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CHAPTERI
Ifithadnotrainedona
tertentu
certain
MaymorningValancyStirling’s
seluruh
whole
lifewouldhavebeen
sama sekali
entirely
different.
Shewouldhave
pergi
gone
,withtherestofherclan,to
Bibi
Aunt
Wellington’sengagementpicnicandDr.Trent
akan
would
havegonetoMontreal.
Tapi
But
itdidrainandyoushall
mendengar
hear
whathappenedtoher
karena
because
ofit.
Valancywakenedearly,inthelifeless,hopeless
jam
hour
justprecedingdawn.
Shehadnotsleptvery
baik
well
.
Onedoesnotsleep
baik
well
,sometimes,whenoneistwenty-nineonthemorrow,
dan
and
unmarried,inacommunity
dan
and
connectionwheretheunmarriedaresimply
mereka
those
whohavefailedto
mendapatkan
get
aman.
DeerwoodandtheStirlingshadlongsincerelegatedValancytohopelessoldmaidenhood.
Tapi
But
Valancyherselfhadneverquite
melepaskan
relinquished
acertainpitiful,shamed,
sedikit
little
hopethatRomancewould
datang
come
herwayyet—never,until
ini
this
wet,horriblemorning,whenshewakenedtothe
fakta
fact
thatshewastwenty-nine
dan
and
unsoughtbyanyman.
Ay,
sana
there
laythesting.
Valancydidnot
keberatan
mind
somuchbeingan
tua
old
maid.
Afterall,shethought,beingan
tua
old
maidcouldn’tpossiblybeasdreadfulasbeing
menikah
married
toanUncleWellington
atau
or
anUncleBenjamin,or
bahkan
even
anUncleHerbert.
Whathurtherwasthatshe
memiliki
had
neverhadachancetobeanything
tapi
but
anoldmaid.
No
pria
man
hadeverdesiredher.
Yang
The
tearscameintohereyesasshe
berbaring
lay
therealoneinthe
samar
faintly
greyingdarkness.
Shedarednot
membiarkan
let
herselfcryashardasshewantedto,for
dua
two
reasons.
Shewasafraid
bahwa
that
cryingmightbringon
lain
another
attackofthatpain
sekitar
around
theheart.
Shehad
memiliki
had
aspellofit
setelah
after
shehadgotintobed—rather
buruk
worse
thananyshehad
memiliki
had
yet.
Andshewas
takut
afraid
hermotherwouldnoticeher
merah
red
eyesatbreakfastand
terus
keep
atherwithminute,persistent,mosquito-likequestionsregarding
yang
the
causethereof.
“Suppose,”thoughtValancy
dengan
with
aghastlygrin,“I
menjawab
answered
withtheplaintruth,‘Iam
menangis
crying
becauseIcannotgetmarried.’
Bagaimana
How
horrifiedMotherwouldbe—thoughsheis
malu
ashamed
everydayofherlifeofher
tua
old
maiddaughter.”
Butof
saja
course
appearancesshouldbekeptup.
“Itisnot,”Valancy
bisa
could
hearhermother’sprim,dictatorial
suara
voice
asserting,“itisnotmaidenlyto
berpikir
think
aboutmen.”
Thethoughtofhermother’s
ekspresi
expression
madeValancylaugh—forshe
memiliki
had
asenseofhumournobodyinherclansuspected.
Forthat
masalah
matter
,therewereagood
banyak
many
thingsaboutValancythatnobody
menduga
suspected
.
Butherlaughterwas
sangat
very
superficialandpresentlyshe
berbaring
lay
there,ahuddled,futile
kecil
little
figure,listeningtothe
hujan
rain
pouringdownoutsideand
menonton
watching
,withasickdistaste,the
dingin
chill
,mercilesslightcreepingintoher
jelek
ugly
,sordidroom.
Sheknewtheuglinessofthatroombyheart—knewit
dan
and
hatedit.
