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CHAPTERI
Ifithadnot
padał
rainedonacertainMay
ranka
morningValancyStirling’swholelifewouldhavebeen
zupełnie
entirelydifferent.
Shewouldhave
poszłaby
gone,withtherestofher
klanu
clan,toAuntWellington’sengagement
piknik
picnicandDr.Trentwouldhave
poszłaby
gonetoMontreal.
Butitdid
deszcz
rainandyoushallhearwhathappenedtoherbecauseofit.
Valancywakened
wcześnie
early,inthelifeless,hopelesshourjustprecedingdawn.
Shehadnot
spała
sleptverywell.
Onedoesnot
śpi
sleepwell,sometimes,whenoneistwenty-nineonthemorrow,
i
andunmarried,inacommunity
i
andconnectionwheretheunmarriedare
po prostu
simplythosewhohavefailedtogetaman.
Deerwood
i
andtheStirlingshadlong
od
sincerelegatedValancytohopelessoldmaidenhood.
Ale
ButValancyherselfhadneverquite
zrezygnowała
relinquishedacertainpitiful,shamed,little
nadziei
hopethatRomancewouldcomeher
drogę
wayyet—never,untilthiswet,horrible
ranka
morning,whenshewakenedtothe
faktem
factthatshewastwenty-nine
i
andunsoughtbyanyman.
Ay,
tam
therelaythesting.
Valancydidnotmindsomuchbeinganoldmaid.
Afterall,she
pomyślała
thought,beinganoldmaidcouldn’tpossiblybeas
straszne
dreadfulasbeingmarriedtoan
Wujka
UncleWellingtonoranUncleBenjamin,
lub
orevenanUncleHerbert.
Whathurtherwas
że
thatshehadneverhadachancetobeanythingbut
to
anoldmaid.
Nomanhadeverdesired
jej
her.
Thetearscameintohereyesasshe
leżała
laytherealoneinthe
słabo
faintlygreyingdarkness.
Shedarednotletherself
płakać
cryashardasshewantedto,for
dwóch
tworeasons.
Shewasafraid
że
thatcryingmightbringon
kolejny
anotherattackofthatpain
wokół
aroundtheheart.
Shehad
miała
hadaspellofit
po
aftershehadgotintobed—rather
gorsze
worsethananyshehad
miała
hadyet.
Andshewasafraidher
matka
motherwouldnoticeherredeyesatbreakfast
i
andkeepatherwithminute,
uporczywe
persistent,mosquito-likequestionsregardingthecausethereof.
“Suppose,”
pomyślał
thoughtValancywithaghastlygrin,“Iansweredwiththeplaintruth,‘Iamcrying
bo
becauseIcannotgetmarried.’
Jak
HowhorrifiedMotherwouldbe—thoughsheisashamed
każdego
everydayofherlifeofheroldmaiddaughter.”
Ale
Butofcourseappearancesshouldbekeptup.
“Itisnot,”Valancycould
usłyszeć
hearhermother’sprim,dictatorial
głos
voiceasserting,“itisnotmaidenlyto
myśleć
thinkaboutmen.”
Thethoughtofhermother’sexpressionmadeValancylaugh—forshe
miała
hadasenseofhumournobodyinherclan
podejrzewał
suspected.
Forthatmatter,therewereagood
wiele
manythingsaboutValancythat
nikt nie
nobodysuspected.
Butherlaughterwas
bardzo
verysuperficialandpresentlyshe
leżała
laythere,ahuddled,futile
mała
littlefigure,listeningtotherainpouringdown
zewnątrz
outsideandwatching,withasickdistaste,thechill,mercilesslightcreepingintoherugly,sordidroom.
She
znała
knewtheuglinessofthatroombyheart—knewit
i
andhatedit.
Theyellow-paintedfloor,
z
withonehideous,“hooked”rugbythe
łóżku
bed,withagrotesque,“hooked”
psem
dogonit,alwaysgrinningather
kiedy
whensheawoke;
thefaded,dark-redpaper;
the
sufit
ceilingdiscolouredbyoldleaks
i
andcrossedbycracks;
the
wąska
narrow,pinchedlittlewashstand;
thebrown-paperlambrequin
z
withpurplerosesonit;
thespotted
stare
oldlooking-glasswiththecrackacrossit,proppedupontheinadequatedressing-table;
the
słoik
jarofancientpotpourrimadebyher
matkę
motherinhermythicalhoneymoon;
theshell-covered
pudełko
box,withoneburstcorner,
które
whichCousinStickleshadmadeinher
równie
equallymythicalgirlhood;
thebeadedpincushion
z
withhalfitsbeadfringegone;
the
jedno
onestiff,yellowchair;
thefaded
stare
oldmotto,“Gonebutnotforgotten,”workedincolouredyarns
o
aboutGreat-grand-motherStirling’sgrimold
twarzy
face;
theoldphotographsof
starożytnych
ancientrelativeslongbanishedfromtherooms
poniżej
below.
