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LittLeWomen

The

Letters

Gabrielle Donnelly

A TouchsTone Book

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and for Harriet Barber, who helped make it happen


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authors note

I datig J Mar lttr ad t vt i t Mar amily, Iav ta a a tartig pit t ly pi dat mtid i

Little Womentat Amy drawig p ad igig r will,

tatd t b nvmbr 20, 1861. hwvr, ti ma tat t

pig t b t pla i Dmbr 1860, wit Fatr

miitrig t t m i t army wr t gtig wa, almt

r mt br t Amria civil War ad atally tartd. I

rpt ad ati r Lia May Altt, I av t llwr rlgy ratr ta tat trit itrial aray.


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1

Plmld, otbr 1888.

Dart Amy,

My dagtr a arrivd i ti wrld, ad bl t iat,

i t rddt ad t qalligt baby y vr did ! W bt

ad a ard tim r birtig, bt am trg li a trmp,

ad w ty laid r p my brat ld p at m witr littl arp gray y, ad ddd wit a didd air, a i t ay,

Tr w! I dt ti wll b dig thatagai, Mamma, ad I

r rji t w it.

Fritz ad t by ar alrady i trall r w t rar-

ig a mrry l ad p all trtaid mt migtily.

Mg brd vr r li a la-appd mtr , igrig t

qaw bt grtig a rw ad a i ty wr t g hrr Wagr ad t ratry Pridt Lil iml. Daiy

ad Ji pay bia at r tr, ad, all i all, l t t

b pttd ad pilt almosta m a a rtai littl yllw-aird

girl I w ba i crd. Bt p idrati, i

grw it tt t wma tat am littl girl grw it

at lat, t I at av a r mplaitabt tat r abt

aytig l. I ly Marm ad my Bt wr till r wit , Ibliv I ldt av a wi lt i t wrld.

I mt ay, dar, tat it i prtly apital t av a dagtr!

o r I lv my tall by ad am prd a P tm,

bt it ad alway b a rt littl diappitmt t m t t

av ad a girl, t, a y av yr B, ad a Mgappy

wma!a Ji andDaiy. Ad w, jt w I ad tgt

tat part my li wa d, m t mt pri littl gittat I ad vr dard t dram . I all rai my girl t b gd,

ad idtri, ad l t t mmity, ad al t r ad


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2 Gabrielle Donnelly

play ad b jlly, ad t bild p a trg bdy a wll a a livly

mid. I all ta r t av all t gd ad wmaly impl,

bt I all ta r, t, tat girl area valabl a by, ad vrybit a lvr, giv t dati. I lg t t tim will

grw p itr tim areagig r girl, bldly. Prap

w i ld g all v b allwd t vt i t

elti, a t wm i eglad ar pig tad w tat

jy day arriv at I jt t my ld wma bt it t

air, rf ad ribb ad all, jt i I dt, ad adaliz t

tw, t way I d t w I wa a girl!Dar Amy, I wat t ay a wrd t y abt w w all am

r. I w yv b rd tat i t baby wr a girl I

ld wat t am r r Bt, ad t tll y t trt, i w

adt yr B alrady i t amily, I shouldwat tat, r y

w tat Bt i i my art alway. Bt yr Pri Gldil

i t barr t am w, ad a dar ad pri am

a it i, it mt av t prpritr ly. s my girl all bplai Jpi li r mtrit pla Fritz, Ji ay dt

mid, ad wll all r cii, tr at b tw am t

m t amad, dar, y dt mid vry m, d y, i I

giv r elizabt a a d am? I ld li t l tat Bt

i watig vr r, t, rm av, a wat vr all

ad alway will.

Ta y r yr lttr, ad I at tll y w m I rl-id t parl lltd rm yr travllittl cii Bar

all av qit t Pariia air t r w I ta r it tw!

Im glad t ar tat Tddy i bavig iml amg t

lrd ad ladi erp, ad tat B ti t imprv at

r md pi (w dt rw, dar, r it dt bm y, ad

y w I vr willlar t rr rptlly t yr lptr,

wvr artiti ty may b). cm aly m rm Rm, da-ri, ad m a qily a y a, r I lg wit all my art t

prt t all tr y ti mpltly aptivatig, wt ad


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T Little Women Letters 3

littltaltg vry ar rm t qitt, a r ma pr ad

a attt littl wm.

evr yr tpy-trvy itr,J.

narly a try ad a qartr latr, ad mr ta tr tad

mil away, F Atwatr at i t it a tall, arrw

i Iligt a raiy sday i arly prig ad at br wit

tw r dagtr wil awaitig t arrival r tird. F wa

Amria-br ad raid, ad altg ad livd i Ld,ad mt appily , r t majrity r adlt li, tr till

rmaid part Amria tat wld b wit r til t day

did. o t wa t abit sday br, r F ad r

amily a rlly apazard ai trig ard t tabl

t ridly, tidy it, abdat wit wll-tmbd -

ry b, ptgrap i ram, ad radm b fwr

t it jam jar ad mil bttl, drig wi amily mmbrad rid wld m ad g, lpig tmlv a ty pad

t bagl ad ram , md alm ad rambld gg,

ad latlyi F ad rtly mbd t t arm ot-

tlgi uppr strta varity rady-mad alad ad id

di t rd t t at. T lat ad r bad, w

wa at m, t xami t pri t tair ad m-

plai tat wa drivig tm all it barpty, i rp twi F wld pit t tat mad it my r

w a a amily trapit t idlg r amily i trat a w,

ad tat, by t way, did t ti im xatly trig i r-

rr rm t am xtravagat id di w ty wr rd

t im.

F ad David Atwatr wr a appy pl. David Atwatr

wd a mall pbliig mpay pializig i travl b,wi t im away rm eglad t, ad mtim r v-

ral w at a tim. F wa idpdt by atr, t prdt


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a lg li trg-midd Ya wm rm Maatt,

ad bt agrd tat t pa i travl pt btw tm did

tir marriag gd. Watvr t a, tir marriag wa a trg. Ty rptd a tr ad mad a tr lag, gt

mtim bt alway mad p, ad atr arly tirty yar mar-

riag, till rad, almt ily, r a tr ad w

ty wald dw t trt.

