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The Blue Castle | Gradually Hardening Turkish A1-B2 Books

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CHAPTERI
Ifithadnotrainedon
bir
acertainMaymorningValancyStirling’s
tüm
wholelifewouldhavebeen
tamamen
entirelydifferent.
Shewouldhavegone,
ile
withtherestofherclan,to
Teyze
AuntWellington’sengagementpicnicandDr.TrentwouldhavegonetoMontreal.
Ama
Butitdidrainandyoushall
duyacaksın
hearwhathappenedtoherbecauseofit.
Valancywakened
erken
early,inthelifeless,hopeless
saatte
hourjustprecedingdawn.
Shehadnot
uyumamıştı
sleptverywell.
Onedoesnotsleep
iyi
well,sometimes,whenoneistwenty-nineonthemorrow,
ve
andunmarried,inacommunity
ve
andconnectionwheretheunmarriedare
sadece
simplythosewhohavefailedtogetaman.
Deerwood
ve
andtheStirlingshadlongsincerelegatedValancyto
umutsuz
hopelessoldmaidenhood.
ButValancyherselfhad
hiç
neverquiterelinquishedacertain
acınası
pitiful,shamed,littlehopethat
Romantizm
Romancewouldcomeherwayyet—never,
kadar
untilthiswet,horriblemorning,whenshewakenedtothefactthatshewastwenty-nine
ve
andunsoughtbyanyman.
Ay,therelaythesting.
Valancydidnotmindso
kadar
muchbeinganoldmaid.
Afterall,shethought,being
bir
anoldmaidcouldn’tpossiblybeas
korkunç
dreadfulasbeingmarriedto
bir
anUncleWellingtonoran
Amca
UncleBenjamin,orevenan
Amca
UncleHerbert.
Whathurtherwasthatshehadneverhadachancetobe
şey
anythingbutanoldmaid.
Nomanhadever
arzulamamıştı
desiredher.
Thetearscameintohereyesasshelaythere
yalnız
aloneinthefaintlygreyingdarkness.
Shedarednotletherself
ağlamaya
cryashardasshewantedto,fortworeasons.
Shewasafraidthatcryingmightbringon
başka
anotherattackofthatpainaroundtheheart.
Shehadhad
bir
aspellofitaftershehadgotintobed—ratherworsethananyshehadhadyet.
Ve
Andshewasafraidhermotherwould
fark
noticeherredeyesatbreakfast
ve
andkeepatherwithminute,
ısrarcı
persistent,mosquito-likequestionsregardingthe
nedeni
causethereof.
“Suppose,”thoughtValancywith
bir
aghastlygrin,“Iansweredwiththeplaintruth,‘IamcryingbecauseIcannot
olsa
getmarried.’HowhorrifiedMother
olsa
wouldbe—thoughsheisashamed
her
everydayofherlifeofher
yaşlı
oldmaiddaughter.”
Butofcourseappearancesshouldbekeptup.
“Itisnot,”Valancycouldhearhermother’sprim,dictatorialvoiceasserting,“itisnotmaidenlytothinkaboutmen.”
Thethoughtofhermother’sexpressionmadeValancylaugh—forshe
vardı
hadasenseofhumournobodyinherclansuspected.
For
bu
thatmatter,therewereagood
birçok
manythingsaboutValancythatnobodysuspected.
Ama
Butherlaughterwasverysuperficial
ve
andpresentlyshelaythere,
bir
ahuddled,futilelittlefigure,
dinliyordu
listeningtotherainpouringdown
dışarıda
outsideandwatching,witha
hasta
sickdistaste,thechill,merciless
ışığı
lightcreepingintoherugly,sordidroom.
She
biliyordu
knewtheuglinessofthatroombyheart—knewit
ve
andhatedit.
