CHAPTERI
Ifithadnotrainedonacertain
Mei
MaymorningValancyStirling’swholekehidupan
lifewouldhavebeenentirelyberbeda
different.Shewouldhavegone,
dengan
withtherestofherclan,toAuntWellington’sengagementpicnicdan
andDr.Trentwouldhavepergi
gonetoMontreal.Butitdidrain
dan
andyoushallhearwhatterjadi
happenedtoherbecauseofitu
it.Valancywakenedearly,inthelifeless,hopeless
jam
hourjustprecedingdawn.Shehadnotsleptvery
baik
well.Onedoesnotsleep
baik
well,sometimes,whenoneistwenty-nineonthemorrow,dan
andunmarried,inacommunitydan
andconnectionwheretheunmarriedaresimplymereka
thosewhohavefailedtomendapatkan
getaman.DeerwoodandtheStirlingshadlongsincerelegatedValancytohopelessoldmaidenhood.
Tapi
ButValancyherselfhadneverquiterelinquishedacertainpitiful,shamed,sedikit
littlehopethatRomancewoulddatang
comeherwayyet—never,untilini
thiswet,horriblemorning,whenshewakenedtothefakta
factthatshewastwenty-ninedan
andunsoughtbyanyman.Ay,
sana
therelaythesting.Valancydidnot
keberatan
mindsomuchbeingantua
oldmaid.Afterall,shethought,beingan
tua
oldmaidcouldn’tpossiblybeasdreadfulasbeingmenikah
marriedtoanUncleWellingtonatau
oranUncleBenjamin,orbahkan
evenanUncleHerbert.Whathurtherwasthatshe
memiliki
hadneverhadachancetobeanythingtapi
butanoldmaid.No
pria
manhadeverdesiredher.Yang
Thetearscameintohereyesassheberbaring
laytherealoneinthefaintlygreyingdarkness.Shedarednot
membiarkan
letherselfcryashardasshewantedto,fordua
tworeasons.Shewasafraid
bahwa
thatcryingmightbringonlain
anotherattackofthatpainsekitar
aroundtheheart.Shehad
memiliki
hadaspellofitsetelah
aftershehadgotintobed—ratherworsethananyshememiliki
hadhadyet.Andshewas
takut
afraidhermotherwouldnoticehermerah
redeyesatbreakfastandterus
keepatherwithminute,persistent,mosquito-likequestionsregardingyang
thecausethereof.“Suppose,”thoughtValancy
dengan
withaghastlygrin,“Imenjawab
answeredwiththeplaintruth,‘Iamcryingkarena
becauseIcannotgetmarried.’Bagaimana
HowhorrifiedMotherwouldbe—thoughsheisashamedsetiap
everydayofherlifeofhertua
oldmaiddaughter.”Butof
saja
courseappearancesshouldbekeptup.“Itisnot,”Valancy
bisa
couldhearhermother’sprim,dictatorialvoiceasserting,“itisnotmaidenlytoberpikir
thinkaboutmen.”Thethoughtofhermother’sexpression
membuat
madeValancylaugh—forshehadasenseofhumournobodyinherclansuspected.Forthat
masalah
matter,therewereagoodbanyak
manythingsaboutValancythatnobodysuspected.Tapi
Butherlaughterwasverysuperficialdan
andpresentlyshelaythere,ahuddled,futilekecil
littlefigure,listeningtotherainpouringdownluar
outsideandwatching,withasakit
sickdistaste,thechill,mercilesscahaya
lightcreepingintoherugly,sordidroom.She
tahu
knewtheuglinessofthatroombyheart—knewitdan
andhatedit.Theyellow-paintedfloor,with
satu
onehideous,“hooked”rugbyyang
thebed,withagrotesque,“hooked”anjing
dogonit,alwaysgrinningatherketika
whensheawoke;thefaded,dark-redpaper;
theceilingdiscolouredby
lama
oldleaksandcrossedbycracks;yang
thenarrow,pinchedlittlewashstand;thebrown-paperlambrequin
dengan
withpurplerosesonit;yang
thespottedoldlooking-glasswithyang
thecrackacrossit,proppeduponyang
theinadequatedressing-table;thejarofancientpotpourrimadebyher
ibunya
motherinhermythicalhoneymoon;theshell-coveredbox,
dengan
withoneburstcorner,whichCousinStickleshadmadeinherequallymythicalgirlhood;thebeadedpincushion
dengan
withhalfitsbeadfringegone;yang
theonestiff,yellowchair;yang
thefadedoldmotto,“Gonebutnotforgotten,”workedincolouredyarnstentang
aboutGreat-grand-motherStirling’sgrimoldwajah
face;theoldphotographsofancientrelativeslongbanishedfromtheroomsbelow.
