CHAPTERI
Ifithadnotrainedon
एक
acertainMaymorningValancyStirling’swholeजीवन
lifewouldhavebeenentirelyअलग
different.Shewouldhavegone,
साथ
withtherestofherकबीले
clan,toAuntWellington’sengagementपिकनिक
picnicandDr.TrentwouldhavegonetoMontreal.लेकिन
Butitdidrainandyoushallhearwhathappenedtoherकारण
becauseofit.Valancywakenedearly,inthelifeless,
निराशाजनक
hopelesshourjustprecedingdawn.Shehadnotslept
बहुत
verywell.Onedoesnotsleepwell,sometimes,
जब
whenoneistwenty-nineonthemorrow,और
andunmarried,inacommunityऔर
andconnectionwheretheunmarriedareबस
simplythosewhohavefailedtoपाने
getaman.DeerwoodandtheStirlingshad
लंबे समय
longsincerelegatedValancytoनिराशाजनक
hopelessoldmaidenhood.ButValancyherselfhadneverquiterelinquisheda
निश्चित
certainpitiful,shamed,littlehopeकि
thatRomancewouldcomeherतरह
wayyet—never,untilthiswet,भयानक
horriblemorning,whenshewakenedtotheतथ्य
factthatshewastwenty-nineऔर
andunsoughtbyanyman.Ay,
वहाँ
therelaythesting.Valancydidnotmindsomuchbeing
कोई
anoldmaid.Afterall,she
सोचा
thought,beinganoldmaidcouldn’tशायद
possiblybeasdreadfulasbeingशादी
marriedtoanUncleWellingtonया
oranUncleBenjamin,orयहां तक कि
evenanUncleHerbert.What
दुख
hurtherwasthatshehadneverhadaमौका
chancetobeanythingbutanoldनौकरानी
maid.Nomanhadeverdesiredher.
Thetearscameintohereyesasshelaytherealoneinthefaintlygreying
अंधेरे
darkness.Shedarednotletherself
रोना
cryashardasshewantedto,fortworeasons.Shewas
डर
afraidthatcryingmightbringonanotherattackofthatदर्द
painaroundtheheart.Shehadhadaspellofitaftershehadgotintobed—ratherworse
से
thananyshehadhadyet.और
Andshewasafraidherमाँ
motherwouldnoticeherredeyesatbreakfastऔर
andkeepatherwithमिनट
minute,persistent,mosquito-likequestionsregardingtheकारण
causethereof.“Suppose,”thoughtValancy
साथ
withaghastlygrin,“Iansweredसाथ
withtheplaintruth,‘Iamcryingक्योंकि
becauseIcannotgetmarried.’कितनी
HowhorrifiedMotherwouldbe—thoughsheisशर्मिंदा
ashamedeverydayofherजीवन
lifeofheroldmaiddaughter.”लेकिन
Butofcourseappearancesshouldbekeptup.“Itisnot,”Valancycould
सुन
hearhermother’sprim,dictatorialआवाज
voiceasserting,“itisnotmaidenlytoसोचना
thinkaboutmen.”Thethoughtofhermother’sexpressionmadeValancylaugh—forshehada
भावना
senseofhumournobodyinherकबीले
clansuspected.Forthatmatter,
वहाँ
therewereagoodmanythingsबारे
aboutValancythatnobodysuspected.लेकिन
Butherlaughterwasveryसतही
superficialandpresentlyshelaythere,एक
ahuddled,futilelittlefigure,listeningtotheबारिश
rainpouringdownoutsideandwatching,साथ
withasickdistaste,thechill,mercilessरोशनी
lightcreepingintoherugly,sordidकमरे
room.Sheknewtheuglinessof
उस
thatroombyheart—knewitऔर
andhatedit.Theyellow-painted
फर्श
floor,withonehideous,“hooked”rugbytheबिस्तर
bed,withagrotesque,“hooked”dogonit,हमेशा
alwaysgrinningatherwhensheawoke;thefaded,dark-red
कागज
paper;theceilingdiscolouredby
पुराने
oldleaksandcrossedbycracks;the
संकीर्ण
narrow,pinchedlittlewashstand;thebrown-paperlambrequinwith
बैंगनी
purplerosesonit;thespottedoldlooking-glass
साथ
withthecrackacrossit,proppedupontheअपर्याप्त
inadequatedressing-table;thejarof
प्राचीन
ancientpotpourrimadebyherमाँ
motherinhermythicalhoneymoon;theshell-covered
बॉक्स