Theyellow-painted
lantai
floor
,withonehideous,“hooked”
karpet
rug
bythebed,withagrotesque,“hooked”
anjing
dog
onit,alwaysgrinningather
ketika
when
sheawoke;
thefaded,dark-red
kertas
paper
;
theceilingdiscolouredby
lama
old
leaksandcrossedbycracks;
yang
the
narrow,pinchedlittlewashstand;
thebrown-paperlambrequin
dengan
with
purplerosesonit;
yang
the
spottedoldlooking-glasswith
yang
the
crackacrossit,proppedupon
yang
the
inadequatedressing-table;
thejarof
kuno
ancient
potpourrimadebyher
ibunya
mother
inhermythicalhoneymoon;
theshell-covered
kotak
box
,withoneburstcorner,which
Sepupu
Cousin
Stickleshadmadeinher
sama
equally
mythicalgirlhood;
thebeadedpincushion
dengan
with
halfitsbeadfringegone;
yang
the
onestiff,yellowchair;
yang
the
fadedoldmotto,“Gonebutnotforgotten,”workedincolouredyarns
tentang
about
Great-grand-motherStirling’sgrimold
wajah
face
;
theoldphotographsof
kuno
ancient
relativeslongbanishedfromtherooms
bawah
below
.
Therewereonlytwopictures
yang
that
werenotofrelatives.
Satu
One
,anoldchromoofa
anjing
puppy
sittingonarainy
ambang pintu
doorstep
.
ThatpicturealwaysmadeValancy
bahagia
unhappy
.
Thatforlornlittledogcrouchedonthe
ambang pintu
doorstep
inthedrivingrain!
Mengapa
Why
didn’tsomeoneopen
yang
the
doorandlethimin?
Theother
gambar
picture
wasafaded,passe-partoutedengravingof
Ratu
Queen
Louisecomingdowna
tangga
stairway
,whichAuntWellingtonhadlavishlygivenheronhertenth
ulang tahun
birthday
.
Fornineteenyearsshehadlookedatit
dan
and
hatedit,beautiful,smug,self-satisfied
Ratu
Queen
Louise.
Butshenever
berani
dared
destroyitorremoveit.
Ibu
Mother
andCousinStickleswould
memiliki
have
beenaghast,or,asValancyirreverentlyexpresseditinherthoughts,
akan
would
havehadafit.
Setiap
Every
roominthehousewas
jelek
ugly
,ofcourse.
Butdownstairsappearanceswerekeptupsomewhat.
Ada
There
wasnomoneyforroomsnobodyeversaw.
Valancy
kadang
sometimes
feltthatshecouldhave
melakukan
done
somethingforherroomherself,
bahkan
even
withoutmoney,ifshewerepermitted.
Tapi
But
hermotherhadnegatived
setiap
every
timidsuggestionandValancydidnotpersist.
Valancy
pernah
never
persisted.
Shewasafraid
untuk
to
.
Hermothercouldnotbrookopposition.
Mrs.Stirling
akan
would
sulkfordaysifoffended,
dengan
with
theairsofaninsultedduchess.
The
satunya
only
thingValancylikedaboutherroomwasthatshe
bisa
could
bealonethereat
malam
night
tocryifshe
ingin
wanted
to.
But,afterall,whatdiditmatter
jika
if
aroom,whichyouusedfornothing
kecuali
except
sleepinganddressingin,were
jelek
ugly
?
Valancywasneverpermittedto
tinggal
stay
aloneinherroomforany
lain
other
purpose.
Peoplewhowantedtobe
sendirian
alone
,soMrs.FrederickStirling
dan
and
CousinSticklesbelieved,could
hanya
only
wanttobealonefor
beberapa
some
sinisterpurpose.
Buther
kamar
room
intheBlueCastlewaseverythinga
kamar
room
shouldbe.
Valancy,socowed
dan
and
subduedandoverriddenandsnubbedin
nyata
real
life,waswontto
membiarkan
let
herselfgorathersplendidlyinherday-dreams.
NobodyintheStirling
klan
clan
,oritsramifications,suspected
ini
this
,leastofallher
ibunya
mother
andCousinStickles.
They
pernah
never
knewthatValancyhad
dua
two
homes—theuglyredbrick
kotak
box
ofahome,onElm
Street
Street
,andtheBlueCastleinSpain.
