ovedashehadlovedfeyprayersfortherestoflifeourdearlordsendsusnygriefsanduchasyou”
attheendofaugustggiegotaletterfrouketosayhealhthathesoon
”soitlookslikeonehundredpercentfit,andthebestakesureiastohaveadecentholidaysoillbealonginaontheathertontablelandforaupleofogobacktowork”
ggieuldhardlybelieveit,anddidntknooot,noindhadtakenalotlongertohealthanthepainofherbody,theryofherhoneyonordealinthedunnypubhadbeenpushedfrohoughtsolongithadlostthepoherreadingsheunderstoodbetteouchofithadbeenduetoignorance,heroeanachildifsheuldonlyhaveababytoloveitucheasieranneindababyaround,shedloveitsoes,hopinglukeeonceforlongenoughtorectifyhisence
thelettersaidtheyed,butprivatelyskeptical
”sureaseggsiseggsthateexcusetobeoffhouther,”saidanoluddie
lukehadborrosooinghelookedthin,hercaseandcliedinbesidehi”iskindeed”
”oh,itsjustsosortofjaundiee”
ebedtheairgreeggiehadforgottenhoadeherfeelthejungleleaneda,soierablenooneeverdaredtoenteritthebulkofittreetoptotreetop,ntinuousandendless,likeavastsheetofgreenvelvetflungaeggieid,entirelybenigntoseetheaoltenskyindark,pulsatingsheetse;ggieneverssedfrohehielhochveranda
anditoveinarohebedsidetable
ggiereachedouttotakeone,inspectit”onearthisit”sheaskedcuriously
”afrenchletter”hehadforgottenhisdecisionoftyselfbeforeigoinsideyouotherightstartababy,andaffordtodothatuntilourplace”hetingnakedonthesideofthebed,andhehin,ribsandhipsprotrudingbuthisblueeyesshone,hereachedouttoclaspherhandasitheldthefrenchletter”nearlythere,
g,nearlythereireckonanotherfivethousandpoundshebestpropertytobehadofcharterstowers”
”thenyouvegotit,”shesaid,hervoioneyhechargeusinterest”
”youstcertainlynit,g,ylife,andiotgoingtostartnow”
shescarcelyheardhiglaringathihroughahazeofbrilliantredinallherlifeshehadneverbeensoangrycheat,liar,egotisthoakeherbelieveheeverhadanyintentionofbeingagrazierhedfoundhisniche,haeshesugar
ncealingherragesoeaboutthesefrenchletterthingshoehavingababy”
headehershiver;froxdisgustshekneeg”
”no,”sheliedbereverseeingantionofthe
hishandsplayedeikethisidontknoupinsideyouakesababy”sothatkingthesasoundshehaddeinthedunnypubbedrooknoeanthehefrenchletterthecheatbuthoogetaroundit
tryingnottolethieehouchhehurther,sheenduredhihavetohurtso,ifthisuralthing
”itsnogood,isit,g”heaskedafterustbeawfully