Ada
Therewereonlytwopicturesyang
thatwerenotofrelatives.Satu
One,anoldchromoofapuppyduduk
sittingonarainydoorstep.Itu
ThatpicturealwaysmadeValancyunhappy.Thatforlorn
kecil
littledogcrouchedonthedoorstepinthedrivingrain!Mengapa
Whydidn’tsomeoneopenyang
thedoorandlethimin?Theotherpicturewasafaded,passe-partoutedengravingofQueenLouisecoming
turun
downastairway,whichAuntWellingtonhadlavishlygivenheronhertenthbirthday.Fornineteenyearsshehadlookedatit
dan
andhatedit,beautiful,smug,self-satisfiedQueenLouise.Tapi
Butsheneverdareddestroyitatau
orremoveit.MotherandCousinStickles
akan
wouldhavebeenaghast,or,asValancyirreverentlyexpresseditinherthoughts,akan
wouldhavehadafit.Setiap
Everyroominthehousewasugly,ofsaja
course.Butdownstairsappearanceswerekeptupsomewhat.
Ada
Therewasnomoneyforroomsnobodyeversaw.Valancy
kadang
sometimesfeltthatshecouldhavemelakukan
donesomethingforherroomherself,bahkan
evenwithoutmoney,ifshewerepermitted.Tapi
Buthermotherhadnegativedsetiap
everytimidsuggestionandValancydidnotpersist.Valancy
pernah
neverpersisted.Shewasafraid
untuk
to.Hermothercouldnotbrookopposition.
Mrs.Stirling
akan
wouldsulkfordaysifoffended,dengan
withtheairsofaninsultedduchess.The
satunya
onlythingValancylikedaboutherroomwasthatshebisa
couldbealonethereatmalam
nighttocryifsheingin
wantedto.But,afterall,whatdiditmatter
jika
ifaroom,whichyouusedfornothingexceptsleepingdan
anddressingin,wereugly?Valancywas
pernah
neverpermittedtostayaloneinherroomforanylain
otherpurpose.Peoplewhowantedtobe
sendirian
alone,soMrs.FrederickStirlingdan
andCousinSticklesbelieved,couldhanya
onlywanttobealoneforbeberapa
somesinisterpurpose.Buther
kamar
roomintheBlueCastlewaseverythingakamar
roomshouldbe.Valancy,socowed
dan
andsubduedandoverriddenandsnubbedinnyata
reallife,waswonttomembiarkan
letherselfgorathersplendidlyinherday-dreams.NobodyintheStirlingclan,
atau
oritsramifications,suspectedthis,paling
leastofallhermotherdan
andCousinStickles.Theynever
tahu
knewthatValancyhadtwohomes—theuglymerah
redbrickboxofarumah
home,onElmStreet,andtheBlueCastleinSpain.ValancyhadlivedspirituallyintheBlueCastleever
sejak
sinceshecouldremember.Shehadbeena
sangat
verytinychildwhenshemenemukan
foundherselfpossessedofit.Selalu
Always,whensheshuthereyes,shebisa
couldseeitplainly,withitsturretsdan
andbannersonthepine-cladmountainheight,wrappedinitsfaint,blueloveliness,melawan
againstthesunsetskiesofafairdan
andunknownland.Everythingwonderful
dan
andbeautifulwasinthatcastle.Jewels
yang
thatqueensmighthaveworn;robesofmoonlight
dan
andfire;couchesofroses
dan
andgold;longflightsofshallowmarblesteps,
dengan
withgreat,whiteurns,anddengan
withslender,mist-cladmaidensgoingupdan
anddownthem;courts,marble-pillared,
mana
whereshimmeringfountainsfellandnightingalesbernyanyi
sangamongthemyrtles;hallsofmirrorsthatreflected
hanya
onlyhandsomeknightsandlovelywomen—herselftheloveliestofsemua
all,forwhoseglancemenmati
died.Allthatsupportedher
melalui
throughtheboredomofherdayswastheharapan
hopeofgoingonamimpi
dreamspreeatnight.Most,
jika
ifnotall,oftheStirlingsakan
wouldhavediedofhorrorjika
iftheyhadknownhalfyang
thethingsValancydidinherBlueCastle.For
satu
onethingshehadquiteabeberapa
fewloversinit.Oh,
hanya
onlyoneatatime.Onewhowooedher
dengan
withalltheromanticardouroftheageofchivalrydan
andwonherafterlongdevotiondan
andmanydeedsofderring-do,dan
andwasweddedtoherdengan
withpompandcircumstanceinthebesar
great,banner-hungchapeloftheBlueCastle.Attwelve,
ini
thisloverwasafairladdengan
withgoldencurlsandheavenlyblueeyes.Atfifteen,hewastall
dan
anddarkandpale,butmasih
stillnecessarilyhandsome.Attwenty,hewasascetic,dreamy,spiritual.
