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>