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"I' to leave the ladder there for you to use," she whispered, huggingmy face with her kisses Lucky for me she took off that dry veil first "I don't want you to fall and hurt yourself I love you so much, Bart I look at you and think of how proud your father would be Oh, if only he could see his son His handsome, brilliant son!"
Handsome? Brilliant? Geedidn't knoas either one It felt good to be told I onderful Sheas Jory, and every bit as talented too This was a grandmother The kind I'd alanted One who lovedabout her after all
Again I sat on her lap and let her spoon ice cream into my mouth She fed lass of led more
comfortably on her lap and rested my head on the softness of her full breasts that smelled of lavender "Corrine used to use lavender," Is to Cindy"
"Lullaby and good night"
Funny As she sang softly, seeo I'd sat just like this, on
"Wake up, darling," she said, tickling o home now Your parents will be worried--and they have suffered enough without having more anxiety about your whereabouts"
Oh! Over in the corner John Amos had overheard her speak It was in his watery pale blue eyes that glearandmother or my parents or Jory or Cindy He didn't like anyone but me and Malcolm Foxworth
"Grand my face so he couldn't see my lips move, "don't let John Amos hear you say you feel sorry for my parents I heard him say yesterday they didn't deserve sympathy" I felt her shiver and try not to let him know she are he was there
"What's sympathy mean exactly?"
Sighing, she held hter "It's an emotion you feel when you understand the troubles of others When you want to help, but there's nothing you can do"
"Then what good is sympathy?"
"Not ful way," she said with her eyes looking sad "It's only good is letting you know you are still huh to have compassion The best kind of sympathy moves one into action to solve problems"
John A shadows: "The Lord helps those who help thees of iven hiet the those--and you will be able then to solve all your own proble you how Don't you understand, that's why she's writing it"
Ever Since Eve