Theyellow-painted
zemin
floor,withonehideous,“hooked”
halı
rugbythebed,witha
grotesk
grotesque,“hooked”dogonit,
hep
alwaysgrinningatherwhensheawoke;
thefaded,dark-red
kağıt
paper;
theceilingdiscolouredby
eski
oldleaksandcrossedbycracks;
the
dar
narrow,pinchedlittlewashstand;
thebrown-paperlambrequinwith
mor
purplerosesonit;
thespotted
eski
oldlooking-glasswiththecrackacrossit,proppedupontheinadequatedressing-table;
thejarof
eski
ancientpotpourrimadebyhermotherinhermythical
balayı
honeymoon;
theshell-coveredbox,with
bir
oneburstcorner,whichCousinStickleshadmadeinher
aynı derecede
equallymythicalgirlhood;
thebeadedpincushionwith
yarısı
halfitsbeadfringegone;
the
bir
onestiff,yellowchair;
thefadedoldmotto,“Gone
ama
butnotforgotten,”workedincolouredyarns
hakkında
aboutGreat-grand-motherStirling’sgrimold
yüzü
face;
theoldphotographsofancientrelativeslongbanishedfromtheroomsbelow.
Therewere
sadece
onlytwopicturesthatwerenotofrelatives.
One,an
yaşlı
oldchromoofapuppysittingona
yağmurlu
rainydoorstep.
ThatpicturealwaysmadeValancy
mutsuz
unhappy.
Thatforlornlittledogcrouchedonthedoorstepinthedrivingrain!
Neden
Whydidn’tsomeoneopenthe
kapıyı
doorandlethimin?
The
diğer
otherpicturewasafaded,passe-partoutedengravingofQueenLouisecomingdown
bir
astairway,whichAuntWellingtonhadlavishlygivenheronher
onuncu
tenthbirthday.
Fornineteenyearsshehad
baktı
lookedatitandhatedit,
güzel
beautiful,smug,self-satisfiedQueenLouise.
Ama
Butsheneverdareddestroyit
ya da
orremoveit.
Motherand
Kuzen
CousinStickleswouldhavebeenaghast,
ya da
or,asValancyirreverentlyexpresseditinherthoughts,wouldhavehad
bir
afit.
Everyroominthe
evin
housewasugly,ofcourse.
Ama
Butdownstairsappearanceswerekept
kadar
upsomewhat.
Therewasno
para
moneyforroomsnobodyeversaw.
Valancy
bazen
sometimesfeltthatshecouldhavedonesomethingforher
odası
roomherself,evenwithoutmoney,
eğer
ifshewerepermitted.
Buther
annesi
motherhadnegativedeverytimidsuggestion
ve
andValancydidnotpersist.
Valancy
hiç
neverpersisted.
Shewasafraidto.
Her
annesi
mothercouldnotbrookopposition.
Mrs.Stirlingwouldsulkfordaysifoffended,withtheairsof
bir
aninsultedduchess.
Theonly
şey
thingValancylikedaboutherroomwasthatshecouldbe
yalnız
alonethereatnighttocry
eğer
ifshewantedto.
But,afterall,whatdiditmatterif
bir
aroom,whichyouusedfor
hiçbir şey
nothingexceptsleepinganddressingin,were
çirkin
ugly?
Valancywasneverpermittedtostay
yalnız
aloneinherroomforany
başka
otherpurpose.
Peoplewhowantedtobe
yalnız
alone,soMrs.FrederickStirling
ve
andCousinSticklesbelieved,could
sadece
onlywanttobealoneforsomesinister
amaç
purpose.
Butherroominthe
Mavi
BlueCastlewaseverythinga
odası
roomshouldbe.
Valancy,socowed
ve
andsubduedandoverriddenandsnubbedin
gerçek
reallife,waswontto
bırakmaya
letherselfgorathersplendidlyinherday-dreams.
NobodyintheStirlingclan,
ya da
oritsramifications,suspectedthis,leastofallher
annesi
motherandCousinStickles.
