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They've told me one thing, and you've told me another and I guess the truth is that I don't belong to anybody; and I wish I was dead, where my f-f-father and m-m-mother are !" And stumbling into incoherence and tears, Norma dropped her head on her arm, and sobbed bitterly. Mrs. Sheridan's face was full of pain, but she did not soften. "You belong to your husband, Norma!" she said, mildly.
The little thing's been telling some ridiculous story about a man's taking her down under the water on his back!" "He did take me down!" cried Effie, "and I wish I'd stayed there! erhn! erhn! erhn!" and she cried and cried. "Soh, soh, little one," said Father Gilder, "you wouldn't want to leave your old father and mother, would you, Effie?" "N-n-n-no, b-b-but m-m-mother said I didn't go."
Peter, between his tear-stained fingers, gasped: "My m-m-mother died!" And so they let him alone, and after a while he got up and hurried off again. Section 45 Peter was now in a state of utter funk. He knew that he would have to face McGivney, and he just couldn't do it. All he wanted was Nell; and Nell, knowing that he would want her, had agreed to be in the park at half past eight.
But quick as was her impulse to speech, her perceptions were quicker, and before the pale exaltation of the other two, she fell silent, irritated, rebellious, thoroughly alien. They walked along in silence. Then Judith said, stammering a little with emotion, "M-M-Mother, I want to b-b-b-be a trained n-n-nurse when I grow up."
But any g-g-girl has a right to aspire to be a Vestal, if she is made perfect and is under ten and has her f-f-father and m-m-mother noble and alive. You've got all that and you are offered what any g-g-girl would envy you and you throw it away! I've no patience with you." "You forget," Brinnaria argued, "that I'm in love with Almo and I'd have to give up Almo."
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