Therewereonlytwopicturesthatwerenotofrelatives.
Jeden
One,anoldchromoofapuppysittingonarainy
progu
doorstep.
ThatpicturealwaysmadeValancy
nieszczęśliwy
unhappy.
Thatforlornlittledogcrouchedon
ten
thedoorstepinthedrivingrain!
Dlaczego
Whydidn’tsomeoneopenthe
drzwi
doorandlethimin?
Theother
obraz
picturewasafaded,passe-partoutedengravingofQueenLouisecomingdownastairway,
które
whichAuntWellingtonhadlavishly
dał
givenheronhertenth
urodziny
birthday.
Fornineteenyearsshehadlookedatit
i
andhatedit,beautiful,smug,self-satisfiedQueenLouise.
Ale
Butsheneverdareddestroyitor
usunąć
removeit.
MotherandCousinStickleswould
miałby
havebeenaghast,or,asValancyirreverently
wyraził
expresseditinherthoughts,would
miałby
havehadafit.
Everyroominthe
domu
housewasugly,ofcourse.
Ale
Butdownstairsappearanceswerekeptupsomewhat.
Therewasnomoneyforroomsnobodyever
widział
saw.
Valancysometimesfeltthatshecouldhavedone
coś
somethingforherroomherself,
nawet
evenwithoutmoney,ifshewerepermitted.
Ale
Buthermotherhadnegativedeverytimidsuggestion
a
andValancydidnotpersist.
Valancy
nigdy nie
neverpersisted.
Shewasafraidto.
Her
matka
mothercouldnotbrookopposition.
Mrs.Stirlingwouldsulkfordays
jeśli
ifoffended,withtheairsofaninsultedduchess.
TheonlythingValancylikedaboutherroomwas
że
thatshecouldbealone
tam
thereatnighttocry
jeśli
ifshewantedto.
But,afterall,whatdiditmatter
jeśli
ifaroom,whichyouusedfornothing
oprócz
exceptsleepinganddressingin,wereugly?
Valancywas
nigdy nie
neverpermittedtostayaloneinherroomfor
żadnego
anyotherpurpose.
Peoplewhowantedtobealone,soMrs.FrederickStirling
i
andCousinSticklesbelieved,could
tylko
onlywanttobealoneforsomesinister
celu
purpose.
ButherroomintheBlue
Zamku
Castlewaseverythingaroomshouldbe.
Valancy,socowed
i
andsubduedandoverriddenandsnubbedinreallife,waswonttoletherselfgo
raczej
rathersplendidlyinherday-dreams.
NobodyintheStirlingclan,oritsramifications,
podejrzewał
suspectedthis,leastofallher
matka
motherandCousinStickles.
They
nigdy nie
neverknewthatValancyhad
dwa
twohomes—theuglyredbrick
pudełko
boxofahome,onElm
Street
Street,andtheBlueCastleinSpain.
Valancyhad
żyła
livedspirituallyintheBlue
Zamku
Castleeversinceshecouldremember.
Shehadbeena
bardzo
verytinychildwhenshefoundherselfpossessedofit.
Zawsze
Always,whensheshuthereyes,shecould
widziała
seeitplainly,withitsturrets
i
andbannersonthepine-clad
góry
mountainheight,wrappedinitsfaint,blueloveliness,againstthesunsetskiesofafair
i
andunknownland.
Everythingwonderful
i
andbeautifulwasinthat
zamku
castle.
Jewelsthatqueensmighthaveworn;
robesofmoonlight
i
andfire;
couchesofroses
i
andgold;
longflightsofshallowmarblesteps,withgreat,whiteurns,
i
andwithslender,mist-cladmaidensgoing
górę
upanddownthem;
courts,marble-pillared,
gdzie
whereshimmeringfountainsfellandnightingales
śpiewały
sangamongthemyrtles;
hallsofmirrors
które
thatreflectedonlyhandsomeknights
i
andlovelywomen—herselftheloveliestofall,forwhoseglancemendied.
