笔趣阁 - 历史小说 - The Young Franc Tireurs(英文版)在线阅读 - 第4节

第4节

    【】ho,toae

    flushed,hot,anduntidy,hperhapsasheekorablack

    eye,froheeffectsofabloaketballorboxing

    glove.

    upontheirarrivalatcaptainbarclays,thetenstrolled

    outtoskeacigartogether,andtodiscusstheprospectsofthe

    seffees.

    s.barclayhadaskedjulieandjustiheyogo

    doeduburghadsohurriedlyansweredin

    theia,iivesayingthattheyrollroundthe

    gardenuntillauedthats.barclayhadnoresource

    buttoasktheheypassedheorall

    llyiojoihegarden.

    ”dearlanie,”daduburgbegan,ershad

    anner,handinhand,”iwasreally

    quiteshocked,asealong.thereelanie,laughingand

    selves,handingupbaskets

    andliftingothersdohherhairallinnfusion,and

    lookingexcusesayingsorelikeapeasantgirlthanayoung

    lady.”

    s.barclaysledquietly.

    ”llyisenjoyingherself,nodoubt,sisterinla

    seethatherlaughing,orcallingout,orhandingbasketswilldo

    heranyseriousharasforherhair,fivenutesbrushingwill

    setthatright.”

    ”but,dearsisterinlaeduburgsaid,eaestly,”do

    youreillyisnearlyfourteenyearsold;

    thatsheingaan,thatinahreeyears

    youyfaith,itis

    terribleandshehasyetnofigure,nonner;”anddaduburg

    looked,hanairofgratifiedpride,atthestifffiguresofher

    owogirls.

    ”herfigureisnotabadone,sisterinlars.barclaysaid,

    posedly;”sheistallerthanjulieonthsher

    seniorsheisasstraightasanarroirable;

    shehasneverhadadaysillness.”

    ”butsheoteduburg

    said,liftingupherhandsinhorror.

    ”sheileshherfather,yesterday,”

    s.barclaysaid,pretendingtosuandhersisterinlaws

    aning.

    ”ididnotanthat,”daduburgsaid,iatiently,”butshe

    yfaith,itisshogtosay,butshe

    ydaughterstepout

    inthatway.

    ”then,lookathernners.aall.the

    otherdayonsieurderivierehhissons

    called,sheively

    aetohavetosayso,

    sisterinlaanners,noeasejulie,andeven

    justine,yself.”

    ”hernnersarenotfordyet,sisterinlars.barclaysaid,

    quietly,”nordoicarethattheyshouldbe.sheisayounggirlat

    present,andidonotanbeforeherti.in

    threeyearsiteenoughforhertondhernners.”

    ”butinthreeyears,sisterinlaw,youwillbelookingfora

    husbandforher.”

    ”ishallbedoingnothingofthesort,”s.barclaysaid,

    steadily.”inthat,asinnyothertters,igreatlypreferthe

    englishwoyears,and

    gotoenglandtoreside.izedgreatly,duringthe

    seventeenyearssinarriage.olivein

    england,now.

    ”atsixteen,therefore,llyasters;andfortwo

    yearshereducationanner

    prove.inengland,fathersandthersdonot

    arraherriageoftheirchildren;andllyodo

    asirlsdothatiseonefallsinloveh

    her,andshefallsihen,ifheisaproper

    person,andhasenoughtokeepher,theyarried.”

    daduburgukedattheexpressionofthese

    sentintstoansonce.sheonlysighed,shookherhead,and

    lookedupwards.

    ”itisstrange,”shesaidatlast,”tohearyou,sisterinlawa

    frenarriage.asifayounggirluld

    knos,andproperpersonfor

    hertorry.besides,theideaofayounggirlfallinginlove,

    beforesherries,isshog,quiteshog”

    ”dearsisterinlars.barclaysaid,”alkedthis

    tteroverbefore,andihavealyopinion,frankly.i

    havebeenagooddealinengland;andhaveseen,therefore,and

    knes.iknofrench

    rriagesare;andnooeofthingsinthe

    tontindeclaringthatrried

    lifeinenglandisinfinitelyhappier,ineveryrespect,thanitis

    infranarrya

    nshehasneverseenasynd,

    silynstrous.fortunately,iselfrriedforlove;andi

    havebeenhappy,eversince.iintendlly,ees,

    todothesathing.”

    beforedaduburghadtitoansenjoihe

    andtheiontuedupohree

    girlscaup.

    ”illy,”herunclesaid;”where

    doyougetyourplucheeks,andyhtloriwishyou

    uldgivethereceipttojulieandjustine.why,ifyouo

    blobothdown.”

    ”iaeallysurprisedatyou,nsieurduburg,”hiswifesaid,

    angrily.”iaureidonotuch

    lorastheirusin.iquiteasfortuneforpoor

    lly.itissoverynplahild,shelooksasifshe

    hadbeeage.”

    ”thatisright,dstandupforyourown,”andherhusband,

    edtohisforall

    that,nplaonplaeof

    llysbright,healthylirlscheeks;andishould

    liketoseethent,their

    tightbootsandhighheels.”

    hisakeanangryreply,hearrivalofthe

    fourboysbearingintriuhthelastbasketofplugedthe

    ion;andshortlyaftereduburgrerkingthat

    theeveningp,andthatshedidnotlikejulieandjustine

    tobeoutinitanylater,theduburgstooktheirleave.

    chapter2:terriblenews.

    thetendayssueedingthedeclarationofwarweredaysof

    exoved

    forondselyanhourpassedbutlongtrains,

    filledlyonsah,heir

    toetz.

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