friendlybrook</p>
rch1914</p>
thevalleyberraialoud.</p>
teninsaedhedgethatrandoistbesidethosers.theystoodbadtookstockoftheedgroossedbeechstubthere,sooledashbadforth,andlookedateachother.</p>
ireshesaboutthick,saidjabeztheyounger,anshehasironsincewhenhasshe,jesse</p>
callittyfiveyear,jabez,anyoubefarout.</p>
ujabezrubbedhisarees.abouthavetohepaused,asprofessioiquetterequired.</p>
justabouthavetosideherupanseeenbeingartistsandequals.</p>
getsokindoliogoby.jabezrangedupanddoadeittolieorderlyonthebanktillitshouldbefaggoted.</p>
bynoohofunjuueditselfintoacattleproofbarrier,tuftedhereandthereesofthesacredhollyantoucheshoutorders.</p>
nonessbobysaidjesseatlast.</p>
sheetothebrook.</p>
thatplungeddoothefog.ilaytheresardanahalfofirealonefaggots,foreanyhebrook.</p>
thebrooksgotupapieg,saidjabez.soundslikesifsheones.</p>
jesselisteoo.thereethinghard.</p>
yes.shesoverones,hereplied.noalderbayanthatlleaseher.</p>
shehedsetthatliddlehaystasoforit.</p>
itoldhio,too,saidjesse.itoldhioreeveryoudid.itoldhibilesandroadenginesdronedpastntinually.atarredroad,sheshootseverydropoesaslateroof.tisntastp,andnaturallyeverydropisboundtodesdintothevalley.aarroadsbothtile.thatshardlyeverjoueyuphill.</p>
anded,halittlegeofvoice.</p>
didhesaytoyouheanswer.</p>
hesaidtoyou,ire,jesse.</p>
then,youdoosayitain,jabez.</p>
behoejabezinsisted.</p>
idunno;unlessyoutellannerooyou.</p>
jabezdrethehedgeallhedgesaresoftreaovedtoatlelodgeireofthefield.</p>
ogoferretinaround,saidjesse.seeusherefore.</p>
tinatind.</p>
heaintneverbeenoutofityettoktle.</p>
butthenjiays:“iaintgointoshiftstae,andifshebended,”hesays,“totakeasnatchathay,iaiinouttoelastlastjuwas,saidjabez.</p>
norhehasntshiftedhissta.</p>
ellbutitinat</p>
jabezopenedhisclaspknifeverydeliberately;jesseascarefullyopenedhis.theyunfoldedtheneaheraiofallagainthroughthefog,andthebrooksvoicerose.</p>
butialaryerjessehadspokenforawhile.</p>
taintso....jidenothing.sheeoutolehherstosrou</p>
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