They
hiç
neverknewthatValancyhad
iki
twohomes—theuglyredbrick
kutusu
boxofahome,onElmStreet,
ve
andtheBlueCastleinSpain.
Valancyhad
yaşıyordu
livedspirituallyintheBlue
Kale
Castleeversinceshecouldremember.
Shehadbeen
bir
averytinychildwhenshefoundherselfpossessedofit.
Her zaman
Always,whensheshuthereyes,shecouldseeit
açıkça
plainly,withitsturretsandbannersonthepine-clad
dağ
mountainheight,wrappedinits
soluk
faint,blueloveliness,againstthesunsetskiesof
bir
afairandunknownland.
Everythingwonderful
ve
andbeautifulwasinthatcastle.
Jewelsthatqueensmighthaveworn;
robesof
ay ışığı
moonlightandfire;
couchesof
gül
rosesandgold;
longflightsof
sığ
shallowmarblesteps,withgreat,
beyaz
whiteurns,andwithslender,mist-cladmaidensgoing
yukarı
upanddownthem;
courts,marble-pillared,whereshimmeringfountainsfell
ve
andnightingalessangamongthemyrtles;
hallsofmirrorsthatreflected
sadece
onlyhandsomeknightsandlovelywomen—herselftheloveliestofall,forwhoseglancemendied.
Allthatsupportedherthroughtheboredomofherdayswasthehopeofgoingona
rüya
dreamspreeatnight.
Most,ifnotall,oftheStirlingswouldhavediedofhorroriftheyhadknown
yarısını
halfthethingsValancydidinher
Mavi
BlueCastle.
Foronethingshe
vardı
hadquiteafewloversinit.
Oh,
sadece
onlyoneatatime.
Onewhowooedherwith
tüm
alltheromanticardouroftheageofchivalry
ve
andwonherafterlongdevotion
ve
andmanydeedsofderring-do,
ve
andwasweddedtoherwithpomp
ve
andcircumstanceinthegreat,banner-hungchapelofthe
Mavi
BlueCastle.
Attwelve,this
aşık
loverwasafairladwith
altın
goldencurlsandheavenlyblueeyes.
Atfifteen,hewastall
ve
anddarkandpale,but
yine de
stillnecessarilyhandsome.
Attwenty,hewasascetic,dreamy,
manevi
spiritual.
Attwenty-five,hehad
bir
aclean-cutjaw,slightlygrim,
ve
andafacestrongandrugged
yerine
ratherthanhandsome.
Valancynever
büyümedi
grewolderthantwenty-fiveinher
Mavi
BlueCastle,butrecently—veryrecently—herhero
vardı
hadhadreddish,tawnyhair,
bir
atwistedsmileanda
gizemli
mysteriouspast.
Idon’tsayValancy
kasıtlı olarak
deliberatelymurderedtheseloversassheoutgrewthem.
One
sadece
simplyfadedawayasanothercame.
Thingsare
çok
veryconvenientinthisrespectin
Mavi
BlueCastles.
But,onthis
sabah
morningofherdayoffate,Valancycouldnot
bulamadı
findthekeyofher
Mavi
BlueCastle.
Realitypressedonher
çok
toohardly,barkingatherheels
gibi
likeamaddeninglittledog.
Shewastwenty-nine,
yalnız
lonely,undesired,ill-favoured—theonlyhomely
kızı
girlinahandsomeclan,withnopast
ve
andnofuture.
Asfarasshecouldlookback,
hayat
lifewasdrabandcolourless,withnotonesinglecrimson
ya da
orpurplespotanywhere.
Asfarasshecouldlookforwardit
görünüyordu
seemedcertaintobejustthe
aynısı
sameuntilshewasnothingbut
bir
asolitary,littlewitheredleafclingingto
bir
awintrybough.
Themomentwhen
bir
awomanrealisesthatshehasnothingto
yaşamak
livefor—neitherlove,duty,purpose
ne
norhope—holdsforherthebitternessofdeath.
