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CHAPTERI
IfithadnotrainedonacertainMay
aamuna
morning
ValancyStirling’swholelifewouldhavebeen
täysin
entirely
different.
Shewouldhavegone,
kanssa
with
therestofherclan,to
Tädin
Aunt
Wellington’sengagementpicnicandDr.Trentwould
on
have
gonetoMontreal.
Butitdid
satoi
rain
andyoushallhearwhat
tapahtui
happened
toherbecauseof
sen
it
.
Valancywakenedearly,inthelifeless,hopelesshourjustpreceding
aamunkoittoa
dawn
.
Shehadnotsleptverywell.
Onedoesnot
nukkua
sleep
well,sometimes,whenoneistwenty-nineonthemorrow,
ja
and
unmarried,inacommunity
ja
and
connectionwheretheunmarriedare
yksinkertaisesti
simply
thosewhohavefailedto
saamaan
get
aman.
DeerwoodandtheStirlings
olivat
had
longsincerelegatedValancytohopelessoldmaidenhood.
Mutta
But
Valancyherselfhadneverquiterelinquishedacertainpitiful,shamed,littlehope
että
that
Romancewouldcomeherwayyet—never,untilthiswet,horrible
aamuna
morning
,whenshewakenedtothefact
että
that
shewastwenty-nineandunsoughtbyany
mies
man
.
Ay,therelaythesting.
Valancydidnotmindso
paljon
much
beinganoldmaid.
Afterall,she
ajatteli
thought
,beinganoldmaidcouldn’tpossiblybeasdreadfulasbeing
naimisissa
married
toanUncleWellington
tai
or
anUncleBenjamin,or
jopa
even
anUncleHerbert.
What
satutti
hurt
herwasthatshehad
koskaan
never
hadachancetobe
mitään
anything
butanoldmaid.
Ei
No
manhadeverdesired
häntä
her
.
Thetearscameintohereyesasshelay
siellä
there
aloneinthefaintlygreyingdarkness.
She
uskaltanut
dared
notletherselfcryas
kovaa
hard
asshewantedto,fortworeasons.
Shewasafraid
että
that
cryingmightbringonanotherattackof
että
that
painaroundtheheart.
Shehadhada
loitsu
spell
ofitaftershehadgotintobed—rather
pahempi
worse
thananyshehadhad
vielä
yet
.
Andshewasafraidhermotherwould
huomaisi
notice
herredeyesatbreakfast
ja
and
keepatherwithminute,persistent,mosquito-likequestionsregardingthecausethereof.
“Suppose,”
ajatteli
thought
Valancywithaghastlygrin,“I
vastasin
answered
withtheplaintruth,‘Iam
itken
crying
becauseIcannotgetmarried.’
Kuinka
How
horrifiedMotherwouldbe—thoughsheisashamed
joka
every
dayofherlifeofheroldmaiddaughter.”
Mutta
But
ofcourseappearancesshouldbe
pidettävä
kept
up.
“Itisnot,”Valancycould
kuuli
hear
hermother’sprim,dictatorial
äänen
voice
asserting,“itisnotmaidenlyto
ajatella
think
aboutmen.”
Thethoughtofhermother’sexpressionmadeValancylaugh—forshe
oli
had
asenseofhumour
kukaan
nobody
inherclansuspected.
Forthatmatter,therewereagood
monia
many
thingsaboutValancythat
kukaan
nobody
suspected.
Butherlaughterwas
hyvin
very
superficialandpresentlyshelaythere,ahuddled,futilelittlefigure,
kuuntelemassa
listening
totherainpouringdown
ulkona
outside
andwatching,withasickdistaste,thechill,mercilesslight
hiipi
creeping
intoherugly,sordidroom.
She
tunsi
knew
theuglinessofthatroombyheart—knewitandhatedit.
