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be too late for rant it

Remarkably, Belinda passed her finals in

English, just barely and with a great deal of tutoring I

had the distinct iot

a little help from her teachers, maybe because of

Daddy's position in the co the week

before the graduation ceremony, Mother asked Daddy

to take us to Boston to find a nice dress for Belinda

She wanted her to look special It was as if Mother

had discovered a way to compensate for the terrible

thing that had occurred: to dwell on Belinda's

festivities so intensely there was no time to think

about or re

spree, she would wipe away the dark clouds that clung

to the corners of our home There would be no