Text A Confinement（第2页）
[26]ButJohnsaysifIfeelso，Ishallproperself-trol;soItakepainstoyself—beforehim，atleast，andthatmakesmeverytired。
[27]Idon’tlikeourroomabit。Iwaairsthatopehepiazzaandhadrosesallovertherettyold-fashiozhangings!ButJohnwould。
[28]Hesaidtherewasonlyonewindowandnotroomfortwobeds，andnonearroomforhimifhetookanother。
[29]Heisverydloving，andhardlyletsmestirwithoutspecialdire。
[30]Ihaveaschedulepresforeatheday;hetakesalle，andsoIfeelbaselyuovalueitmore。
[31]Hesaidwecameheresolelyonmyat，thatIerfedalltheairIcouldget。“Yourexerdsth，mydear，”saidhe，“andyourfoodsomewhatonyourappetite;butairyouabsorballthetime。”Sowetookthehetopofthehouse。
[32]Itisabig，airyroom，thewholefloorhwindowsthatlookallways，andairandsunshiwasandthenplayroomandgymnasium，Ishouldjudge;forthewindowsarebarredforlittle，andthereareringsandthingsinthe>
[33]Thepaintandpaperlookasifaboys’schoolhadusedit。Itisstrippedoff—thepaper—ichesallaroundtheheadofmybed，aboutasfarasIreaagreatplatheothersideoftheroomlowdown。Ineversaaperinmylife。
[34]Ohflamboyantpatternsittii。
[35]Itisdullenoughtofusetheeyeinfollowing，prootlyirritateaudy，andwhenyoufollowthelameuaincurvesforalittledistaheysuddenlyitsuicide—plueousahemselvesinunheardoftradis。
[36]Thecolorisrepellent，alm;asmuraheslsunlight。
[37]Itisadullyetlurideinsomeplaces，asicklysulphurtintinothers。
[38]hehatedit!IshouldhateitmyselfifIhadtoliveinthisroomlong。
[39]ThereesJohn，andImustputthisaway，—hehatestohaveme>
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[40]Wehavebeewoweeks，alikewritihatfirstday。
[41]Iamsittingbythe，upinthisatroursery，ahingtohiingasmuchasIplease，savelackth。
[42]Johnisawayallday，andeveswhenhiscasesareserious。
[43]Iamgladmyotserious!
[44]Buttheseroublesaredreadfullydepressing。
[45]JohknowhowmuchIreallysuffer。Heknowsthereisosuffer，andthatsatisfieshim。
[46]Ofcourseitisonlydoesweighoodomydutyinany>
[47]ImeanttobesuchahelptoJohn，sucharealrestandfort，andhereIamaparativeburdenalready!
[48]NobodywouldbelievewhataistodowhatlittleIamable，—todressaain，ahings。
[49]ItisfortunateMaryissogoodwiththebaby。Suchadearbaby!
[50]AIotbewithhim，itmakesmesonervous。
[51]IsupposeJohnneverwasnervousinhislife。Helaughsatmesoaboutthis>
[52]Atfirsthemeaheroom，butafterwardshesaidthatIwaslettiterofme，andthatnothingwasworseforaientthaosucies。
[53]Hesaidthataftertheerwasgeditwouldbetheheavybedstead，ahebarredwindows，agateattheheadofthestairs，andsoon。
[54]“Youknowtheplagyougood，”hesaid，“andreally，dear，Idoorehehousejustforathreemoal。”