Theyellow-painted
lattia
floor
,withonehideous,“hooked”
matto
rug
bythebed,witha
groteski
grotesque
,“hooked”dogonit,
aina
always
grinningatherwhensheawoke;
thefaded,dark-red
paperi
paper
;
theceilingdiscolouredbyoldleaks
ja
and
crossedbycracks;
the
kapea
narrow
,pinchedlittlewashstand;
thebrown-paperlambrequin
jossa
with
purplerosesonit;
thespotted
vanha
old
looking-glasswiththecrack
poikki
across
it,proppedupontheinadequatedressing-table;
thejarofancientpotpourri
teki
made
byhermotherinhermythicalhoneymoon;
theshell-coveredbox,with
yksi
one
burstcorner,whichCousinStickles
oli
had
madeinherequallymythicalgirlhood;
thebeadedpincushionwith
puolet
half
itsbeadfringegone;
theone
jäykkä
stiff
,yellowchair;
thefaded
vanha
old
motto,“Gonebutnotforgotten,”workedincolouredyarnsaboutGreat-grand-motherStirling’sgrim
vanha
old
face;
theoldphotographsofancientrelatives
kauan
long
banishedfromtheroomsbelow.
Siellä
There
wereonlytwopicturesthatwerenotofrelatives.
Yksi
One
,anoldchromoofa
koiranpentu
puppy
sittingonarainydoorstep.
That
kuva
picture
alwaysmadeValancyunhappy.
Thatforlorn
pieni
little
dogcrouchedonthe
ovella
doorstep
inthedrivingrain!
Miksi
Why
didn’tsomeoneopenthedoor
ja
and
lethimin?
Theother
kuva
picture
wasafaded,passe-partoutedengravingof
Kuningatar
Queen
Louisecomingdownastairway,
joka
which
AuntWellingtonhadlavishly
antanut
given
heronhertenth
syntymäpäivä
birthday
.
Fornineteenyearsshe
oli
had
lookedatitandhated
sitä
it
,beautiful,smug,self-satisfiedQueenLouise.
Mutta
But
sheneverdareddestroyit
tai
or
removeit.
Motherand
Serkku
Cousin
Stickleswouldhavebeenaghast,
tai
or
,asValancyirreverentlyexpresseditinher
ajatteli
thoughts
,wouldhavehadafit.
Everyroominthehousewasugly,ofcourse.
Mutta
But
downstairsappearanceswerekeptupsomewhat.
Therewas
ei
no
moneyforroomsnobodyever
nähnyt
saw
.
Valancysometimesfeltthatshecould
olisi
have
donesomethingforherroomherself,
vaikka
even
withoutmoney,ifshewerepermitted.
Mutta
But
hermotherhadnegativedeverytimidsuggestionandValancydidnotpersist.
Valancy
koskaan
never
persisted.
Shewasafraidto.
Hermothercouldnotbrook
vastustusta
opposition
.
Mrs.Stirlingwouldsulkfordays
jos
if
offended,withtheairsofaninsultedduchess.
The
ainoa
only
thingValancylikedaboutherroomwas
että
that
shecouldbealone
siellä
there
atnighttocry
jos
if
shewantedto.
But,afterall,whatdidit
väliä
matter
ifaroom,whichyou
käytit
used
fornothingexceptsleeping
ja
and
dressingin,wereugly?
Valancywas
koskaan
never
permittedtostayaloneinherroomforanyotherpurpose.
Ihmiset
People
whowantedtobe
yksin
alone
,soMrs.FrederickStirling
ja
and
CousinSticklesbelieved,could
vain
only
wanttobealoneforsomesinisterpurpose.
Mutta
But
herroomintheBlueCastlewas
kaikki
everything
aroomshouldbe.
Valancy,socowed
ja
and
subduedandoverriddenandsnubbedinreallife,waswontto
oli
let
herselfgorathersplendidlyinherday-dreams.
Kukaan
Nobody
intheStirlingclan,
tai
or
itsramifications,suspectedthis,
vähiten
least
ofallhermotherand
Serkku
Cousin
Stickles.