ValancyhadlivedspirituallyintheBlue
Castle
Castle
eversinceshecouldremember.
Shehadbeena
sangat
very
tinychildwhenshe
menemukan
found
herselfpossessedofit.
Selalu
Always
,whensheshuthereyes,she
bisa
could
seeitplainly,withitsturrets
dan
and
bannersonthepine-clad
gunung
mountain
height,wrappedinitsfaint,
biru
blue
loveliness,againstthesunsetskiesofafair
dan
and
unknownland.
Everythingwonderful
dan
and
beautifulwasinthat
kastil
castle
.
Jewelsthatqueensmighthaveworn;
robesofmoonlight
dan
and
fire;
couchesofroses
dan
and
gold;
longflightsof
dangkal
shallow
marblesteps,withgreat,
putih
white
urns,andwithslender,mist-cladmaidensgoingup
dan
and
downthem;
courts,marble-pillared,
mana
where
shimmeringfountainsfellandnightingales
bernyanyi
sang
amongthemyrtles;
hallsofmirrorsthat
mencerminkan
reflected
onlyhandsomeknightsand
indah
lovely
women—herselftheloveliestof
semua
all
,forwhoseglancemen
mati
died
.
Allthatsupportedher
melalui
through
theboredomofherdayswasthe
harapan
hope
ofgoingona
mimpi
dream
spreeatnight.
Most,
jika
if
notall,oftheStirlings
akan
would
havediedofhorror
jika
if
theyhadknownhalf
yang
the
thingsValancydidinherBlue
Castle
Castle
.
Foronethingshe
memiliki
had
quiteafewloversinit.
Oh,
hanya
only
oneatatime.
Onewhowooedher
dengan
with
alltheromanticardourofthe
zaman
age
ofchivalryandwonher
setelah
after
longdevotionandmanydeedsofderring-do,
dan
and
wasweddedtoher
dengan
with
pompandcircumstanceinthe
besar
great
,banner-hungchapelofthe
Biru
Blue
Castle.
Attwelve,this
kekasih
lover
wasafairlad
dengan
with
goldencurlsandheavenly
biru
blue
eyes.
Atfifteen,hewas
tinggi
tall
anddarkandpale,
tapi
but
stillnecessarilyhandsome.
Attwenty,hewasascetic,dreamy,spiritual.
Attwenty-five,he
memiliki
had
aclean-cutjaw,slightly
suram
grim
,andafacestrong
dan
and
ruggedratherthanhandsome.
Valancy
pernah
never
grewolderthantwenty-fiveinher
Biru
Blue
Castle,butrecently—veryrecently—her
pahlawan
hero
hadhadreddish,tawny
rambut
hair
,atwistedsmileanda
misterius
mysterious
past.
Idon’tsayValancy
sengaja
deliberately
murderedtheseloversassheoutgrew
mereka
them
.
Onesimplyfadedawayas
lain
another
came.
Thingsarevery
nyaman
convenient
inthisrespectinBlueCastles.
Tapi
But
,onthismorningofher
hari
day
offate,Valancycouldnot
menemukan
find
thekeyofherBlue
Castle
Castle
.
Realitypressedonher
terlalu
too
hardly,barkingatherheels
seperti
like
amaddeninglittledog.
Shewastwenty-nine,
kesepian
lonely
,undesired,ill-favoured—theonlyhomely
gadis
girl
inahandsomeclan,with
tidak
no
pastandnofuture.
As
sejauh
far
asshecouldlook
belakang
back
,lifewasdrabandcolourless,
dengan
with
notonesinglecrimson
atau
or
purplespotanywhere.
As
sejauh
far
asshecouldlookforwarditseemed
pasti
certain
tobejustthe
sama
same
untilshewasnothing
tapi
but
asolitary,littlewithered
daun
leaf
clingingtoawintrybough.
Themomentwhen
seorang
a
womanrealisesthatshe
memiliki
has
nothingtolivefor—neither
cinta
love
,duty,purposenorhope—holdsforherthe
kepahitan
bitterness
ofdeath.