I wdr wat Mattw ad Ill b li, aid F ldt

dagtr, emma, w, dramily, t r mtr ad rtly

ad r gagmt, t rpri ad vryplar, t Mattw, r byrid tr yar, w wv b

marrid a lg a y ad Dad av. It m y w t ti

tat v tr yar ag w didt w a trI wdr wat

wll b li w wv b tgtr r atr twty-v yar.

I ld ti hell b a wr, rmard r ygr itr

Ll, w at twty-r ad till t yt grw t t abit

iltig r iblig. h a brav, brav ma, ad I tld im ly lat w.

Wll, tat mt b t ra alld t wddig , aid

emma. Ta r t xplaati, L, Id b wdrig. Mm,

d y w w may alri tr ar i ti abrgi alad? It

l rt piily dlii t m.

oly way t d t, aid Ll. s rad ar r

itr t grab t tair, lpd rl t a prti, ad imm-diatly pd t r it a at ball. o, Iv gaid al a

t! Im rm!

F prd it r mg ad ld ar t tabl at r

dagtr, wdrig, t r t rt tim, w ad maagd

t giv birt t tw ratr, a mprivly dirt

rm t tr. emma wa r mdl dagtr, prtly bavd

tat F ad David ad mtim wrrid tat wa d ra rpti rprd midt. Bt t rpti vr ap-

pdplaig ppl am atrally t emma, it md. s


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ad lpt trg t igt a a baby, ad aild trg adl-

wit itr pt r tatrm, ad gradatd rm Ld

uivrity wit a gd dgr i ial pliy, ad w wrd it admiitrati dpartmt a privat rgaizati tat ivti-

gatd atiati i mdial patit.

Tr yar ag, ad mt, trg rid, a plaat-ad

yg mptr ltat alld Mattw hd; a yar latr

ad mvd it i mtilly tidy fat a arrw trt jt

bid t Agl Tb tati, ad ty plad t marry arly i

t llwig yar; ad dd t F tat tr yar atrtat, w wld b tirty-tw ad tirty, ty wld tart

tryig r ildr. emma ad brw iy air tat vr

aw mpt, big bl-gray y, ad a ld-aid pi ad

wit mplxi. s wr wll-t trr r wr, ad r li-

r, ja i t witr r fwry irt i t mmr, wi

tppd wit irt rm Zara r Witl. s pt r ail rt

bt impably maird ad wa arl vr t gai wigt. swld, r mtr tgt almt witlly, ma t mt bati-

l brid imagiabl.

I emma wa pa ad ram, t Ll, r mtr t

tgt, wa m rt pppry rry, ll pi ad x-

ptd favr. A trdy, tidy girl, wit watl brw y ad

a ma wild tt air tat vrwlmd r atr ad

wi rd t av t, tald trg t wrld wrr itr glidd, glwrd wr r itr mild, ad rm t

bgiig, it md, ad mad it a pit t allg vti

ad d xptati. At l ad b vral tim t

tpi wrrid ltati btw r part ad r ta-

r til, ddly tirig mii maig, ad rprid

vry by prvig t b ally lvr, ad gaid a rt-la

dgr i bimitry rm st. Adrw, ad prmptly atrwarddlard tat ad t t aitt itti mbarig p

a iti arr.


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nw, igt mt latr, till ad t didd wat it wa

rally did wat t d wit r li, ad wa wrig trg

a ri tmprary jb, a , it md, mr itabl tat lat, wil livig wit r bt rid, carli, t wm paid

rt mtly by ig tir mal ad dig dd jb ard t

m. Alrda Aladra Maria Fitzarlw t r rid

a carliad Ll ad ard a fat at ivrity. carli wa

darly batil, ratr ri, ad, i t y t Atwatr, a littl

xti, t dagtr a Iri tlir w travld xtivly ad

a Italia mdl w ad did i a pla ra w carli wamall. T amily wd a fat i Bliz Par, t wi carli ad

grly ivitd Ll t tay til tim a wa arig

g my r a pla r w.

F did t priipl apprv ay r dagtr gttig

mtig r tig, bt ld rl wit t rfti tat

Ll, a gd adyma ad a xllt , mad a pit

maig rl l ard t fat, ad it wa bvi t r, b-id, tat carli jyd Ll mpay. F wrrid a littl abt

carli, w ad littl amily r w ad mtim md

lly t r. carli wa r at br w, milig qitly at

Ll lwig wil librally pradig a bagl wit ram

wi t tppd wit trawbrry jamcarli ad vr

dd t wrry abt a alri i r li.

Tat i air, aid emma vily, watig t prgr t bagl rm carli plat t carli mt. I I at v a

qartr tat, I wld b t iz a baby lpat.

srry, aid carli. Iv iritd my mtr mtablim, it

m. It vry irritatig, I w.

Dt aplgiz t her, aid Ll. sd at yr arm t gt t

it i rally watd it, wldt , Tby? s rad dw t

rat t marmalad-lrd at tat prawld t air xtt r, bliig bigly at t prdig. W Dad mig

m, Mm? spaig lpat.


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Trday, ard midday, aid F, dpdig Air Pr. I

p arriv qitly ti tim. Lat atm w vrtd spi

ld bdrm it my , carli, ad till mtim rgttat w m m i t daytim. Tw w ag, I wa -

ig a wma w wa tllig m t mt trribly ad try abt

r divr; wa ryig, I wa litig ad adig r ti,

ad rigt at t vry addt pit, t rt dr rad t ad

w ard a bllw rm t all: F-F, my littl bdl ag-

ti! Big sgar cady Daddy m! wi alway ti i

ilari. I arly illd im.Y ld pt a t t rt dr r w arriv,

aid emma.

Tat a ida, emma, I migt d tat. F mild at r -

ibl ldt. Ll, y, did y gt my mag abt Prr

hamilt?

Ll igd. Y, Mm, I gt yr mag abt Prr

hamilt, aid. Ar y vr gig t gt mymag tat Idt wat t pd my li ld away bid a tt tb li a

al-blid, biv-mpliv-dirdr-ridd lab rat?

Wll, wti, I at ti y wat t pd yr li lig

atr t l i a dad p, itr, d y?

