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CHAPTERI
IfithadnotrainedonacertainMaymorningValancyStirling’s
ganze
whole
lifewouldhavebeen
völlig
entirely
different.
Shewouldhave
gegangen
gone
,withtherestofherclan,to
Tante
Aunt
Wellington’sengagementpicnicandDr.Trentwouldhave
gegangen
gone
toMontreal.
Butitdidrain
und
and
youshallhearwhat
passiert
happened
toherbecauseof
es
it
.
Valancywakenedearly,in
der
the
lifeless,hopelesshourjustprecedingdawn.
Shehadnotslept
sehr
very
well.
Onedoesnotsleep
gut
well
,sometimes,whenoneistwenty-nineonthemorrow,
und
and
unmarried,inacommunity
und
and
connectionwheretheunmarriedare
einfach
simply
thosewhohavefailedto
bekommen
get
aman.
Deerwoodand
die
the
StirlingshadlongsincerelegatedValancytohopelessoldmaidenhood.
Aber
But
Valancyherselfhadnever
ganz
quite
relinquishedacertainpitiful,shamed,little
hoffnung
hope
thatRomancewouldcomeher
weg
way
yet—never,untilthiswet,horrible
morgen
morning
,whenshewakenedto
der
the
factthatshewastwenty-nine
und
and
unsoughtbyanyman.
Ay,
da
there
laythesting.
Valancydidnotmindsomuchbeing
ein
an
oldmaid.
Afterall,she
dachte
thought
,beinganoldmaidcouldn’tpossiblybeas
schrecklich
dreadful
asbeingmarriedto
ein
an
UncleWellingtonoran
Onkel
Uncle
Benjamin,orevenan
Onkel
Uncle
Herbert.
Whathurtherwas
dass
that
shehadneverhada
chance
chance
tobeanythingbutanoldmaid.
Kein
No
manhadeverdesiredher.
Thetears
kamen
came
intohereyesasshe
lag
lay
therealoneinthefaintlygreying
dunkelheit
darkness
.
Shedarednotletherself
weinen
cry
ashardasshewanted
zu
to
,fortworeasons.
Shewasafraid
dass
that
cryingmightbringonanotherattackof
dass
that
painaroundtheheart.
Shehadhada
zauber
spell
ofitaftershehadgotintobed—rather
schlimmer
worse
thananyshehadhadyet.
Und
And
shewasafraidher
mutter
mother
wouldnoticeherredeyesat
frühstück
breakfast
andkeepatherwithminute,persistent,mosquito-likequestionsregarding
die
the
causethereof.
“Suppose,”thoughtValancywithaghastly
grinsen
grin
,“Iansweredwiththeplain
wahrheit
truth
,‘IamcryingbecauseIcannotgetmarried.’Howhorrified
Mutter
Mother
wouldbe—thoughsheisashamedevery
tag
day
ofherlifeofherold
dienstmädchen
maid
daughter.”
Butofcourseappearances
sollte
should
bekeptup.
“Itisnot,”Valancy
konnte
could
hearhermother’sprim,dictatorial
stimme
voice
asserting,“itisnotmaidenlytothinkaboutmen.”
Thethoughtofhermother’s
ausdruck
expression
madeValancylaugh—forshehada
sinn
sense
ofhumournobodyinher
clan
clan
suspected.
Forthatmatter,therewereagood
viele
many
thingsaboutValancythat
niemand
nobody
suspected.
Butherlaughterwas
sehr
very
superficialandpresentlyshe
lag
lay
there,ahuddled,futilelittle
figur
figure
,listeningtotherainpouringdown
draußen
outside
andwatching,withasickdistaste,the
kalte
chill
,mercilesslightcreepingintoherugly,sordid
zimmer
room
.
Sheknewtheuglinessofthatroombyheart—knewit
und
and
hatedit.
