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CHAPTERI
IfithadnotrainedonacertainMaymorningValancyStirling’s
celý
wholelifewouldhavebeen
zcela
entirelydifferent.
Shewouldhavegone,withtherestofherclan,to
Tety
AuntWellington’sengagementpicnicandDr.TrentwouldhavegonetoMontreal.
Ale
Butitdidrainandyoushallhearwhathappenedtoherbecauseofit.
Valancywakened
brzy
early,inthelifeless,hopelesshourjustprecedingdawn.
Shehadnotsleptvery
dobře
well.
Onedoesnotsleep
dobře
well,sometimes,whenoneistwenty-nineonthemorrow,
a
andunmarried,inacommunity
a
andconnectionwheretheunmarriedare
jednoduše
simplythosewhohavefailedto
získat
getaman.
DeerwoodandtheStirlingshadlongsincerelegatedValancytohopelessoldmaidenhood.
Ale
ButValancyherselfhadnever
zcela
quiterelinquishedacertainpitiful,shamed,
malé
littlehopethatRomancewouldcomeher
cestu
wayyet—never,untilthiswet,horriblemorning,
když
whenshewakenedtothefact
že
thatshewastwenty-nineandunsoughtbyany
muž
man.
Ay,therelaythesting.
Valancydidnotmindsomuchbeingan
stará
oldmaid.
Afterall,shethought,beingan
starou
oldmaidcouldn’tpossiblybeasdreadfulasbeing
vdaná
marriedtoanUncleWellington
nebo
oranUncleBenjamin,or
dokonce
evenanUncleHerbert.
Whathurtherwas
že
thatshehadneverhada
šanci
chancetobeanythingbutan
starou
oldmaid.
Nomanhadeverdesired
ji
her.
Thetearscameintohereyesasshelay
tam
therealoneinthefaintlygreyingdarkness.
Shedarednot
nechat
letherselfcryashardasshewantedto,for
dvou
tworeasons.
Shewasafraid
že
thatcryingmightbringon
další
anotherattackofthatpain
kolem
aroundtheheart.
Shehadhada
kouzlo
spellofitaftershehadgotintobed—rather
horší
worsethananyshehadhad
dosud
yet.
Andshewasafraidher
matka
motherwouldnoticeherredeyesatbreakfast
a
andkeepatherwithminute,persistent,mosquito-likequestionsregardingthecausethereof.
“Suppose,”thoughtValancy
s
withaghastlygrin,“Ianswered
s
withtheplaintruth,‘Iamcrying
protože
becauseIcannotgetmarried.’
Jak
HowhorrifiedMotherwouldbe—thoughsheisashamed
každý
everydayofherlifeofher
starou
oldmaiddaughter.”
Butof
samozřejmě
courseappearancesshouldbekeptup.
“Itisnot,”Valancycouldhearhermother’sprim,dictatorialvoiceasserting,“itisnotmaidenlyto
myslet
thinkaboutmen.”
Thethoughtofhermother’s
výraz
expressionmadeValancylaugh—forshehada
smysl
senseofhumournobodyinherclansuspected.
For
které
thatmatter,therewereagoodmanythingsaboutValancy
které
thatnobodysuspected.
Butherlaughterwas
velmi
verysuperficialandpresentlyshelay
tam
there,ahuddled,futilelittle
postava
figure,listeningtotherainpouringdown
venku
outsideandwatching,withasickdistaste,thechill,merciless
světlo
lightcreepingintoherugly,sordid
pokoj
room.
Sheknewtheuglinessofthat
místnosti
roombyheart—knewitandhatedit.
Theyellow-paintedfloor,
s
withonehideous,“hooked”rugbythe
postele
bed,withagrotesque,“hooked”dogonit,
vždycky
alwaysgrinningatherwhensheawoke;
thefaded,dark-red
papír
paper;
theceilingdiscolouredbyoldleaks
a
andcrossedbycracks;
the
úzká
narrow,pinchedlittlewashstand;
thebrown-paperlambrequin
s
withpurplerosesonit;
thespotted
staré
oldlooking-glasswiththecrack
přes
acrossit,proppedupontheinadequatedressing-table;
na
thejarofancientpotpourrimadebyher
matka
motherinhermythicalhoneymoon;
theshell-covered
krabice
box,withoneburstcorner,which
Sestřenice
CousinStickleshadmadeinher
stejně
equallymythicalgirlhood;
thebeadedpincushion
s
withhalfitsbeadfringegone;
the
jedna
onestiff,yellowchair;
thefaded
staré
oldmotto,“Gonebutnotforgotten,”workedincolouredyarns
o
aboutGreat-grand-motherStirling’sgrimoldface;
the
staré
oldphotographsofancientrelativeslongbanishedfromtherooms
dole
below.