Attwenty-five,he
memiliki
hadaclean-cutjaw,slightlygrim,dan
andafacestrongandruggedratherthanhandsome.Valancy
pernah
nevergrewolderthantwenty-fiveinherBlueCastle,tapi
butrecently—veryrecently—herherohadmemiliki
hadreddish,tawnyhair,atwistedsmiledan
andamysteriouspast.Idon’t
mengatakan
sayValancydeliberatelymurderedtheseloversassheoutgrewmereka
them.Onesimplyfadedawayas
lain
anothercame.Thingsareveryconvenientin
ini
thisrespectinBlueCastles.Tapi
But,onthismorningofherhari
dayoffate,Valancycouldnotmenemukan
findthekeyofherBlueCastle.Realitypressedonher
terlalu
toohardly,barkingatherheelsseperti
likeamaddeninglittledog.Shewastwenty-nine,lonely,undesired,ill-favoured—the
satunya
onlyhomelygirlinahandsomeclan,withtidak
nopastandnofuture.As
sejauh
farasshecouldlookbelakang
back,lifewasdrabandcolourless,dengan
withnotonesinglecrimsonatau
orpurplespotanywhere.As
sejauh
farasshecouldlookforwarditseemedcertaintobejustthesama
sameuntilshewasnothingtapi
butasolitary,littlewitheredleafclingingtoawintrybough.Themomentwhen
seorang
awomanrealisesthatshememiliki
hasnothingtolivefor—neithercinta
love,duty,purposenorhope—holdsforherthebitternessofkematian
death.“AndIjusthavetogoonliving
karena
becauseIcan’tstop.I
mungkin
mayhavetoliveeightyyears,”thoughtValancy,inasemacam
kindofpanic.“We’reallhorriblylong-lived.
Itsickensmeto
memikirkan
thinkofit.”Shewasgladitwasraining—orrather,shewasdrearilysatisfiedthatitwasraining.
Ada
Therewouldbenopicnicitu
thatday.Thisannualpicnic,wherebyAunt
dan
andUncleWellington—onealwaysthoughtoftheminitu
thatsuccession—inevitablycelebratedtheirengagementatapicnicthirtyyearssebelumnya
before,hadbeen,oflateyears,averitablenightmaretoValancy.Byanimpishcoincidenceitwas
yang
thesamedayasherbirthdaydan
and,aftershehadpassedtwenty-five,nobodymembiarkan
letherforgetit.Muchasshe
benci
hatedgoingtothepicnic,itakan
wouldneverhaveoccurredtohertorebelmelawan
againstit.Thereseemedtobenothingof
yang
therevolutionaryinhernature.Dan
Andsheknewexactlywhatsetiap
everyonewouldsaytoheratyang
thepicnic.UncleWellington,whomshedisliked
dan
anddespisedeventhoughhehadfulfilledyang
thehighestStirlingaspiration,“marryingmoney,”akan
wouldsaytoherinapig’swhisper,“Notberpikir
thinkingofgettingmarriedyet,mydear?”dan
andthengooffintothebellowoflaughterdengan
withwhichheinvariablyconcludedhisdullremarks.AuntWellington,ofwhomValancystoodinabjectawe,
akan
wouldtellheraboutOlive’sbaru
newchiffondressandCecil’sterakhir
lastdevotedletter.Valancywouldhaveto
terlihat
lookaspleasedandinterestedasifthedressdan
andletterhadbeenhersatau
orelseAuntWellingtonwouldbeoffended.Dan
AndValancyhadlongagodecidedbahwa
thatshewouldratheroffendTuhan
GodthanAuntWellington,becauseTuhan
GodmightforgiveherbutAuntWellingtonpernah
neverwould.AuntAlberta,enormouslyfat,
dengan
withanamiablehabitofselalu
alwaysreferringtoherhusbandas“he,”asifhewerethesatunya
onlymalecreatureinthedunia
world,whocouldneverforgetthatshehadbeenabesar
greatbeautyinheryouth,akan
wouldcondolewithValancyonhersallowskin—.“Idon’t
tahu