Theyellow-painted
boden
floor
,withonehideous,“hooked”
teppich
rug
bythebed,withagrotesque,“hooked”
hund
dog
onit,alwaysgrinningather
wenn
when
sheawoke;
thefaded,dark-red
papier
paper
;
theceilingdiscolouredbyoldleaks
und
and
crossedbycracks;
thenarrow,pinchedlittlewashstand;
das
the
brown-paperlambrequinwithpurplerosesonit;
der
the
spottedoldlooking-glasswith
der
the
crackacrossit,proppedupon
der
the
inadequatedressing-table;
thejarofancientpotpourrimadebyher
mutter
mother
inhermythicalhoneymoon;
die
the
shell-coveredbox,withoneburst
ecke
corner
,whichCousinStickleshadmadeinher
ebenso
equally
mythicalgirlhood;
thebeadedpincushionwithhalfitsbeadfringegone;
der
the
onestiff,yellowchair;
thefadedold
motto
motto
,“Gonebutnotforgotten,”workedincolouredyarns
über
about
Great-grand-motherStirling’sgrimold
gesicht
face
;
theoldphotographsofancientrelativeslong
verbannt
banished
fromtheroomsbelow.
Therewere
nur
only
twopicturesthatwerenotofrelatives.
One,anoldchromoofapuppysittingonarainydoorstep.
That
bild
picture
alwaysmadeValancyunhappy.
Thatforlornlittle
hund
dog
crouchedonthedoorstepin
die
the
drivingrain!
Whydidn’tsomeone
geöffnet
open
thedoorandlethimin?
The
andere
other
picturewasafaded,passe-partoutedengravingof
Königin
Queen
Louisecomingdowna
treppe
stairway
,whichAuntWellingtonhadlavishlygivenheronhertenth
geburtstag
birthday
.
Fornineteenyearsshehadlookedatit
und
and
hatedit,beautiful,smug,self-satisfied
Königin
Queen
Louise.
Butsheneverdared
zerstören
destroy
itorremoveit.
Mutter
Mother
andCousinStickleswouldhavebeenaghast,or,asValancyirreverentlyexpresseditinherthoughts,wouldhavehadafit.
Every
zimmer
room
inthehousewasugly,ofcourse.
Aber
But
downstairsappearanceswerekeptupsomewhat.
Therewas
kein
no
moneyforroomsnobodyever
gesehen
saw
.
Valancysometimesfeltthatshe
können
could
havedonesomethingforher
zimmer
room
herself,evenwithoutmoney,
wenn
if
shewerepermitted.
Buther
mutter
mother
hadnegativedeverytimid
vorschlag
suggestion
andValancydidnotpersist.
Valancy
nie
never
persisted.
Shewasafraidto.
Her
mutter
mother
couldnotbrookopposition.
Mrs.Stirling
würde
would
sulkfordaysifoffended,with
der
the
airsofaninsulted
herzogin
duchess
.
TheonlythingValancylikedabouther
zimmer
room
wasthatshecouldbe
allein
alone
thereatnightto
weinen
cry
ifshewantedto.
Aber
But
,afterall,whatdiditmatter
wenn
if
aroom,whichyouusedfornothingexceptsleeping
und
and
dressingin,wereugly?
Valancywas
nie
never
permittedtostayaloneinher
zimmer
room
foranyotherpurpose.
Menschen
People
whowantedtobe
allein
alone
,soMrs.FrederickStirling
und
and
CousinSticklesbelieved,could
nur
only
wanttobealoneforsomesinister
zweck
purpose
.
ButherroomintheBlue
Schloss
Castle
waseverythingaroom
sollte
should
be.
Valancy,socowed
und
and
subduedandoverriddenandsnubbedinreal
leben
life
,waswonttoletherself
gehen
go
rathersplendidlyinherday-dreams.
Niemand
Nobody
intheStirlingclan,oritsramifications,suspectedthis,
am wenigsten
least
ofallhermother
und
and
CousinStickles.
