holdupyouidredidnotatalllikethefeeloftheeroverhisboottops.</p>

hoorayealongsssperritslafiftyyardsaheerily.</p>

theanthreshedtoore,andpushedontillshellapsedatsssperritsfeet.</p>

butyouoreshouse,saidtheunsyatheti.</p>

ogaesinsancallo,theansobbed.butigotoisousei.</p>

allright,then.stayhere.noore,shellfollotoofast</p>

theysetoffatansiderabletrot,andtheanlueredbehindthebelloetathirdlanterhodaholdingjiyshand.shehadgotthecarpetup,shesaid,andpasttheerthathedreaded.</p>

thatsallright,sssperritpronouny</p>

notafraidofanythingnoreachedforherhand.butgetatheerquick.</p>

ierrupted.</p>

youstayhavetobeoutagainallnight.itsonlyhalfpastsevennoperfectlysafe.sheflungherselflightlyoverastile,andhurrieduphillbythefootpath,outofreachofallbuttheboastsofthefloodbelow.</p>

rhoda,deadsilent,herdeds.sidhehouse.</p>

youllfindyourthingslaidoutonthebed,shesaidtodreashecaup.illattendtotothis.shesgotnothingtocryfor.</p>

dreratodrykit,andraceduphilltobereebackby,illpondtolookafterthatandhissselfalone.</p>

hebestviethereforalongti,pany.</p>

tisnttheudontheskirtingboardafteritgoesdoind,rhodaexensllbroke,ireeritr.sidairs.</p>

didsidneydoaboutit</p>

hedeanotthestep.esaidit.</p>

itsuptothedriveeran.andtherainstoppedbefht,youknow.</p>

thenxensdasbroke,andthatsthefirstoftheflood.thee,hgreatshebrooksproperthunder.</p>

youtstandalltheti.takeachair,dresaidpresently.</p>

rhodalookedba.theakeadifferehankyou,sir,idown.</p>

rightoverthedrivenoore.heopehe.isthathevalley,rhoda</p>

no,thatsitbutiveseenitbefore.</p>

thereucharoarasthepurposefuldriveofatideacrossajaggedreef,inutes.aofe</p>

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