“AndIjusthavetogoon
yaşamaya
livingbecauseIcan’tstop.
Imay
zorunda
havetoliveeightyyears,”thoughtValancy,in
bir
akindofpanic.
“We’reall
korkunç
horriblylong-lived.
Itsickensmetothinkofit.”
Shewasgladitwasraining—or
daha doğrusu
rather,shewasdrearilysatisfiedthatitwasraining.
There
olmayacaktı
wouldbenopicnicthat
gün
day.
Thisannualpicnic,whereby
Teyze
AuntandUncleWellington—onealwaysthoughtoftheminthatsuccession—inevitablycelebratedtheirengagementat
bir
apicnicthirtyyearsbefore,hadbeen,oflateyears,
bir
averitablenightmaretoValancy.
By
bir
animpishcoincidenceitwasthesame
gün
dayasherbirthdayand,
sonra
aftershehadpassedtwenty-five,
kimse
nobodyletherforgetit.
Kadar
Muchasshehatedgoingtothepicnic,it
etse
wouldneverhaveoccurredtohertorebel
karşı
againstit.
Thereseemedtobenothingofthe
devrimci
revolutionaryinhernature.
Andshe
biliyordu
knewexactlywhateveryonewouldsaytoheratthepicnic.
Amca
UncleWellington,whomshedisliked
ve
anddespisedeventhoughhehadfulfilledthehighestStirlingaspiration,“marryingmoney,”wouldsaytoherinapig’swhisper,“Notthinkingofgettingmarriedyet,mydear?”
ve
andthengooffintothebellowof
kahkaha
laughterwithwhichheinvariablyconcludedhis
sıkıcı
dullremarks.
AuntWellington,ofwhomValancystoodinabjectawe,wouldtellheraboutOlive’s
yeni
newchiffondressandCecil’s
son
lastdevotedletter.
Valancywould
zorunda
havetolookaspleased
ve
andinterestedasifthe
elbise
dressandletterhadbeenhersorelse
Teyze
AuntWellingtonwouldbeoffended.
Ve
AndValancyhadlongago
karar
decidedthatshewouldrather
rahatsız
offendGodthanAuntWellington,
çünkü
becauseGodmightforgiveher
ama
butAuntWellingtonneverwould.
Teyze
AuntAlberta,enormouslyfat,withanamiablehabitof
her zaman
alwaysreferringtoherhusbandas“he,”asifhewerethe
tek
onlymalecreatureintheworld,whocould
asla
neverforgetthatshehadbeena
büyük
greatbeautyinheryouth,wouldcondolewithValancyonhersallowskin—.
“Idon’t
bilmiyorum
knowwhyallthegirlsoftodayaresosunburned.
WhenIwas
bir
agirlmyskinwas
gül
rosesandcream.
Iwascountedtheprettiest
kızı
girlinCanada,mydear.”
Belki
PerhapsUncleHerbertwouldn’tsayanything—or
belki
perhapshewouldremarkjocularly,“Howfatyou’regetting,Doss!”
Ve
Andtheneverybodywouldlaughovertheexcessively
esprili
humorousideaofpoor,scrawny
küçük
littleDossgettingfat.
Handsome,
ciddi
solemnUncleJames,whomValancydisliked
ama
butrespectedbecausehewasreputedtobevery
zeki
cleverandwasthereforetheclanoracle—brainsbeingnonetooplentifulintheStirlingconnection—would
muhtemelen
probablyremarkwiththeowl-likesarcasmthathadwonhimhis
itibar
reputation,“Isupposeyou’rebusywithyourhope-chestthesedays?”
Ve
AndUncleBenjaminwouldasksomeofhis
iğrenç
abominableconundrums,betweenwheezychuckles,
ve
andanswerthemhimself.
“Whatisthe
fark
differencebetweenDossanda
fare
mouse?