Theyneverknew
dass
that
Valancyhadtwohomes—theuglyredbrickboxofahome,onElm
Street
Street
,andtheBlueCastleinSpain.
Valancyhad
gelebt
lived
spirituallyintheBlue
Burg
Castle
eversinceshecouldremember.
Shehadbeen
ein
a
verytinychildwhenshefoundherself
besessen
possessed
ofit.
Always,whenshe
schloss
shut
hereyes,shecould
sehen
see
itplainly,withitsturrets
und
and
bannersonthepine-cladmountainheight,wrappedinitsfaint,blueloveliness,
gegen
against
thesunsetskiesofafair
und
and
unknownland.
Everythingwonderful
und
and
beautifulwasinthat
schloss
castle
.
Jewelsthatqueensmight
haben
have
worn;
robesofmoonlight
und
and
fire;
couchesofroses
und
and
gold;
longflightsofshallowmarblesteps,withgreat,whiteurns,
und
and
withslender,mist-cladmaidens
gehen
going
upanddownthem;
courts,marble-pillared,
wo
where
shimmeringfountainsfellandnightingalessang
unter
among
themyrtles;
hallsofmirrorsthatreflected
nur
only
handsomeknightsandlovelywomen—herself
die
the
loveliestofall,for
deren
whose
glancemendied.
Allthatsupportedher
durch
through
theboredomofherdayswas
die
the
hopeofgoingonadreamspreeatnight.
Meisten
Most
,ifnotall,oftheStirlingswouldhave
gestorben
died
ofhorroriftheyhad
gewusst
known
halfthethingsValancy
getan
did
inherBlueCastle.
Foronethingshehadquite
ein
a
fewloversinit.
Oh,
nur
only
oneatatime.
Einer
One
whowooedherwith
aller
all
theromanticardourof
der
the
ageofchivalryandwonher
nach
after
longdevotionandmanydeedsofderring-do,
und
and
wasweddedtoherwithpomp
und
and
circumstanceinthegreat,banner-hung
kapelle
chapel
oftheBlueCastle.
Attwelve,
dieser
this
loverwasafair
junge
lad
withgoldencurlsand
himmlisch
heavenly
blueeyes.
Atfifteen,hewas
groß
tall
anddarkandpale,
aber
but
stillnecessarilyhandsome.
Attwenty,hewasascetic,dreamy,
spirituell
spiritual
.
Attwenty-five,hehad
ein
a
clean-cutjaw,slightlygrim,
und
and
afacestrongandrugged
eher
rather
thanhandsome.
Valancynevergrew
älter
older
thantwenty-fiveinherBlue
Schloss
Castle
,butrecently—veryrecently—herherohadhadreddish,tawny
haar
hair
,atwistedsmileandamysterious
vergangenheit
past
.
Idon’tsayValancy
absichtlich
deliberately
murderedtheseloversassheoutgrewthem.
Einer
One
simplyfadedawayas
anderer
another
came.
Thingsareveryconvenientin
dieser
this
respectinBlueCastles.
Aber
But
,onthismorningofherdayoffate,Valancy
konnte
could
notfindthekeyofherBlue
Schloss
Castle
.
Realitypressedonhertoohardly,barkingatherheelslike
ein
a
maddeninglittledog.
Shewastwenty-nine,
einsam
lonely
,undesired,ill-favoured—theonlyhomely
mädchen
girl
inahandsomeclan,withno
vergangenheit
past
andnofuture.
Asfarasshe
konnte
could
lookback,lifewasdrab
und
and
colourless,withnotonesinglecrimsonorpurple
fleck
spot
anywhere.
Asfarasshe
konnte
could
lookforwarditseemedcertaintobejust
das
the
sameuntilshewas
nichts
nothing
butasolitary,littlewithered
blatt
leaf
clingingtoawintrybough.
The
moment
moment
whenawomanrealises
dass
that
shehasnothingto
leben
live
for—neitherlove,duty,purposenorhope—holdsforherthe
bitterkeit
bitterness
ofdeath.
