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作者:Gene Stratton-Porter 字数:9827 更新:2026-03-10 23:13:48

ElnoraComstock,haveyoulostyoursenses?\"

demandedtheangryvoiceofKatharineComstockwhilesheglaredatherdaughter。

\"Whymother!\"falteredthegirl。

\"Don\'tyou`whymother\'me!\"criedMrs。Comstock。

\"YouknowverywellwhatImean。You\'vegivenmenopeaceuntilyou\'vehadyourwayaboutthisgoingtoschoolbusiness;I\'vefixedyougoodenough,andyou\'rereadytostart。ButnochildofminewalksthestreetsofOnabashalookinglikeaplay-actresswoman。Youwetyourhairandcombitdownmodestanddecentandthenbeoff,oryou\'llhavenotimetofindwhereyoubelong。\"

Elnoragaveonedespairingglanceatthewhiteface,framedinamostbecomingriotofreddish-brownhair,whichshesawinthelittlekitchenmirror。Thensheuntiedthenarrowblackribbon,wetthecombandplasteredthewavingcurlsclosetoherhead,boundthemfast,pinnedontheskimpyblackhatandopenedthebackdoor。

\"You\'vegonesoplumbdaffyyouareforgettingyourdinner,\"jeeredhermother。

\"Idon\'twantanythingtoeat,\"repliedElnora。

\"You\'lltakeyourdinneroryou\'llnotgoonestep。

Areyoucrazy?Walkalmostthreemilesandnofoodfromsixinthemorninguntilsixatnight。Aprettyfigureyou\'dcutifyouhadyourway!AndafterI\'vegoneandboughtyouthisnicenewpailandfilleditespecialtostarton!\"

Elnoracamebackwithafacestillwhiterandpickedupthelunch。\"Thankyou,mother!Good-bye!\"shesaid。Mrs。Comstockdidnotreply。Shewatchedthegirlfollowthelongwalktothegateandgofromsightontheroad,inthebrightsunshineofthefirstMondayofSeptember。

\"Ibetadollarshegetsenoughofitbynight!\"

commentedMrs。Comstock。

Elnorawalkedbyinstinct,forhereyeswereblindedwithtears。Shelefttheroadwhereitturnedsouth,atthecorneroftheLimberlost,climbedasnakefenceandenteredapathwornbyherownfeet。Dodgingunderwillowandscruboakbranchesshecameatlasttothefaintoutlineofanoldtrailmadeinthedayswhentheprecioustimberoftheswampwasguardedbyarmedmen。Thispathshefolloweduntilshereachedathickclumpofbushes。Fromthedebrisintheendofahollowlogshetookakeythatunlockedthepadlockofalargeweatherbeatenoldbox,insideofwhichlayseveralbooks,abutterflyapparatus,andasmallcrackedmirror。Thewallswerelinedthicklywithgaudybutterflies,dragonflies,andmoths。Shesetupthemirrorandoncemorepullingtheribbonfromherhair,sheshookthebrightmassoverhershoulders,tossingitdryinthesunshine。

Thenshestraightenedit,bounditloosely,andreplacedherhat。Shetuggedvainlyatthelowbrowncalicocollarandgazeddespairinglyatthegenerouslengthofthenarrowskirt。Shelifteditasshewouldhavecutitifpossible。Thatdisclosedtheheavyhighleathershoes,atsightofwhichsheseemedpositivelyill,andhastilydroppedtheskirt。Sheopenedthepail,removedthelunch,wrappeditinthenapkin,andplaceditinasmallpasteboardbox。Lockingthecaseagainshehidthekeyandhurrieddownthetrail。

Shefolloweditaroundthenorthendoftheswampandthenenteredafootpathcrossingafarmleadinginthedirectionofthespiresofthecitytothenortheast。

Againsheclimbedafenceandwasontheopenroad。Foraninstantsheleanedagainstthefencestaringbeforeher,thenturnedandlookedback。Behindherlaythelandonwhichshehadbeenborntodrudgeryandamotherwhomadenopretenceoflovingher;beforeherlaythecitythroughwhoseschoolsshehopedtofindmeansofescapeandthewaytoreachthethingsforwhichshecared。Whenshethoughtofhowsheappearedsheleanedmoreheavilyagainstthefenceandgroaned;

whenshethoughtofturningbackandwearingsuchclothinginignoranceallthedaysofherlifeshesetherteethfirmlyandwenthastilytowardOnabasha。