Therewereonlytwopictures
které
thatwerenotofrelatives.
One,an
starý
oldchromoofapuppysittingonarainydoorstep.
That
obrázek
picturealwaysmadeValancyunhappy.
Thatforlorn
malý
littledogcrouchedonthedoorstepinthedriving
dešti
rain!
Whydidn’tsomeoneopenthe
dveře
doorandlethimin?
Theotherpicturewasafaded,passe-partoutedengravingofQueenLouisecomingdownastairway,
který
whichAuntWellingtonhadlavishlygivenheronhertenth
narozeniny
birthday.
Fornineteenyearsshehadlookedatit
a
andhatedit,beautiful,smug,self-satisfiedQueenLouise.
Ale
Butsheneverdareddestroyit
nebo
orremoveit.
Motherand
Bratranec
CousinStickleswouldhavebeenaghast,
nebo
or,asValancyirreverentlyexpresseditinherthoughts,wouldhavehadafit.
Každý
Everyroominthehousewasugly,of
samozřejmě
course.
Butdownstairsappearanceswerekeptupsomewhat.
Tam
Therewasnomoneyforrooms
nikdo
nobodyeversaw.
Valancysometimesfelt
že
thatshecouldhavedone
něco
somethingforherroomherself,
i
evenwithoutmoney,ifshewerepermitted.
Ale
Buthermotherhadnegatived
každý
everytimidsuggestionandValancydidnotpersist.
Valancy
nikdy
neverpersisted.
Shewasafraidto.
Her
matka
mothercouldnotbrookopposition.
Mrs.Stirlingwouldsulkfordaysifoffended,
s
withtheairsofaninsultedduchess.
Theonly
věc
thingValancylikedaboutherroomwas
že
thatshecouldbealone
tam
thereatnighttocry
pokud
ifshewantedto.
But,afterall,whatdiditmatterifa
pokoj
room,whichyouusedfornothingexceptsleeping
a
anddressingin,wereugly?
Valancywas
nikdy
neverpermittedtostayaloneinherroomfor
jakýkoliv
anyotherpurpose.
Peoplewhowantedtobe
sami
alone,soMrs.FrederickStirling
a
andCousinSticklesbelieved,could
pouze
onlywanttobealoneforsomesinister
účel
purpose.
ButherroomintheBlueCastlewas
všechno
everythingaroomshouldbe.
Valancy,socowed
a
andsubduedandoverriddenandsnubbedin
reálném
reallife,waswontto
nechat
letherselfgorathersplendidlyinherday-dreams.
Nikdo
NobodyintheStirlingclan,
nebo
oritsramifications,suspectedthis,
nejméně
leastofallhermother
a
andCousinStickles.
Theyneverknew
že
thatValancyhadtwohomes—theuglyredbrickboxofahome,onElm
Street
Street,andtheBlueCastleinSpain.
ValancyhadlivedspirituallyintheBlueCastleeversinceshecouldremember.
Shehadbeena
velmi
verytinychildwhenshefoundherselfpossessedofit.
Vždycky
Always,whensheshuthereyes,shecould
vidět
seeitplainly,withitsturrets
a
andbannersonthepine-clad
horské
mountainheight,wrappedinitsfaint,
modré
blueloveliness,againstthesunsetskiesofafair
a
andunknownland.
Everythingwonderful
a
andbeautifulwasinthatcastle.
Jewels
které
thatqueensmighthaveworn;
robesofmoonlight
a
andfire;
couchesofroses
a
andgold;
longflightsofshallowmarblesteps,
s
withgreat,whiteurns,and
s
withslender,mist-cladmaidensgoing
nahoru
upanddownthem;
courts,marble-pillared,
kde
whereshimmeringfountainsfellandnightingalessang
mezi
amongthemyrtles;
hallsofmirrors
které
thatreflectedonlyhandsomeknights
a
andlovelywomen—herselftheloveliestofall,forwhose
pohled
glancemendied.
