e;itheevening,andtheanietyfyeterdayretuedhinreaedintenity

    butanthertithehurpaedaebakagain

    vanbaerlepaedthenightinanagnyfdepairnthefllevenrehideu,brutal,andhatefulthanuual;inhind,rratherinhiheart,therehadbeenhpethatitaning

    inhifreverfra

    theeveningelanya,invluntarily,vanbaerleedupteperieneulipughttbeplantedhehadaidtra,

    ”ihalltellyuthedayputthebulbinthegrund”

    hehadintendedtfi,atthevainlyhpedfrintervieefrthatntuperatinthep,begantbeteeredbythepalerayftheaprilunntfrplantingthebulbtpaby,if,inadditintthegrieffeeinghere,hehuldhavetdeplrethefrtunefeeinghitulipfailnauntfithavingbeenplantedtlate,rfitnthavingbeenplantedatall

    theetbinedghtakehieaveffeatinganddrinking

    thiheaenthefurthday

    itbutterprtratin,tretightee,inthelightftheaprilun,rarthetulip,thetbjetfhilve

    intheevening,gryphutka

    nthefllatall,andgryphuarriedthedihea

    eliuhadreinedinbedthewhleday

    ”ingdthelatviit,”ithinkridfurhlar”

    raartled

    ”nnene”aidjab”ean”

    ”hedentdrink,hedenteat,hedentleavehibedheynheergrtiu,inahet,nlythehetffin”

    ragreh

    ”ah”heaidtherelf,”heiuneayabuthitulip”

    and,riingber,kapenandpaper,andduringthehatnightbuiedherelfhtraingletter

    ntheflling,elftthehedr

    hepunprvedduringherhrtabenefevenday,

    ”beeay;yurtulipigingnwell”

    althughtheefeefthera,then,ing,buthadvluntarilytayedaeandeehihgriefatnthavingeenher

    eliuhadpaperandapenilhegueedthatheepetedananebefretheeveningtfethithetherefreilartthathhehadreeived,

    ”ityanietyabutthetulipthathadeill,butthegriefatnteeingyu”

    aftergryphuhaddehilatviitftheday,anddarknehadetin,helippedthepaperunderthedr,andlitenedtinteneattentin,butheneitherheardrafttepnrtherutlingfhergwn

    henlyheardavieafeebleaabreath,andgentlelikeaare,hrughthegratedlittlehedrthewrd,

    ”trrw”

    nrrheeighthdayfreightdayeliuandrahadnteeneahther

    hapter20

    theeventkplaeduringtheeightday

    nthefllenerathatthegratedlittlearahadbeeninthehabitfdingintheheydayftheirfriendhip

    eliubeing,ayeailybeigined,ntfarfffrhedr,pereivedra,pinherhand

    eeinghiadandpale,heartled,andaid,

    ”yuareill,nheereliu”

    ”ye,ia”heanindandinbdy

    ”iayfathertldthatyureinedinbedalldayithenyuruneainentpreiubjetfyuraniety”

    ”andi,”aideliu,”ihaveanydearra,ithughtyuhadreeivedletter”

    ”ititrue;ihavereeivedit”

    ”yueearvelluprgreining”

    ”indeed,ihaventnlyreeteeightntberedytretreyuthealth”

    ”retrethealth”uniatet”

    ayingthi,theprprinerlkedatra,hieyeparklinghhpe

    herhedidnt,r,undertandthilk,raanweredgravely,

    ”ihavenlytpeaktyuabutyurtulip,tinyud”

    raprnunedthefene,deeplyinttheheartfeliuhedidntupetlayhiddenunderthiappearanefindifferenehheprgirlaffetedtpeakfherrival,theblaktulip

    ”h”tteredeliu,”againagainhaveinttldyu,ra,thatithughtbutfyuthatitiregretted,yuied,yurethanthelflibertyandflifeitelf”

    raledelanhlyair

    ”ah”heaid,”yurtuliphabeeninuhdanger”