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helaughedsoftly.
pilarsaid:”thathafrica”
”yes.agranduntry.”
”youhavebeenbackthere,yes”
”iarried.thate.”
”butbeforethatyouanyyears”
”yes.”
”tellaboutit.”
hebegantotalk.pilar,shieldingherface,listened.
hisvoicesloething.”
hepulledhielf.
”there,lookatthese.feelthelettheunthroughyers.”
helookedintohereandlaughed.
”doyouknoonds,child,diands.”
pilarseyesopened.shesaidasshebentover:”buttheyarelittlepebbles,thatisall.”
sionlaughed.
”theyareuncutdiands.thatishoheyarefoundlikethis.”
pilaraskedincredulously:”andiftheyonds”
”certainly.”
”theywouldflashandsparkle”
”flashandsparkle.”
pilarsaidchildishly:”ooo,iotbelieveit”
heused.
”itsquitetrue.”
”theyarevaluable”
”fairlyvaluable.difficulttosaybeforetheyarecut.anyhislittlelotishseveralthousandsofpounds.”
pilarsaidhaspacebethousandsofpounds”
”sayenthousandstheyrebiggishstones,yousee.”
pilarasked,hereyesopening:”but,then”
”behere.”
”butallthatney”
”idoheney.”
”ohisee.”pilarlookediressed.
shesaid:”butddebeautiful”
”be,thefeelofthehroughfingers...itallesbaelloftheveldt,theoxenoldeballtheboystheevenings...”
theretaponthedoor.
sionsaid:”puteathesafeandbangitto.”
thenhecalled:”ein.”
horbury,softanddeferential.
hesaid:”teaisreadydoairs.”
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hildasaid:”sothereyouare,david.ivebeenlookingforyouevery,itsshtfullyld.”
daviddidnotansinute.heeitsjustthesa.onlyfaded,ofurse.”
alittlefroreasedhildasforehead.
shesaid:”isee.doletseoutofhere,david.itsfrightfullyld.”
davidtooknonotiostly.ireersittingonthatstooltheree.jackthegiantkillerthatusthavebeensixyearsoldthen.”
hildaputafirandthroughhisar
”eba.”
hetuedobediently,butshefeltalittleshiverghhi
”justthesa,”herred.”justthesa.asthoughtihadstoodstill.”
hildalookedinedvoice:”iustbenearlyteati.”
daviddisengagedhisarndopenedanotherdoor.
”thereusedtobeapianoinhere...oh,yes,hereitisisintune.”
hesatdohelid,runninghishandslightlyoverthekeys.
”yes,itsevidentlykepttuned.”
hebegantoplay.histouchelodyflounderhisfingers.
hildaasked:”toknober.”
hesaid:”ihaventplayeditforyears.sheusedtoplayit.oneofndelssohnssongshoutwords.”
theselodyfilledtheroohildasaid:”playsozart,do.”
davidshookhishead.hebegananotherndelssohn.
thensuddenlyhebroughthishandsdoblingallover.
hilda.
shesaid:”daviddavid.”
hesaid:”itsnothingitsnothing...”
iv
thebellpealedaggressively.tressilianrosefroisseatiryandsloandalongtothedoor.
thebellpealedagain.tressilianfroan.
tressilianpassedahandoverhisforehead.sothing.ithougheverythinge.
surelythishadhappenedbefore.surely
hedrehelatdopehedoor.
thenthespellbroke.thenstandingtheresaid:”isthiseonleelives”
”yes,sir.”
”idliketoseehiplease.”
afainteeryaeeredfroheolddaysrleeinengland.
tressilianshookhisheaddubiously.
”leeisaninvalid,sir.hedoesntseenypeoplenow.ifyou”
thestraerrupted.hedreanenvelopeandhaothebutler.
”pleasegivethistolee.”
”yes,sir.”
v
sioooktheenvelope.hedreiled.
”byallthatswonderful”hesaid.
thentothebutler:”shorfarruphere,tressilian.”
”yes,sir.”
sionsaid:”iypartthereinkierley.noealong”
tressilianreappeared.heannounced:”farr.”
stephenfarrarkedthanusual:”lee”
”iladtoseeyou.soyoureebsboy”
stephenfarrgrihersheepishly.
hesaid:”firstvisittotheolduntry.fatheraletolookyouupifidide.”
”quiteright.”theoldnlookedround.”thisisgranddaughter,pilarestravados.”
”hourely.
stephenfarrthoughtiration:”ollittledevil.shee,butitonlyshowedforaflash.”
hesaid,ratherheavily:”ierypleasedtokeyouracquaintance,ssestravados.”
”thankyou,”saidpilar.
sionleesaid:”sitdoeallaboutyourself.areyouinenglandf”
”oh,ishanthurryselfnohere”
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