

    pirtaid:”ihuldigine”

    hebentver