Onthebridgecrossingadeepculvertatthesuburbssheglancedaround,andthenkneelingshethrustthelunchboxbetweenthefoundationandtheflooring。

Thisleftherempty-handedassheapproachedthebigstonehighschoolbuilding。Sheenteredbravelyandinquiredherwaytotheofficeofthesuperintendent。Thereshelearnedthatsheshouldhavecomethepreviousweekandarrangedaboutherclasses。Thereweremanythingsincidenttotheopeningofschool,andonemanunabletocopewithallofthem。

\"Wherehaveyoubeenattendingschool?\"heasked,whileheadvisedtheteacherofDomesticSciencenottotelephoneforgroceriesuntilsheknewhowmanyshewouldhaveinherclasses;wroteanorderforchemicalsforthestudentsofscience;andadvisedtheleaderoftheorchestratohireaprofessionaltotaketheplaceofthebassviolist,reportedsuddenlyill。

\"IfinishedlastspringatBrushwoodschool,districtnumbernine,\"saidElnora。\"Ihavebeenstudyingallsummer。

IamquitesureIcandothefirstyearwork,ifIhaveafewdaystogetstarted。\"

\"Ofcourse,ofcourse,\"assentedthesuperintendent。

\"Almostinvariablycountrypupilsdogoodwork。Youmayenterfirstyear,andifitistoodifficult,wewillfinditoutspeedily。Yourteacherswilltellyouthelistofbooksyoumusthave,andifyouwillcomewithmeIwillshowyouthewaytotheauditorium。Itisnowtimeforopeningexercises。Takeanyseatyoufindvacant。\"

Elnorastoodbeforetheentranceandstaredintothelargestroomsheeverhadseen。Thefloorslopedtoayawningstageonwhichabandofmusicians,groupedaroundagrandpiano,weretuningtheirinstruments。

Shehadtwofleetingimpressions。Thatitwasallamistake;thiswasnoschool,butagranddisplayofenormousribbonbows;andthesecond,thatshewassinking,andhadforgottenhowtowalk。Thenaburstfromtheorchestranervedherwhileabevyofdaintilyclad,sweet-

smellingthingsthatmighthavebeenbirds,orflowers,orpossiblygailydressed,happyyounggirls,pushedherforward。Shefoundherselfploddingacrossthebackoftheauditorium,prayingforguidance,toanemptyseat。

Asthegirlspassedher,vacanciesseemedtoopentomeetthem。Theirfriendsweremovingover,beckoningandwhisperinginvitations。Everyoneelsewasseated,butnoonepaidanyattentiontothewhite-facedgirlstumblinghalf-blindlydowntheaislenextthefarthestwall。

Soshewentontotheveryendfacingthestage。

Noonemoved,andshecouldnotsummoncouragetocrowdpastotherstoseveralemptyseatsshesaw。

Attheendoftheaisleshepausedindesperation,whileshestaredbackatthewholeforestoffacesmostofwhichwerenowturneduponher。

Inaflashcamethefullrealizationofherscantydress,herpitifullittlehatandribbon,herbig,heavyshoes,herignoranceofwheretogoorwhattodo;andfromasickeningwavewhichcreptoverher,shefeltshewasgoingtobecomeveryill。Thenoutofthemassshesawapairofbig,brownboyeyes,threeseatsfromher,andtherewasamessageinthem。Withoutmovinghisbodyhereachedforwardandwithapenciltouchedthebackoftheseatbeforehim。InstantlyElnoratookanotherstepwhichbroughthertoarowofvacantfrontseats。

Sheheardlaughterbehindher;theknowledgethatsheworetheonlyhatintheroomburnedher;everymatterofmoment,andsomeofnoneatall,cutandstung。

Shehadnobooks。Whereshouldshegowhenthiswasover?Whatwouldshegivetobeonthetrailgoinghome!Shewasshakingwithanervouschillwhenthemusicceased,andthesuperintendentarose,andcomingdowntothefrontoftheflower-deckedplatform,openedaBibleandbegantoread。Elnoradidnotknowwhathewasreading,andshefeltthatshedidnotcare。

Wildlyshewasrackingherbraintodecidewhethersheshouldsitstillwhentheotherslefttheroomorfollow,andasksomeonewheretheFreshmenwentfirst。

Inthemidstofthestruggleonesentencefellonherear。

\"HidemeundertheshadowofThywings。\"

Elnorabegantoprayfrantically。\"Hideme,OGod,hideme,undertheshadowofThywings。\"

Againandagainsheimploredthatprayer,andbeforesherealizedwhatwascoming,everyonehadarisenandtheroomwasemptyingrapidly。Elnorahurriedafterthenearestgirlandinthepressatthedoortouchedhersleevetimidly。

\"WillyoupleasetellmewheretheFreshmengo?\"sheaskedhuskily。

Thegirlgaveheronesurprisedglance,anddrewaway。

\"Sameplaceasthefreshwomen,\"sheanswered,andthosenearestherlaughed。

Elnorastoppedprayingsuddenlyandthecolourcreptintoherface。\"I\'llwageryouarethefirstpersonImeetwhenIfindit,\"shesaidandstoppedshort。\"Notthat!