Theyneverknew
että
that
Valancyhadtwohomes—the
ruma
ugly
redbrickboxofahome,onElmStreet,andthe
Sininen
Blue
CastleinSpain.
Valancy
oli
had
livedspirituallyintheBlueCastleeversinceshecould
muisti
remember
.
Shehadbeena
hyvin
very
tinychildwhenshefoundherselfpossessedof
sen
it
.
Always,whensheshuthereyes,shecould
näki
see
itplainly,withitsturretsandbannersonthepine-cladmountainheight,wrappedinitsfaint,blueloveliness,
vasten
against
thesunsetskiesofafairandunknown
maan
land
.
Everythingwonderfulandbeautifulwasinthatcastle.
Jewelsthatqueens
saattoivat
might
haveworn;
robesofmoonlightand
tulen
fire
;
couchesofrosesandgold;
longflightsofshallow
marmori
marble
steps,withgreat,whiteurns,andwithslender,mist-cladmaidens
menivät
going
upanddownthem;
courts,marble-pillared,whereshimmeringfountainsfell
ja
and
nightingalessangamongthemyrtles;
hallsofmirrorsthatreflected
vain
only
handsomeknightsandlovelywomen—herselftheloveliestofall,for
jonka
whose
glancemendied.
All
että
that
supportedherthroughtheboredomofherdayswasthe
toivo
hope
ofgoingonadreamspreeat
yöllä
night
.
Most,ifnotall,oftheStirlingswould
olisivat
have
diedofhorrorifthey
olisivat
had
knownhalfthethingsValancy
teki
did
inherBlueCastle.
Foronethingshe
oli
had
quiteafewloversinit.
Oh,
vain
only
oneatatime.
Onewhowooedherwithalltheromanticardouroftheageofchivalryand
voitti
won
herafterlongdevotionandmanydeedsofderring-do,andwasweddedtoherwithpompandcircumstanceinthegreat,banner-hungchapeloftheBlueCastle.
Attwelve,
tämä
this
loverwasafair
poika
lad
withgoldencurlsandheavenlyblueeyes.
Atfifteen,hewas
pitkä
tall
anddarkandpale,
mutta
but
stillnecessarilyhandsome.
Attwenty,hewasascetic,
unelmoiva
dreamy
,spiritual.
Attwenty-five,he
oli
had
aclean-cutjaw,slightly
synkkä
grim
,andafacestrong
ja
and
ruggedratherthanhandsome.
Valancy
koskaan
never
grewolderthantwenty-fiveinherBlueCastle,
mutta
but
recently—veryrecently—herherohadhadreddish,tawny
hiukset
hair
,atwistedsmileanda
salaperäinen
mysterious
past.
Idon’tsayValancydeliberately
murhasi
murdered
theseloversassheoutgrewthem.
Yksi
One
simplyfadedawayas
toinen
another
came.
Thingsareveryconvenientinthis
suhteessa
respect
inBlueCastles.
But,onthis
aamuna
morning
ofherdayoffate,Valancycouldnot
löytänyt
find
thekeyofherBlueCastle.
Todellisuus
Reality
pressedonhertoohardly,
haukkui
barking
atherheelslikeamaddening
pieni
little
dog.
Shewastwenty-nine,
yksinäinen
lonely
,undesired,ill-favoured—theonlyhomely
tyttö
girl
inahandsomeclan,with
ei
no
pastandnofuture.
As
pitkälle
far
asshecouldlook
taaksepäin
back
,lifewasdrabandcolourless,withnotonesinglecrimson
tai
or
purplespotanywhere.
As
pitkälle
far
asshecouldlook
eteenpäin
forward
itseemedcertaintobe
aivan
just
thesameuntilshewas
mitään
nothing
butasolitary,littlewithered
lehti
leaf
clingingtoawintrybough.
The
hetki
moment
whenawomanrealisesthatshe
ole
has
nothingtolivefor—neitherlove,duty,purpose
eikä
nor
hope—holdsforherthe
katkeruutta
bitterness
ofdeath.
