,gallopedoff,sidledbaeggieslaugh,frohatunfaliarthroat.eaningto,,heedlessofthethos.theboy,aboutteenyearsofage,justprepubest,lookedup,startled;thepigsquealed,curledupitstailtightlyandranoff.</p>

cladinanoldpairofkhakishortsandnothingelse,barefooted,heuscles,theflatbellyandnarrotlelongandlooselycurly,justthebleachedlorhedagrass,hiseyesthroughabsurdlythiklashesintenselyblue.helookedlikeaveryyouthfulescapedangel.</p>

”hello,”saidtheboy,sling.</p>

”hello,”saidofthatsle.”whoareyou”</p>

”ianeoneill,”anseisralphdebricassart.”</p>

daneoneill.he,boethisbeautifulladighthavebeenhis,hadhenotrriedtheuuature.hadheightarriedthehyouainedinirelandtobreedhorsesandneverknoeggiecleary.</p>

”yihelpyou”askedtheboypolitely,gettingtohisfeeteggies.”isyourfatherhere,dane”</p>

”father”thedark,fichedbroted.”here.hesneverbeenhere.”</p>

”oh,isee.isyourtherhere,then”</p>

”shesingilly,butshellbebaynannaisinthehouse,though.sorryididntantoberude.”</p>

thoughhehadabandonedhishereasafriendofyourthersandyrandthers.”</p>

”iorry,youreeiheardit.ethreeoff.theroseeyou,iknow.”</p>

”dane,daientvoice,verydeeparanglyhusky.</p>

thehangingfrondsofthepeppertreepartedandagirlofaboutfifteeely,frohoseastonishingeyes.ggiesdaughter.veredinfreeggie.</p>

”oh,hello.iorry,ididntrealizejustineoneill.”</p>

”jussy,thisiscardinaldebricassart”danesaidinaloudkly”</p>

theblindlookingeyesflasheds.””yourearealprae.youknordon.”</p>

”heis,heis”insisteddane.”please,jussy,begoodbegoodfor””illbegood,butonlyforyou.butiighthavehadald.””youdonthavetokissring,justine.iereonaholiday;iotbeingacardinalatthent.”</p>

”thatsgood,bea,”saidggieclearysdaughtercaly.”afterfouryearsatkinppalithinkitsallaloadofutterds.”</p>