box,withoneburstcorner,whichCousinStickleshadmadeinherequallymythicalgirlhood;thebeadedpincushion
साथ
withhalfitsbeadfringegone;the
एक
onestiff,yellowchair;thefaded
पुराने
oldmotto,“Gonebutnotforgotten,”workedincolouredyarnsबारे
aboutGreat-grand-motherStirling’sgrimoldचेहरे
face;theoldphotographsof
प्राचीन
ancientrelativeslongbanishedfromtheroomsनीचे
below.Therewereonlytwopictures
जो
thatwerenotofrelatives.One,anoldchromoofa
पिल्ला
puppysittingonarainyदरवाजे
doorstep.ThatpicturealwaysmadeValancy
दुखी
unhappy.Thatforlornlittledogcrouchedonthe
दरवाजे
doorstepinthedrivingrain!क्यों
Whydidn’tsomeoneopenthedoorऔर
andlethimin?Theother
तस्वीर
picturewasafaded,passe-partoutedengravingofमहारानी
QueenLouisecomingdownaसीढ़ी
stairway,whichAuntWellingtonhadlavishlygivenheronherदसवें
tenthbirthday.Fornineteenyearsshehadlookedatit
और
andhatedit,beautiful,smug,self-satisfiedरानी
QueenLouise.Butsheneverdared
नष्ट
destroyitorremoveit.माँ
MotherandCousinStickleswouldकिया
havebeenaghast,or,asValancyirreverentlyexpresseditinherthoughts,wouldकिया
havehadafit.Everyroominthe
घर
housewasugly,ofcourse.लेकिन
Butdownstairsappearanceswerekeptतक
upsomewhat.Therewasnomoneyforroomsnobodyeversaw.
Valancysometimesfelt
कि
thatshecouldhavedoneकुछ
somethingforherroomherself,भी
evenwithoutmoney,ifshewerepermitted.लेकिन
Buthermotherhadnegativedहर
everytimidsuggestionandValancyकर
didnotpersist.Valancyneverpersisted.
Shewasafraid
करने
to.Hermothercouldnotbrook
विरोध
opposition.Mrs.Stirlingwouldsulkfordays
यदि
ifoffended,withtheairsofएक
aninsultedduchess.Theonly
बात
thingValancylikedaboutherकमरे
roomwasthatshecouldbeअकेले
alonethereatnighttocryअगर
ifshewantedto.But,afterall,whatdidit
फर्क
matterifaroom,whichyouउपयोग
usedfornothingexceptsleepingऔर
anddressingin,wereugly?Valancywasneverpermittedto
रहने
stayaloneinherroomforकिसी
anyotherpurpose.Peoplewhowantedtobe
अकेले
alone,soMrs.FrederickStirlingऔर
andCousinSticklesbelieved,couldकेवल
onlywanttobealoneforsomeअशुभ
sinisterpurpose.Butherroomin
को
theBlueCastlewaseverythingएक
aroomshouldbe.Valancy,socowed
और
andsubduedandoverriddenandsnubbedinवास्तविक
reallife,waswonttoजाने
letherselfgorathersplendidlyinherday-dreams.Nobodyin
को
theStirlingclan,oritsramifications,suspectedइस
this,leastofallherमाँ
motherandCousinStickles.Theyneverknew
कि
thatValancyhadtwohomes—theबदसूरत
uglyredbrickboxofएक
ahome,onElmStreet,और
andtheBlueCastleinSpain.Valancyhadlivedspirituallyinthe
ब्लू
BlueCastleeversinceshecouldयाद
remember.Shehadbeena
बहुत
verytinychildwhenshefoundherselfpossessedofit.हमेशा
Always,whensheshuthereyes,shecouldseeitplainly,साथ
withitsturretsandbannersonthepine-cladपहाड़
mountainheight,wrappedinitsfaint,blueloveliness,खिलाफ
againstthesunsetskiesofएक
afairandunknownland.सब कुछ
Everythingwonderfulandbeautifulwasinउस
thatcastle.Jewelsthatqueensmighthaveworn;
robesofmoonlight
और
andfire;couchesofroses
और
andgold;longflightsofshallow
मार्बल
marblesteps,withgreat,whiteurns,और
andwithslender,mist-cladmaidensgoingऊपर
upanddownthem;courts,marble-pillared,
जहां
whereshimmeringfountainsfellandnightingalessangबीच
amongthemyrtles;hallsofmirrors
जो