“AndIjust
on
have
togoonliving
koska
because
Ican’tstop.
Imayhaveto
elää
live
eightyyears,”thoughtValancy,inakindofpanic.
“We’re
kaikki
all
horriblylong-lived.
Itsickensmeto
ajattelen
think
ofit.”
Shewas
iloinen
glad
itwasraining—orrather,shewasdrearily
tyytyväinen
satisfied
thatitwasraining.
Therewouldbe
ei
no
picnicthatday.
This
vuotuinen
annual
picnic,wherebyAuntand
Setä
Uncle
Wellington—onealwaysthoughtoftheminthatsuccession—inevitably
juhlivat
celebrated
theirengagementata
piknik
picnic
thirtyyearsbefore,hadbeen,oflateyears,averitable
painajainen
nightmare
toValancy.
Byanimpishcoincidenceitwasthesamedayasherbirthday
ja
and
,aftershehadpassedtwenty-five,
kukaan
nobody
letherforgetit.
Paljon
Much
asshehatedgoingtothepicnic,itwould
koskaan
never
haveoccurredtohertorebel
vastaan
against
it.
Thereseemedtobe
mitään
nothing
oftherevolutionaryinhernature.
Ja
And
sheknewexactlywhateveryonewould
sanoisivat
say
toheratthepicnic.
Setä
Uncle
Wellington,whomshedislikedand
halveksi
despised
eventhoughhehadfulfilledthehighestStirlingaspiration,“marryingmoney,”would
sanoi
say
toherinapig’swhisper,“Notthinkingofgettingmarriedyet,mydear?”
andthengooffintothebellowoflaughterwithwhichheinvariablyconcludedhisdullremarks.
Täti
Aunt
Wellington,ofwhomValancystoodinabjectawe,would
kertoi
tell
heraboutOlive’snewchiffondressandCecil’slastdevotedletter.
Valancywould
on
have
tolookaspleased
ja
and
interestedasifthedress
ja
and
letterhadbeenhersorelse
Täti
Aunt
Wellingtonwouldbeoffended.
Ja
And
Valancyhadlongago
päättänyt
decided
thatshewouldrather
loukkaisi
offend
GodthanAuntWellington,
sillä
because
Godmightforgiveher
mutta
but
AuntWellingtonneverwould.
Täti
Aunt
Alberta,enormouslyfat,withanamiable
tapana
habit
ofalwaysreferringtoherhusbandas“he,”asifhewerethe
ainoa
only
malecreatureintheworld,
joka
who
couldneverforgetthatshehadbeenagreatbeautyinheryouth,wouldcondolewithValancyonhersallowskin—.
“Idon’t
tiedä
know
whyallthegirlsoftodayaresosunburned.
Kun
When
Iwasagirlmyskinwasroses
ja
and
cream.
IwascountedtheprettiestgirlinCanada,mydear.”
Ehkä
Perhaps
UncleHerbertwouldn’tsayanything—or
ehkä
perhaps
hewouldremarkjocularly,“How
lihava
fat
you’regetting,Doss!”
Andthen
kaikki
everybody
wouldlaughovertheexcessivelyhumorousideaofpoor,scrawny
pikku
little
Dossgettingfat.
Handsome,solemn
Setä
Uncle
James,whomValancydisliked
mutta
but
respectedbecausehewasreputedtobevery
älykäs
clever
andwasthereforetheclanoracle—brainsbeingnonetooplentifulintheStirlingconnection—would
luultavasti
probably
remarkwiththeowl-likesarcasm
että
that
hadwonhimhisreputation,“Isupposeyou’re
kiireinen
busy
withyourhope-chestthesedays?”
And
Setä
Uncle
Benjaminwouldasksomeofhisabominableconundrums,
välillä
between
wheezychuckles,andanswerthemhimself.
“Whatisthe
eroa
difference
betweenDossandamouse?
