hensolikery,butboaliliketheirfather,buttheyououart,verylikehisther,hedbeahandsonpossibletotelle;andggie.thesostadorablelittlegirlhehadeverseen;hairofalorbentpurity,likeltedjeeltedjeingdohthesandyblight.</p>

intheinghedrovehisoveightgueststheda,soinuredbyfroheirnts.thelasthilllaytilestotheeast;thisberedgrasslandsasflatasaboard.thedaylerorefortabletotravelintharainhadbeen.andtheyhadstartedoutearly,fasting,fatherralphsvestntsandtheblessedsatpaarefullyinablaase.</p>

”thesheeparedirty”saidggiedolefully,gazingatthenyhundredsofrustyredbubelikeireland,then,andhavenireaheep.”</p>

”yes,itislikeirelandinifulgreengrass.butitsed,”paddyansuch.</p>

justthenagroupofeslureoruastheheirungainlylegsablur,theirlongnehedout.thechildrengaspedandburstoutlaughing,entedatseeinggiantbirdseadofflying.</p>

”bledbaiotheeadseedlikeatoue,ilefurtheron,dohecreek.”</p>

rytoetoherasshesatinherhair.</p>

”fixedlytos,atlearloarycarsongotupponderously,houtgreetihechildren.</p>

”letushearssiediately,”shesaid.”iurefatherdebricassartisanxioustobeonhisway.”</p>

”notatall,dearry.”helaughed,blueeyesgleang.”ishallsayss,isedggieillshoolive.”</p>

”ggie,”saidrycarson.</p>

”yes,thisisggie.ebeginatthehead,ry,please.thisisfiona.”rycarsonnoddedcurtly,andpaidstattentionasfatherralphranthroughtheboys;sheeggie.</p>

theheadstoethirtyfeetaboveanarrotreesaeaditstooverflootheredinfinereddust.</p>

”yourelu,”fatherralphsaidashebroughttheptheplaothefrontveranditb,forthepilesuponhehouseeehigh.”ihecreekrunsabanker,”fatherralphexplained.”yhtonithereandivehearditrisesixtyfeetinanight.”</p>