Allthatsupportedherthroughtheboredomofherdayswasthe
naděje
hopeofgoingona
snít
dreamspreeatnight.
Most,
li
ifnotall,oftheStirlingswouldhavediedof
hrůzy
horroriftheyhadknownhalfthethingsValancydidinherBlueCastle.
Foronethingshehadquiteafewloversinit.
Oh,
jen
onlyoneatatime.
One
kdo
whowooedherwithalltheromanticardourofthe
věku
ageofchivalryandwonher
po
afterlongdevotionandmanydeedsofderring-do,
a
andwasweddedtoher
s
withpompandcircumstanceinthe
velké
great,banner-hungchapeloftheBlue
Hradu
Castle.
Attwelve,thisloverwasafairladwithgoldencurls
a
andheavenlyblueeyes.
Atfifteen,hewas
vysoký
tallanddarkandpale,
ale
butstillnecessarilyhandsome.
Attwenty,hewasascetic,dreamy,
duchovní
spiritual.
Attwenty-five,hehadaclean-cutjaw,
mírně
slightlygrim,andafacestrong
a
andruggedratherthanhandsome.
Valancy
nikdy
nevergrewolderthantwenty-fiveinherBlueCastle,
ale
butrecently—veryrecently—herherohadhadreddish,tawny
vlasy
hair,atwistedsmileandamysteriouspast.
Idon’tsayValancydeliberatelymurderedtheseloversassheoutgrew
nich
them.
Onesimplyfadedawayasanothercame.
Thingsare
velmi
veryconvenientinthisrespectinBlueCastles.
Ale
But,onthismorningofher
dne
dayoffate,Valancycouldnot
najít
findthekeyofherBlue
Hradu
Castle.
Realitypressedonher
příliš
toohardly,barkingatherheels
jako
likeamaddeninglittledog.
Shewastwenty-nine,lonely,undesired,ill-favoured—theonlyhomely
dívka
girlinahandsomeclan,withno
minulosti
pastandnofuture.
Asfarasshecouldlook
zpět
back,lifewasdrabandcolourless,withnotonesinglecrimson
nebo
orpurplespotanywhere.
Asfarasshecouldlook
dopředu
forwarditseemedcertaintobejustthe
stejné
sameuntilshewasnothingbutasolitary,
malý
littlewitheredleafclingingtoawintrybough.
The
okamžiku
momentwhenawomanrealises
že
thatshehasnothingto
žít
livefor—neitherlove,duty,purpose
ani
norhope—holdsforherthebitternessof
smrti
death.
“AndIjusthavetogoonliving
protože
becauseIcan’tstop.
Imayhaveto
žít
liveeightyyears,”thoughtValancy,inakindofpanic.
“We’re
všichni
allhorriblylong-lived.
Itsickensmetothinkofit.”
Shewas
ráda
gladitwasraining—orrather,shewasdrearilysatisfied
že
thatitwasraining.
Therewouldbe
žádný
nopicnicthatday.
This
každoroční
annualpicnic,wherebyAuntand
Strýc
UncleWellington—onealwaysthoughtoftheminthatsuccession—inevitablycelebratedtheir
zasnoubení
engagementatapicnicthirtyyears
před
before,hadbeen,oflateyears,averitablenightmaretoValancy.
Byanimpishcoincidenceitwasthesame
den
dayasherbirthdayand,
poté
aftershehadpassedtwenty-five,
nikdo
nobodyletherforgetit.
Muchasshehatedgoingtothepicnic,itwould
nikdy
neverhaveoccurredtohertorebel
proti
againstit.
Thereseemedtobe
nic
nothingoftherevolutionaryinher
povaze
nature.
Andsheknewexactlywhateveryonewouldsaytoheratthepicnic.
Strýc
UncleWellington,whomshedisliked
a
anddespisedeventhoughhehadfulfilledthehighestStirlingaspiration,“marryingmoney,”wouldsaytoherinapig’swhisper,“Notthinkingofgettingmarriedyet,mydear?”
a
andthengooffintothebellowoflaughterwithwhichheinvariablyconcludedhisdullremarks.
Teta
AuntWellington,ofwhomValancystoodinabjectawe,wouldtellher
o
aboutOlive’snewchiffondress
a
andCecil’slastdevotedletter.