All
że
thatsupportedherthroughtheboredomofherdayswasthehopeof
pójdzie
goingonadreamspreeat
nocy
night.
Most,ifnotall,oftheStirlingswouldhavediedofhorror
jeśli
iftheyhadknownhalfthethingsValancy
zrobiła
didinherBlueCastle.
Foronethingshe
miała
hadquiteafewloversinit.
Oh,
tylko
onlyoneatatime.
One
który
whowooedherwithall
ten
theromanticardouroftheageofchivalry
i
andwonherafterlongdevotion
i
andmanydeedsofderring-do,
i
andwasweddedtoherwithpomp
i
andcircumstanceinthegreat,banner-hungchapelof
ten
theBlueCastle.
Attwelve,
ten
thisloverwasafairlad
ze
withgoldencurlsandheavenlyblueeyes.
Atfifteen,hewas
wysoki
tallanddarkandpale,
ale
butstillnecessarilyhandsome.
Attwenty,hewasascetic,dreamy,spiritual.
Attwenty-five,he
miał
hadaclean-cutjaw,slightlygrim,andafacestrongandruggedratherthanhandsome.
Valancy
nigdy nie
nevergrewolderthantwenty-fiveinherBlue
Zamku
Castle,butrecently—veryrecently—herhero
miała
hadhadreddish,tawnyhair,atwisted
uśmiech
smileandamysteriouspast.
Idon’tsayValancy
celowo
deliberatelymurderedtheseloversassheoutgrew
ich
them.
Onesimplyfadedawayasanothercame.
Thingsare
bardzo
veryconvenientinthisrespectinBlueCastles.
Ale
But,onthismorningofher
dniu
dayoffate,Valancycouldnot
znaleźć
findthekeyofherBlue
Zamku
Castle.
Realitypressedonher
zbyt
toohardly,barkingatherheels
jak
likeamaddeninglittledog.
Shewastwenty-nine,lonely,undesired,ill-favoured—theonlyhomely
dziewczyna
girlinahandsomeclan,with
bez
nopastandnofuture.
Asfarasshecould
patrzeć
lookback,lifewasdrab
i
andcolourless,withnotonesinglecrimson
lub
orpurplespotanywhere.
Asfarasshecould
patrzeć
lookforwarditseemedcertaintobejustthesameuntilshewas
niczym
nothingbutasolitary,littlewitheredleafclingingtoawintrybough.
Themomentwhena
kobieta
womanrealisesthatshehasnothingto
żyć
livefor—neitherlove,duty,purpose
ani
norhope—holdsforherthebitternessof
śmierci
death.
“AndIjusthavetogoonliving
bo
becauseIcan’tstop.
I
może
mayhavetoliveeightyyears,”
pomyślał
thoughtValancy,inakindofpanic.
“We’reall
strasznie
horriblylong-lived.
Itsickensmeto
myślę
thinkofit.”
Shewasgladitwasraining—or
raczej
rather,shewasdrearilysatisfied
że
thatitwasraining.
Therewouldbenopicnicthat
dnia
day.
Thisannualpicnic,whereby
Ciotka
AuntandUncleWellington—onealwaysthoughtoftheminthatsuccession—inevitably
świętowali
celebratedtheirengagementata
piknik
picnicthirtyyearsbefore,hadbeen,oflateyears,averitablenightmaretoValancy.
Byanimpish
zbieg okoliczności
coincidenceitwasthesame
dzień
dayasherbirthdayand,
po
aftershehadpassedtwenty-five,
nikt nie
nobodyletherforgetit.
Muchasshe
nienawidziła
hatedgoingtothepicnic,itwould
nigdy nie
neverhaveoccurredtohertorebel
przeciwko
againstit.
Thereseemedtobe
nic
nothingoftherevolutionaryinhernature.
I
Andsheknewexactlywhateveryonewould
powie
saytoheratthepicnic.
Wujek
UncleWellington,whomshedisliked
i
anddespisedeventhoughhehadfulfilledthehighestStirlingaspiration,“marryingmoney,”wouldsaytoherinapig’swhisper,“Not
myślę
thinkingofgettingmarriedyet,mydear?”
a
andthengooffintothebellowoflaughterwithwhichheinvariablyconcludedhis
nudne
dullremarks.
AuntWellington,ofwhomValancystoodinabjectawe,wouldtellher
o
aboutOlive’snewchiffondress
i
andCecil’slastdevotedletter.