“AndI
einfach
just
havetogoonliving
weil
because
Ican’tstop.
Imayhaveto
leben
live
eightyyears,”thoughtValancy,ina
art
kind
ofpanic.
“We’reall
schrecklich
horribly
long-lived.
Itsickensmeto
denken
think
ofit.”
Shewasgladitwasraining—or
vielmehr
rather
,shewasdrearilysatisfied
dass
that
itwasraining.
There
würde
would
benopicnicthat
tag
day
.
Thisannualpicnic,whereby
Tante
Aunt
andUncleWellington—onealways
dachte
thought
oftheminthatsuccession—inevitably
feierten
celebrated
theirengagementata
picknick
picnic
thirtyyearsbefore,hadbeen,oflateyears,
ein
a
veritablenightmaretoValancy.
Byanimpish
zufall
coincidence
itwasthesame
tag
day
asherbirthdayand,aftershehadpassedtwenty-five,
niemand
nobody
letherforgetit.
Sehr
Much
asshehatedgoingto
den
the
picnic,itwouldneverhaveoccurredtohertorebel
gegen
against
it.
Thereseemedtobe
nichts
nothing
oftherevolutionaryinher
natur
nature
.
Andsheknewexactlywhat
jeder
every
onewouldsaytoheratthe
picknick
picnic
.
UncleWellington,whomshedisliked
und
and
despisedeventhoughhehad
erfüllt
fulfilled
thehighestStirlingaspiration,“marryingmoney,”wouldsaytoherinapig’swhisper,“Not
denkst
thinking
ofgettingmarriedyet,mydear?”
und
and
thengooffinto
den
the
bellowoflaughterwithwhichheinvariablyconcludedhisdullremarks.
Tante
Aunt
Wellington,ofwhomValancystoodinabject
ehrfurcht
awe
,wouldtellheraboutOlive’snewchiffon
kleid
dress
andCecil’slastdevoted
brief
letter
.
Valancywouldhaveto
aussehen
look
aspleasedandinterestedas
ob
if
thedressandletterhadbeenhersorelse
Tante
Aunt
Wellingtonwouldbeoffended.
Und
And
Valancyhadlongago
entschieden
decided
thatshewouldrather
beleidigen
offend
GodthanAuntWellington,
weil
because
Godmightforgiveher
aber
but
AuntWellingtonneverwould.
Tante
Aunt
Alberta,enormouslyfat,withanamiable
gewohnheit
habit
ofalwaysreferringtoherhusbandas“he,”asifhewerethe
einzige
only
malecreatureinthe
welt
world
,whocouldneverforget
dass
that
shehadbeenagreat
schönheit
beauty
inheryouth,wouldcondolewithValancyonhersallow
haut
skin—
.
“Idon’tknowwhy
alle
all
thegirlsoftodayaresosunburned.
Als
When
Iwasagirlmy
haut
skin
wasrosesandcream.
Iwascountedtheprettiest
mädchen
girl
inCanada,mydear.”
Vielleicht
Perhaps
UncleHerbertwouldn’tsayanything—or
vielleicht
perhaps
hewouldremarkjocularly,“How
fett
fat
you’regetting,Doss!”
Andthen
alle
everybody
wouldlaughovertheexcessivelyhumorous
idee
idea
ofpoor,scrawnylittleDossgetting
fett
fat
.
Handsome,solemnUncleJames,whomValancydisliked
aber
but
respectedbecausehewasreputedtobe
sehr
very
cleverandwasthereforetheclanoracle—brainsbeingnonetooplentifulintheStirlingconnection—would
wahrscheinlich
probably
remarkwiththeowl-like
sarkasmus
sarcasm
thathadwonhimhis
ruf
reputation
,“Isupposeyou’rebusywithyourhope-chestthesedays?”
Und
And
UncleBenjaminwouldask
einige
some
ofhisabominableconundrums,
zwischen
between
wheezychuckles,andanswerthemhimself.
