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Chapter XVIII
Thisisnothingcomparedwiththingspeopledofindout.We’llgoatit,beakandclaw,andwe’llshowyouathingortwo.”
Frecklescaughthersleeve.
“Memother,Angel!Memother!”hemarveledhoarsely.“Didyousayyoucouldbefindingouttodayifmemotherlovedme?How?Oh,Angel!Nothingmatters,IFONLYMEMOTHERDIDN’TDOIT!”
“Thenyouresteasy,”saidtheAngel,withlargeconfidence.“Yourmotherdidn’tdoit!Mothersofsonssuchasyoudon’tdothingslikethat.I’llgotoworkatonceandproveittoyou.ThefirstthingtodoistogotothatHomewhereyouwereandgettheclothesyouworethenightyouwereleftthere.Iknowthattheyarerequiredtosavethosethingscarefully.Wecanfindoutalmostallthereistoknowaboutyourmotherfromthem.Didyoueverseethem?”
“Yis,”hereplied.
“Freckles!Weretheywhite?”shecried.
“Maybetheywereonce.They’reallyellowwithlaying,andbrownwithblood-stainsnow”saidFreckles,theoldnoteofbitternesscreepingin.“Youcan’tbetellinganythingatallbythem,Angel!”
“Well,butIjustcan!”saidtheAngelpositively.“Icanseefromthequalitywhatkindofgoodsyourmothercouldaffordtobuy.Icanseefromthecutwhethershehadgoodtaste.Icanseefromthecareshetookinmakingthemhowmuchshelovedandwantedyou.”
“Buthow?Angel,tellmehow!”imploredFreckleswithtremblingeagerness.
“Why,easilyenough,”saidtheAngel.“Ithoughtyou’dunderstand.
