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"No," I said Standing in her garden as, I felt deceitful and ugly "But I really appreciated the invitation" "You don't have much family, do you?"

"No I have a brother who's in the arht come to see me"

"A brother? Does he live with your

grandmother too?" she asked

"No Only I do Now," I added I smiled at her "It's not a very happy story I'd prefer to leave it for another tiood time today"

"Oh Of course," she said "I understand and I' the day with us You're a very pretty girl, Rain, and I just love your naardener, rain is very irowth I'm sure your name fits you well," she added

"Thank you"

She laughed and put her ar

When we returned to the patio, I reht out the most recent publication, which made William happy because it was the one entitled "The Clown" She sat and we all gathered around her at the table My father beamed with pride

She began, her voice soft, melodic

He thinks the whole world is a circus

and God is the great Ring Master

Chosen to bring shter, the clown pretends to stumble and fall He bumps into lampposts and trash cans He turns himself upside down

and crosses streets on his hands

He et