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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