knowwhyallthegirlsoftodayaresosunburned.Ketika
WhenIwasagirlmyskinwasrosesdan
andcream.Iwascountedtheprettiest
gadis
girlinCanada,mydear.”Mungkin
PerhapsUncleHerbertwouldn’tsayanything—ormungkin
perhapshewouldremarkjocularly,“Howfatyou’remendapatkan
getting,Doss!”Andtheneverybody
akan
wouldlaughovertheexcessivelyhumorouside
ideaofpoor,scrawnylittleDossgettingfat.Handsome,solemn
Paman
UncleJames,whomValancydislikedtetapi
butrespectedbecausehewasreputedtobesangat
verycleverandwasthereforetheclanoracle—brainsbeingnoneterlalu
tooplentifulintheStirlingconnection—wouldmungkin
probablyremarkwiththeowl-likesarcasmthathadmemenangkan
wonhimhisreputation,“Isupposeyou’rebusydengan
withyourhope-chestthesedays?”Dan
AndUncleBenjaminwouldaskbeberapa
someofhisabominableconundrums,antara
betweenwheezychuckles,andanswerthemhimself.“Whatisthedifference
antara
betweenDossandamouse?“Themouse
ingin
wishestoharmthecheesedan
andDosswishestocharmthehe’s.”Valancyhadheardhim
bertanya
askthatriddlefiftytimesdan
andeverytimeshewantedtothrowsesuatu
somethingathim.Butshe
pernah
neverdid.Inthefirst
tempat
place,theStirlingssimplydidnotthrowthings;in
yang
thesecondplace,UncleBenjaminwasseorang
awealthyandchildlessoldwidowerdan
andValancyhadbeenbroughtupinyang
thefearandadmonitionofhismoney.Jika
Ifsheoffendedhimheakan
wouldcutheroutofhiswill—supposingshewereinit.Valancydidnot
ingin
wanttobecutoutofPaman
UncleBenjamin’swill.Shehadbeen
miskin
poorallherlifeandtahu
knewthegallingbitternessofitu
it.Sosheenduredhisriddles
dan
andevensmiledtorturedlittlesmilesatas
overthem.AuntIsabel,downright
dan
anddisagreeableasaneastwind,akan
wouldcriticiseherinsomeway—Valancybisa
couldnotpredictjusthow,forAuntIsabelpernah
neverrepeatedacriticism—shefoundsesuatu
somethingnewwithwhichtojabyousetiap
everytime.AuntIsabelpridedherselfon
mengatakan
sayingwhatshethought,butdidn’tlikeitsobaik
wellwhenotherpeoplesaidwhattheythoughttoher.Valancy
pernah
neversaidwhatshethought.CousinGeorgiana—named
setelah
afterhergreat-great-grand-mother,whohadbeennamedsetelah
afterGeorgetheFourth—wouldrecountdolorouslythenamesofsemua
allrelativesandfriendswhohadmeninggal
diedsincethelastpicnicdan
andwonder“whichofusakan
willbethefirsttopergi
gonext.”Oppressivelycompetent,AuntMildred
akan
wouldtalkendlesslyofherhusbanddan
andherodiousprodigiesofbabiestoValancy,karena
becauseValancywouldbethesatunya
onlyoneshecouldfindtoputupwithit.Forthe
sama
samereason,CousinGladys—reallyFirstCousinGladyssekali
onceremoved,accordingtothestrictcara
wayinwhichtheStirlingstabulatedrelationship—atall,thinwanita
ladywhoadmittedshehadseorang
asensitivedisposition,woulddescribeminutelythetorturesofherneuritis.Dan
AndOlive,thewondergirloftheseluruh
wholeStirlingclan,whohadeverythingValancymemiliki
hadnot—beauty,popularity,love,—wouldshowoffherbeautydan
andpresumeonherpopularitydan
andflauntherdiamondinsigniaofcinta
loveinValancy’sdazzled,enviouseyes.Ada
Therewouldbenoneofsemua
allthistoday.Andthere
akan
wouldbenopackingupofteaspoons.Thepackingupwas
selalu