It t a dad p, aid Ll. It a art ad atiq-

gd imprtrip, ad bliv it r t, Im qit appy tr. It

l t t fat, Mr. Gar i rally wt t wr r, ad vr mid it i I . . .

T lat, tppd.

I y id , rt dt gt ard t mig i t wr

w y dt l li it, r mtr ldd. o, Ll, wat

ar w gig t d wit y?

Im t aig y t d aytig wit m, aid Ll. Im a

grw wma, Im t xptig y t giv m my, ad wat Id wit my li i p t m t did w I did t did it, t

ay l.


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I dt drtad y, aid emma. Jt fittig ard jb

li tat. Tr ar wm wd ill r a brai li yr.

Wll, it wldt d tm m gd Dat Rw, wld it?Ad tat wa g, Ll didd, dii r prial

prpt. Ayway, Mom, I dt w tat yr i a piti t

ltr m r. W y wr my ag, y wr livig i a wm-

lltiv tid Bt, radig Glria stim, ad ritally

brig yr bra vry satrday igt.

Ll wa tatl bt t artl: t tpi brig bra wa

tat F wa rarly abl t rit.W vr brd tm, aid w, rmly. Tat wa a t-

rigt li pt abt by t mal tablimt, w wr trrid

it wa pitil. W jt gav rlv prmii t t trtr

rlv by qzig it t trribl rt ad girdl t

way r pr mtr ad, ad w wr m appir r it, wi

drv tm razy.

Y livd i a lltiv? aid carli. Wat wa it li?It wa mad, aid Ll. Ty raid i ad livd gg

ad arwiggy appl, ad wt t vry wd i gag batig

t b r mal aviit piggry, warig dgar ad g

rd badg tat aid tig li A wma d a ma li a

d a biyl. Ad t ty wr rprid w m didt li

tm.

It wa wdrl, aid F. W wr yg ad idaliti, ad,y, Ll rigt, w t rlv ar t rily. Bt w didt

av t lxry maig j abt qality ba t. W ad a

ta t d, ad by Gd w wrd at it, ad by Gd w pd t

wrld p r t xt grati wm. Y girl wldt av

aytig li t liv y av w i it adt b r . hav

y ad m , carli? It qit gd.

sldt w av m r spi? aid carli, lig dwt tabl at t dwidlig at.


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spi? Ll wrild r brw i prtd pzzlmt at t

mti r ygr itr. W spi?

T w alway arriv lat, emma rmidd r. srt ld, rt bld, rt all vr t pla, rally.

o, tat spi, aid Ll. s fg r arm wid ad

bamd ard t mpay. Hi, Mm, i, gy, sorry Im lat,

yll vr guesswat appd my way vr r, Im a actress,

Im abltlylovely, ad I lovey all. Tat ?

Yll d a bld wig, aid emma. Ad t arm rt g

p a bit itad traigt t. Bt trwi yll d.Y ma Iv gt t part? Ll lapd r ad t r brat

tatially. I lovey!

It vry id y t ti r, carli, aid F. Bt

w w wr tartig at twlv, ad it w arly tw. I at

b r i tim t at wit t rt , a ta wat w lav

vr. Bt r ayway t tart a r pt .

A did , t avy rt dr lammd p ad t t,brigig wit it a bri gt wt wid ad spi rl, tallr

ta itr r itr ad lim a a gryd, wit bttr-yllw

air t i a pixi bb ard dliat atr ad g, xpr-

iv bl y tat rrtly wr blazig wit idigat ry. s

mard it t rm, t trblig rl wit a grtig, ad

drppd it a air.

Yll vr g wat appd! ad.emma ad Ll xagd gla, trid, ad, at lat, aild t

rpr tir lagtr.

Wat? aid spi, tarig at tm. hi, carli, li t

watr. Wat p wit t tw gly itr tr?

Tyr big vry illy, aid F, mig t i r ygt,

ad dig a warig rw at t tr vr t tp r ad.

Wat p, baby girl? Did mtig bad app?Bad! aid spi. It trribl! Tragi. Diatr. Yll vr


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bliv it! Gt ti. s at p ad wpt a mirabl gaz ard

t tabl. Rby i gttig marrid, aid.

Tr wa a il.I w w w Rby wa, aid Ll at lat, w migt b abl

t rai jt a littl mr itrt r.

Rby i em itr, aid spi. hr ldr itr, ad, -

tly, rribl. s a t lg r lmy a ad

dt li ay ad dt apprv ay, ad

vga ad g at w w v at gg, vr mid mat,

ad big it rylig ad g tat w dt rylg, altg Im atally qit gd at it i y wat t w,

ad i y try t ma a j l digtd, ad i y g t

r a mal wit r, wi Gd w I try t t, ll t p

wat r d t ad t pay a py mr v w vry

l i plittig t bill, ad jt grally rribl tat v I

dt li r, ad I d li mt ppl, dt I, Mm? I tat r

? Ta, Mm, Im tarvig, wat av y lt m t at?s lt gt ti traigt, aid Ll, watig r itr ma

alty irad it t rmai t br. Yr fatmat i-

tr i t vry i, bt gttig marrid . . .

ca y bliv it? spi wallwd a qartr a bagl ad

wavd t rt irdlly. s mt im at a rally r pa i

otr nrtat Bra-Bra r mwr, wi i atally avy

t dramati iry ba t lat pal pr I w,ad lv blmd, ad it ti big wirlwid rma ad tyr

gaddig xt w t pll t all t tp at Waltam cr

Rgitry o wit al a gla ady ad a jat ptat atr-

ward. Ad i! At lat, m i, bt all I a ay i

mt b mad, ba rally, rally, ad I ma really

W dt all d vry ay t b wit, wti, aid F.

Bt v dilt ppl d d partr.Im till waitig, rmard emma mildly, t d t xatly

w ti at y.


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hw it affectsm? aid spi. s t atr bit bagl

ad r ad i dibli at r itr lw pta.

Dt itr y gt it? W mv i wit im, ll bmvig t r fat. Ad t dal alway b tat i r w

mvd t r fat, t em wld mv i t ta r

pla. Wi ma tat em will b mvig t ourfat, wi

ma tat Im t t trt.

Bt at y gt atr rmmat? aid F. It a mall

pla, bt at tat rt rly m wld wat it.