Oh,Imustnotdothat!\"shethoughtindismay。\"MakeanenemythefirstthingIdo。Oh,notthat!\"

Shefollowedwithhereyesastheyoungpeopleseparatedinthehall,someclimbingstairs,somedisappearingdownsidehalls,someenteringadjoiningdoors。Shesawthegirlovertakethebrown-eyedboyandspeaktohim。

HeglancedbackatElnorawithascowlonhisface。

Thenshestoodaloneinthehall。

Presentlyadooropenedandayoungwomancameoutandenteredanotherroom。Elnorawaiteduntilshereturned,andhurriedtoher。\"WouldyoutellmewheretheFreshmenare?\"shepanted。

\"Straightdownthehall,threedoorstoyourleft,\"

wastheanswer,asthegirlpassed。

\"Oneminuteplease,ohplease,\"beggedElnora:

\"ShouldIknockorjustopenthedoor?\"

\"Goinandtakeaseat,\"repliedtheteacher。

\"Whatiftherearen\'tanyseats?\"gaspedElnora。

\"Classroomsareneverhalf-filled,therewillbeplenty,\"

wastheanswer。

Elnoraremovedherhat。Therewasnoplacetoputit,soshecarrieditinherhand。Shelookedinfinitelybetterwithoutit。Afterseveraleffortssheatlastopenedthedoorandsteppinginsidefacedasmallerandmoreconcentratedbatteryofeyes。

\"Thesuperintendentsentme。HethinksIbelonghere,\"shesaidtotheprofessorinchargeoftheclass,butsheneverbeforeheardthevoicewithwhichshespoke。

Asshestoodwaiting,thegirlofthehallpassedonherwaytotheblackboard,andsuppressedlaughtertoldElnorathatherthrusthadbeenrepeated。

\"Beseated,\"saidtheprofessor,andthenbecausehesawElnorawasdesperatelyembarrassedheproceededtolendherabookandtoaskherifshehadstudiedalgebra。

Shesaidshehadalittle,butnotthesamebooktheywereusing。

Heaskedherifshefeltthatshecoulddotheworktheywerebeginning,andshesaidshedid。

Thatwashowithappened,thatthreeminutesafterenteringtheroomshewastoldtotakeherplacebesidethegirlwhohadgonelasttotheboard,andwhoseflushedfaceandangryeyesavoidedmeetingElnora\'s。Beingcompelledtoconcentrateonherpropositionsheforgotherself。

Whentheprofessoraskedthatallpupilssigntheirworkshefirmlywrote\"ElnoraComstock\"underherdemonstration。

Thenshetookherseatandwaitedwithwhitelipsandtremblinglimbs,asoneafteranotherprofessorcalledthenamesontheboard,whiletheirownersaroseandexplainedtheirpropositions,or\"flunked\"iftheyhadnotfoundacorrectsolution。Shewassoeagertocatchtheirformsofexpressionandprepareherselfforherrecitation,thatsheneverlookedfromtheworkontheboard,untilclearlyanddistinctly,\"ElnoraComstock,\"

calledtheprofessor。

Thedazedgirlstaredattheboard。Onetinycurladdedtothetopofthefirstcurveoftheminhername,hadtransformeditfromagoodoldEnglishpatronymicthatanygirlmightbearproudly,toCornstock。

Elnorasatspeechless。Whenandhowdidithappen?