thatreflectedonlyhandsomeknightsऔर
andlovelywomen—herselftheloveliestofसभी
all,forwhoseglancemendied.सब
Allthatsupportedherthroughtheबोरियत
boredomofherdayswastheउम्मीद
hopeofgoingonadreamspreeatरात
night.Most,ifnotall,oftheStirlingswould
किया
havediedofhorroriftheyhadknownhalfthethingsValancydidinherब्लू
BlueCastle.Foronethingshehad
काफी
quiteafewloversinit.Oh,
केवल
onlyoneatatime.One
जो
whowooedherwithalltheरोमांटिक
romanticardouroftheageofchivalryऔर
andwonherafterlongसमर्पण
devotionandmanydeedsofderring-do,और
andwasweddedtoherसाथ
withpompandcircumstanceintheमहान
great,banner-hungchapeloftheब्लू
BlueCastle.Attwelve,this
प्रेमी
loverwasafairladwithgoldencurlsऔर
andheavenlyblueeyes.Atfifteen,hewas
लंबा
tallanddarkandpale,लेकिन
butstillnecessarilyhandsome.Attwenty,hewasascetic,dreamy,
आध्यात्मिक
spiritual.Attwenty-five,hehadaclean-cutjaw,
थोड़ा
slightlygrim,andafaceमजबूत
strongandruggedratherthanसुंदर
handsome.Valancynevergrewolder
से
thantwenty-fiveinherBlueकैसल
Castle,butrecently—veryrecently—herherohadhadreddish,tawnyबाल
hair,atwistedsmileandएक
amysteriouspast.Idon’t
कह
sayValancydeliberatelymurderedtheseloversassheoutgrewthem.एक
Onesimplyfadedawayasanothercame.Thingsare
बहुत
veryconvenientinthisrespectinब्लू
BlueCastles.But,onthis
सुबह
morningofherdayofभाग्य
fate,Valancycouldnotfindको
thekeyofherBlueकैसल
Castle.Realitypressedonher
बहुत
toohardly,barkingatherheelsतरह
likeamaddeninglittledog.Shewastwenty-nine,
अकेला
lonely,undesired,ill-favoured—theonlyhomelyलड़की
girlinahandsomeclan,withnoअतीत
pastandnofuture.Asfarasshecouldlook
पीछे
back,lifewasdrabandcolourless,withnotएक
onesinglecrimsonorpurplespotanywhere.Asfarasshecouldlook
आगे
forwarditseemedcertaintobejusttheही
sameuntilshewasnothingbutएक
asolitary,littlewitheredleafclingingtoएक
awintrybough.Themomentwhen
एक
awomanrealisesthatshehasकुछ
nothingtolivefor—neitherlove,कर्तव्य
duty,purposenorhope—holdsforhertheकड़वाहट
bitternessofdeath.“AndI
बस
justhavetogoonlivingक्योंकि
becauseIcan’tstop.Imayhavetoliveeightyyears,”thoughtValancy,in
एक
akindofpanic.“We’re
सभी
allhorriblylong-lived.Itsickensmetothinkofit.”
Shewas
खुशी
gladitwasraining—orrather,shewasdrearilyसंतुष्ट
satisfiedthatitwasraining.Therewouldbeno
पिकनिक
picnicthatday.Thisannual
पिकनिक
picnic,wherebyAuntandUncleWellington—oneहमेशा
alwaysthoughtoftheminthatsuccession—inevitablycelebratedtheirसगाई
engagementatapicnicthirtyyearsपहले
before,hadbeen,oflateyears,एक
averitablenightmaretoValancy.Byanimpish
संयोग
coincidenceitwasthesameदिन
dayasherbirthdayand,aftershehadpassedtwenty-five,nobodyletherforgetयह
it.Muchasshehatedgoingtothe
पिकनिक
picnic,itwouldneverhaveoccurredtohertorebelखिलाफ
againstit.Thereseemedtobe
कुछ
nothingoftherevolutionaryinherस्वभाव
nature.Andsheknewexactlywhat
हर
everyonewouldsaytoherattheपिकनिक
picnic.UncleWellington,whomshedisliked
और
anddespisedeventhoughhehadfulfilledthehighestStirlingaspiration,“marryingmoney,”wouldकहेगा
saytoherinapig’swhisper,“Notthinkingofgettingशादी
marriedyet,mydear?”andthen
गया
gooffintothebellowoflaughterसाथ
withwhichheinvariablyconcludedhisनीरस
dullremarks.AuntWellington,ofwhomValancystoodinabjectawe,would
बताती
