Text A Confinement(第3页)
[55]“Theusgodownstairs,”Isaid,“therearesuchprettyroomsthere。”
[56]Theookmeinhisarmsandcalledmeablessedlittlegoose,andsaidhewouldgodowntothecellar,ifIwished,aewashedintain。
[57]Butheisrightenoughaboutthebedsandwindowsandthings。
[58]Itisanairyandfortableroomasanyoneneedwish,and,ofcourse,Iwouldnotbesosillyastomakehimunfortablejustforawhim。
[59]I’mreallygettingquitefondofthebigroom,allbutthathorridpaper。
[60]OutofonewindowIseethegardeeriousdeepshadedarbors,theriotousold-fashionedflowers,andbushesandgnarlytrees。
[61]Outetalovelyviewofthebayandalittleprivatewharfbelongie。Thereisabeautifulshadedlarunsdowhehouse。IalwaysfancyIseepeoplewalkinginthesehsandarbors,butJohnhasenottogivewaytofa。Hesaysthatwithmyimaginativepowerandhabit,anervousweaknesslikemioleadtoallmaedfahatIoughttousemywillaochedency。SoItry。
[62]IthihatifIwereoowritealittleitwouldrelievethepressofideasame。
[63]ButIfiytiredwhenItry。
[64]Itissnottohaveanyadvipanionshipaboutmywork。Whereallywell,JohnsayswewillaskryandJuliadvisit;buthesaysheutfireworksinmypillow-ehavethosestimulatinow。
[65]IwishIcouldget>
[66]ButImustnotthinkaboutthat。Thispaperlookstomeasifitkavifluehad!
[67]Thereisaretspotwherethepatternlollslikeabrokewobulbouseyesstareatyouupsidedown。
[68]Igetpositivelyangrywiththeimpertiaingness。Upanddowheydthoseabsurd,unblinkingeyesareeverywhere。Thereisowobreadthsdidn’tmatdtheeyesgoallupanddownthelilehigherthaher。
[69]Ineversawsomuchexpressioninanihingbefore,andweallknowhowmuchexpressiontheyhave!Iusedtolieawakeasadgetmoreeerroroutofblanklainfurhanmostdinatoystore。
[70]Irememberwhatakindlywinkthekn,oldbureauusedtohave,andtherewasohatalwaysseemedlikeastrongfriend。
[71]IusedtofeelthatifahioofierceIcouldalintothatdbesafe。
[72]Thefurhisroomishaninharmonious,however,forwehadtitallfromdownstairs。Isupposewhenthislayroomtheyhadtotakethehingsout,andnowonder!Ineversawsuchravagesasthehavemadehere。
[73]Theer,asIsaidbefore,istornoffinspots,anditstickscloserthaheymusthavehadperseverared。
[74]Thenthefloorisscratdgougedaheplasteritselfisdugouthereahisgreatheavybedwhichisallwefoundintheroom,looksasifithadbeenthroughthe>
[75]ButIdon’tminditabit—onlythepaper。
[76]ThereesJohn’ssister。Suchadeargirlassheis,andsoustherfiing。
[77]Sheisaperfethusiastichousekeeper,andhopesforerprofession。Iverilybelieveshethinksitisthewritingwhichmademesick!
[78]ButIwritewhe,andseeheralongwayofffromthesewindows。
[79]Thereisoandstheroad,alovelyshadedwindingroad,ajustlooksoffoverthetry。Alovelytry,too,fullofgreatelmsameadows。
[80]Thiserhasakindofsub-patternishade,aparticularlyirritatingone,foryoulyseeitiainlights,ahen。
[81]Butintheplaceswhereitisn’tfadedahesunisjustso—Iseeastrange,provokioffigure,thatseemstoskulkaboutbehindthatsillyandspitdesign。
[82]There’ssisteroairs!
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