Shecouldfeelthewaveofsmotheredlaughterintheairaroundher。Arushofangerturnedherfacescarletandhersoulsick。Thevoiceoftheprofessoraddressedherdirectly。

\"Thispropositionseemstobebeautifullydemonstrated,MissCornstalk,\"hesaid。\"Surely,youcantellushowyoudidit。\"

Thatwordofpraisesavedher。Shecoulddogoodwork。

Theymightweartheirprettyclothes,havetheirfriendsandmakelifeagreatermiserythaniteverbeforehadbeenforher,butnotoneofthemshoulddobetterworkorbemorewomanly。Thatlaywithher。Shewastall,straight,andhandsomeasshearose。

\"OfcourseIcanexplainmywork,\"shesaidinnaturaltones。

\"WhatIcan\'texplainishowIhappenedtobesostupidastomakeamistakeinwritingmyownname。Imusthavebeenalittlenervous。Pleaseexcuseme。\"

Shewenttotheboard,sweptoffthesignaturewithonestroke,thenrewroteitplainly。\"MynameisComstock,\"

shesaiddistinctly。Shereturnedtoherseatandfollowingtheformulausedbytheothersmadeherfirsthighschoolrecitation。

AsElnoraresumedherseatProfessorHenleylookedathersteadily。\"Itpuzzlesme,\"hesaiddeliberately,howyoucanwriteasbeautifulademonstration,andexplainitasclearlyaseverhasbeendoneinanyofmyclassesandstillbesodisturbedastomakeamistakeinyourownname。

Areyouverysureyoudidthatyourself,MissComstock?\"

\"Itisimpossiblethatanyoneelseshouldhavedoneit,\"

answeredElnora。

\"Iamverygladyouthinkso,\"saidtheprofessor。

\"BeingFreshmen,allofyouarestrangerstome。

Ishoulddisliketobegintheyearwithyoufeelingtherewasoneamongyousmallenoughtodoatricklikethat。

Thenextproposition,please。\"

WhenthehourhadgonetheclassfiledbacktothestudyroomandElnorafollowedindesperation,becauseshedidnotknowwhereelsetogo。Shecouldnotstudyasshehadnobooks,andwhentheclassagainlefttheroomtogotoanotherprofessorforthenextrecitation,shewentalso。

Atleasttheycouldputheroutifshedidnotbelongthere。

Nooncameatlast,andshekeptwiththeothersuntiltheydispersedonthesidewalk。Shewassoabnormallyself-

consciousshefanciedallthehundredsofthatlaughing,throngsawandjestedather。Whenshepassedthebrown-eyedboywalkingwiththegirlofherencounter,sheknew,forsheheardhimsay:\"Didyoureallyletthatgawkypieceofcalicogetaheadofyou?\"Theanswerwasindistinct。

Elnorahurriedfromthecity。Sheintendedtogetherlunch,eatitintheshadeofthefirsttree,andthendecidewhethershewouldgobackorgohome。Shekneltonthebridgeandreachedforherbox,butitwassoverylightthatshewaspreparedforthefactthatitwasempty,beforeopeningit。Therewasonethingforwhichtobethankful。

Theboyortrampwhohadseenherhideit,hadleftthenapkin。

Shewouldnothavetofacehermotherandaccountforitsloss。Sheputitinherpocket,andthrewtheboxintotheditch。Thenshesatonthebridgeandtriedtothink,butherbrainwasconfused。

\"Perhapstheworstisover,\"shesaidatlast。\"Iwillgoback。WhatwouldmothersaytomeifIcamehomenow?\"

Soshereturnedtothehighschool,followedsomeotherpupilstothecoatroom,hungherhat,andfoundherwaytothestudywhereshehadbeeninthemorning。Twicethatafternoon,withachingheadandemptystomach,shefacedstrangeprofessors,indifferentbranches。Oncesheescapednotice;thesecondtimetheworsthappened。Shewasaskedaquestionshecouldnotanswer。

\"Haveyounotdecidedonyourcourse,andsecuredyourbooks?\"

inquiredtheprofessor。

\"Ihavedecidedonmycourse,\"repliedElnora,\"I

donotknowwheretoaskformybooks。\"

\"Ask?\"theprofessorwasbewildered。

\"Iunderstoodthebookswerefurnished,\"falteredElnora。

\"Onlytothosebringinganorderfromthetownshiptrustee,\"repliedtheProfessor。

\"No!Ohno!\"criedElnora。\"Iwillhavethemto-

morrow,\"andgrippedherdeskforsupportforsheknewthatwasnottrue。Fourbooks,rangingperhapsatadollarandahalfapiece;wouldhermotherbuythem?