alwaysleftforValancyandCousinStickles.Dan
Andonce,sixyearsago,asilverteaspoonfromAuntWellington’sweddingset
sethadbeenlost.Valancy
pernah
neverheardthelastofthatsilverteaspoon.ItsghostappearedBanquo-likeat
setiap
everysubsequentfamilyfeast.Oh,
ya
yes,Valancyknewexactlywhatthepicnicakan
wouldbelikeandsheblessedtherainthathadsavedherfromit.Ada
Therewouldbenopicnicini
thisyear.IfAuntWellington
bisa
couldnotcelebrateonthesacredhari
dayitselfshewouldhavetidak
nocelebrationatall.Thankwhatevergods
ada
therewereforthat.Since
ada
therewouldbenopicnic,Valancymadeuphermindbahwa
that,iftherainheldupintheafternoon,sheakan
wouldgouptothelibrarydan
andgetanotherofJohnFoster’sbooks.Valancywas
pernah
neverallowedtoreadnovels,tapi
butJohnFoster’sbookswerenotnovels.Theywere“naturebooks”—sothelibrarian
mengatakan
toldMrs.FrederickStirling—“allaboutthewoodsdan
andbirdsandbugsandthingsseperti
likethat,youknow.”SoValancywasallowedtoreadthem—underprotest,foritwas
hanya
onlytooevidentthatsheenjoyedthemterlalu
toomuch.Itwaspermissible,
bahkan
evenlaudable,toreadtoimproveyourpikiran
mindandyourreligion,butsebuah
abookthatwasenjoyablewasdangerous.Valancydidnot
tahu
knowwhetherhermindwasbeingimprovedatau
ornot;butshefeltvaguelythat
jika
ifshehadcomeacrossJohnFoster’sbooksyearslalu
agolifemighthavebeenaberbeda
differentthingforher.Theyseemedtohertoyieldglimpsesofa
dunia
worldintowhichshemightpernah
oncehaveentered,thoughthepintu
doorwasforeverbarredtohersekarang
now.Itwasonlywithinthe
terakhir
lastyearthatJohnFoster’sbookshadbeenintheDeerwoodlibrary,meskipun
thoughthelibrariantoldValancybahwa
thathehadbeenawell-knownwriterforseveralyears.“Wheredoeshelive?”
Valancyhad
bertanya
asked.“Nobodyknows.
FromhisbookshemustbeaCanadian,
tapi
butnomoreinformationcanbehad.Hispublisherswon’t
mengatakan
sayaword.QuitelikelyJohnFosterisanomdeplume.
Hisbooksaresopopularwecan’tkeeptheminatall,
meskipun
thoughIreallycan’tseewhatorang
peoplefindinthemtoraveover.”“I
pikir
thinkthey’rewonderful,”saidValancy,timidly.“Oh—well—”
MissClarksonsmiledinapatronisingfashion
yang
thatrelegatedValancy’sopinionstolimbo,“Ican’tmengatakan
sayIcaremuchforbugsmyself.Tapi
ButcertainlyFosterseemstotahu
knowallthereistotahu
knowaboutthem.”Valancydidn’t
tahu
knowwhethershecaredmuchforbugseither.ItwasnotJohnFoster’suncannyknowledgeofwildcreatures
dan
andinsectlifethatenthralledher.Shecouldhardly
mengatakan
saywhatitwas—sometantalisinglureofamysterypernah
neverrevealed—somehintofabesar
greatsecretjustalittlefurtheron—somefaint,elusiveechooflovely,forgottenthings—JohnFoster’smagicwasindefinable.Ya
Yes,shewouldgetabaru
newFosterbook.Itwasamonth
sejak
sinceshehadThistleHarvest,sosurelyIbu
Mothercouldnotobject.Valancyhadreadit
empat
fourtimes—sheknewwholepassagesoffbyhati
heart.And—shealmostthoughtshe
akan
wouldgoandseeDr.Trentaboutthatqueerpainaroundthejantung
heart.Ithadcomeratheroftenlately,
dan
andthepalpitationswerebecomingannoying,nottospeakofanoccasionaldizzysaat
momentandaqueershortnessofbreath.Tapi
Butcouldshegotoseehimtanpa