Valancywouldhaveto
wyglądać
lookaspleasedandinterestedasifthe
sukienka
dressandletterhadbeenhersorelse
Ciotka
AuntWellingtonwouldbeoffended.
A
AndValancyhadlongago
zdecydowała
decidedthatshewouldrather
obrazić
offendGodthanAuntWellington,
bo
becauseGodmightforgiveher
ale
butAuntWellingtonneverwould.
Ciotka
AuntAlberta,enormouslyfat,withanamiablehabitof
zawsze
alwaysreferringtoherhusbandas“he,”asifhewerethe
jedynym
onlymalecreatureinthe
świecie
world,whocouldneverforgetthatshehadbeenagreatbeautyinher
młodości
youth,wouldcondolewithValancyonhersallow
skórze
skin—.
“Idon’tknowwhy
wszystkie
allthegirlsoftodayaresosunburned.
Kiedy
WhenIwasagirlmy
skóra
skinwasrosesandcream.
IwascountedtheprettiestgirlinCanada,mydear.”
Może
PerhapsUncleHerbertwouldn’tsayanything—or
może
perhapshewouldremarkjocularly,“Howfatyou’regetting,Doss!”
A
Andtheneverybodywouldlaughoverthe
nadmiernie
excessivelyhumorousideaofpoor,scrawny
mały
littleDossgettingfat.
Handsome,solemn
Wujek
UncleJames,whomValancydisliked
ale
butrespectedbecausehewasreputedtobe
bardzo
verycleverandwasthereforethe
klanu
clanoracle—brainsbeingnonetooplentifulintheStirlingconnection—would
prawdopodobnie
probablyremarkwiththeowl-likesarcasmthat
miał
hadwonhimhisreputation,“Isupposeyou’re
zajęty
busywithyourhope-chestthesedays?”
And
Wujek
UncleBenjaminwouldasksomeofhisabominableconundrums,
między
betweenwheezychuckles,andanswerthemhimself.
“Whatisthe
różnica
differencebetweenDossanda
myszą
mouse?
“Themousewishesto
zaszkodzić
harmthecheeseandDosswishestocharmthehe’s.”
Valancyhad
słyszała
heardhimaskthatriddlefiftytimes
i
andeverytimeshewantedto
rzucić
throwsomethingathim.
Butshenever
zrobiła
did.
Inthefirstplace,theStirlings
po prostu
simplydidnotthrowthings;
inthe
po drugie
secondplace,UncleBenjaminwasawealthyandchildlessoldwidowerandValancyhadbeenbrought
się
upinthefearandadmonitionofhismoney.
Jeśli
Ifsheoffendedhimhewould
wyciął
cutheroutofhiswill—supposingshewereinit.
Valancydidnotwanttobecutoutof
Wujka
UncleBenjamin’swill.
Shehadbeenpoorallherlife
i
andknewthegallingbitternessofit.
Soshe
znosiła
enduredhisriddlesandevensmiledtorturedlittlesmilesover
nich
them.
AuntIsabel,downrightanddisagreeableasaneast
wiatr
wind,wouldcriticiseherinsomeway—Valancycouldnot
przewidzieć
predictjusthow,forAuntIsabel
nigdy nie
neverrepeatedacriticism—shefound
coś
somethingnewwithwhichtojabyoueverytime.
Ciocia
AuntIsabelpridedherselfonsayingwhatshethought,
ale
butdidn’tlikeitsowell
gdy
whenotherpeoplesaidwhattheythoughtto
jej
her.
Valancyneversaidwhatshe
myśli
thought.
CousinGeorgiana—namedafterhergreat-great-grand-mother,
którzy
whohadbeennamedafterGeorgetheFourth—wouldrecountdolorouslythenamesofallrelativesandfriends
którzy
whohaddiedsincethelastpicnicandwonder“whichofus
będzie
willbethefirsttogonext.”
Oppressivelycompetent,
Ciotka
AuntMildredwouldtalkendlesslyofherhusband
i
andherodiousprodigiesofbabiestoValancy,
ponieważ
becauseValancywouldbethe
jedynym
onlyoneshecouldfindtoputupwith
to
it.
Forthesamereason,CousinGladys—reallyFirstCousinGladys
raz
onceremoved,accordingtothestrictwayin
która
whichtheStirlingstabulatedrelationship—atall,thin
dama
ladywhoadmittedshehada
wrażliwe
sensitivedisposition,woulddescribeminutelythetorturesofherneuritis.