tellheraboutOlive’snewchiffonपोशाक
dressandCecil’slastdevotedपत्र
letter.Valancywouldhavetolookas
प्रसन्न
pleasedandinterestedasiftheपोशाक
dressandletterhadbeenhersorelseAuntWellingtonwouldbeoffended.और
AndValancyhadlongagodecidedकि
thatshewouldratheroffendभगवान
GodthanAuntWellington,becauseभगवान
Godmightforgiveherbutचाची
AuntWellingtonneverwould.AuntAlberta,enormously
मोटी
fat,withanamiablehabitofहमेशा
alwaysreferringtoherhusbandas“he,”asifheweretheonlyपुरुष
malecreatureintheworld,whocouldneverभूल
forgetthatshehadbeenaमहान
greatbeautyinheryouth,wouldcondoleसाथ
withValancyonhersallowत्वचा
skin—.“Idon’tknowwhy
सभी
allthegirlsoftodayaresosunburned.जब
WhenIwasagirlmyत्वचा
skinwasrosesandcream.Iwascountedtheprettiest
लड़की
girlinCanada,mydear.”शायद
PerhapsUncleHerbertwouldn’tsayanything—orशायद
perhapshewouldremarkjocularly,“Howfatyou’regetting,Doss!”और
Andtheneverybodywouldlaughपर
overtheexcessivelyhumorousideaofगरीब
poor,scrawnylittleDossgettingfat.सुंदर
Handsome,solemnUncleJames,whomValancydislikedलेकिन
butrespectedbecausehewasreputedtobeveryचतुर
cleverandwasthereforetheकबीले
clanoracle—brainsbeingnonetooplentifulintheStirlingconnection—wouldशायद
probablyremarkwiththeowl-likesarcasmकि
thathadwonhimhisप्रतिष्ठा
reputation,“Isupposeyou’rebusyसाथ
withyourhope-chestthesedays?”और
AndUncleBenjaminwouldaskकुछ
someofhisabominableconundrums,बीच
betweenwheezychuckles,andanswerthemhimself.“Whatisthe
अंतर
differencebetweenDossandaचूहे
mouse?“Themousewishesto
नुकसान
harmthecheeseandDosswishestocharmthehe’s.”Valancyhadheardhim
पूछते
askthatriddlefiftytimesऔर
andeverytimeshewantedtothrowकुछ
somethingathim.Butsheneverdid.
In
को
thefirstplace,theStirlingsबस
simplydidnotthrowthings;in
को
thesecondplace,UncleBenjaminwasएक
awealthyandchildlessoldwidowerऔर
andValancyhadbeenbroughtupinको
thefearandadmonitionofhisधन
money.Ifsheoffendedhimhewouldcuther
बाहर
outofhiswill—supposingshewereinit.Valancy
की
didnotwanttobecutबाहर
outofUncleBenjamin’swill.Shehadbeen
गरीब
poorallherlifeandknewको
thegallingbitternessofit.Sosheenduredhisriddles
और
andevensmiledtorturedlittlesmilesपर
overthem.AuntIsabel,downright
और
anddisagreeableasaneastहवा
wind,wouldcriticiseherinsomeway—Valancycouldnotअनुमान
predictjusthow,forAuntIsabelneverrepeatedacriticism—shefoundsomethingनया
newwithwhichtojabyouहर
everytime.AuntIsabelpridedherselfonsayingwhatshethought,
लेकिन
butdidn’tlikeitsoअच्छा
wellwhenotherpeoplesaidwhattheythoughttoher.Valancynever
कहा
saidwhatshethought.CousinGeorgiana—named
बाद
afterhergreat-great-grand-mother,whohadbeennamedबाद
afterGeorgetheFourth—wouldrecountdolorouslythenamesofसभी
allrelativesandfriendswhohaddiedsincetheपिछले
lastpicnicandwonder“whichofuswillbethefirsttogonext.”Oppressively
सक्षम
competent,AuntMildredwouldtalkendlesslyofherपति
husbandandherodiousprodigiesofbabiestoValancy,क्योंकि
becauseValancywouldbetheonlyएक
oneshecouldfindtoputupwithइसे
it.Forthesamereason,CousinGladys—reallyFirstCousinGladys
बार
onceremoved,accordingtotheसख्त
strictwayinwhichtheStirlingstabulatedrelationship—atall,पतली
thinladywhoadmittedshehadएक
asensitivedisposition,woulddescribeminutelythetorturesofherneuritis.और