withouttellinganyone?Itwasa
paling
mostdaringthought.Noneof
yang
theStirlingseverconsultedadokter
doctorwithoutholdingafamilycouncildan
andgettingUncleJames’approval.Then,they
pergi
wenttoDr.AmbroseMarshofPortLawrence,yang
whohadmarriedSecondCousinAdelaideStirling.Tapi
ButValancydislikedDr.AmbroseMarsh.Dan
And,besides,shecouldnotgettoPortLawrence,fifteenmilesjauhnya
away,withoutbeingtakenthere.Shedidnot
ingin
wantanyonetoknowtentang
aboutherheart.Therewouldbesuchafussmade
dan
andeverymemberofthekeluarga
familywouldcomedownandtalkitoverdan
andadviseherandcautionherdan
andwarnherandtellherhorribletalesofgreat-auntsdan
andcousinsfortytimesremovedwhohadbeen“justlikethat”dan
and“droppeddeadwithoutamoment’swarning,mydear.”AuntIsabel
akan
wouldrememberthatshehadselalu
alwayssaidDosslookedlikeseorang
agirlwhowouldhavejantung
hearttrouble—“sopinchedandpeakedalways”;dan
andUncleWellingtonwouldtakeitasapersonalinsult,ketika
when“noStirlingeverhadjantung
heartdiseasebefore”;andGeorgiana
akan
wouldforebodeinperfectlyaudibleasidesthat“poor,sayang
dearlittleDossisn’tlongforini
thisworld,I’mafraid”;andCousinGladys
akan
wouldsay,“Why,myheartmemiliki
hasbeenlikethatforyears,”inatonethatimpliedtidak
nooneelsehadanybisnis
businesseventohaveahati
heart;andOlive—Olivewouldmerely
terlihat
lookbeautifulandsuperioranddisgustinglyhealthy,asiftomengatakan
say,“Whyallthisfussatas
overafadedsuperfluitylikeDossketika
whenyouhaveme?”Valancy
merasa
feltthatshecouldn’ttellsiapa pun
anybodyunlessshehadto.She
merasa
feltquitesuretherewasapa
nothingatallseriouslywrongdengan
withherheartandnoperlu
needofallthepotherthatakan
wouldensueifshementionedit.She
akan
wouldjustslipupquietlydan
andseeDr.Trentthatveryhari
day.Asforhisbill,she
memiliki
hadthetwohundreddollarsthatherfathermemiliki
hadputinthebankforherthehari
dayshewasborn.Shewas
pernah
neverallowedtouseeventheinterestofini
this,butshewouldsecretlymengambil
takeoutenoughtopayDr.Trent.Dr.
Trentwas
seorang
agruff,outspoken,absent-mindedoldfellow,tapi
buthewasarecognisedauthorityonjantung
heartdisease,evenifhewerehanya
onlyageneralpractitionerinout-of-the-worldDeerwood.Dr.Trentwasoverseventy
dan
andtherehadbeenrumoursbahwa
thathemeanttoretiresegera
soon.NoneoftheStirlingclanhadever
pergi
gonetohimsincehehadmengatakan
toldCousinGladys,tenyearssebelumnya
before,thatherneuritiswasallimaginarydan
andthatsheenjoyedit.Youcouldn’tpatronise
seorang
adoctorwhoinsultedyourfirst-cousin-once-removedseperti
likethat—nottomentionthathewasseorang
aPresbyterianwhenalltheStirlingspergi
wenttotheAnglicanchurch.CHAPTERII
Ketika
WhenCousinSticklesknockedatherdoor,Valancytahu
knewitwashalf-pastsevendan
andshemustgetup.Aslongasshecould
ingat
remember,CousinStickleshadknockedatherdoorathalf-pastseven.CousinStickles
dan
andMrs.FrederickStirlinghadbeenupsinceseven,tetapi
butValancywasallowedtoberbaring
lieabedhalfanhourlongerbecauseofakeluarga
familytraditionthatshewasdelicate.Valancygotup,
meskipun
thoughshehatedgettinguplebih
morethismorningthanevershehadsebelumnya
before.