AndOlive,thewonder
dziewczyna
girlofthewholeStirling
klanu
clan,whohadeverythingValancyhadnot—beauty,
popularność
popularity,love,—wouldshowoffher
piękno
beautyandpresumeonher
popularność
popularityandflauntherdiamondinsigniaof
miłość
loveinValancy’sdazzled,enviouseyes.
Nie
Therewouldbenoneofall
tego
thistoday.
Andtherewouldbenopackingupofteaspoons.
Thepackingupwas
zawsze
alwaysleftforValancyandCousinStickles.
I
Andonce,sixyearsago,asilverteaspoonfromAuntWellington’swedding
zestawu
sethadbeenlost.
Valancy
nigdy nie
neverheardthelastofthatsilverteaspoon.
Its
duch
ghostappearedBanquo-likeateverysubsequentfamilyfeast.
Oh,
tak
yes,Valancyknewexactlywhatthe
piknik
picnicwouldbelikeandsheblessedthe
deszcz
rainthathadsavedherfromit.
Therewouldbenopicnic
tym
thisyear.
IfAuntWellingtoncouldnot
świętować
celebrateonthesacreddayitselfshewould
miałaby
havenocelebrationatall.
Thankwhatevergodstherewereforthat.
Ponieważ
Sincetherewouldbenopicnic,Valancymade
się
uphermindthat,ifthe
deszcz
rainheldupinthe
po południu
afternoon,shewouldgouptothe
biblioteki
libraryandgetanotherofJohnFoster’sbooks.
Valancywas
nigdy nie
neverallowedtoreadnovels,
ale
butJohnFoster’sbookswerenotnovels.
Theywere“naturebooks”—sothelibrariantoldMrs.FrederickStirling—“all
o
aboutthewoodsandbirds
i
andbugsandthingslikethat,youknow.”
SoValancywasallowedto
przeczytać
readthem—underprotest,foritwasonly
zbyt
tooevidentthatsheenjoyedthem
zbyt
toomuch.
Itwaspermissible,
nawet
evenlaudable,toreadtoimproveyourmindandyour
religii
religion,butabookthatwasenjoyablewasdangerous.
Valancydidnot
wiedziała
knowwhetherhermindwasbeingimprovedornot;
ale
butshefeltvaguelythatifshehadcomeacrossJohnFoster’sbooksyearsagolifemighthavebeenadifferentthingfor
niej
her.
Theyseemedtohertoyieldglimpsesofaworldinto
który
whichshemightoncehaveentered,
chociaż
thoughthedoorwasforeverbarredtoher
teraz
now.
Itwasonlywithinthelast
roku
yearthatJohnFoster’sbookshadbeenintheDeerwoodlibrary,
chociaż
thoughthelibrariantoldValancy
że
thathehadbeenawell-knownwriterforseveralyears.
“Wheredoeshelive?”
Valancyhad
zapytał
asked.
“Nobodyknows.
Fromhisbookshe
musi
mustbeaCanadian,but
nie
nomoreinformationcanbe
ma
had.
Hispublisherswon’tsaya
słowa
word.
QuitelikelyJohnFosterisanomdeplume.
Hisbooksareso
popularne
popularwecan’tkeeptheminatall,
chociaż
thoughIreallycan’tseewhatpeoplefindinthemtoraveover.”
“Ithinkthey’rewonderful,”
powiedział
saidValancy,timidly.
“Oh—well—”
MissClarksonsmiledinapatronisingfashionthatrelegatedValancy’sopinionsto
limbo
limbo,“Ican’tsayIcaremuchforbugsmyself.
Ale
ButcertainlyFosterseemsto
wiedzieć
knowallthereisto
wiedzieć
knowaboutthem.”
Valancydidn’t
wiedziała
knowwhethershecaredmuchforbugseither.
ItwasnotJohnFoster’suncannyknowledgeofwildcreatures
i
andinsectlifethatenthralledher.
Shecouldhardly
powiedzieć
saywhatitwas—sometantalisinglureofamysteryneverrevealed—some
wskazówka
hintofagreatsecret
tylko
justalittlefurtheron—some
słabe
faint,elusiveechooflovely,forgottenthings—JohnFoster’smagicwasindefinable.
Tak
Yes,shewouldgetanewFosterbook.
Itwasa
miesiąc
monthsinceshehadThistleHarvest,so
pewnością
surelyMothercouldnotobject.
Valancyhad
przeczytała
readitfourtimes—sheknew
całe
wholepassagesoffbyheart.
And—she
prawie
almostthoughtshewouldgo
i
andseeDr.Trentabout
że
thatqueerpainaroundthe
serca
heart.