Valancywouldhaveto
vypadat
lookaspleasedandinterestedasifthe
šaty
dressandletterhadbeenhersorelse
Teta
AuntWellingtonwouldbeoffended.
A
AndValancyhadlongagodecided
že
thatshewouldratheroffendGod
než
thanAuntWellington,becauseGodmight
odpustit
forgiveherbutAuntWellington
nikdy
neverwould.
AuntAlberta,enormouslyfat,
s
withanamiablehabitof
vždy
alwaysreferringtoherhusbandas“he,”asifheweretheonlymalecreatureinthe
světě
world,whocouldneverforgetthatshehadbeenagreat
krása
beautyinheryouth,wouldcondole
s
withValancyonhersallow
kůži
skin—.
“Idon’tknowwhy
všechny
allthegirlsoftodayaresosunburned.
Když
WhenIwasagirlmy
kůži
skinwasrosesandcream.
IwascountedtheprettiestgirlinCanada,mydear.”
Možná
PerhapsUncleHerbertwouldn’tsayanything—or
možná
perhapshewouldremarkjocularly,“Howfatyou’regetting,Doss!”
A
Andtheneverybodywouldlaugh
nad
overtheexcessivelyhumorousideaofpoor,scrawny
malý
littleDossgettingfat.
Handsome,solemn
Strýc
UncleJames,whomValancydisliked
ale
butrespectedbecausehewasreputedtobe
velmi
verycleverandwasthereforetheclanoracle—brainsbeingnone
příliš
tooplentifulintheStirlingconnection—would
pravděpodobně
probablyremarkwiththeowl-likesarcasmthathadwonhimhis
pověst
reputation,“Isupposeyou’rebusy
s
withyourhope-chestthesedays?”
A
AndUncleBenjaminwouldask
některé
someofhisabominableconundrums,
mezi
betweenwheezychuckles,andanswerthemhimself.
“Whatisthe
rozdíl
differencebetweenDossandamouse?
“The
myš
mousewishestoharmthecheese
a
andDosswishestocharmthehe’s.”
Valancyhadheardhimaskthatriddlefiftytimes
a
andeverytimeshewantedto
hodit
throwsomethingathim.
Butshe
nikdy
neverdid.
Inthefirstplace,theStirlings
prostě
simplydidnotthrowthings;
in
na
thesecondplace,UncleBenjaminwasawealthy
a
andchildlessoldwidowerandValancyhadbeenbroughtupin
na
thefearandadmonitionofhis
peněz
money.
Ifsheoffendedhimhewouldcutheroutofhiswill—supposingshewereinit.
ValancydidnotwanttobecutoutofUncleBenjamin’swill.
Shehadbeenpoorallher
život
lifeandknewthegallingbitternessof
to
it.
Sosheenduredhisriddles
a
andevensmiledtorturedlittlesmilesover
ně
them.
AuntIsabel,downrightanddisagreeableasaneast
vítr
wind,wouldcriticiseherinsomeway—Valancycouldnot
předvídat
predictjusthow,forAuntIsabel
nikdy
neverrepeatedacriticism—shefound
něco
somethingnewwithwhichtojabyoueverytime.
Teta
AuntIsabelpridedherselfonsayingwhatshethought,
ale
butdidn’tlikeitsowell
když
whenotherpeoplesaidwhattheythoughttoher.
Valancy
nikdy
neversaidwhatshethought.
Bratranec
CousinGeorgiana—namedafterhergreat-great-grand-mother,whohadbeennamed
po
afterGeorgetheFourth—wouldrecountdolorouslythenamesofallrelatives
a
andfriendswhohaddied
od
sincethelastpicnicandwonder“whichofus
bude
willbethefirsttogonext.”
Oppressivelycompetent,
Teta
AuntMildredwouldtalkendlesslyofherhusband
a
andherodiousprodigiesofbabiestoValancy,
protože
becauseValancywouldbethe
jediný
onlyoneshecouldfindtoputup
s
withit.
Forthesamereason,
Sestřenice
CousinGladys—reallyFirstCousinGladys
jednou
onceremoved,accordingtothestrictwayin
která
whichtheStirlingstabulatedrelationship—atall,thin
dáma
ladywhoadmittedshehadasensitivedisposition,woulddescribeminutelythetorturesofherneuritis.