Wll . . . id a prblm tr, Mm, aid spi. T fatwa rt a privat arragmt btw em ad m.

Privat arragmt? emma d r air i t t tabl

ad rtd a itrtd i r ad. Wat migt tat ma,

xatly?

spi igd ad ld wit diavr r itr.

D y tw av t b r r ti part? aid. Dt y

av a aldr tat d tirrig r mtig?o, , , aid emma. Wv gt all day r ti , avt

w, Ll?

Im all ar, aid Ll.

oay. spi igd agai. Wll, w didt d aytig bad

r aytig. It jt tat t ladlady i a rid em part,

ad w em mvd i, did ay tat ld av rid

t tay, ad I am a vry gd rid em, , wll, I jttayd tr a lt.

Altg it wa ially ly a fat r pr, aid F.

o, spi, y w tat wa wrg.

W didt d aytig illgal, Mm, aid spi. Ad I wa

a mdl tatI pt t pla i m bttr ap ta em

did, atally. Ad Mr. Pwll rally lid m. W mt a pl

tim w am t viit. s tgt I wa em rid dwt tay rm t nrt.

T nrt, md Ll. It gt bttr, dt it, emma?


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Iligt i rt Battra, spi irmd r wit dig-

ity. Ad I d a rally gd Yrir at, atally, ul Jim

tagt m.spi, tat t rigt, aid F. I ti Mr. Pwll ly

watd tat, ad vry rigt t ay , ad y ld

av rptd tat.

I w. spi g r ad i pit. Im a vry bad

girl, ad a digra t my part, w trid t ta m gd val

i pit myl. s brigtd. Bt yll b abl t av a-

tr g m w, wt y, w I mv ba i.Mv ba i? aid F. swti, tr wr r y t

mv ba it.

cr tr i, aid spi. I w my rm g, bt

wat wrg wit t tp fr?

Dt y rmmbr? Ll rm at b a t lp i

i t trm. T ilig abt t all dw at ay mmt, ad

wr jt pig tat kvi a d tim t m ad rpair it b-r it g mpltly. h a by ma t day, bt gd

w dt wat t a ay l.

Gd, t Ill ta emma rm. I alway watd it ayway.

hy, aid F. W av a ldgr.

Tr wa a pa.

hav w? aid spi.

Ma alld Tm? aid Ll. Amria lar? Tall ad rt qit, p iml t iml?

him? aid spi. I till r? I tgt wt ba t

Amria.

n, r, aid F. h isvry qit, mid.

o, aid spi.

Tr wa a il ard t tabl.

Mayb w ld pll t t a bd i t livig rm, aid F.Yd at tat, aid spi. Ill ti mtig.

Wll, it tr i y d it, aid F.


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It ay, aid spi. Ill ti mtig.

Tr wa mr il.

Y ld liv wit r a wil, aid carli.carli! aid Ll. I will ill y. o r at.

Wll, i gt wr l t g. Ad w d av t par

bdrm.

Y dt w r. s awl. s lav r t vrywr

ad brrw yr lt witt aig.

I dt brrwyourlt, aid spi qily. Tyr jt

ad. carli a m i t, tg.Y ! s at v mvd i yt.

Bt Id a r rt, ba a i pr, t a rribl

itr.

carli, y at d ti. Ll ld at carli ad

r ad rmly. Yr my rid, t m -wma fp

r pvrty-tri Atwatr wm. s at ard t pay y ay

rt, y w.You dt pay rt, aid spi.

nmbr : carli i my rid, t yr. nmbr tw: I

pay wat I a. Ad mbr tr: I d all t ig, wi i my

tribti t t ld.

I a , aid spi, aig m mrrimt t r itr.

I can, aid spi. Iv lard ti lat yar. Mm, ma tm

tp big ma t m.It m tat Ll alrady a t ig dr trl,

wti, aid F. Bt i carli i ri, mayb y ld d

m tr way t b l? Ti i vry id idd y, car-

li, i yr r it ay?

Dt d it, carli, aid Ll. Yll rgrt it. Wll bt

rgrt it.

T par rm jt ittig tr, aid carli. Lt lt rmv i, Ll. W a b t havrt hill bra t wm-

lltiv.


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carli! I lv y! rid spi. s ra t carli ad fg

r arm ard r , ppprig r wit i.

ew. carli, w wa rarly tatil, ditad rl wit atr arm. Gt m r y at m t liv wit .

Gd, aid Ll. kp iig r, spi.

spi witdrw, diappitd. call yrl Italia? grm-

bld. Yr ppd t b Mditrraa ad atiat.

I dt all myl aytig, aid carli. I jt dt av ay

itr. Wm wit itr ar alway iig a tr at m,

ad t w ty g t i pbli, ty at trl tmlvad bm a ma t ity.

I dt i my itr, aid Ll. Im t v r I li tm,

lt al wat t g mig vr tm.

Y, y d, aid carli. Y d it all t tim, ad y dt

v w yr dig it.

Wat, li ti? Ll at a dramati ad t emma brat,

izd r ad, ad id it iily. Ym, md alm.Y , aid carli. Yr dig it rigt w.

n, Im t, Im wig y wat I dt d. Pa m a bagl,

Mm, mad m wat d.

Tyr ly t av itr, art ty, carli? aid F. s

prd mr it r mg ad pad t pt pitably t

tir gt. I alway watd , bt I wa a ly.

I watd a brtr, aid spi, atig a rpral gla atemma ad Ll. hd av brgt all i rid m r m t

mt.

Itad avig t pt p wit yr itr brig rid rig

y r bdrm i Bliz Par, aid Ll. Ta vry m.

Y wldt wat t mt mybrtr rid, aid carli.

Tyr ri wird.

Y av a brtr? aid spi plly.h liv i sa Frai, Ll tld r. Mayb y ld g

ad ji im jt aid li wird.


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Mm! s big ma t m agai.

B i t a tr, girl, aid F. Rmmbr wat Gradma

J d t ay. A appy amily ma a appy li.T t t am r tw ygr dagtr wa itat.