“AndI
hanya
just
havetogoonliving
karena
because
Ican’tstop.
I
mungkin
may
havetoliveeightyyears,”thoughtValancy,ina
semacam
kind
ofpanic.
“We’reallhorriblylong-lived.
Itsickensmeto
memikirkan
think
ofit.”
Shewas
senang
glad
itwasraining—orrather,shewasdrearily
puas
satisfied
thatitwasraining.
Ada
There
wouldbenopicnic
itu
that
day.
Thisannualpicnic,whereby
Bibi
Aunt
andUncleWellington—onealwaysthoughtofthemin
itu
that
succession—inevitablycelebratedtheirengagementata
piknik
picnic
thirtyyearsbefore,hadbeen,oflateyears,averitable
mimpi buruk
nightmare
toValancy.
Byanimpish
kebetulan
coincidence
itwasthesame
hari
day
asherbirthdayand,
setelah
after
shehadpassedtwenty-five,nobody
membiarkan
let
herforgetit.
Muchasshe
benci
hated
goingtothepicnic,it
akan
would
neverhaveoccurredtohertorebel
melawan
against
it.
Thereseemedtobenothingof
yang
the
revolutionaryinhernature.
Dan
And
sheknewexactlywhat
setiap
every
onewouldsaytoherat
yang
the
picnic.
UncleWellington,whomshedisliked
dan
and
despisedeventhoughhehad
memenuhi
fulfilled
thehighestStirlingaspiration,“marryingmoney,”
akan
would
saytoherinapig’s
bisikan
whisper
,“Notthinkingofgetting
menikah
married
yet,mydear?”
andthen
pergi
go
offintothebellowof
tawa
laughter
withwhichheinvariably
menyimpulkan
concluded
hisdullremarks.
AuntWellington,ofwhomValancystoodinabjectawe,
akan
would
tellheraboutOlive’s
baru
new
chiffondressandCecil’s
terakhir
last
devotedletter.
Valancywouldhaveto
terlihat
look
aspleasedandinterestedasifthe
gaun
dress
andletterhadbeenhers
atau
or
elseAuntWellingtonwouldbeoffended.
Dan
And
Valancyhadlongago
memutuskan
decided
thatshewouldrather
menyinggung
offend
GodthanAuntWellington,
karena
because
Godmightforgiveher
tapi
but
AuntWellingtonneverwould.
Bibi
Aunt
Alberta,enormouslyfat,withanamiable
kebiasaan
habit
ofalwaysreferringtoherhusbandas“he,”asifhewerethe
satunya
only
malecreatureinthe
dunia
world
,whocouldneverforgetthatshehadbeena
besar
great
beautyinheryouth,
akan
would
condolewithValancyonhersallowskin—.
“Idon’t
tahu
know
whyallthegirlsoftodayaresosunburned.
Ketika
When
Iwasagirlmyskinwasroses
dan
and
cream.
Iwascountedtheprettiest
gadis
girl
inCanada,mydear.”
Mungkin
Perhaps
UncleHerbertwouldn’tsayanything—or
mungkin
perhaps
hewouldremarkjocularly,“How
lemak
fat
you’regetting,Doss!”
Andthen
semua
everybody
wouldlaughovertheexcessively
lucu
humorous
ideaofpoor,scrawny
sedikit
little
Dossgettingfat.
Handsome,solemn
Paman
Uncle
James,whomValancydisliked
tetapi
but
respectedbecausehewasreputedtobe
sangat
very
cleverandwasthereforethe
klan
clan
oracle—brainsbeingnonetoo
berlimpah
plentiful
intheStirlingconnection—would
mungkin
probably
remarkwiththeowl-like
sarkasme
sarcasm
thathadwonhimhisreputation,“I
kira
suppose
you’rebusywithyourhope-chestthesedays?”
Dan
And
UncleBenjaminwouldask
beberapa
some
ofhisabominableconundrums,
antara
between
wheezychuckles,andanswerthemhimself.
“Whatisthe
perbedaan
difference
betweenDossanda
tikus
mouse
?