“The
hiiri
mouse
wishestoharmthecheese
ja
and
Dosswishestocharmthehe’s.”
Valancy
oli
had
heardhimaskthatriddlefiftytimes
ja
and
everytimeshewantedto
heittää
throw
somethingathim.
Butshe
koskaan
never
did.
Inthefirstplace,theStirlingssimplydidnotthrowthings;
inthesecondplace,
Setä
Uncle
Benjaminwasawealthyandchildless
vanha
old
widowerandValancyhadbeenbroughtupinthefearandadmonitionofhismoney.
Jos
If
sheoffendedhimhewouldcutheroutofhiswill—supposingshewereinit.
Valancydidnot
halunnut
want
tobecutoutofUncleBenjamin’swill.
Shehadbeenpoorallherlifeand
tunsi
knew
thegallingbitternessof
sen
it
.
Sosheenduredhisriddles
ja
and
evensmiledtorturedlittle
hymyili
smiles
overthem.
AuntIsabel,downright
ja
and
disagreeableasaneastwind,wouldcriticiseherinsomeway—Valancy
voinut
could
notpredictjusthow,for
Täti
Aunt
Isabelneverrepeatedacriticism—she
löysi
found
somethingnewwithwhichtojabyoueverytime.
Täti
Aunt
Isabelpridedherselfonsayingwhatshethought,
mutta
but
didn’tlikeitsowell
kun
when
otherpeoplesaidwhattheythoughtto
hänelle
her
.
Valancyneversaidwhatshe
ajatteli
thought
.
CousinGeorgiana—namedafterhergreat-great-grand-mother,whohadbeennamed
jälkeen
after
GeorgetheFourth—wouldrecountdolorouslythenamesofallrelativesandfriendswhohad
olivat kuolleet
died
sincethelastpicnicand
ihmetteli
wonder
“whichofuswillbethe
ensimmäinen
first
togonext.”
Oppressivelycompetent,
Täti
Aunt
MildredwouldtalkendlesslyofherhusbandandherodiousprodigiesofbabiestoValancy,
sillä
because
Valancywouldbetheonlyoneshecouldfindtoputupwithit.
Forthesame
syystä
reason
,CousinGladys—reallyFirstCousinGladys
kerran
once
removed,accordingtothestrictwayinwhichtheStirlingstabulatedrelationship—a
pitkä
tall
,thinladywhoadmittedshe
oli
had
asensitivedisposition,would
kuvaili
describe
minutelythetorturesofherneuritis.
And
Olive
Olive
,thewondergirlofthe
koko
whole
Stirlingclan,whohad
kaikki
everything
Valancyhadnot—beauty,popularity,love,—would
näytti
show
offherbeautyandpresumeonher
suosio
popularity
andflauntherdiamondinsigniaof
rakkaus
love
inValancy’sdazzled,enviouseyes.
Therewouldbenoneofall
tätä
this
today.
Andtherewouldbe
ei
no
packingupofteaspoons.
Thepackingupwas
aina
always
leftforValancyand
Serkku
Cousin
Stickles.
Andonce,sixyears
sitten
ago
,asilverteaspoonfrom
Tädin
Aunt
Wellington’sweddingsethadbeen
kadonnut
lost
.
Valancyneverheardthe
viimeksi
last
ofthatsilverteaspoon.
Its
aave
ghost
appearedBanquo-likeateverysubsequentfamilyfeast.
Oh,yes,Valancy
tiesi
knew
exactlywhatthepicnicwouldbelike
ja
and
sheblessedtherainthathadsavedherfromit.
Therewouldbe
ei
no
picnicthisyear.
If
Täti
Aunt
Wellingtoncouldnotcelebrateonthe
pyhää
sacred
dayitselfshewould
on
have
nocelebrationatall.
Thankwhatevergodstherewereforthat.
