”butsotistheresarealityaboutakeepsake,”sheinsisted.”yhtfetotherakeit,father.”</p>
”naisralph,”hesaid.heopenedhislittlesaissalotherofpearl.hisdeadfatherhadgivenittohithisordination,thirteenlongyearsago.thepagesfellopenatagreatthie,ggie,isthatit””yes.”</p>
”ie,iegoodkindn,rryhihavethebabiesyouuother.youstntgoingtobepletelyhoe,ggie””egoodbye”</p>
foransselfuponthepubliovedoutintotherainandslitheredreluofthedastable,breathinginthesllsofhorsedungandhay;itrendedherofthebainnewzealand,andoffrank.</p>
thirtyhourslaterfatherralphber,tokisshisstersring,andflunghielfnisthatherealizedhoustlook,anypeoplehadstaredathiinberiailiospareandesixhundredlesinaldtraincladinshirt,breechesandboots,soakingselfile,thenacrossatthearchbishop.</p>
”iorry,yrahhashappenedididntthinkhoustlook.”</p>
”dontapologize,ralph.”unlikehispredee.”ithinkyoulookveryrontiddashing.onlyatrifletoosecular,dontyouagree”</p>
”verydefinitelyonthesecularbit,anyantiddashing,yrace,itsjustthatyourenotusedtoseeingarygarbingillanbone.”</p>
”dearralph,ifyoutookitintoyourheadtodonsaaokeyourselfseeontiostaseyouarentveryesyourethanapriestsblaostattraeishalltakeyoue.itegreatasenttoongtheplustartledpigeons.”</p>
rofatherralphsatupinhischair.</p>
”yralph”thearilkyhandrhythrossthesilkybackofhispurringabyssiniancat.”terrible,yrace.”</p>
”thesepeople,youhaveagreatfondnessforthe”</p>
”yes.”</p>
”anddoyouloveallofthequally,ordoyoulovesooftheorethanothers”</p>
butfatherralphaster,andhehadbeennooknowho</p>
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