“Themousewishesto
membahayakan
harm
thecheeseandDoss
ingin
wishes
tocharmthehe’s.”
Valancyhadheardhim
bertanya
ask
thatriddlefiftytimes
dan
and
everytimeshewantedtothrow
sesuatu
something
athim.
Butshe
pernah
never
did.
Inthefirst
tempat
place
,theStirlingssimplydidnotthrowthings;
in
yang
the
secondplace,UncleBenjaminwas
seorang
a
wealthyandchildlessoldwidower
dan
and
Valancyhadbeenbroughtupin
yang
the
fearandadmonitionofhismoney.
Jika
If
sheoffendedhimhe
akan
would
cutheroutofhiswill—supposingshewereinit.
Valancydidnot
ingin
want
tobecutoutof
Paman
Uncle
Benjamin’swill.
Shehadbeen
miskin
poor
allherlifeand
tahu
knew
thegallingbitternessof
itu
it
.
Sosheenduredhisriddles
dan
and
evensmiledtorturedlittle
tersenyum
smiles
overthem.
AuntIsabel,downright
dan
and
disagreeableasaneast
angin
wind
,wouldcriticiseherin
beberapa
some
way—Valancycouldnotpredictjusthow,for
Bibi
Aunt
Isabelneverrepeatedacriticism—she
menemukan
found
somethingnewwithwhichtojabyou
setiap
every
time.
AuntIsabelpridedherselfon
mengatakan
saying
whatshethought,butdidn’tlikeitso
baik
well
whenotherpeoplesaidwhattheythoughttoher.
Valancy
pernah
never
saidwhatshethought.
Sepupu
Cousin
Georgiana—namedafterhergreat-great-grand-mother,whohadbeennamed
setelah
after
GeorgetheFourth—wouldrecountdolorouslythenamesof
semua
all
relativesandfriendswhohad
meninggal
died
sincethelastpicnic
dan
and
wonder“whichofus
akan
will
bethefirstto
pergi
go
next.”
Oppressivelycompetent,AuntMildred
akan
would
talkendlesslyofherhusband
dan
and
herodiousprodigiesofbabiestoValancy,
karena
because
Valancywouldbethe
satunya
only
oneshecouldfindtoputupwithit.
Forthe
sama
same
reason,CousinGladys—reallyFirst
Sepupu
Cousin
Gladysonceremoved,accordingtothe
ketat
strict
wayinwhichtheStirlingstabulatedrelationship—a
tinggi
tall
,thinladywhoadmittedshe
memiliki
had
asensitivedisposition,would
menggambarkan
describe
minutelythetorturesofherneuritis.
Dan
And
Olive,thewondergirlofthe
seluruh
whole
Stirlingclan,whohadeverythingValancy
memiliki
had
not—beauty,popularity,love,—wouldshowoffher
kecantikan
beauty
andpresumeonher
popularitas
popularity
andflauntherdiamondinsigniaof
cinta
love
inValancy’sdazzled,enviouseyes.
Ada
There
wouldbenoneof
semua
all
thistoday.
Andthere
akan
would
benopackingupofteaspoons.
Thepackingupwas
selalu
always
leftforValancyandCousinStickles.
Dan
And
once,sixyearsago,a
perak
silver
teaspoonfromAuntWellington’s
pernikahan
wedding
sethadbeenlost.
Valancy
pernah
never
heardthelastofthat
perak
silver
teaspoon.
ItsghostappearedBanquo-likeat
setiap
every
subsequentfamilyfeast.
Oh,
ya
yes
,Valancyknewexactlywhatthe
piknik
picnic
wouldbelikeandshe
memberkati
blessed
therainthathadsavedherfromit.
Ada
There
wouldbenopicnic
ini
this
year.
IfAuntWellington
bisa
could
notcelebrateonthe
suci
sacred
dayitselfshewould
memiliki
have
nocelebrationatall.
Thankwhatevergods
ada
there
wereforthat.
Since
ada
there
wouldbenopicnic,Valancymadeuphermind
bahwa
that
,iftherainheldupintheafternoon,she
akan
would
gouptothe
perpustakaan
library
andgetanotherofJohnFoster’sbooks.