Koska
Since
therewouldbenopicnic,Valancymadeuphermind
että
that
,iftherainheldupinthe
iltapäivällä
afternoon
,shewouldgouptothelibraryandget
toisen
another
ofJohnFoster’sbooks.
Valancywasneverallowedto
lukea
read
novels,butJohnFoster’sbookswerenotnovels.
Theywere“naturebooks”—sothe
kirjastonhoitaja
librarian
toldMrs.FrederickStirling—“allaboutthewoods
ja
and
birdsandbugsandthingslikethat,youknow.”
SoValancywasallowedto
lukea
read
them—underprotest,foritwasonlytoo
selvää
evident
thatsheenjoyedthemtoomuch.
Itwaspermissible,
jopa
even
laudable,toreadtoimproveyourmind
ja
and
yourreligion,buta
kirja
book
thatwasenjoyablewas
vaarallinen
dangerous
.
Valancydidnotknowwhetherhermindwasbeing
parannettu
improved
ornot;
butshe
tunsi
felt
vaguelythatifshehadcomeacrossJohnFoster’sbooksyears
sitten
ago
lifemighthavebeenadifferentthingfor
hänelle
her
.
Theyseemedtohertoyieldglimpsesofaworldintowhichshemight
kerran
once
haveentered,thoughthe
ovi
door
wasforeverbarredtoher
nyt
now
.
Itwasonlywithinthelast
vuoden
year
thatJohnFoster’sbookshadbeenintheDeerwoodlibrary,
vaikka
though
thelibrariantoldValancy
että
that
hehadbeenawell-known
kirjailija
writer
forseveralyears.
“Wheredoeshelive?”
Valancy
oli
had
asked.
“Nobodyknows.
Fromhisbookshe
täytyy
must
beaCanadian,but
ei
no
moreinformationcanbe
olla
had
.
Hispublisherswon’tsayaword.
QuitelikelyJohnFosterisanomdeplume.
Hisbooksaresopopularwecan’t
pitää
keep
theminatall,
vaikka
though
Ireallycan’tseewhat
ihmiset
people
findinthemtoraveover.”
“Ithinkthey’rewonderful,”
sanoi
said
Valancy,timidly.
“Oh—well—”
MissClarkson
hymyili
smiled
inapatronisingfashion
että
that
relegatedValancy’sopinionstolimbo,“Ican’t
sanoa
say
Icaremuchforbugsmyself.
Mutta
But
certainlyFosterseemstoknowallthereistoknowaboutthem.”
Valancydidn’t
tiennyt
know
whethershecaredmuchforbugs
myöskään
either
.
ItwasnotJohnFoster’suncannyknowledgeofwildcreaturesandinsectlifethatenthralledher.
Shecould
tuskin
hardly
saywhatitwas—sometantalising
houkutteleva
lure
ofamysteryneverrevealed—some
vihje
hint
ofagreatsecret
vain
just
alittlefurtheron—some
heikko
faint
,elusiveechooflovely,forgottenthings—JohnFoster’smagicwasindefinable.
Kyllä
Yes
,shewouldgeta
uuden
new
Fosterbook.
Itwasa
kuukausi
month
sinceshehadThistleHarvest,so
varmasti
surely
Mothercouldnotobject.
Valancy
oli
had
readitfourtimes—she
tunsi
knew
wholepassagesoffbyheart.
And—she
melkein
almost
thoughtshewouldgo
ja
and
seeDr.Trentaboutthatqueerpainaroundthe
sydämen
heart
.
Ithadcomerather
usein
often
lately,andthepalpitationswerebecomingannoying,nottospeakofanoccasionaldizzy
hetki
moment
andaqueershortnessofbreath.
Mutta
But
couldshegotoseehimwithout
kertomatta
telling
anyone?
Itwasamostdaringthought.
Yksikään
None
oftheStirlingseverconsultedadoctor
ilman
without
holdingafamilycouncilandgettingUncleJames’approval.
Then,they
menivät
went
toDr.AmbroseMarshof
Port
Port
Lawrence,whohadmarried
Toisen
Second
CousinAdelaideStirling.
