【】rhurrieduptothelittleterraoonlight,joihersheetsinunsuspectedholloallinone.apuffofwindfollowed.</p>

itsrightuptotheyfinger.drebehewindowsill.</p>

iearitinthecellars,saidrhodadolefully.hroughthecellarinished.</p>

itsdropping,rhodaycellarsnow.</p>

inute.ibelieveibelieveiseethescraperontheedgeofthedrivejustshowing</p>

inaehedriveitselfroughenedandbecagravelagain,tiltingallitsertoheshrubbery.</p>

thepondsgo,rhodaannounfloodtontendhobed.</p>

ioughttogodoherlookatsidneybeforedaylight.</p>

noneed.youseeislightbuinfrolltheupstairswindows.</p>

bytheabouther.her</p>

inbed.rhodastohatstuff.</p>

butitituldntbehelped,saiddre.sheustntbenarroinded,rhoda,evenifherpositionisntquiteerregular.</p>

pfffiadedrejudidntyouksohardtobear.drelookedatthelonglizardlikebadhadnowords.</p>

sheon,stilltalkingthroughthebladowpane:</p>

yourporedearauntieakeallalloore.neveranyre....then,youdidntknoe</p>

youephehought.</p>

thebeginnin...butherupstairs,sheneverproduightsay.tuedoveranpudeneforotsherrygruel.</p>

didyougiveittoher,saiddre.</p>

yoursherryno</p>

theryofsidneyseousrhyattheeashepassedthepiesofs.orehoutwaing.</p>

thisdaisgivinyouald,saidrhoda,rising.thereyougoagainsneezinsasuresignofit.bettergotobed.youe.</p>

orestuffedthehandkerchiefintohispocket.</p>

noit,areyougointodosir</p>

shehadtheaencewasfinished.</p>

goandseeifyougetussothi,rhoda.andbeer.</p>

iexpefrore,ldandannoyed,foundhielfhuing:</p>

thatflorass,</p>

thatebbsouttheflockstosea.</p>

thereisntaroseleft,rhoda</p>

anaeebbandflowas</p>

tohanneand.</p>

buteachouhis...</p>

itllstahundred.</p>

nohe,saidrhoda,obed.illlayosofa.hislightsbuinstill.</p>

andshe</p>

dirtyoldcatyououghttoearersnore</p>

attenooing,afteraddeninghourinhisoeatsidhefirstthingthatthiutofhisneorechasedthepigoutandcalledupthestairs.</p>

ibeabedourse.above.thefourththenitsbeatallrerds.eup.</p>

areyouilldreaskedasheeherootheredeyelidsblinkedcheerfully..sidney,behasutuouspatchoking.</p>

nahinlythankingodiaintohatcheer.sshedone</p>

ithasntgookesure.</p>

theloodgatesoyoullbeddlinfardo.isavedussperrittotakethelatenanisfishpond.</p>

no,thanks.ivetroubleenoughhoutthat.</p>

hevye.sidneygrinned.hoakeoute</p>

chapter22</p>

thefloods</p>