Valancywas
pernah
never
allowedtoreadnovels,
tapi
but
JohnFoster’sbookswerenotnovels.
Theywere“naturebooks”—sothe
pustakawan
librarian
toldMrs.FrederickStirling—“all
tentang
about
thewoodsandbirds
dan
and
bugsandthingslike
itu
that
,youknow.”
SoValancywasallowedtoreadthem—under
protes
protest
,foritwasonly
terlalu
too
evidentthatsheenjoyedthem
terlalu
too
much.
Itwaspermissible,
bahkan
even
laudable,toreadto
meningkatkan
improve
yourmindandyour
agama
religion
,butabookthatwas
menyenangkan
enjoyable
wasdangerous.
Valancydidnot
tahu
know
whetherhermindwasbeingimproved
atau
or
not;
butshefelt
samar
vaguely
thatifshehadcomeacrossJohnFoster’sbooksyears
lalu
ago
lifemighthavebeena
berbeda
different
thingforher.
They
tampak
seemed
tohertoyieldglimpsesofa
dunia
world
intowhichshemight
pernah
once
haveentered,thoughthe
pintu
door
wasforeverbarredtoher
sekarang
now
.
Itwasonlywithinthe
terakhir
last
yearthatJohnFoster’sbookshadbeenintheDeerwood
perpustakaan
library
,thoughthelibrariantoldValancy
bahwa
that
hehadbeenawell-known
penulis
writer
forseveralyears.
“Wheredoeshelive?”
Valancyhad
bertanya
asked
.
“Nobodyknows.
FromhisbookshemustbeaCanadian,
tapi
but
nomoreinformationcanbehad.
Hispublisherswon’t
mengatakan
say
aword.
QuitelikelyJohn
Foster
Foster
isanomdeplume.
Hisbooksareso
populer
popular
wecan’tkeeptheminatall,
meskipun
though
Ireallycan’tseewhat
orang
people
findinthemtoraveover.”
“I
pikir
think
they’rewonderful,”saidValancy,timidly.
“Oh—well—”
MissClarkson
tersenyum
smiled
inapatronisingfashion
yang
that
relegatedValancy’sopinionsto
limbo
limbo
,“Ican’tsayI
peduli
care
muchforbugsmyself.
Tapi
But
certainlyFosterseemsto
tahu
know
allthereisto
tahu
know
aboutthem.”
Valancydidn’t
tahu
know
whethershecaredmuchforbugseither.
ItwasnotJohnFoster’s
luar biasa
uncanny
knowledgeofwildcreatures
dan
and
insectlifethatenthralledher.
Shecouldhardly
mengatakan
say
whatitwas—sometantalisinglureofa
misteri
mystery
neverrevealed—somehintofa
besar
great
secretjustalittlefurtheron—some
samar
faint
,elusiveechooflovely,forgottenthings—JohnFoster’s
sihir
magic
wasindefinable.
Yes,she
akan
would
getanewFoster
buku
book
.
Itwasamonth
sejak
since
shehadThistleHarvest,so
pasti
surely
Mothercouldnotobject.
Valancyhadreadit
empat
four
times—sheknewwholepassagesoffby
hati
heart
.
And—shealmostthoughtshe
akan
would
goandseeDr.Trentaboutthatqueerpainaroundthe
jantung
heart
.
Ithadcomerather
sering
often
lately,andthepalpitationswere
menjadi
becoming
annoying,nottospeakofan
sesekali
occasional
dizzymomentandaqueershortnessof
napas
breath
.
Butcouldshegotoseehim
tanpa
without
tellinganyone?
Itwasa
paling
most
daringthought.
Noneof
yang
the
Stirlingseverconsulteda
dokter
doctor
withoutholdingafamily
dewan
council
andgettingUncleJames’
persetujuan
approval
.
Then,theywenttoDr.Ambrose
Marsh
Marsh
ofPortLawrence,whohadmarried
Kedua
Second
CousinAdelaideStirling.
