Аня с острова Принца Эдуарда

Adjusted Relationships

           Myclothesare,anditstandstoreasonmyopinionsare,too.Idon’tsaythey’reanythebetterofthat,mindyou.Infact,Idaresaythey’reagooddealtheworse.Butthey’vewornniceandeasy.Newshoesaresmarterthanoldones,buttheoldonesaremorecomfortable.I’moldenoughtoindulgemyselfinthematterofshoesandopinions.Imeantotakeitrealeasyhere.Iknowyouexpectmetolookafteryouandkeepyouproper,butI’mnotgoingtodoit.You’reoldenoughtoknowhowtobehaveifyou’reevergoingtobe.So,asfarasIamconcerned,”concludedAuntJamesina,withatwinkleinheryoungeyes,“youcanallgotodestructioninyourownway.”

           “Oh,willsomebodyseparatethosecats?”pleadedStella,shudderingly.

           AuntJamesinahadbroughtwithhernotonlytheSarah-catbutJoseph.Joseph,sheexplained,hadbelongedtoadearfriendofherswhohadgonetoliveinVancouver.

           “Shecouldn’ttakeJosephwithhersoshebeggedmetotakehim.Ireallycouldn’trefuse.He’sabeautifulcatthatis,hisdispositionisbeautiful.ShecalledhimJosephbecausehiscoatisofmanycolors.”

           Itcertainlywas.Joseph,asthedisgustedStellasaid,lookedlikeawalkingrag-bag.Itwasimpossibletosaywhathisgroundcolorwas.Hislegswerewhitewithblackspotsonthem.Hisbackwasgraywithahugepatchofyellowononesideandablackpatchontheother.Histailwasyellowwithagraytip.Oneearwasblackandoneyellow.Ablackpatchoveroneeyegavehimafearfullyrakishlook.Inrealityhewasmeekandinoffensive,ofasociabledisposition.

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