Ofcourseshewouldnot——couldnot。

DidnotElnoraknowthestoryofold。Therewasenoughland,butnoonetodoclearingandfarm。Taxonallthoseacres,recentlythenewgravelroadtaxadded,theexpenseoflivingandonlytheworkoftwowomentomeetallofit。Shewasinsanetothinkshecouldcometothecitytoschool。Hermotherhadbeenright。Thegirldecidedthatifonlyshelivedtoreachhome,shewouldstaythereandleadanysortoflifetoavoidmoreofthistorture。Badaswhatshewishedtoescapehadbeen,itwasnothinglikethis。Shenevercouldlivedownthemovementthatwentthroughtheclasswhensheinadvertentlyrevealedthefactthatshehadexpectedbookstobefurnished。Hermotherwouldnotsecurethem;thatsettledthequestion。

Buttheendofmiseryisneverinahurrytocome;beforethedaywasoverthesuperintendententeredtheroomandexplainedthatpupilsfromthecountrywerechargedatuitionoftwentydollarsayear。Thatreallywastheend。

PreviouslyElnorahadcanvassedadozenmethodsforsecuringthemoneyforbooks,rangingallthewayfromofferingtowashthesuperintendent\'sdishestobreakingintothebank。Thisadditionalexpensemadeherplanssowildlyimpossible,therewasnothingtodobutholdupherheaduntilshewasfromsight。

Downthelongcorridoraloneamonghundreds,downthelongstreetaloneamongthousands,outintothecountryshecameatlast。Acrossthefenceandfield,alongtheoldtrailoncetroddenbyaboy\'sbitteragony,nowstumbledawhite-facedgirl,sickatheart。Shesatonalogandbegantosobinspiteofhereffortsatself-control。Atfirstitwasphysicalbreakdown,later,thoughtcamecrowding。

Ohtheshame,themortification!Whyhadshenotknownofthetuition?Howdidshehappentothinkthatinthecitybookswerefurnished?Perhapsitwasbecauseshehadreadtheywereinseveralstates。Butwhydidshenotknow?Whydidnothermothergowithher?Othermothers——

butwhenhadhermothereverbeenordoneanythingatalllikeothermothers?Becausesheneverhadbeenitwasuselesstoblamehernow。Elnorarealizedsheshouldhavegonetotowntheweekbefore,calledonsomeoneandlearnedallthesethingsherself。Sheshouldhaverememberedhowherclothingwouldlook,beforesheworeitinpublicplaces。Nowsheknew,andherdreamswereover。

Shemustgohometofeedchickens,calves,andpigs,wearcalicoandcoarseshoes,andwithavertedhead,passalibraryallherlife。Shesobbedagain。

\"Forpity\'ssake,honey,what\'sthematter?\"askedthevoiceofthenearestneighbour,WesleySinton,asheseatedhimselfbesideElnora。\"There,there,\"hecontinued,smearingtearsalloverherfaceinanefforttodrythem。

\"Wasitasbadasthat,now?Maggiehasbeenjustwildoveryouallday。She\'sgotnervousereveryminute。

Shesaidwewerefoolishtoletyougo。Shesaidyourclotheswerenotright,yououghtnottocarrythattinpail,andthattheywouldlaughatyou。Bygum,Iseetheydid!\"

\"Oh,UncleWesley,\"sobbedthegirl,\"whydidn\'tshetellme?\"

\"Well,yousee,Elnora,shedidn\'tliketo。Yougotsuchawayofholdingupyourhead,andgoingthroughwiththings。Shethoughtsomewaythatyou\'dmakeit,tillyougotstarted,andthenshebeguntoseeahundredthingsweshouldhavedone。Ireckonyouhadn\'treachedthatbuildingbeforesherememberedthatyourskirtshouldhavebeenpleatedinsteadofgathered,yourshoesbeenlow,andlighterforhotSeptemberweather,andanewhat。Wereyourclothesright,Elnora?\"

Thegirlbrokeintohystericallaughter。\"Right!\"shecried。

\"Right!UncleWesley,youshouldhaveseenmeamongthem!

Iwasapicture!They\'llneverforgetme。No,theywon\'tgetthechance,forthey\'llseemeagainto-morrow!