ButValancydislikedDr.AmbroseMarsh.
And,besides,she
voinut
could
notgettoPortLawrence,fifteenmilesaway,
ilman
without
beingtakenthere.
Shedidnot
halunnut
want
anyonetoknowaboutherheart.
Siellä
There
wouldbesuchafussmadeandeverymemberofthefamilywould
tulivat
come
downandtalkitoverand
neuvoivat
advise
herandcautionherand
varoittivat
warn
herandtellherhorribletalesofgreat-auntsandcousinsfortytimesremoved
jotka
who
hadbeen“justlikethat”and“droppeddead
ilman
without
amoment’swarning,mydear.”
Täti
Aunt
Isabelwouldrememberthatshehad
aina
always
saidDosslookedlikeagirlwhowouldhavehearttrouble—“sopinchedandpeakedalways”;
ja
and
UncleWellingtonwouldtakeitasapersonalinsult,
kun
when
“noStirlingeverhadheartdiseasebefore”;
ja
and
Georgianawouldforebodein
täydellisesti
perfectly
audibleasidesthat“poor,
rakas
dear
littleDossisn’tlongforthisworld,I’mafraid”;
and
Serkku
Cousin
Gladyswouldsay,“Why,my
sydämen
heart
hasbeenlikethatforyears,”inatonethatimpliednooneelsehad
mitään
any
businesseventohavea
sydämen
heart
;
andOlive—Olivewouldmerely
näyttäisi
look
beautifulandsuperioranddisgustinglyhealthy,asifto
sanoen
say
,“WhyallthisfussoverafadedsuperfluitylikeDoss
kun
when
youhaveme?”
Valancy
tunsi
felt
thatshecouldn’ttell
kenellekään
anybody
unlessshehadto.
She
tunsi
felt
quitesuretherewas
mitään
nothing
atallseriouslywrongwithherheartandno
tarvinnut
need
ofallthepotherthatwouldensue
jos
if
shementionedit.
Shewould
vain
just
slipupquietlyandseeDr.Trentthatveryday.
Asforhisbill,she
oli
had
thetwohundreddollarsthather
isänsä
father
hadputinthebankforherthedayshewasborn.
Shewasneverallowedto
käyttää
use
eventheinterestofthis,
mutta
but
shewouldsecretlytakeoutenoughto
maksamaan
pay
Dr.Trent.
Dr.
Trentwasagruff,outspoken,absent-minded
vanha
old
fellow,buthewasarecognisedauthorityonheartdisease,
vaikka
even
ifhewereonlyageneralpractitionerinout-of-the-worldDeerwood.
Dr.Trentwas
yli
over
seventyandtherehadbeenrumours
että
that
hemeanttoretire
pian
soon
.
NoneoftheStirlingclanhadevergonetohimsincehehadtold
Serkku
Cousin
Gladys,tenyearsbefore,
että
that
herneuritiswasall
kuvitteellinen
imaginary
andthatsheenjoyed
sen
it
.
Youcouldn’tpatroniseadoctor
joka
who
insultedyourfirst-cousin-once-removedlikethat—nottomention
että
that
hewasaPresbyterian
kun
when
alltheStirlingswenttotheAnglicanchurch.
Luku
CHAPTER
II
WhenCousinStickles
koputti
knocked
atherdoor,Valancy
tiesi
knew
itwashalf-pastseven
ja
and
shemustgetup.
As
kauan
long
asshecouldremember,
Serkku
Cousin
Stickleshadknockedatherdoorathalf-past
seitsemän
seven
.
CousinSticklesandMrs.FrederickStirlinghadbeenupsinceseven,
mutta
but
Valancywasallowedtolieabed
puoli
half
anhourlongerbecauseofafamilytraditionthatshewas
herkkä
delicate
.
Valancygotup,thoughshehatedgetting
ylös
up
morethismorningthanevershehad
ennen
before
.