Ithadcomerather
często
oftenlately,andthepalpitationswerebecoming
denerwujące
annoying,nottospeakofanoccasional
zawroty głowy
dizzymomentandaqueershortnessofbreath.
Ale
Butcouldshegotoseehimwithouttellinganyone?
Itwasa
najbardziej
mostdaringthought.
NoneoftheStirlingseverconsultedadoctor
bez
withoutholdingafamilycouncil
i
andgettingUncleJames’approval.
Then,they
poszli
wenttoDr.AmbroseMarshofPortLawrence,
który
whohadmarriedSecondCousinAdelaideStirling.
Ale
ButValancydislikedDr.AmbroseMarsh.
And,
poza tym
besides,shecouldnotgettoPortLawrence,fifteenmilesaway,
bez
withoutbeingtakenthere.
Shedidnotwantanyoneto
wiedział
knowaboutherheart.
Therewouldbe
takie
suchafussmadeand
każdy
everymemberofthefamilywouldcomedown
i
andtalkitoverandadviseher
i
andcautionherandwarnher
i
andtellherhorribletalesofgreat-aunts
i
andcousinsfortytimesremoved
którzy
whohadbeen“justlikethat”
i
and“droppeddeadwithoutamoment’swarning,mydear.”
Ciocia
AuntIsabelwouldrememberthatshe
ma
hadalwayssaidDosslooked
jak
likeagirlwhowould
ma
havehearttrouble—“sopinchedandpeakedalways”;
a
andUncleWellingtonwouldtakeitasapersonalinsult,
kiedy
when“noStirlingeverhad
serca
heartdiseasebefore”;
andGeorgianawouldforebodein
doskonale
perfectlyaudibleasidesthat“poor,
kochany
dearlittleDossisn’tlongfor
tym
thisworld,I’mafraid”;
andCousinGladyswouldsay,“Why,my
serce
hearthasbeenlikethatforyears,”inatonethat
sugerował
impliednooneelsehad
żadnego
anybusinesseventohavea
serce
heart;
andOlive—Olivewouldmerely
wyglądałaby
lookbeautifulandsuperioranddisgustinglyhealthy,asiftosay,“Whyall
ten
thisfussoverafadedsuperfluitylikeDosswhenyou
masz
haveme?”
Valancyfeltthatshecouldn’t
powiedzieć
tellanybodyunlessshehadto.
She
czuła
feltquitesuretherewas
nic
nothingatallseriouslywrongwithherheart
i
andnoneedofallthepotherthatwouldensue
jeśli
ifshementionedit.
Shewould
po prostu
justslipupquietlyandseeDr.Trentthatvery
dnia
day.
Asforhisbill,she
miała
hadthetwohundreddollars
które
thatherfatherhadputinthe
banku
bankforherthedayshewasborn.
Shewas
nigdy nie
neverallowedtouseeventhe
odsetek
interestofthis,butshewould
potajemnie
secretlytakeoutenoughto
zapłacić
payDr.Trent.
Dr.
Trentwasagruff,outspoken,absent-mindedoldfellow,
ale
buthewasarecognisedauthorityon
serca
heartdisease,evenifhewere
tylko
onlyageneralpractitionerinout-of-the-worldDeerwood.
Dr.Trentwas
ponad
overseventyandtherehadbeenrumours
że
thathemeanttoretire
wkrótce
soon.
NoneoftheStirling
klanu
clanhadevergonetohim
od
sincehehadtoldCousinGladys,
dziesięć
tenyearsbefore,thatherneuritiswasallimaginary
i
andthatsheenjoyedit.
Youcouldn’tpatroniseadoctorwho
obrażał
insultedyourfirst-cousin-once-removedlikethat—nottomentionthathewasaPresbyterian
kiedy
whenalltheStirlingswenttotheAnglicanchurch.
CHAPTERII
Kiedy
WhenCousinSticklesknockedather
drzwi
door,Valancyknewitwashalf-pastseven
i
andshemustgetup.
As
długo
longasshecouldremember,
Kuzyn
CousinStickleshadknockedather
drzwi
doorathalf-pastseven.
CousinStickles
i
andMrs.FrederickStirlinghadbeenup
od
sinceseven,butValancywasallowedto
leżeć
lieabedhalfanhourlongerbecauseofafamilytradition
że
thatshewasdelicate.
Valancygotup,
chociaż
thoughshehatedgettingup
bardziej
morethismorningthanevershehadbefore.