Ll grad ad lmpd ar t tabl, r tg lllig i

mimiry agid dat; spi d dw i r air,

qitd r y, drw r lip ar r gm, ad pd at a

imagiary rb pip. Dag-abbit it, Ma, I d t m a i

at pm r my ta, bt tm tar py ra d at im

p rt, I d at tm itad, ad ty bittr-tati.Yr awl abt Gradma J, aid emma. I ti

d rally l.

W Gradma J? ad carli.

Iv tld y abt r, aid Ll.

Appartly y avt, aid carli. or I wldt b aig.

I at bliv I avt tld y abt Gradma J, aid Ll.

W ar l. nigt ad day, witr ad mmr, yaratr yar atr yar. W bg r bdd , w implr r

trg gaig tt, Mtr, w ay, g abt Gradma

J. Bt d Mm lit? n.

Gradma J wa my grat-gradmtr, aid F. s livd t

b a drd, altg I vr w r, rtatly. Ty ay

wa qit a prality.

s ad tr itr, aid Ll. Tr wa Margart, wwa a Prt Gtlwma. Tr wa Bti r Bty, w wa

a Agl w did yg. Ad tr wa Amy, w lpt wit a

lt-pg r t try t ag t ap.

Did it wr? aid carli.

n, aid spi rmly. It jt rt. A lt.

I trid a xprimt, aid Ll. o r. Mm wa notamd.

nitr wa I, aid spi. It rally rt.Amy marrid a ri ma, ad Mg marrid a pr ma . . .

bga Ll.


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Bt ty wr bt t rit wm i Amria i t walt

tat rally td . . . tid spi.

. . . a by ad l li ad a m ll lv, ty btid i r.

Tr tig wrg wit t tig, aid emma. nt tat

y tw m itrtd i itr tm.

W did Gradma J marry? ad carli.

A Grma prr! rtd Ll, lagigt ida ad al-

way amd r.

Kommen Sie hier, mein liebelittl dmplig, aid spi, ad Ivill wSiew v d ig ba i ld Bavaria.

Ty ad a l r by, wi wt bt i t Dpri,

aid Ll.

Lard tm littl varmit t i a qirrl rigt bt a

a l Ma J rl, addd spi.

s wat jt m ld illbilly, aid emma. s wrt

b.s Mm ay, aid Ll. Bt vitly tm av

rvivd, w av way wig wat rt b ty

wr.

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Users Guide.

s ad a dagtr alld cii, aid Ll, w wa arrtd

tr tim r big a ragit, w ad a dagtr alld Jj,w fw pla i t sd Wrld War, w ad Mm, w

ll am i Jpi agai, w ad emma, w rally alld J-

pi, t, ly I ldt pr it w I wa littl w

r middl am. Tyr all t mt rribl ld bag; it a amily

traditi.

Yll b rry day, aid F, w Im dad ad g ad

yr dagtr m t y t way rmal, i dagtr d,watig t ar tri t amily, ad yll av b by

maig tat y wt b abl t rmmbr ay tm.


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Ill d tm t Ati emma, aid spi. si

d Gradma J, a tll tm all abt r.

n, I wt, aid emma. Ill tll my w ildr vrytig Iw, bt Ill ma tm war t t brat a wrd t yr r-

rid brat. I y wat t w aytig, yll av t g t At

Amy.

o. spi ddrd.

At Amy i Mm mptt i twi rmvd, Ll

tld carli. s a trriyig ld tig w liv i Bt ad

p gig abt t Faaamly.s vry id t y girl, aid F. s dt av il-

dr r w, ad yr mr imprtat t r ta y migt

ti.

s d my r birtday, aid Ll. All wrappd

p i wird littl ltr abt pdig it ibly ad t rittr-

ig it away, ad vry t dd Ld ad wat t

wat wv bgt wit it.sll b plad t ti, aid spi. s drw t

r t ad diplayd a trim al adrd wit a mall, vividly

lrd bttrfy.

Y didt! aid emma. Mm, did y w abt tat?

s vr twty-, ad it r bdy, aid F. It wldt

b my i, bt t aig m t d it.

Iv watd r ag, avt I, Mm? aid spi. Id r-ally li t av a g gig all t way dw my arm, bt it

gd r my wr. A mall ay, tghl Mirr

a .

s al a a arr, aid Ll.

s ad p i , bt Ll ad yt t divr t li b-

tw taig ad id.

Ll! aid spi, r bl y ldig i rt.Ll ad a rtat tdy, w w wa i t

wrg, t ay tig tat ly mad mattr wr.


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o, pla, aid w, warily. I wa ly jig! Dt b

itiv, it rally ayig.

I dt ti it wa a vry y j, wti, aid F. Wydt y aplgiz t yr itr ad tll r y didt ma it.

Bt Ll, dig rl w t a r rlty tward

r itr, did t yt p t pral ill t tr it ard.

W ay I dt ma it? dmadd. hw m it ay

r all y t g ad at m abt myarr, bt Im t

v allwd t mmt r, v tg at ad a

atig jb i otbr?I av! aid spi. I wrd all t d lat yar, rmm-

br?

Tird lpr rm t rigt at slridg critma Grtt

dt t a atig wr, sp.

I wa t i l, atally, aid spi. Ad r it

t a atig wr, l y ti I atally bam a l r

r w, wi, wig y, y jt migt. Ayway, at lat Iw wat I wat t d wit my li, t li m.

Wll, i tat all it ta, aid Ll, Id li t b t sgar

Plm Fairy, pla. It abt a lily t app.

Ll! Mm! emma!

Fr av a, Ll, aid emma, at y ma t mall-

t bit rt t grw p a littl? Yr twty-r w, t

rt.Ad Im so rry Im t prmatrly middl-agd li y.

cat y ma t mallt bit rt t grw p? Wat

art ar y gig t d li w y rally ar rty-v i-

tad jt prtdig t b?

Tat g, aid F. Ti vrati i gig dwill,

ad I am gig t ag it w. Ll, y, Id li y t b vry

id, pla, ad d m a avr.Grat, mmbld Ll. T ld ditrati tiq. Bt

tr wa tat i r mtr vi wi wa t t b dimid.


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Id li y t g it t atti, pla, aid F, ad d m-

tig r m.

o, Mm! aid Ll. I at t atti. It dar ad dty, adtr a gt p tr, emma gav m igtmar abt it r

yar.