“Whatis
der
the
differencebetweenDossanda
maus
mouse
?
“Themousewishesto
schaden
harm
thecheeseandDosswishestocharm
die
the
he’s.”
Valancyhadheardhim
fragen
ask
thatriddlefiftytimes
und
and
everytimeshewantedto
werfen
throw
somethingathim.
Butshe
nie
never
did.
Inthefirstplace,
die
the
Stirlingssimplydidnot
warfen
throw
things;
inthesecondplace,
Onkel
Uncle
Benjaminwasawealthy
und
and
childlessoldwidowerandValancyhadbeenbroughtupin
der
the
fearandadmonitionofhismoney.
Wenn
If
sheoffendedhimhewouldcuther
aus
out
ofhiswill—supposingshewereinit.
Valancydidnotwanttobecut
aus
out
ofUncleBenjamin’swill.
Shehadbeen
arm
poor
allherlifeandknew
die
the
gallingbitternessofit.
Soshe
ertrug
endured
hisriddlesandevensmiledtorturedlittlesmiles
über
over
them.
AuntIsabel,downright
und
and
disagreeableasaneastwind,
würde
would
criticiseherinsomeway—Valancy
konnte
could
notpredictjusthow,for
Tante
Aunt
Isabelneverrepeatedacriticism—shefoundsomethingnewwithwhichtojabyoueverytime.
Tante
Aunt
Isabelpridedherselfonsayingwhatshethought,
aber
but
didn’tlikeitso
gut
well
whenotherpeoplesaidwhattheythoughtto
ihr
her
.
Valancyneversaidwhatshe
dachte
thought
.
CousinGeorgiana—namedafterhergreat-great-grand-mother,whohadbeennamed
nach
after
GeorgetheFourth—wouldrecountdolorouslythenamesof
aller
all
relativesandfriendswhohad
gestorben
died
sincethelastpicnic
und
and
wonder“whichofus
würde
will
bethefirstto
geht
go
next.”
Oppressivelycompetent,AuntMildred
würde
would
talkendlesslyofher
mann
husband
andherodiousprodigiesofbabiestoValancy,
weil
because
Valancywouldbethe
einzige
only
oneshecouldfindtoputupwith
es
it
.
Forthesamereason,
Cousin
Cousin
Gladys—reallyFirstCousinGladys
einmal
once
removed,accordingtothestrictwayinwhichtheStirlingstabulatedrelationship—atall,thin
dame
lady
whoadmittedshehad
eine
a
sensitivedisposition,woulddescribeminutelythetorturesofherneuritis.
Und
And
Olive,thewondergirlof
das
the
wholeStirlingclan,whohad
alles
everything
Valancyhadnot—beauty,popularity,love,—would
zeigen
show
offherbeautyandpresumeonher
popularität
popularity
andflauntherdiamondinsigniaof
liebe
love
inValancy’sdazzled,enviouseyes.
Therewouldbenoneofallthis
heute
today
.
Andtherewouldbe
kein
no
packingupofteaspoons.
Das
The
packingupwasalwaysleftforValancy
und
and
CousinStickles.
Andonce,
sechs
six
yearsago,asilverteaspoonfrom
Tante
Aunt
Wellington’sweddingsethadbeen
verloren
lost
.
Valancyneverheardthe
letzte
last
ofthatsilverteaspoon.
Its
geist
ghost
appearedBanquo-likeateverysubsequentfamilyfeast.
Oh,
ja
yes
,Valancyknewexactlywhatthe
picknick
picnic
wouldbelikeandsheblessedthe
regen
rain
thathadsavedherfromit.
There
würde
would
benopicnicthis
jahr
year
.
IfAuntWellingtoncouldnot
feiern
celebrate
onthesacreddayitselfshe
würde
would
havenocelebrationatall.
Danke
Thank
whatevergodstherewereforthat.
