Крамка старожитностей

Chapter 68

           Hemighthavedoneitthrice,buttheponykickeduphisheelsandshookhishead,asifheweresuddenlytakenwithconvulsionsofdelight,andBarbarabeingfrightened,ranawaynotstraighttowherehermotherandKit’smotherwere,though,lesttheyshouldseehowredhercheekswere,andshouldaskherwhy.SlylittleBarbara!

           Whenthefirsttransportsofthewholepartyhadsubsided,andKitandhismother,andBarbaraandhermother,withlittleJacobandthebabytoboot,hadhadtheirsupperstogetherwhichtherewasnohurryingover,fortheyweregoingtostopthereallnightMrGarlandcalledKittohim,andtakinghimintoaroomwheretheycouldbealone,toldhimthathehadsomethingyettosay,whichwouldsurprisehimgreatly.Kitlookedsoanxiousandturnedsopaleonhearingthis,thattheoldgentlemanhastenedtoadd,hewouldbeagreeablysurprised;andaskedhimifhewouldbereadynextmorningforajourney.

           ‘Forajourney,sir!’criedKit.

           ‘Incompanywithmeandmyfriendinthenextroom.Canyouguessitspurpose?’

           Kitturnedpaleryet,andshookhishead.

           ‘Ohyes.Ithinkyoudoalready,’saidhismaster.‘Try.’

           Kitmurmuredsomethingratherramblingandunintelligible,butheplainlypronouncedthewords‘MissNell,’threeorfourtimesshakinghisheadwhilehedidso,asifhewouldaddthattherewasnohopeofthat.

           ButMrGarland,insteadofsaying‘Tryagain,’asKithadmadesurehewould,toldhimveryseriously,thathehadguessedright.

           ‘Theplaceoftheirretreatisindeeddiscovered,’hesaid,‘atlast.Andthatisourjourney’send.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 776 з 836