“Themousewishesto
zarar
harmthecheeseandDoss
istiyor
wishestocharmthehe’s.”
Valancyhad
duymuştu
heardhimaskthatriddlefiftytimes
ve
andeverytimeshewantedto
atmak
throwsomethingathim.
Butshe
asla
neverdid.
Inthefirstplace,theStirlings
sadece
simplydidnotthrowthings;
inthesecondplace,
Amca
UncleBenjaminwasawealthy
ve
andchildlessoldwidowerandValancyhadbeenbroughtupinthefear
ve
andadmonitionofhismoney.
Eğer
Ifsheoffendedhimhe
ederse
wouldcutheroutofhiswill—supposingshewereinit.
Valancydidnot
istemedi
wanttobecutoutof
Amca
UncleBenjamin’swill.
Shehadbeen
fakir
poorallherlifeand
biliyordu
knewthegallingbitternessofit.
Soshe
katlandı
enduredhisriddlesandevensmiledtortured
küçük
littlesmilesoverthem.
AuntIsabel,downright
ve
anddisagreeableasaneastwind,wouldcriticiseherinsomeway—Valancycouldnot
tahmin
predictjusthow,forAuntIsabel
asla
neverrepeatedacriticism—shefound
şey
somethingnewwithwhichtojabyou
her
everytime.
AuntIsabelpridedherselfonsayingwhatshethought,
ama
butdidn’tlikeitsowellwhenotherpeoplesaidwhattheythoughtto
ona
her.
Valancyneversaidwhatshethought.
Kuzen
CousinGeorgiana—namedafterhergreat-great-grand-mother,whohadbeennamedafterGeorgetheFourth—wouldrecountdolorouslythenamesof
tüm
allrelativesandfriendswhohaddiedsincethe
son
lastpicnicandwonder“whichofuswillbethefirsttogonext.”
Oppressively
yetenekli
competent,AuntMildredwouldtalkendlesslyofherhusband
ve
andherodiousprodigiesofbabiestoValancy,
çünkü
becauseValancywouldbetheonlyoneshecouldfindtoputupwithit.
Forthe
aynı
samereason,CousinGladys—reallyFirst
Kuzen
CousinGladysonceremoved,accordingtothe
sıkı
strictwayinwhichtheStirlingstabulatedrelationship—atall,
zayıf
thinladywhoadmittedshehad
bir
asensitivedisposition,woulddescribeminutelythetorturesofherneuritis.
Ve
AndOlive,thewondergirlofthe
tüm
wholeStirlingclan,whohadeverythingValancyhadnot—beauty,
popülerlik
popularity,love,—wouldshowoffher
güzellik
beautyandpresumeonher
popülerlik
popularityandflauntherdiamondinsigniaof
aşk
loveinValancy’sdazzled,enviouseyes.
Therewouldbe
hiçbiri
noneofallthistoday.
Ve
Andtherewouldbenopackingupofteaspoons.
Thepackingupwas
her zaman
alwaysleftforValancyand
Kuzen
CousinStickles.
Andonce,sixyears
önce
ago,asilverteaspoonfrom
Teyze
AuntWellington’sweddingsethadbeenlost.
Valancy
hiç
neverheardthelastof
o
thatsilverteaspoon.
Itsghost
göründü
appearedBanquo-likeateverysubsequent
aile
familyfeast.
Oh,yes,Valancy
biliyordu
knewexactlywhatthepicnicwouldbelike
ve
andsheblessedtherainthathadsavedherfromit.
There
olmayacak
wouldbenopicnicthis
yıl
year.
IfAuntWellingtoncouldnot
kutlama
celebrateonthesacreddayitselfshewouldhaveno
kutlama
celebrationatall.
Thankwhatevergodstherewereforthat.
Sincethere
ederse
wouldbenopicnic,Valancymadeuphermindthat,
eğer
iftherainheldupinthe
öğleden sonra
afternoon,shewouldgouptothelibraryandget
başka
anotherofJohnFoster’sbooks.