A
AndOlive,thewondergirlofthewholeStirlingclan,whohad
všechno
everythingValancyhadnot—beauty,popularity,love,—wouldshowoffher
krásu
beautyandpresumeonherpopularity
a
andflauntherdiamondinsigniaofloveinValancy’sdazzled,enviouseyes.
Therewouldbe
nic
noneofallthistoday.
A
Andtherewouldbenopackingupofteaspoons.
Thepackingupwas
vždy
alwaysleftforValancyandCousinStickles.
A
Andonce,sixyearsago,asilverteaspoonfrom
Tety
AuntWellington’sweddingsethadbeenlost.
Valancy
nikdy
neverheardthelastofthatsilverteaspoon.
ItsghostappearedBanquo-likeat
každé
everysubsequentfamilyfeast.
Oh,
ano
yes,Valancyknewexactlywhatthepicnicwouldbelike
a
andsheblessedtherain
která
thathadsavedherfromit.
Therewouldbe
žádný
nopicnicthisyear.
If
Teta
AuntWellingtoncouldnotcelebrateonthesacred
den
dayitselfshewouldhavenocelebrationatall.
Díky
Thankwhatevergodstherewereforthat.
Since
tam
therewouldbenopicnic,Valancymadeuphermind
že
that,iftherainheldupinthe
odpoledne
afternoon,shewouldgouptothe
knihovny
libraryandgetanotherofJohnFoster’sbooks.
Valancywas
nikdy
neverallowedtoreadnovels,
ale
butJohnFoster’sbookswerenotnovels.
Theywere“naturebooks”—sothelibrariantoldMrs.FrederickStirling—“all
o
aboutthewoodsandbirds
a
andbugsandthingslikethat,youknow.”
SoValancywasallowedto
číst
readthem—underprotest,foritwasonly
příliš
tooevidentthatsheenjoyedthem
příliš
toomuch.
Itwaspermissible,
dokonce
evenlaudable,toreadtoimproveyourmind
a
andyourreligion,buta
kniha
bookthatwasenjoyablewasdangerous.
Valancydidnotknow
zda
whetherhermindwasbeingimproved
nebo
ornot;
butshefeltvaguely
že
thatifshehadcomeacrossJohnFoster’sbooksyears
lety
agolifemighthavebeena
jiný
differentthingforher.
Theyseemedtohertoyieldglimpsesofa
světa
worldintowhichshemight
jednou
oncehaveentered,thoughthe
dveře
doorwasforeverbarredtoher
nyní
now.
Itwasonlywithinthelast
roku
yearthatJohnFoster’sbookshadbeenintheDeerwoodlibrary,
ačkoli
thoughthelibrariantoldValancy
že
thathehadbeenawell-knownwriterfor
několik
severalyears.
“Wheredoeshelive?”
Valancyhadasked.
“Nobodyknows.
Fromhisbookshe
musí
mustbeaCanadian,but
žádné
nomoreinformationcanbehad.
Hispublisherswon’tsaya
slovo
word.
QuitelikelyJohnFosterisanomdeplume.
Hisbooksareso
populární
popularwecan’tkeeptheminatall,
i když
thoughIreallycan’tseewhat
lidé
peoplefindinthemtoraveover.”
“Ithinkthey’rewonderful,”saidValancy,timidly.
“Oh—well—”
MissClarksonsmiledinapatronisingfashionthatrelegatedValancy’sopinionstolimbo,“Ican’t
říct
sayIcaremuchforbugsmyself.
Ale
ButcertainlyFosterseemsto
vědět
knowallthereisto
vědět
knowaboutthem.”
Valancydidn’tknowwhethershecared
moc
muchforbugseither.
ItwasnotJohnFoster’suncanny
poznání
knowledgeofwildcreaturesand
hmyzu
insectlifethatenthralledher.
Shecould
sotva
hardlysaywhatitwas—sometantalisinglureofamystery
nikdy
neverrevealed—somehintofagreatsecret
jen
justalittlefurtheron—somefaint,elusiveechooflovely,forgottenthings—JohnFoster’s
kouzlo
magicwasindefinable.
Yes,shewouldgetanewFosterbook.
Itwasa
měsíc
monthsinceshehadThistleHarvest,so
určitě
surelyMothercouldnotobject.
Valancyhadreaditfourtimes—sheknew
celé
wholepassagesoffbyheart.
And—she
málem
almostthoughtshewouldgo
a
andseeDr.Trentabout
že
thatqueerpainaroundthe
srdce
heart.
