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From: | Osmond Ingram |
Subject: | [Bug-brl] bathroom optimism |
Date: | Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:42:31 +0200 |
The sunlight ofdawn was striking on Treewoofe,
although the lower slopes werestill in shadow. Still she had an odd but fleeting
sense of loss and futility. That was why herlevees had been so
interesting.
Said hed met an old crony inSingapore who gave him
an old Charlottetown paper to read.
It hurt her to realize that she had only been
inlove with love. It wasthe one where that fool reporter had writ up the story of
the jug. Looks like a man with something on his conscience, said
StantonGrundy.
Old Miller supposed she wasgoing to see the William
Y.
Do you suppose, suggested Sim Dark horribly, that
Mrs Dandy hassmashed the jug?
Rachel Penhallow was there, as happy as it was
possible for her tobe. Joscelyn had not even noticed Uncle Pippin. He put his arms
about her shoulders anddrew her close to him. Little Sam wasstill snoring
peacefully, with Mustard curled up on his stomach.
He simply made ablood-curdling sound that gave Mrs
Toynbee a spasm.
If Chris had died a natural death Murray would have
waitedonly three months. Youd show more sense if you put what it cost you away for a
rainyday. Old Miller supposed she wasgoing to see the William Y.
And heres Edith going to have a baby that very
week, wailed MrsSim Dark.
She and Treewoofe were good friends
again.
And I hear youre to be congratulated,
too.
The sky faded out into darkness and the moonshine
bathed her. And very tired, for he had been picking potatoes all day.
She was standing there in themoonlight where she
had mocked him so long ago. It was simply impossibleeven to IMAGINE being married to
any one but Roger.
Homer Penhallow and Palmer Dark passed each
otherwithout recognition.
Margret, he said pleadingly, do you think wed
better gothrough with it after all?
Thomas Ashley went away, lamenting a lost
dream.
Dandyhad lost practically nothing by the fire
except his spare-roomfurniture. In her high rapt mood she did not want to see or
ride with any one.
They were no relations,although they were visiting
the William Y. It had been so long since there had been afire in it.
He had got so out of the habit of swearing he was
afraidhe could never get into it again.
The strain suddenlybecame almost unbearable. Little
Sam only pointed Aurora proudly out to Brian and asked himif he didnt think her
pretty.
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