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shegotoutofbedandpledthepageupandthreinherebasket
friday,june15,1990,saidthecalendaoheren”15thbirthday”onthispageshefeltitraspecialtobefifteenonthefifteenthitwouldneverhappenagain
fifteenore,itrvalebanonhehadprosedtobehofordsuereve
hildestoodbytheotorboathadnotyetbeenbroughtoutforthesuer,buttheoldroustreertobailtheeroutofitafterlastnightsheavydownpour
assheeeredthetibedupintotherootherhaderunningtoedabouttheboatsotis,driftingonitsobarrassingexperience
thegardenstheoldgliderstoodonthelaoinglightevenresobeoadprobablyhurriedoutlatelastnightandrescuedtheroherain
theretheedbjerkelyoverahundredyearsago
hildesgreatgrandfatherhadbuiltthehousesoyearsbeforethetuofthecenturyhehadbeenacaptainononeofthelasttallsailingshipsthereofpeopleinuedtocallitthecaptainshouse
thatingthegardenstillshoesbyburstsofthunderbuttodaythereacloudinthesky
everythingissofreshafterasuerstorikethatithadbeenhotanddryforseveraledasifevenherchildhoodhadbeen
”indeed,thereispaihinglikethatorwasshefinnish
hildestoodinfrontoftheheavybrassrrorhangingontheothersolddresser
tysheaybesheween
shehadlong,fairhairhildehadalousyonthepositiveside,therehesesoftcurlslotsofherfriendsstruggledtogettheirhairtocurljustalittlebit,buthildeshairhadalurallycurlyanotherpositivefeature,shethought,heyreallygreen”herauntsandunclesusedtosayastheybentovertolookather
hildensideredagesheanshedecideditightbequiteanly,butthefacerendedherofanunripeapple
thereethingaboutthisoldrrorthataladehildethinkofherfatherithadootihehadhadafesandsketeantsothinginlillesan,anyehadalsobeenalbert
therroyyearsagoherfatherhadjokedaboutnotbeingabletoeti,exirrorgreatgrandtherhadboughtfrogypsyanjustafterherwedding
hildehadtriedforages,butityouroilyheirloookeepthroughtheyearsshehadtriedfroitotitostertheiossibleart
notsurprisingly,sheodayandnotunnaturally,shehherselffifteenyearsold
shehappenedtoglanceatherbedsidetablethereustbeabirthdaypresent
uldthisbethepresentthegreatbigpresentfroadthathadbeensoveryseanyposedasevereself”
thepresentethingthat”greethingaboutagirlsheeetandthathehadsentpiesofallhisphertherforclues,butshehadnoideaeant,either
theoddesthinthadbeenthatthepresentuldperhapsbe”sharedentytheunonedayreallybeabletounitetheanity,hehadtenononeofhiscards
euptoherrooinging”happybirthdaytoyou,”hpastryandanorhathadbeenputthere
sheandpickedupthepackageitdad
shesatonthebedandcarefullyuntiedtheredsilkribbonthensheundidthebluepaper
itwasalargeringbinder
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