Ithadcomerather
často
oftenlately,andthepalpitationswerebecomingannoying,nottospeakofanoccasionaldizzymoment
a
andaqueershortnessofbreath.
Ale
Butcouldshegotoseehim
aniž by
withouttellinganyone?
Itwasamostdaringthought.
Žádný
NoneoftheStirlingseverconsultedadoctor
aniž by
withoutholdingafamilycouncil
a
andgettingUncleJames’approval.
Then,theywenttoDr.AmbroseMarshof
Port
PortLawrence,whohadmarried
Druhou
SecondCousinAdelaideStirling.
ButValancydislikedDr.AmbroseMarsh.
A
And,besides,shecouldnot
dostat
gettoPortLawrence,fifteenmiles
daleko
away,withoutbeingtakenthere.
Shedidnotwantanyonetoknow
o
aboutherheart.
Therewouldbesuchafussmade
a
andeverymemberofthefamilywould
přišel
comedownandtalkitover
a
andadviseherandcautionher
a
andwarnherandtellher
hrozné
horribletalesofgreat-auntsandcousinsfortytimesremoved
kteří
whohadbeen“justlikethat”
a
and“droppeddeadwithoutamoment’s
varování
warning,mydear.”
AuntIsabelwouldrememberthatshehadalwayssaidDosslooked
jako
likeagirlwhowouldhavehearttrouble—“sopinched
a
andpeakedalways”;
andUncleWellingtonwouldtakeitasa
osobní
personalinsult,when“noStirlingeverhad
srdeční
heartdiseasebefore”;
andGeorgianawouldforebodein
dokonale
perfectlyaudibleasidesthat“poor,
drahý
dearlittleDossisn’tlongfor
tomto
thisworld,I’mafraid”;
and
Sestřenice
CousinGladyswouldsay,“Why,my
srdce
hearthasbeenlikethatforyears,”ina
tónu
tonethatimpliednooneelsehadanybusinessevento
mít
haveaheart;
andOlive—Olivewouldmerelylookbeautiful
a
andsuperioranddisgustinglyhealthy,asiftosay,“WhyallthisfussoverafadedsuperfluitylikeDoss
když
whenyouhaveme?”
Valancyfelt
že
thatshecouldn’ttellanybody
pokud
unlessshehadto.
Shefelt
docela
quitesuretherewasnothingatall
vážně
seriouslywrongwithherheart
a
andnoneedofallthepotherthatwouldensue
pokud
ifshementionedit.
Shewould
prostě
justslipupquietlyandseeDr.Trentthatvery
den
day.
Asforhisbill,shehadthe
dvě
twohundreddollarsthather
otec
fatherhadputinthe
banky
bankforherthedayshewasborn.
Shewas
nikdy
neverallowedtouseeventhe
úroky
interestofthis,butshewouldsecretlytakeout
dost
enoughtopayDr.Trent.
Dr.
Trentwasagruff,outspoken,absent-mindedoldfellow,
ale
buthewasarecognisedauthorityonheart
onemocnění
disease,evenifhewere
jen
onlyageneralpractitionerinout-of-the-worldDeerwood.
Dr.Trentwas
přes
overseventyandtherehadbeenrumours
že
thathemeanttoretire
brzy
soon.
NoneoftheStirlingclanhadevergonetohimsincehehadtold
Sestřenice
CousinGladys,tenyearsbefore,
že
thatherneuritiswasallimaginary
a
andthatsheenjoyedit.
Youcouldn’tpatroniseadoctorwhoinsultedyourfirst-cousin-once-removedlikethat—nottomentionthathewasaPresbyterian
když
whenalltheStirlingswenttotheAnglicanchurch.
Kapitola
CHAPTERII
WhenCousinSticklesknockedather
dveře
door,Valancyknewitwashalf-past
sedm
sevenandshemustgetup.
Aslongasshecould
vzpomenout
remember,CousinStickleshadknockedather
dveře
doorathalf-pastseven.
CousinStickles
a
andMrs.FrederickStirlinghadbeenup
od
sinceseven,butValancywasallowedto
ležet
lieabedhalfanhourlongerbecauseofafamilytradition
že
thatshewasdelicate.
Valancygotup,
i když
thoughshehatedgettingup
více
morethismorningthanevershehadbefore.