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,gallopedoff,sidledbaeggieslaugh,frohatunfaliarthroat.eaningto,,heedlessofthethos.theboy,aboutteenyearsofage,justprepubest,lookedup,startled;thepigsquealed,curledupitstailtightlyandranoff. cladinanoldpairofkhakishortsandnothingelse,barefooted,heuscles,theflatbellyandnarrotlelongandlooselycurly,justthebleachedlorhedagrass,hiseyesthroughabsurdlythiklashesintenselyblue.helookedlikeaveryyouthfulescapedangel. ”hello,”saidtheboy,sling. ”hello,”saidofthatsle.”whoareyou” ”ianeoneill,”anseisralphdebricassart.” daneoneill.he,boethisbeautifulladighthavebeenhis,hadhenotrriedtheuuature.hadheightarriedthehyouainedinirelandtobreedhorsesandneverknoeggiecleary. ”yihelpyou”askedtheboypolitely,gettingtohisfeeteggies.”isyourfatherhere,dane” ”father”thedark,fichedbroted.”here.hesneverbeenhere.” ”oh,isee.isyourtherhere,then” ”shesingilly,butshellbebaynannaisinthehouse,though.sorryididntantoberude.” thoughhehadabandonedhishereasafriendofyourthersandyrandthers.” ”iorry,youreeiheardit.ethreeoff.theroseeyou,iknow.” ”dane,daientvoice,verydeeparanglyhusky. thehangingfrondsofthepeppertreepartedandagirlofaboutfifteeely,frohoseastonishingeyes.ggiesdaughter.veredinfreeggie. ”oh,hello.iorry,ididntrealizejustineoneill.” ”jussy,thisiscardinaldebricassart”danesaidinaloudkly” theblindlookingeyesflasheds.””yourearealprae.youknordon.” ”heis,heis”insisteddane.”please,jussy,begoodbegoodfor””illbegood,butonlyforyou.butiighthavehadald.””youdonthavetokissring,justine.iereonaholiday;iotbeingacardinalatthent.” ”thatsgood,bea,”saidggieclearysdaughtercaly.”afterfouryearsatkinppalithinkitsallaloadofutterds.” ”no,thankyou.iknoyway.” ”good.”shetuedtoherbrother,stillgapingupatthevisitor.”eon,dane,help.eon” butthoughjustiuggedpainfullyathisardaayedto””hesacardinal”saiddane.”igihatareallivecardinalheda” ”.” usthaveheardhibutkeptoneeredshestbeallofseventytwoyearsold. ”hello,fee,”hesaid. erehuhuninaryold.god,thesedroghedatriarchseggie,too,e ”hello,ralph,”shesaid,asifhesteppedthroughtheoseeyou.” ”oseeyou,too.” ”ididntknoralia.” ”noonedoes.ihaveafeeeks”holiday.” ”yourestayinghus,ihope” ”edroundthegnifirivalsanythingii.thoseblackeggshapeshtherosesare4strokeofgenius.” ”blebest.personallyipreferthediningrooivedoagainsinceyou.pinkandeandgreen.soundsauntilyouseeit.thoughry,idontknosyourhouse,isntit” ”n.eupiion” heonguessharpened,fee.” ”yes,andore,injoyingit.allthoseyearsishutupandneversaidathingididntknoissing.”shesled.”ggiesingilly, ...