Wll, yr atr t tw, ad tr way Im balaig

tat laddr at my ag, Im gig t av t a y lit

yg girl, ad t Im aig i y.

Wy m, tg? Wy t hl Mirr?

spidr, aid spi. I av arapbia, rmmbr?Id li t y rmmbr it i m rd y a part i

t xt spidr-ma mvi.

Mm ay i it vr bam a idra t my arr, w

a yptrapit, dt y, Mm?

s it ay t av it a lg a it ly tp y rm dig a-

vr r tr ppl? ni .

Y ld alway a emma, aid F, itly.G aad, aid emma. A m. I wdr wat Ill ay?

Ll igd. oay, aid. si Im t ly tpid

g t d it. Wat i it y wat, Mm?

oddly g, it yr at Amy w wat it, aid F.

Tr a xibiti mig p at t Maatt hitrial

sity, ad wat t r a llti rip my gradma

cii pt tgtr ad ad privatly pritd ba i t 1920. Itmwr amg my llti papr rm m, i t ar

rr dr t av.

o, , aid Ll. Grat ida, Mm. Tr ar g papers

i tr t i a ipwit a bit l y wt m agai till

xt critma.

Y! spi balld r t i trimp. sr, Mm.

I dt ti yll d t g trg all tm, aid F.Tr t big tr wit all t papr i it, ad t tr

tat littl ba xt t it, ad Im prtty r it i tr. It t


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vry big ad it a a rd vri yd jt b a agl ad ta a

qi l r m, t I a tll At Amy tat at lat w trid.

Wat m t m ad lp y? aid carli.Tr rally it rm r tw p tr, wti, aid F.

Wy dt y tay dw r wit itad, ad tll spi

mr abt t fat.

Y, d tat, aid Ll. Tll r all abt t fat. Dt rgt

t rl tat ay wit bld air a t la t tilt vry

satrday mrig.

It wa all vry wll, tgt, trdgig p t raig tair t ld tat ld t t atti, r Mm t ig t jy

itrd rm aarF ad ida wat it wa rally li t

av itr. Ll wa a middl ild, ad tr wr tim w

lt t brd ti ly. Fr all r ildd, it ad md,

watvr ad aivd, emma ad aivd arlir ad, ally,

amplid bttr; ad w Ll rl ad b ly tr

yar ld, alg ad m spi, alway ygr, alway mrarmig, lpig rl witt tgt r qti t vrytig

rm Ll dll t r lt (ba, watvr spi migt ay

w, tr ad b may yar w ad b l rl

r itr dr ) t tir mtr attti. Ad v w

tat ty ad all rad adltd, t pattr md t -

ti. emma li, wit arr ad marriag pla atly ttld

it pla, td i tat rpral trat t Ll day-t-day rabbld xit; mawil, r wa spi qit litrally

mvig i Ll li, ivitd, l, by Ll bt rid. F

ld try livig wit ral itr itad wavig prtty ida

abt tm, Ll tgt, t r t rt tim, ad w

lid it.

T trt wa tat w, tw yar t llg, Ll wa d-

ig adltd mr ta a littl dilt. Fr tig, tr wat i r arr. s wa rad ad rmaid r i t

a ggti rm may r prr at ivritytat


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t wrld iti rar wa t r r, bt t qti w

rmaid jt wat rt prial wrld wa. T qiry ad

tp t t it t vtial tp tat itd emma wll, ad yt witt t brig prpli tward parti-

lar gal tat ifamd spi, d rl, at arly twty-

v, a littl alarmigly laig i prial dirti. I vai ad

r part ggtd rtr qaliati atr atr

lad t pati r taig, aid, r t admiitrativ abil-

ity r ial wr, ad law wld b yt atr ri t dry

at wi ad ad it wil tdyig bimitry.(T emma ggti pbli rlati, ad spi ai

mdlig, ad rtrd vry t didai lt a

ad mritd.) Yt ld t drit aimlly rvr, r ld

tay rvr i carli fat, maig rl l by ig mal

ad agig ligtblb. It wa tim t ttl rily i t adlt

libt w r wr wa ppd t d a li t ttl i t,

Ll ad ida.s limbd pat r part bdrm ad F ltig

rm, tadig ar rm a tr t rt ladig, ad p

t t tp ladig t , wr Tm t ldgr rm td

ppit r w ld bdrm. s rtrivd t rity laddr rm

t rr t ladig, plld dw t atti dr, ad rambld

p t t mall, dty pa, rammd wit t parapralia

arly tr dad amily li, bx baby lt laid by ra grati tat wa yt t m, -lvd ty tat ad

ad t art t trw away, pil llg txtb tat migt

yt b rrrd t, br ti rat tat mayb day m-

wld ta t tim t rtrig.

carlly, pid r way trg t arrw pat btw

t pil t t rr, wr, dr a mall widw wit raidrp

drmmig tdrly t ld warpd pa, tr at a largtr taiig t amily papr tat F ad ad ippd rm

Bt w r w mtr, Gradma Jj, ad did. nxt t it


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wa t ba, wi F ad b l ta ig i d-

ribig a mall, ba it am p t Ll ldr ad ld

r lv pad t vrfwig wit b, papr, ad tragbx vari iz.

Ta, Mm, Ll mttrd t rl. s witd t

ltri ligt, ti ad yllw, t agmt t watry gray ligt rm

tid, draggd t a br-dw tl t it rl , ad t

t t ta.

T tp l t ba ld pil ptgrap, m i

albm, m t, ragig rm ld-aid pia t t add,-brigt lr tirty yar ag. Ll rtd trg t

brify, traig t lg Maatt a r mtr amily a

ty mvd trg t lat try ad mr, tppig t ipt

a ld wma wit a wt xpri, warig a la-dgd ap ad

ldig a baby i a larg la llar, a glamr ygr wma

wit prmd air ad dar lipti, mig a igartt ad l-

ig agtily t t id, a pl yg m i Amria avalirm, ad ally, dligtdly, appig a ygr,

tir F, wit wild rly air ad a tr xpri, wavig a

bar tat rad the personal is political.

