下载辰思小说免费APP
AshecamepasttheHaldemans’hesawNinasittingoutunderthetreesinthetwifight。Ontheimpulsehepulledin。Hismindtookanotherturn。Herewasawomanwhowasopenandaboveboardinheraffection。Herwordsmeantwhattheystoodfor。Herememberedhowshehadbloomedoutthelastfewmonths。Shehasthemakingofahandsomewomaninher，hethought。
Shesawhimandcameouttothegate，andwhileheleanedoutofhiscarriagesherestedherarmsonthegateandlookedupathim。
Shelookedpaleandsad，andhewastouched。
“How’stheoldlady？“heasked。
“Oh，she’sup!Sheismuchchange-ed。Sheisveakandquiet“
“Quiet，isshe？Well，that’sgood。“
“Shet’inksGodstrikeherferhervickedness。Neverbeforedidshefaintedlikedot。“
“Well，don’tspoilthatnotioninher。Itmaydoheraworldofgood。“
“Derpriestcome。Hesaidtitwassapunishment。ShesaidtIshouldmarrywhoIlike。“
Claudelookedathersearchingly。Shewascertainlymuchimproved。Allsheneededwasalittleencouragementandadvice，andshewouldmakeahandsomewife。Iftheoldladyhadsofteneddown，herson-in-lawcouldsafelythrowupthecreameryjobandbecomethebossofthefarm。Theoldmanwasusedup，andthefarmneededsomeonerightaway。
Hestraightenedupsuddenly。“Getyourhat，“hesald，“andwe’lltakearide。“
Shestartederect，andhecouldseeherpalefaceglowwithjoy。
“Withyou？“
“Withme。Getyourbesthat。Wemayturnupattheminister’sandgetmarried-ifaSundaymarriageislegal。“
Asshehurriedupthewalkhesaidtohimself，“I’llbetitgivesLucindyashock!“
Andthethoughtpleasedhimmightily。
ADAY’SPLEASURE
“Mainlyitislongandweariful，andhasahomeo’toilatoneendandadulllittletownattheother。“
WHENMarkhamcameinfromshovelinghislastwagon-loadofcornintothecrib，hefoundthathiswifehadputthechildrentobed，andwaskneadingabatchofdoughwiththedoggedactionofatiredandsullenwoman。
Heslippedhissoggybootsoffhisfeetand，havinglaidapieceofwoodontopofthestove，puthisheelsonitcomfortably。Hischairsqueakedasheleanedbackonitshindlegs，buthepaidnoattention；hewasusedtoit，exactlyashewasusedtohiswife’slamenessandceaselesstoil。
“Thatclosesupmycorn，“hesaidafterasilence。“IguessI’llgototowntomorrowtogitmyhorsesshod。“
“IguessI’llgitreadyandgoalong，“saidhiswifeinasorryattempttobefirmandconfidentoftone。
“Whatdoyouwanttogototownfer？“hegrumbled。“Whatdoesanybodywanttogototownfer？“sheburstout，facinghim。“Iain’tbeenouto’thishousefersixmonths，whileyougoan’go!“
“Oh，itain’tsixmonths。YouwentdownthatdayIgotthemower。“
“Whenwasthat？ThetenthofJuly，andyouknowit。“
“Well，mebbe’twas。Ididn’tthinkitwassolongago。Iain’tnoobjectiontoyourgoin’，onlyI’mgoin’totakealoadofwheat。“
“Well，jestleaveoffasack，an’that’llbalancemean’thebaby，“shesaidspiritedly。
“Allright，“herepliedgood-naturedly，seeingshewasroused。
“Onlythatwheatoughttobeputuptonightifyou’regoin’。Youwon’thaveanytimetoholdsacksformeinthemorningwiththemyoungonestogetofftoschool。“
“Well，let’sgodoitthen，“shesaid，sullenlyresolute。
“Ihatetogooutagin；butIs’posewe’dbetter。“
Heyawneddismallyandbeganpullinghisbootsonagain，stampinghisswollenfeetintothemwithgruntsofpain。Sheputonhiscoatandoneoftheboy’scaps，andtheywentouttothegranary。Thenightwascoldandclear。
“Don’tlooksomuchlikesnowasitdidlastnight，“saidSam。“Itmayturnwarm。“
Layingoutthesacksinthelightofthelantern，theysortedoutthosewhichwerewhole，andSamclimbedintothebinwithatinpailinhishand，andtheworkbegan。
Hewasasturdyfellow，andheworkeddesperatelyfast；theshiningtinpaildiveddeepintothecoldwheatanddraggedheavilyonthewoman’stiredhandsasitcametothem
后续内容为VIP可读请开通VIP，或购买此章节