Valancywas
asla
neverallowedtoreadnovels,
ama
butJohnFoster’sbookswerenotnovels.
Theywere“naturebooks”—sothe
kütüphaneci
librariantoldMrs.FrederickStirling—“all
hakkında
aboutthewoodsandbirds
ve
andbugsandthingslike
bu
that,youknow.”
SoValancywasallowedtoreadthem—under
protesto
protest,foritwasonlytooevidentthatsheenjoyedthemtoomuch.
Itwaspermissible,
hatta
evenlaudable,toreadto
geliştirmek
improveyourmindandyourreligion,
ama
butabookthatwas
zevkli
enjoyablewasdangerous.
Valancydidnot
bilmiyordu
knowwhetherhermindwasbeingimprovedornot;
ama
butshefeltvaguelythatifshehadcomeacrossJohnFoster’sbooksyears
önce
agolifemighthavebeen
bir
adifferentthingforher.
They
görünüyordu
seemedtohertoyieldglimpsesof
bir
aworldintowhichshemightoncehaveentered,thoughthe
kapı
doorwasforeverbarredtohernow.
Itwas
sadece
onlywithinthelastyearthatJohnFoster’sbookshadbeenintheDeerwoodlibrary,thoughthe
kütüphaneci
librariantoldValancythathehadbeen
bir
awell-knownwriterforseveralyears.
“Wheredoeshelive?”
Valancyhad
sormuştu
asked.
“Nobodyknows.
Fromhisbookshe
olmalı
mustbeaCanadian,butnomore
bilgi
informationcanbehad.
Hispublisherswon’tsaya
kelime
word.
QuitelikelyJohnFosteris
bir
anomdeplume.
Hisbooksareso
popüler
popularwecan’tkeeptheminatall,thoughI
gerçekten
reallycan’tseewhatpeoplefindinthemtoraveover.”
“Ithinkthey’rewonderful,”
dedi
saidValancy,timidly.
“Oh—well—”
MissClarkson
gülümsedi
smiledinapatronisingfashionthatrelegatedValancy’sopinionstolimbo,“Ican’tsayIcare
çok
muchforbugsmyself.
But
kesinlikle
certainlyFosterseemstoknowallthereisto
biliyor
knowaboutthem.”
Valancydidn’t
bilmiyordu
knowwhethershecaredmuchforbugseither.
ItwasnotJohnFoster’suncannyknowledgeof
vahşi
wildcreaturesandinsectlifethatenthralled
onu
her.
Shecouldhardlysaywhatitwas—sometantalising
cazibesi
lureofamysteryneverrevealed—some
ipucu
hintofagreatsecretjust
bir
alittlefurtheron—somefaint,elusiveechoof
güzel
lovely,forgottenthings—JohnFoster’smagicwasindefinable.
Evet
Yes,shewouldgeta
yeni
newFosterbook.
Itwas
bir
amonthsinceshehadThistleHarvest,so
kesinlikle
surelyMothercouldnotobject.
Valancyhad
okumuştu
readitfourtimes—sheknew
bütün
wholepassagesoffbyheart.
And—she
neredeyse
almostthoughtshewouldgo
ve
andseeDr.Trentaboutthatqueer
ağrı
painaroundtheheart.
Ithadcome
oldukça
ratheroftenlately,andthepalpitationswerebecoming
rahatsız edici
annoying,nottospeakofanoccasionaldizzymoment
ve
andaqueershortnessof
nefes
breath.
Butcouldshegoto
görmeye
seehimwithouttellinganyone?
Itwas
bir
amostdaringthought.
NoneoftheStirlingsever
danışmadı
consultedadoctorwithoutholding
bir
afamilycouncilandgetting
Amca
UncleJames’approval.