AndOlive,thewondergirloftheपूरे
wholeStirlingclan,whohadसब कुछ
everythingValancyhadnot—beauty,popularity,love,—wouldshowoffherसुंदरता
beautyandpresumeonherलोकप्रियता
popularityandflauntherdiamondinsigniaofloveinValancy’sdazzled,enviouseyes.Therewouldbenoneof
सब
allthistoday.Andtherewouldbe
नहीं
nopackingupofteaspoons.Thepackingupwas
हमेशा
alwaysleftforValancyandचचेरे भाई
CousinStickles.Andonce,sixyears
पहले
ago,asilverteaspoonfromचाची
AuntWellington’sweddingsethadbeenखो
lost.Valancyneverheardthelastof
उस
thatsilverteaspoon.ItsghostappearedBanquo-likeat
हर
everysubsequentfamilyfeast.Oh,yes,Valancyknew
ठीक
exactlywhatthepicnicwouldbelikeऔर
andsheblessedtherainकि
thathadsavedherfromit.Therewouldbeno
पिकनिक
picnicthisyear.IfAuntWellingtoncouldnotcelebrateonthe
पवित्र
sacreddayitselfshewouldपास
havenocelebrationatall.शुक्र
Thankwhatevergodstherewereforthat.चूंकि
Sincetherewouldbenoपिकनिक
picnic,Valancymadeuphermindकि
that,iftherainheldupintheदोपहर
afternoon,shewouldgouptotheपुस्तकालय
libraryandgetanotherofJohnFoster’sbooks.Valancywasneverallowedto
पढ़ने
readnovels,butJohnFoster’sbookswerenotnovels.Theywere“naturebooks”—so
को
thelibrariantoldMrs.FrederickStirling—“allबारे
aboutthewoodsandbirdsऔर
andbugsandthingslikethat,youknow.”SoValancywasallowedto
पढ़ने
readthem—underprotest,foritwasonlytooस्पष्ट
evidentthatsheenjoyedthemtoomuch.Itwaspermissible,evenlaudable,to
पढ़ने
readtoimproveyourmindऔर
andyourreligion,butaकिताब
bookthatwasenjoyablewasखतरनाक
dangerous.Valancydidnotknow
कि
whetherhermindwasbeingimprovedया
ornot;butshefelt
अस्पष्ट
vaguelythatifshehadcomeacrossJohnFoster’sbooksyearsपहले
agolifemighthavebeenएक
adifferentthingforher.Theyseemedtohertoyieldglimpsesof
एक
aworldintowhichshemightबार
oncehaveentered,thoughtheदरवाजा
doorwasforeverbarredtoherअब
now.Itwasonlywithin
को
thelastyearthatJohnFoster’sbookshadbeeninको
theDeerwoodlibrary,thoughtheलाइब्रेरियन
librariantoldValancythathehadbeenएक
awell-knownwriterforseveralyears.“Wheredoeshelive?”
Valancyhad
पूछा
asked.“Nobodyknows.
FromhisbookshemustbeaCanadian,
लेकिन
butnomoreinformationcanbehad.Hispublisherswon’tsay
एक
aword.QuitelikelyJohn
फोस्टर
Fosterisanomdeपंख
plume.Hisbooksareso
लोकप्रिय
popularwecan’tkeeptheminatall,हालांकि
thoughIreallycan’tseewhatpeoplefindinthemtoraveover.”“I
लगता
thinkthey’rewonderful,”saidValancy,timidly.“Oh—well—”
मिस
MissClarksonsmiledinapatronisingfashionthatrelegatedValancy’sopinionstolimbo,“Ican’tकह
sayIcaremuchforbugsmyself.लेकिन
ButcertainlyFosterseemstoknowसब
allthereistoknowबारे
aboutthem.”Valancydidn’tknow
कि
whethershecaredmuchforbugsभी
either.ItwasnotJohnFoster’suncanny
ज्ञान
knowledgeofwildcreaturesandकीट
insectlifethatenthralledher.Shecouldhardly
कह
saywhatitwas—sometantalisinglureofएक
amysteryneverrevealed—somehintofएक
agreatsecretjustaछोटे
littlefurtheron—somefaint,elusiveगूंज
echooflovely,forgottenthings—JohnFoster’sजादू
magicwasindefinable.Yes,shewould
मिल
getanewFosterbook.Itwas
एक
amonthsinceshehadThistleहार्वेस्ट
Harvest,sosurelyMothercouldnotobject.Valancyhadreadit
चार
fourtimes—sheknewwholepassagesoffbyदिल
heart.And—shealmostthoughtshewouldgo
