第77节 (第2/2页)

roftheher

    opening,foritedonlyby

    thelighteinatthees.theshedogetherof

    hattheshutterobeatitsbackwould

    selyhavebeennoticedtheshedbeinghighandthe

    loftveryloedthe

    existenceofanyloft,atall.itrap

    door.

    thefarrassistedralphuptheladder.theshutteren,and

    ralphsaerhaddeabedofstrahhis

    heblas.ralphnoookoffhis

    uniforandlaydobytheotherbla,

    andthenerswifehad

    thoughtfullybroughtapilloinutes

    haditnotbeenforthepainofhiswoundwould

    havebeeninte,aftertheldandfatigue.hishostess

    auedhalargejugoferandaglass,

    .

    ”thereisnothingelseyou”sheasked.

    ”nothing,thankyou,excepttosleep,”ralphsaid.

    ”ishallshutthisshutter,”thefarrsaid.”enoughlightwill

    ethroughthekstoseeed

    tothedarkness.ishallshutthetrapclosedoe,asi

    go,andliftdoyan

    easilyputitintoitsplaceagain.weeandseeyouagain,

    ieoon.goodbye.”

    ”goodbye,”ralphansly;andbeforethesoundoftheir

    footstepshaddiedaoasortoffeverishdoze.

    foratihetueduneasily,tteredioved

    hishalessly.soon,hoheeffeloth

    soakedinicyldershe

    bandagesovertheosubduethefeverishheat;andin

    halfanhourhely.helast,

    
    goodanagainbendingoverhi

    ”ialad,”ont,you

    weredead.”

    ”no,no,”ralphsaid,ile;”alongthat,

    yet.sleephasdoneaokisit”

    ”nineok,”hishostesssaid.”iuldnotebefore,fori

    havehadseveralpartiesgoingpast,andthehousehed

    once.ikeptoilinearly

    yselfintoafever.”

    ”thankyou,”ralphsaid.”ihavebeenallthebetterforbeing

    
    queer,aboutthehead;butother.

    ”iaerriblythirsty.”

    ”ihavegotnothingbutansaid.”the

    gernsdradropofouronthsago.butihada

    fe,andputthenthisjugof

    er.itataste,andisgoodforfever.

    ”inthisjugissoherbtea,ustdrinkwhenyoufeel

    feverish.

    ”ah”

    ”thatido,”ralphsaid.

    hishostessputherarnderhiandraisedhipintoasitting

    posture;inbykneelingdo,and

    holdinghipasifhehadbeenachild.thenshegavehibasin

    ofbreadbroth,andadrinkofer;shookuphispilled

    thethingsoverhiandputafreshcloth,dippediner,onhis

    head.

    ”hereisaboxof

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