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第35节

    【】arstogetuptheuragetobeoher.ihadtoteachhertook,toshes.shedidntknowhow.

    ”andneveronostprivatepartofourlifetogetherthatsheeverdisplaysanyfeeling,ahensheneverspeaks.ihopesheeshedsay.oh,idontanshedoesntlike,orouruusthavelovedhisfather.butidontknoan,arryhi”

    fatherralphlookeddohishands,blinking.

    ”oh,paddy,orethanthefri.”

    paddygotup,ratherunsteadily.”noe.”

    ”youustnttellher,ever.justtellherfrankranahtheboxersandleaveitatthat.sheknolessfranksbeen;shellbelieveyou.”

    ”iuldntdothat,father”paddyiserydontheapreonherhead.”andtohielfhethought:ogivetheloveshehasforfranktoyouatlast,toyoualethingupstairs.

    ”youreallythinkthat,father”

    ”ido.ustgonofurther.”

    ”buteggieshehearditall.”

    ”dontoreofakeherseethatotherofthequarrelotheralanddanarytorrielightofthelittlelabesideherbed.thepriestsatdoolteacrossthepilloeggie,”hesaid.

    ”iknoher.”

    ”doyouknoing”

    ”hehadafighthdaddy.”

    ”areyougoingtodo”

    ”ioingtogoe.”

    ”yout,ggie.”

    ”yes,iylegseup,andidontlikethedark.butintheingilllookforhi””no,ggie,youstnt.yousee,franksgothisoehetogoae.youstntbeselfish;youvegottolethiivehisoonotonyofrepetitiohought,keepitin.”ean.heoughttohavehisoenoily.doyouseethat,ggiethefightbetenleaveho,itsasortofexyggie”hereyesshiftedtohisfadrestedthere.theybaddehitayhus.”

    ”butthistidaddyisntgoingthiaausedaddytkehitaynoingback.””again”

    ”idontknoustnttellhereeitudsheisntwell.”

    ”becausetheresgoingtobeanotherbaby”

    ”doyouknothat”

    ”ikesgrogoingtogroyself,theniissfranksoagetogrowone”

    ”ivestillgothal,”shesaidsleepily,lingdoher,oowillyou”

    ”oneday,ggie.butnotsoon,ithink,sodontgoingtobestue,”anshepriest,hiseyesbitter.

    thereeho.feeuldnotheeuste,perhapsthisother,shefeltasifanaaybealeavingbehiofan.outthebigbelly;butinedohertherhadgone.shepipttodisintheahelpless,argetforallthelovesheo

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