T d l ld b, pil tm, a t amily ad

b radr r grati, rammd iggldy-piggldy it t

pa til t l bld bat tir wigt. Ptry jmbld

agait Vitria rma, b rm jtld wit ThePickwick Papers, Ralp Wald emr wit Raymd cadlr,

ad al, a littl t Ll rpri, wit a ri py drad-

l rm t 1860, tir vr illtratd wit badit,

, ad aitig wm. nwr amg tm, wvr, wa

a llti ripGradma Jj, w ad b a pratial

wma, mt av pad it away it t trag bx

r prtti.T bx lld mt t rt t ba. Tr wr a

dz r mr tm, i ava r ardbard, dirig iz,


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ad wit tir tt larly labld i Gradma Jj qar,

rm ad. Ll qattd t fr, brd aid a pl t

pidr tat alarmd spi, ad t t xamiig tm. T bxmard jewelry tgt ld igr, al t bx mard

maps. A bx labld receipts ld prmiig bt prvd t

ld a llti aial dmt ti wit papr, t

mbr tampd t wit a ld-aid typwritr ribb. A

lgat tair id i ram-lrd vllm ad mard cis-

sie raid r p, bt ipti taid ly a ri

battrd jral rawld i a all-bt-illgibl rampd aditi wr Gradma cii adwritig, tgt Ll, it wa

wdr tat ad didd t av r rip pritd pri-

ally. Tr wa a bx mard transcendentalism, wi appar-

tly ad itrtd m i t amily, ad atr bx

mard concord. nwr itr i ay t bx r tad

btw tm wa t b Ll gt.

Ll r rm t fr, dtig r i digt. A btt d , tid, al idd i t adw, a mall latr a

ittig t fr btw t l ad t tr. It wa largr

ta t trag bx, t rt a tat d t b arrid by

dtr, wit a trdy adl ad a ld, dlld bra lap; li

t bx, it br itr labl r dripti. cri dpit r-

l, Ll pid it p, t it t t tl dr t widw, ad

pd it wil t raidrp bat a tatt abv r ad.Ti a taid t ly papr bt tr bjt, t, a l-

lti a amily vir, mt tm migly rm Vit-

ria tim. Tr wa a arvd a ad a pair id glv; vral

t mi, m tm pd, r ld-aid g

tat ad g r a try ad mr; a mall igtap, w

yllw wit ag, ad m abadd dlwr; a latr bx

taiig a littl gld rig t wit trqi t; ad a blaaml br, wit a l brw air i t tr arragd

it t ap a wpig willw. hidd away i a rr, Ll


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agt a glimp a mall b wit a rd vr, ad rad r it

plly; bt it wa t rip, ly a m-wr py The Pil-

grims Progress, battrd ad dg-ard rm radig, it pi qitrad away. Bat t bjt wa a llti paitig ad

drawig tat ad larly b d by t am adwvr

t amily ad b, m amg tm mt av b

artiti. Tr wa a pil drawig a plmp, milig wma i a

rili, ad atr a prtty girl wit t rt r air tid

p i wat ld li a ri mall papr parl. Tr wr

m paitig rllwr i brigt lr, a rg t atag by a r, ad atr, mr plid, a yg ma

lyig lazily i a ld mig a igar. At t vry bttm t bx

wa a pil lttr, all writt ti, ragil papr, i t am

larg, rgti ad. Ll drw t t tpmt lttrt writig

wa xtrmly tidy bt al, li Gradma cii, aily lg-

iblad bga t rad.

crd, Jly 1869.

Dart Mg,

Will w vr lar t bar it, d y ti? A wrld witt r

Bt, a amily wit ly tr itr wr tr wr r?

A amily rippl, i atr w ar t wl witt r,

w itr w rmai, ad vr agai all b. W ar maimd

li t ldir wdd i t War w w-a-day limpigtrg crd, witt a arm r a y, wit bt a

tmp wr tr wa a tt l lg. Bt, , my dart

Mg, w vry m mr badly wdd ar w ta v t

pr rtat, mr badly damagd ta v pr blid Billy

w it wit i bwl tid t sldir hm wit itr

arm r lg r y, r w av lt a part tat wa mr pr-

i ta ay rdiary limb. I it mat I ld av my Btba agai r ly a w r a day, Id trad pla wit Billy r

li, ad ti myl t rir r it.


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I ti mtim tat I a bar t pai r todayad m-

tim I v ti I a bar it r a mt, bt t tgt a

litim witt r i t ard, Mg. Fatr tal Gd will ad appir tim t m, ad tll m tat I will Bt agai

w I, t, r t rivr t t cltial city tat await all.

Bt, Mg, Im nota ait, a Fatr i, I cant bar t tgt

a parati, ad tr ar tim w my art a I

ti it will brt my brat wit gri.

T day ar tlrabl, mtly. T rai a tppdmri-

llyad Im abl t by myl abt t ld ta adma myl l i tig ly w Im alway bttr

w tr wr at ad. Bt t igt ar ard, ad d t

grw air. Marm ad Fatr g arly t bd t day, ad I

am lt al wit tig bt t lgig r my Bt tat I ti

will vr, vr a. Ti vig, abl t lp, I r rm my

bd, lit t lamp, ad wt, a I t d, t t b tat my dar

Grma rid gav m w I wa i nw Yr. Y rmmbr gav m a py sapar r a critma pr-

t, tllig m I ld d i it vrytig I d. ually w

I p it, I will d mtig mial r pilpial t ma

m mil r t d m gd, bt tigt t b ll p, a i

it w will, t pr kig Lar lamtig i dad crdliaad

w I rad t addt all ad li vr writtTlt

m mr / nvr, vr, vr, vr, vrI laid my addw t b pag ad wpt ad wpt, vry qitly a t

t wa Marm, til v I ld wp mr.

I it vry wid t l rrw, Mg? Fatr ay tat i I

trt i Gd, h will mrt m, bt I will tll you ti, Mg

altg Id vr tll Marm r Fatrtat tr ar tim i

my wid w I am tmptd t at t Gd W a b

rl a t ma all r . Adi ti vry wid adl idd?it mtim m t m tat h a mad m t

r t mt, r Marm ad Fatr av a tr, ad y


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av J ad yr tw pri littl , ad Milady Amy i

erp a Tddy w r r vry w igt i iig armr,

wil I ad bt Bt, ad w tat ta rm m, Imall wrg, Mg, all vry wrg.