Then,they
gittiler
wenttoDr.AmbroseMarshofPortLawrence,whohadmarriedSecond
Kuzen
CousinAdelaideStirling.
ButValancydislikedDr.Ambrose
Marsh
Marsh.
And,besides,shecouldnotgettoPortLawrence,fifteenmilesaway,withoutbeingtaken
oraya
there.
Shedidnotwantanyonetoknowaboutherheart.
Therewouldbe
böyle
suchafussmadeand
her
everymemberofthefamilywouldcomedown
ve
andtalkitoverand
tavsiye
adviseherandcautionher
ve
andwarnherandtellher
korkunç
horribletalesofgreat-auntsandcousinsfortytimesremovedwhohadbeen“justlikethat”
ve
and“droppeddeadwithoutamoment’swarning,mydear.”
Teyze
AuntIsabelwouldrememberthatshehad
her zaman
alwayssaidDosslookedlike
bir
agirlwhowouldhave
kalp
hearttrouble—“sopinchedandpeakedalways”;
ve
andUncleWellingtonwouldtakeitas
bir
apersonalinsult,when“noStirlingeverhad
kalp
heartdiseasebefore”;
andGeorgianawouldforebodein
mükemmel
perfectlyaudibleasidesthat“poor,
sevgili
dearlittleDossisn’tlongforthis
dünya
world,I’mafraid”;
andCousinGladyswouldsay,“Why,myhearthasbeenlikethatforyears,”inatonethatimpliednooneelsehadanybusiness
bile
eventohaveaheart;
ve
andOlive—Olivewouldmerelylook
güzel
beautifulandsuperioranddisgustingly
sağlıklı
healthy,asiftosay,“Whyall
bu
thisfussoverafadedsuperfluitylikeDosswhenyouhaveme?”
Valancyfeltthatshecouldn’ttellanybodyunlessshehadto.
Shefelt
oldukça
quitesuretherewasnothingat
tüm
allseriouslywrongwithher
kalbinde
heartandnoneedof
tüm
allthepotherthatwouldensueifshementionedit.
Shewould
sadece
justslipupquietlyandseeDr.Trentthatvery
gün
day.
Asforhisbill,she
vardı
hadthetwohundreddollarsthatherfather
vardı
hadputinthebankforherthe
gün
dayshewasborn.
Shewas
asla
neverallowedtouseeventheinterestofthis,
ama
butshewouldsecretlytakeoutenoughto
ödeme
payDr.Trent.
Dr.
Trentwas
bir
agruff,outspoken,absent-mindedoldfellow,
ama
buthewasarecognisedauthorityon
kalp
heartdisease,evenifhewere
sadece
onlyageneralpractitionerinout-of-the-worldDeerwood.
Dr.Trentwasoverseventy
ve
andtherehadbeenrumoursthathemeantto
emekli
retiresoon.
NoneoftheStirlingclanhadever
gitmemişti
gonetohimsincehehadtold
Kuzen
CousinGladys,tenyearsbefore,thatherneuritiswasall
hayali
imaginaryandthatsheenjoyedit.
Youcouldn’tpatronise
bir
adoctorwhoinsultedyourfirst-cousin-once-removedlikethat—nottomentionthathewas
bir
aPresbyterianwhenalltheStirlingswenttotheAnglicanchurch.
Bölüm
CHAPTERII
WhenCousinSticklesknockedatherdoor,Valancy
biliyordu
knewitwashalf-pastseven
ve
andshemustgetup.
Aslongasshecouldremember,
Kuzen
CousinStickleshadknockedatherdoorathalf-past
yedi
seven.
CousinSticklesandMrs.FrederickStirlinghadbeenup
beri
sinceseven,butValancywasallowedtolieabed
yarım
halfanhourlongerbecauseofa
aile
familytraditionthatshewas
hassas
delicate.
Valancygotup,thoughshehatedgetting
kadar
upmorethismorningthanevershehad
önce
before.