ButValancy
menyukai
disliked
Dr.AmbroseMarsh.
And,
selain
besides
,shecouldnotgetto
Port
Port
Lawrence,fifteenmilesaway,
tanpa
without
beingtakenthere.
Shedidnot
ingin
want
anyonetoknow
tentang
about
herheart.
Therewouldbesuchafussmade
dan
and
everymemberofthe
keluarga
family
wouldcomedownandtalkitover
dan
and
adviseherandcautionher
dan
and
warnherandtellher
mengerikan
horrible
talesofgreat-auntsandcousinsfortytimesremovedwhohadbeen“justlikethat”
dan
and
“droppeddeadwithoutamoment’s
peringatan
warning
,mydear.”
AuntIsabel
akan
would
rememberthatshehad
selalu
always
saidDosslookedlike
seorang
a
girlwhowouldhave
jantung
heart
trouble—“sopinchedandpeakedalways”;
dan
and
UncleWellingtonwouldtakeitasa
pribadi
personal
insult,when“noStirlingever
memiliki
had
heartdiseasebefore”;
andGeorgiana
akan
would
forebodeinperfectlyaudibleasidesthat“poor,
sayang
dear
littleDossisn’tlongfor
ini
this
world,I’mafraid”;
and
Sepupu
Cousin
Gladyswouldsay,“Why,my
hati
heart
hasbeenlikethatforyears,”ina
nada
tone
thatimpliednooneelse
memiliki
had
anybusinessevento
memiliki
have
aheart;
andOlive—Olive
akan
would
merelylookbeautifuland
superior
superior
anddisgustinglyhealthy,asifto
mengatakan
say
,“Whyallthisfuss
atas
over
afadedsuperfluitylikeDoss
ketika
when
youhaveme?”
Valancy
merasa
felt
thatshecouldn’ttell
siapa pun
anybody
unlessshehadto.
She
merasa
felt
quitesuretherewas
apa
nothing
atallseriouslywrong
dengan
with
herheartandno
perlu
need
ofallthepotherthat
akan
would
ensueifshementionedit.
She
akan
would
justslipupquietly
dan
and
seeDr.Trentthatvery
hari
day
.
Asforhisbill,she
memiliki
had
thetwohundreddollarsthatherfather
memiliki
had
putinthebankforherthe
hari
day
shewasborn.
Shewas
pernah
never
allowedtouseeventhe
bunga
interest
ofthis,butshe
akan
would
secretlytakeoutenoughto
membayar
pay
Dr.Trent.
Dr.
Trentwas
seorang
a
gruff,outspoken,absent-mindedoldfellow,
tapi
but
hewasarecognised
otoritas
authority
onheartdisease,even
jika
if
hewereonlya
umum
general
practitionerinout-of-the-worldDeerwood.
Dr.Trentwasoverseventy
dan
and
therehadbeenrumours
bahwa
that
hemeanttoretire
segera
soon
.
NoneoftheStirling
klan
clan
hadevergonetohim
sejak
since
hehadtoldCousinGladys,
sepuluh
ten
yearsbefore,thatherneuritiswasall
imajiner
imaginary
andthatsheenjoyedit.
Youcouldn’tpatronise
seorang
a
doctorwhoinsultedyourfirst-cousin-once-removed
seperti
like
that—nottomentionthathewas
seorang
a
PresbyterianwhenalltheStirlings
pergi
went
totheAnglicanchurch.
Bab
CHAPTER
II
WhenCousinStickles
mengetuk
knocked
atherdoor,Valancy
tahu
knew
itwashalf-pastseven
dan
and
shemustgetup.
Aslongasshecould
ingat
remember
,CousinStickleshadknockedatherdoorathalf-past
tujuh
seven
.
CousinSticklesandMrs.FrederickStirlinghadbeenupsince
tujuh
seven
,butValancywasallowedto
berbaring
lie
abedhalfanhourlongerbecauseofa
keluarga
family
traditionthatshewas
lembut
delicate
.
Valancygotup,thoughshe
membenci
hated
gettingupmorethis
pagi
morning
thanevershehad
sebelumnya
before
.