”butsotistheresarealityaboutakeepsake,”sheinsisted.”yhtfetotherakeit,father.”</p>

”naisralph,”hesaid.heopenedhislittlesaissalotherofpearl.hisdeadfatherhadgivenittohithisordination,thirteenlongyearsago.thepagesfellopenatagreatthie,ggie,isthatit””yes.”</p>

”ie,iegoodkindn,rryhihavethebabiesyouuother.youstntgoingtobepletelyhoe,ggie””egoodbye”</p>

foransselfuponthepubliovedoutintotherainandslitheredreluofthedastable,breathinginthesllsofhorsedungandhay;itrendedherofthebainnewzealand,andoffrank.</p>

thirtyhourslaterfatherralphber,tokisshisstersring,andflunghielfnisthatherealizedhoustlook,anypeoplehadstaredathiinberiailiospareandesixhundredlesinaldtraincladinshirt,breechesandboots,soakingselfile,thenacrossatthearchbishop.</p>

”iorry,yrahhashappenedididntthinkhoustlook.”</p>

”dontapologize,ralph.”unlikehispredee.”ithinkyoulookveryrontiddashing.onlyatrifletoosecular,dontyouagree”</p>

”verydefinitelyonthesecularbit,anyantiddashing,yrace,itsjustthatyourenotusedtoseeingarygarbingillanbone.”</p>

”dearralph,ifyoutookitintoyourheadtodonsaaokeyourselfseeontiostaseyouarentveryesyourethanapriestsblaostattraeishalltakeyoue.itegreatasenttoongtheplustartledpigeons.”</p>

rofatherralphsatupinhischair.</p>

”yralph”thearilkyhandrhythrossthesilkybackofhispurringabyssiniancat.”terrible,yrace.”</p>

”thesepeople,youhaveagreatfondnessforthe”</p>

”yes.”</p>

”anddoyouloveallofthequally,ordoyoulovesooftheorethanothers”</p>

butfatherralphaster,andhehadbeennooknowho</p>

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