Since
da
there
wouldbenopicnic,Valancymadeuphermindthat,
wenn
if
therainheldupinthe
nachmittag
afternoon
,shewouldgouptothe
bibliothek
library
andgetanotherofJohnFoster’sbooks.
Valancywas
nie
never
allowedtoreadnovels,
aber
but
JohnFoster’sbookswerenotnovels.
Theywere“naturebooks”—sothe
bibliothekar
librarian
toldMrs.FrederickStirling—“all
über
about
thewoodsandbirds
und
and
bugsandthingslikethat,youknow.”
SoValancywasallowedto
lesen
read
them—underprotest,foritwas
nur
only
tooevidentthatsheenjoyedthemtoo
sehr
much
.
Itwaspermissible,evenlaudable,to
lesen
read
toimproveyourmind
und
and
yourreligion,buta
buch
book
thatwasenjoyablewas
gefährlich
dangerous
.
Valancydidnotknow
ob
whether
hermindwasbeingimprovedornot;
aber
but
shefeltvaguelythat
wenn
if
shehadcomeacrossJohnFoster’sbooksyears
vor
ago
lifemighthavebeenadifferentthingforher.
They
schienen
seemed
tohertoyieldglimpsesof
eine
a
worldintowhichshe
könnte
might
oncehaveentered,though
die
the
doorwasforeverbarredtoher
jetzt
now
.
Itwasonlywithinthelast
jahr
year
thatJohnFoster’sbookshadbeenintheDeerwood
bibliothek
library
,thoughthelibrariantoldValancy
dass
that
hehadbeenawell-known
schriftsteller
writer
forseveralyears.
“Wheredoeshelive?”
Valancyhad
gefragt
asked
.
“Nobodyknows.
Fromhisbookshe
muss
must
beaCanadian,butnomore
informationen
information
canbehad.
Hispublisherswon’t
sagen
say
aword.
QuitelikelyJohnFosteris
ein
a
nomdeplume.
Hisbooksareso
beliebt
popular
wecan’tkeeptheminatall,
obwohl
though
Ireallycan’tseewhat
leute
people
findinthemto
schwärmen
rave
over.”
“Ithinkthey’rewonderful,”saidValancy,timidly.
“Oh—well—”
MissClarkson
lächelte
smiled
inapatronisingfashion
dass
that
relegatedValancy’sopinionstolimbo,“Ican’t
sagen
say
Icaremuchforbugsmyself.
Aber
But
certainlyFosterseemsto
wissen
know
allthereisto
wissen
know
aboutthem.”
Valancydidn’tknow
ob
whether
shecaredmuchforbugs
auch nicht
either
.
ItwasnotJohnFoster’suncanny
wissen
knowledge
ofwildcreaturesandinsectlifethatenthralledher.
She
konnte
could
hardlysaywhatitwas—sometantalising
köder
lure
ofamysteryneverrevealed—some
hinweis
hint
ofagreatsecret
nur
just
alittlefurtheron—somefaint,elusive
echo
echo
oflovely,forgottenthings—JohnFoster’smagicwasindefinable.
Ja
Yes
,shewouldgetanewFoster
buch
book
.
Itwasamonth
seit
since
shehadThistleHarvest,so
sicherlich
surely
Mothercouldnotobject.
Valancyhadreaditfourtimes—sheknew
ganze
whole
passagesoffbyheart.
And—she
fast
almost
thoughtshewouldgo
und
and
seeDr.Trentaboutthatqueer
schmerzen
pain
aroundtheheart.
Ithadcome
ziemlich
rather
oftenlately,andthepalpitationswerebecoming
ärgerlich
annoying
,nottospeakofanoccasionaldizzy
moment
moment
andaqueershortnessofbreath.
Aber
But
couldshegotoseehim
ohne
without
tellinganyone?
Itwas
ein
a
mostdaringthought.
NoneoftheStirlingseverconsulteda
arzt
doctor
withoutholdingafamilycouncil
und
and
gettingUncleJames’approval.