\"NowthatiswhatIcallspunk,Elnora!Downrightgrit,\"

saidWesleySinton。\"Don\'tyouletthemlaughyouout。

You\'vehelpedMargaretandmeforyearsatharvestandbusytimes,whatyou\'veearnedmustamounttoquiteasum。

Youcangetyourselfagoodmanyclotheswithit。\"

\"Don\'tmentionclothes,UncleWesley,\"sobbedElnora,\"Idon\'tcarenowhowIlook。IfIdon\'tgobackallofthemwillknowit\'sbecauseIamsopoorIcan\'tbuymybooks。\"

\"Oh,Idon\'tknowasyouaresodrattedpoor,\"saidSintonmeditatively。\"Therearethreehundredacresofgoodland,withfinetimberasevergrewonit。\"

\"Ittakesallwecanearntopaythetax,andmotherwouldn\'tcutatreeforherlife。\"

\"Wellthen,maybe,I\'llbecompelledtocutoneforher,\"

suggestedSinton。\"Anyway,stoptearingyourselftopiecesandtellme。Ifitisn\'tclothes,whatisit?\"

\"It\'sbooksandtuition。Overtwentydollarsinall。\"

\"Humph!FirsttimeIeverknewyoutobestumpedbytwentydollars,Elnora,\"saidSinton,pattingherhand。

\"It\'sthefirsttimeyoueverknewmetowantmoney,\"

answeredElnora。\"Thisisdifferentfromanythingthateverhappenedtome。Oh,howcanIgetit,UncleWesley?\"

\"DrivetotownwithmeinthemorningandI\'lldrawitfromthebankforyou。Ioweyoueverycentofit。\"

\"Youknowyoudon\'towemeapenny,andIwouldn\'ttouchonefromyou,unlessIreallycouldearnit。

Foranythingthat\'spastIoweyouandAuntMargaretforallthehomelifeandloveI\'veeverknown。Iknowhowyouwork,andI\'llnottakeyourmoney。\"

\"Justaloan,Elnora,justaloanforalittlewhileuntilyoucanearnit。Youcanbeproudwithalltherestoftheworld,buttherearenosecretsbetweenus,arethere,Elnora?\"

\"No,\"saidElnora,\"therearenone。YouandAuntMargarethavegivenmeallthelovetherehasbeeninmylife。Thatistheonereasonaboveallotherswhyyoushallnotgivemecharity。Handmemoneybecauseyoufindmecryingforit!Thisisn\'tthefirsttimethisoldtrailhasknowntearsandheartache。Allofusknowthatstory。Frecklesstucktowhatheundertookandwonout。Istick,too。WhenDuncanmovedawayhegavemeallFrecklesleftintheswamp,andasIhaveinheritedhispropertymaybehisluckwillcomewithit。

Iwon\'ttouchyourmoney,butI\'llwinsomeway。First,I\'mgoinghomeandtrymother。It\'sjustpossibleIcouldfindsecond-handbooks,andperhapsallthetuitionneednotbepaidatonce。Maybetheywouldacceptitquarterly。

Butoh,UncleWesley,youandAuntMargaretkeeponlovingme!

I\'msolonely,andnooneelsecares!\"

WesleySinton\'sjawsmetwithaclick。Heswallowedhardonbitterwordsandchangedwhathewouldhavelikedtosaythreetimesbeforeitbecamearticulate。

\"Elnora,\"hesaidatlast,\"ifithadn\'tbeenforonethingI\'dhavetriedtotakelegalstepstomakeyouourswhenyouwerethreeyearsold。Maggiesaidthenitwasn\'tanyuse,butI\'vealwaysheldon。Yousee,Iwasthefirstmanthere,honey,andtherearethingsyousee,thatyoucan\'tevermakeanybodyelseunderstand。

ShelovedhimElnora,shejustmadeanidolofhim。

Therewasthatoozygreenhole,withthethickscumbroke,andtwoorthreebigbubblesslowlyrisingthatwerethebreathofhisbody。Thereshewasinspasmsofagony,andbesideherthegreatheavylogshe\'dtriedtothrowhim。Ican\'teverforgiveherforturningagainstyou,andspoilingyourchildhoodasshehas,butIcouldn\'tforgiveanybodyelseforabusingher。

Maggiehasgotnomercyonher,butMaggiedidn\'tseewhatIdid,andI\'venevertriedtomakeitverycleartoher。

It\'sbeenalittletooplainformeeversince。WheneverI

lookatyourmother\'sface,Iseewhatshesaw,soIholdmytongueandsay,inmyheart,`Giveheramitemoretime。\'Somedayitwillcome。Shedoesloveyou,Elnora。Everybodydoes,honey。It\'sjustthatshe\'sfeelingsomuch,shecan\'texpressherself。Youbeapatientgirlandwaitalittlelonger。Afterall,she\'syourmother,andyou\'reallshe\'sgot,butamemory,anditmightdohergoodtoletherknowthatshewasfooledinthat。\"

\"Itwouldkillher!\"criedthegirlswiftly。\"UncleWesley,itwouldkillher!Whatdoyoumean?\"

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