और
andseeDr.Trentaboutthatqueerदर्द
painaroundtheheart.Ithad
आने
comeratheroftenlately,andthepalpitationswerebecomingकष्टप्रद
annoying,nottospeakofanoccasionalचक्कर
dizzymomentandaqueershortnessofसांस
breath.Butcouldshegoto
देखने
seehimwithouttellinganyone?Itwas
एक
amostdaringthought.NoneoftheStirlingseverconsulted
किसी
adoctorwithoutholdingaपारिवारिक
familycouncilandgettingUncleJames’स्वीकृति
approval.Then,theywenttoDr.Ambrose
मार्श
MarshofPortLawrence,whohadशादी
marriedSecondCousinAdelaideStirling.लेकिन
ButValancydislikedDr.Ambroseमार्श
Marsh.And,besides,shecouldnot
मिल
gettoPortLawrence,fifteenmilesदूर
away,withoutbeingtakenthere.Shedidnotwant
कोई
anyonetoknowaboutherदिल
heart.Therewouldbesuchafussmade
और
andeverymemberoftheपरिवार
familywouldcomedownandबात
talkitoverandadviseherऔर
andcautionherandwarnherऔर
andtellherhorribletalesofgreat-auntsऔर
andcousinsfortytimesremovedwhohadbeen“justlikethat”और
and“droppeddeadwithoutamoment’swarning,mydear.”AuntIsabelwould
याद
rememberthatshehadalwayssaidDosslookedतरह
likeagirlwhowouldहै
havehearttrouble—“sopinchedandpeakedalways”;और
andUncleWellingtonwouldtakeitasएक
apersonalinsult,when“noStirlingeverhadहृदय
heartdiseasebefore”;andGeorgianawouldforebodeinperfectlyaudibleasides
कि
that“poor,dearlittleDossisn’tलंबे समय
longforthisworld,I’mafraid”;और
andCousinGladyswouldsay,“Why,myदिल
hearthasbeenlikethatforyears,”inaस्वर
tonethatimpliednooneelsehadanyव्यवसाय
businesseventohaveaदिल
heart;andOlive—Olivewouldmerelylook
सुंदर
beautifulandsuperioranddisgustinglyस्वस्थ
healthy,asiftosay,“Whyसब
allthisfussoverafadedsuperfluityतरह
likeDosswhenyouhaveme?”Valancyfelt
कि
thatshecouldn’ttellanybodyunlessshehadको
to.Shefeltquitesuretherewas
कुछ
nothingatallseriouslywrongwithherदिल
heartandnoneedofallthepotherthatwouldensueifshementionedit.Shewould
बस
justslipupquietlyandseeDr.Trentthatveryदिन
day.Asforhisbill,shehadthe
दो
twohundreddollarsthatherपिता
fatherhadputintheबैंक
bankforherthedayshewasजन्म
born.Shewasneverallowedto
उपयोग
useeventheinterestofthis,लेकिन
butshewouldsecretlytakeoutपर्याप्त
enoughtopayDr.Trent.Dr.
Trentwas
एक
agruff,outspoken,absent-mindedoldfellow,लेकिन
buthewasarecognisedप्राधिकारी
authorityonheartdisease,evenifhewereonlyएक
ageneralpractitionerinout-of-the-worldDeerwood.Dr.Trentwasoverseventy
और
andtherehadbeenrumoursकि
thathemeanttoretireजल्द ही
soon.NoneoftheStirling
कबीले
clanhadevergonetohimsincehehadtoldCousinGladys,दस
tenyearsbefore,thatherneuritiswasallकाल्पनिक
imaginaryandthatsheenjoyedit.Youcouldn’tpatronise
एक
adoctorwhoinsultedyourfirst-cousin-once-removedतरह
likethat—nottomentionthathewasएक
aPresbyterianwhenalltheStirlingsगए
wenttotheAnglicanchurch.अध्याय
CHAPTERIIWhenCousinSticklesknockedatherdoor,Valancyknewitwashalf-past
सात
sevenandshemustgetup.Aslongasshecould
याद
remember,CousinStickleshadknockedatherdoorathalf-pastसात
seven.CousinSticklesandMrs.FrederickStirlinghadbeenupsince
सात
seven,butValancywasallowedtolieabedhalfanघंटे
hourlongerbecauseofaपरिवार
familytraditionthatshewasनाजुक
delicate.Valancygotup,thoughshehatedgettingup
अधिक
morethismorningthanevershehadपहले
before.