Then,they
gingen
went
toDr.AmbroseMarshof
Port
Port
Lawrence,whohadmarriedSecond
Cousine
Cousin
AdelaideStirling.
ButValancydislikedDr.AmbroseMarsh.
And,besides,she
konnte
could
notgettoPortLawrence,fifteenmiles
entfernt
away
,withoutbeingtakenthere.
Shedidnotwantanyonetoknowaboutherheart.
Therewouldbesuchafussmade
und
and
everymemberofthefamilywouldcomedown
und
and
talkitoverandadviseher
und
and
cautionherandwarnher
und
and
tellherhorribletalesofgreat-aunts
und
and
cousinsfortytimesremovedwhohadbeen“justlikethat”
und
and
“droppeddeadwithoutamoment’swarning,mydear.”
Tante
Aunt
IsabelwouldrememberthatshehadalwayssaidDoss
sähe aus
looked
likeagirlwho
würde
would
havehearttrouble—“sopinched
und
and
peakedalways”;
andUncleWellington
würde
would
takeitasapersonal
beleidigung
insult
,when“noStirlingeverhadheartdiseasebefore”;
und
and
Georgianawouldforebodeinperfectlyaudibleasides
dass
that
“poor,dearlittleDossisn’t
lange
long
forthisworld,I’mafraid”;
und
and
CousinGladyswouldsay,“Why,my
herz
heart
hasbeenlikethatforyears,”in
ein
a
tonethatimpliedno
einem
one
elsehadanybusinessevento
haben
have
aheart;
andOlive—Olive
würde
would
merelylookbeautifulandsuperior
und
and
disgustinglyhealthy,asifto
sagen
say
,“Whyallthisfussover
eine
a
fadedsuperfluitylikeDosswhenyouhaveme?”
Valancyfelt
dass
that
shecouldn’ttellanybody
es sei denn
unless
shehadto.
She
fühlte
felt
quitesuretherewas
nichts
nothing
atallseriouslywrongwithherheart
und
and
noneedofall
das
the
potherthatwouldensue
wenn
if
shementionedit.
She
würde
would
justslipupquietly
und
and
seeDr.Trentthatvery
tag
day
.
Asforhisbill,shehad
die
the
twohundreddollarsthather
vater
father
hadputinthe
bank
bank
forherthedayshewasborn.
Shewas
nie
never
allowedtouseeven
die
the
interestofthis,butshewould
heimlich
secretly
takeoutenoughto
bezahlen
pay
Dr.Trent.
Dr.
Trentwasagruff,outspoken,absent-mindedold
kerl
fellow
,buthewasarecognisedauthorityonheartdisease,
selbst
even
ifhewereonlyageneralpractitionerinout-of-the-worldDeerwood.
Dr.Trentwas
über
over
seventyandtherehadbeenrumours
dass
that
hemeanttoretire
bald
soon
.
NoneoftheStirling
clan
clan
hadevergonetohim
seit
since
hehadtoldCousinGladys,
zehn
ten
yearsbefore,thatherneuritiswasallimaginary
und
and
thatsheenjoyedit.
Youcouldn’tpatronisea
arzt
doctor
whoinsultedyourfirst-cousin-once-removedlikethat—nottomentionthathewasaPresbyterian
als
when
alltheStirlingswenttotheAnglican
kirche
church
.
CHAPTERII
WhenCousinSticklesknockedatherdoor,Valancyknewitwashalf-past
sieben
seven
andshemustgetup.
Aslongasshe
konnte
could
remember,CousinStickleshadknockedatherdoorathalf-past
sieben
seven
.
CousinSticklesandMrs.FrederickStirlinghadbeenup
seit
since
seven,butValancywasallowedto
liegen
lie
abedhalfanhourlonger
weil
because
ofafamilytraditionthatshewasdelicate.
Valancygot
auf
up
,thoughshehatedgetting
auf
up
morethismorningthanevershehadbefore.