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tknowwhattodoaboutthatkid."

myfathersaidatdinneroneevening."

PiquetteTonnerre,Imean.Thedamnbone'

sflaredupagain.I'

vehadherinhospitalforquiteawhilenow,andit'

sundercontrolallright,butIhatelikethedickenstosendherhomeagain."

5、"

Couldn'

tyouexplaintohermotherthatshehastorestalot?

"

mymothersaid.

6、"

Themother'

snotthere"

myfatherreplied."

Shetookoffafewyearsback.Can'

tsayIblameher.Piquettecooksforthem,andshesaysLazaruswouldneverdoanythingforhimselfaslongasshe'

sthere.Anyway,Idon'

tthinkshe'

dtakemuchcareofherself,onceshegotback.She'

sonlythirteen,afterall.Beth,Iwasthinking—WhatabouttakingheruptoDiamondLakewithusthissummer?

Acoupleofmonthsrestwouldgivethatboneamuchbetterchance."

7、Mymotherlookedstunned.

8、"

ButEwen--whataboutRoddieandVanessa?

9、"

She'

snotcontagious,"

myfathersaid."

AnditwouldbecompanyforVanessa."

10、"

Ohdear,"

mymothersaidindistress,"

I'

llbetanythingshehasnitsinherhair."

11、"

ForPete'

ssake,"

myfathersaidcrossly,"

doyouthinkMatronwouldletherstayinthehospitalforallthistimelikethat?

Don'

tbesilly,Beth."

12、GrandmotherMacLeod,herdelicatelyfeaturedfaceasrigidasacameo,nowbroughthermauve-veinedhandstogetherasthoughshewereabouttobeginprayer.

13、"

Ewen,ifthathalfbreedyoungstercomesalongtoDiamondLake,I'

mnotgoing,"

sheannounced."

llgotoMorag'

sforthesummer."

14、Ihadtroubleinstiflingmyurgetolaugh,formymotherbrightenedvisiblyandquicklytriedtohideit.IfitcametoachoicebetweenGrandmotherMacLeodandPiquette,Piquettewouldwinhandsdown,nitsornot.

15、"

Itmightbequiteniceforyou,atthat,"

shemused."

Youhaven'

tseenMoragforoverayear,andyoumightenjoybeinginthecityforawhile.Well,Ewendear,youdowhatyouthinkbest.IfyouthinkitwoulddoPiquettesomegood,thenwe'

IIbegladtohaveher,aslongasshebehavesherself."

16、Soithappenedthatseveralweekslater,whenweallpiledintomyfather'

soldNash,surroundedbysuitcasesandboxesofprovisionsandtoysformyten-month-oldbrother,PiquettewaswithusandGrandmotherMacLeod,miraculously,wasnot.Myfatherwouldonlybestayingatthecottageforacoupleofweeks,forhehadtogetbacktohispractice,buttherestofuswouldstayatDiamondLakeuntiltheendofAugust.

17、Ourcottagewasnotnamed,asmanywere,"

DewDropInn"

or"

Bide-a-Wee,"

BonnieDoon”.Thesignontheroadwayboreinausterelettersonlyourname,MacLeod.Itwasnotalargecottage,butitwasonthelakefront.Youcouldlookoutthewindowsandsee,throughthefiligreeofthesprucetrees,thewaterglisteninggreenlyasthesuncaughtit.Allaroundthecottagewereferns,andsharp-branchedraspberrybushes,andmossthathadgrownoverfallentreetrunks,Ifyoulookedcarefullyamongtheweedsandgrass,youcouldfindwildstrawberryplantswhichwereinwhiteflowernowandinanothermonthwouldbearfruit,thefragrantglobeshanginglikeminiaturescarletlanternsonthethinhairystems.Thetwogreysquirrelswerestillthere,gossipingatusfromthetallsprucebesidethecottage,andbytheendofthesummertheywouldagainbetameenoughtotakepiecesofcrustfrommyhands.Thebroadmooseantlersthathungabovethebackdoorwerealittlemorebleachedandfissuredafterthewinter,butotherwiseeverythingwasthesame.Iracedjoyfullyaroundmykingdom,greetingalltheplacesIhadnotseenforayear.Mybrother,Roderick,whohadnotbeenbornwhenwewereherelastsummer,satonthecarruginthesunshineandexaminedabrownsprucecone,meticulouslyturningitroundandroundinhissmallandcurioushands.Mymotherandfathertotedtheluggagefromcartocottage,exclaimingoverhowwelltheplacehadwintered,nobrokenwindows,thankgoodness,noapparentdamagefromstormfelledbranchesorsnow.

18、OnlyafterIhadfinishedlookingarounddidInoticePiquette.Shewassittingontheswingherlamelegheldstifflyout,andherotherfootscuffingthegroundassheswungslowlybackandforth.Herlonghairhungblackandstraightaroundhershoulders,andherbroadcoarse-featuredfaceborenoexpression--itwasblank,asthoughshenolongerdweltwithinherownskull,asthoughshehadgoneelsewhere.Iapproachedherveryhesitantly.

19、"

Wanttocomeandplay?

20、Piquettelookedatmewithasuddenflashofscorn.

21、"

Iain'

takid,"

shesaid.

22、Wounded,Istampedangrilyaway,swearingIwouldnotspeaktoherfortherestofthesummer.Inthedaysthatfollowed,however,Piquettebegantointerestme,andlbegantowanttointeresther.Myreasonsdidnotappearbizarretome.Unlikelyasitmayseem,IhadonlyjustrealisedthattheTonnerrefamily,whomIhadalwaysheardCalledhalfbreeds,wereactuallyIndians,orasnearasmadenodifference.MyacquaintancewithIndianswasnotexpensive.IdidnotremembereverhavingseenarealIndian,andmynewawarenessthatPiquettesprangfromthepeopleofBigBearandPoundmaker,ofTecumseh,oftheIroquoiswhohadeatenFatherBré

beuf'

sheart--allthisgaveheraninstantattractioninmyeyes.IwasdevotedreaderofPaulineJohnsonatthisage,andsometimeswouldoratealoudandinanexaltedvoice,WestWind,blowfromyourprairienest,Blowfromthemountains,blowfromthewest--andsoon.ItseemedtomethatPiquettemustbeinsomewayadaughteroftheforest,akindofjuniorprophetessofthewilds,whomightimparttome,ifItooktherightapproach,someofthesecretswhichsheundoubtedlyknew--wherethewhippoorwillmadehernest,howthecoyoterearedheryoung,orwhateveritwasthatitsaidinHiawatha.

23、IsetaboutgainingPiquette'

strust.Shewasnotallowedtogoswimming,withherbadleg,butImanagedtolureherdowntothebeach--orrather,shecamebecausetherewasnothingelsetodo.Thewaterwasalwaysicy,forthelakewasfedbysprings,butIswamlikeadog,thrashingmyarmsandlegsaroundatsuchspeedandwithsuchanoutputofenergythatInevergrewcold.Finally,whenIhadenough,IcameoutandsatbesidePiquetteonthesand.Whenshesawmeapproaching,herhandssquashedflatthesandcastleshehadbeenbuilding,andshelookedatmesullenly,withoutspeaking.

24、"

Doyoulikethisplace?

Iasked,afterawhile,intendingtoleadonfromthereintothequestionofforestlore.

25、Piquetteshrugged."

It'

sokay.Goodasanywhere."

26、"

Iloveit,"

1said."

Wecomehereeverysummer."

27、"

Sowhat?

Hervoicewasdistant,andIglancedatheruncertainly,wonderingwhatIcouldhavesaidwrong.

28、"

Doyouwanttocom