Chapter 28

           BYandbyitwasgetting-uptime.SoIcomedowntheladderandstartedfordown-stairs;butasIcometothegirls’roomthedoorwasopen,andIseeMaryJanesettingbyheroldhairtrunk,whichwasopenandshe’dbeenpackingthingsinit—gettingreadytogotoEngland.Butshehadstoppednowwithafoldedgowninherlap,andhadherfaceinherhands,crying.Ifeltawfulbadtoseeit;ofcourseanybodywould.Iwentinthereandsays:

           "MissMaryJane,youcan’ta-beartoseepeopleintrouble,andIcan’t—mostalways.Tellmeaboutit."

           Soshedoneit.Anditwastheniggers—Ijustexpectedit.ShesaidthebeautifultriptoEnglandwasmostaboutspoiledforher;shedidn’tknowHOWshewasevergoingtobehappythere,knowingthemotherandthechildrenwarn’tevergoingtoseeeachothernomore—andthenbustedoutbittererthanever,andflungupherhands,andsays:

           "Oh,dear,dear,tothinktheyain’tEVERgoingtoseeeachotheranymore!"

           "ButtheyWILL—andinsideoftwoweeks—andIKNOWit!"saysI.

           Laws,itwasoutbeforeIcouldthink!AndbeforeIcouldbudgeshethrowsherarmsaroundmyneckandtoldmetosayitAGAIN,sayitAGAIN,sayitAGAIN!

           IseeIhadspoketoosuddenandsaidtoomuch,andwasinacloseplace.Iaskedhertoletmethinkaminute;andshesetthere,veryimpatientandexcitedandhandsome,butlookingkindofhappyandeased-up,likeapersonthat’shadatoothpulledout.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 264 из 423