Dar Mg, y d wdt y?tat miig Bt

m dt ma tat I lv y ay t li aytig, y ad

Amy ar t mr dar t m ta vr, w tat w av lt r.

I hadtr itr bt w av tw, ad am till a ly wma

r it, r m av . o day, prap, I all b abl t b

mrtd by tat.Tat all I will writ r I ti I av tird myl at lat ad

migt v lp a r br t daw m. Bl y r

radig ar.

Wit lv rm,

J.

Ll id t lttr ad at tarig r m tim it t jmbl paig a ad br ritr, trig t ti papr b-

tw r gr. o t rar ai w ad tgt

rily Gradma J, it ad b alway a a ld wma, rigid

i r way ad tr i r priipl. Bt t wma w ad

writt ti lttr wa ygyg ad rtai ad tr wit

t pai a l Ll w ralizd ld t bgi t m-

prd. Ll ad ar b appily aqaitd wit t la rality dat, altg ad ad rid rm l ad

llg w ad lt r t tr part; ad rmmbrd

w tat tr ad b a girl i t yar abv r at st. Adrw,

a girl wm ad t w wll, wit ti brw air ad a

brad ridly a, w ad b illd i a iig aidt drig

a critma liday. It rrd t r w t wdr wtr tat

girl ad ad a itr, ad, i , w ld bar t liv .Ll-bll! Lby-Ll!

Ll jmpd at t d spi vi, riig rm t


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ladig blw ad wrig r rm t tgt a yg

wma w ad livd t b ld, mrig a itr w ad t.

Wat i it? alld dw t laddr, ig rl by td r w vryday vi, ig rm ti rm tat ld

gt rm t pat.

Mm wat t w i yv b at by t pidr yt.

Yv b p tr r vr a r.

Im mig dw w.

Ll rplad t lttr ad tr bjt it t a, t it

ba bid t bl, ad limbd dw t laddr t jispi, ild t twty-rt try i wr ja ad a wit

bl pattrd wit giat rd daiispi ad rtly div-

rd t jy vitag lt mart.

Y wr tr r ag, aid. Yr vrd wit dt.

Wat did y d?

ntig m, aid Ll. Lt ad lt bit ld papr

ad m ptgrap Mm at t wm lltiv. Bt I r-gt t brig tm dw; Ill g p agai latr ad gt tm.

Mm lig gilty, aid spi. s ti hrt Yr

Flig ad yr ittig p tr bbig qitly it a littl la

ai.

n, Im , aid Ll. Jt gt a bit arrid away lig at

t ptgrap.

Wll, dt tll r tat! Lt r g lig gilty, ad maybll bra t t p lat gt idd i r bd-

rm.

Wat it li? aid Ll. T b witt tadard r am?

A a itit, Im ri.

Aa! aid carli a t tw trd t it, arm i arm.

It t girl w vr t r itr.

Dt t, aid Ll. I wa dlibratly marig dt r. I didt d t b, Mm, bt t trill t t i m

w. I ti Ill m ba drig t w ad ta atr l.


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Y dt av t d tat, y, aid F. It wa jt a

tgt tat At Amy ad.

n, Im itrtd w t wat t rip ar li. Llpad. Gradma cii wa Gradma J dagtr, rigt?

ad t.

Rigt. F yd r dagtr warily, waitig r a arati m-

mt. T r rpri, it did t m.

Ad Bti-w-did-yg wa J itr?

Y, aid F. Wy t itrt i Gradma J all a dd?

Wll, carli wa aig abt r. hw ld wa w did, ayway? Bti.

Qit yg, I ti. I dt rally w. It wa a big amily

tragdy.

Ppl wr alway dyig yg i t day, aid emma.

Ty alway wr i Di, ayway.

Y didt rad tat i ti , aid F darly: ad

trg lig abt Di tratmt i mal aratr.Tat ma t t wm a ba by a drd yar.

sm i t amily lid im, aid Ll. Tr ar

lt ld pi i b p i t atti, ad ty l prtty

wll rad, t.

I at, t b ld a i ty ad b t m rad

a dvrd, wit rad pi ad pag rmpld ad pattrd

wit tai by m tidy a drd yar ag ad mr.Ty a tay i t atti, aid F, w did t ar r a-

tr admirati r t writr.

Im Grat-Grat-Grat-At Bt! Im dyyyying! spi at r-

l dramatially t wr gr a i t rr t rm,

arm fg t t fr, ad ld p r Ll t ji t arad.

Ll ld ldly dw r ygr itr.

Y av art, spi, aid.Wat? Frm r pr piti, spi tard p at Ll i


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rpri; maig Gradma J amily ad b a trtai-

mt t tw tm ad rid i tir ildd.

sm did, aid Ll. Did y vr ti w ard tatmt av b r t rt tm? Wat wld y d i I did,

jt li t a imitatig m ad tiig it wa y?

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rggd. Ll rd t rm t t wall by t widw t x-

ami a ptgrap all tr itr, lagig ad widblw i

tir t, a amily liday i stlad. W ar y mvig

i t ri my li, ayway? aid.o satrday. spi at p ad pd at r air. It all

rtd. I pd my rid Jami wil y wr ptair gt

a va ad gig t lp m. I avt gt m t, big a

wadrig gypy playr ad all. Bt tr ar all t tair at car-

li, ad gig t lp m arry it all p.

hmm. Ll lt t ptgrap, at rl at t tabl, ad

plld Tby t r lap. Ad I pp, aid, yll wat m t a pial ppr r yr rid Jami t ta im r i lp.

o, wld y? aid spi. Tat wld b amazig, Ll,

yr a amazig . Wld y d tat b tig wit all

t mrm? It ablly ymmy, ad ll av driv all

tat way, I ti drv it, dt y?

I ti atr arryig all yourvri t m t p t

tair, ll drv a tartr ad a drt, t. Fid t wat i a-vrit pddig i ad wll rpri im.

Ad tr y g agai, aid carli.

Im t ggig r, aid Ll. s ggig m. Ad ma

mita, spi, i y dt bav yrl i t fat, yll

b dw t tair ad ba t trt br y a ay kat

Wilt.

I ti ti all r a littl lat, aid F, maig r ttair t r bdrm.


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