friendlybrook</p>

rch1914</p>

thevalleyberraialoud.</p>

teninsaedhedgethatrandoistbesidethosers.theystoodbadtookstockoftheedgroossedbeechstubthere,sooledashbadforth,andlookedateachother.</p>

ireshesaboutthick,saidjabeztheyounger,anshehasironsincewhenhasshe,jesse</p>

callittyfiveyear,jabez,anyoubefarout.</p>

ujabezrubbedhisarees.abouthavetohepaused,asprofessioiquetterequired.</p>

justabouthavetosideherupanseeenbeingartistsandequals.</p>

getsokindoliogoby.jabezrangedupanddoadeittolieorderlyonthebanktillitshouldbefaggoted.</p>

bynoohofunjuueditselfintoacattleproofbarrier,tuftedhereandthereesofthesacredhollyantoucheshoutorders.</p>

nonessbobysaidjesseatlast.</p>

sheetothebrook.</p>

thatplungeddoothefog.ilaytheresardanahalfofirealonefaggots,foreanyhebrook.</p>

thebrooksgotupapieg,saidjabez.soundslikesifsheones.</p>

jesselisteoo.thereethinghard.</p>

yes.shesoverones,hereplied.noalderbayanthatlleaseher.</p>

shehedsetthatliddlehaystasoforit.</p>

itoldhio,too,saidjesse.itoldhioreeveryoudid.itoldhibilesandroadenginesdronedpastntinually.atarredroad,sheshootseverydropoesaslateroof.tisntastp,andnaturallyeverydropisboundtodesdintothevalley.aarroadsbothtile.thatshardlyeverjoueyuphill.</p>

anded,halittlegeofvoice.</p>

didhesaytoyouheanswer.</p>

hesaidtoyou,ire,jesse.</p>

then,youdoosayitain,jabez.</p>

behoejabezinsisted.</p>

idunno;unlessyoutellannerooyou.</p>

jabezdrethehedgeallhedgesaresoftreaovedtoatlelodgeireofthefield.</p>

ogoferretinaround,saidjesse.seeusherefore.</p>

tinatind.</p>

heaintneverbeenoutofityettoktle.</p>

butthenjiays:“iaintgointoshiftstae,andifshebended,”hesays,“totakeasnatchathay,iaiinouttoelastlastjuwas,saidjabez.</p>

norhehasntshiftedhissta.</p>

ellbutitinat</p>

jabezopenedhisclaspknifeverydeliberately;jesseascarefullyopenedhis.theyunfoldedtheneaheraiofallagainthroughthefog,andthebrooksvoicerose.</p>

butialaryerjessehadspokenforawhile.</p>

taintso....jidenothing.sheeoutolehherstosrou</p>

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