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KatherineMansfield

[1]WhendearoldMrs.HaywentbaafterstayingwiththeBurheadoll’shouse.ItwassobigthatthedPatcarrieditiyard,aayed,proppedupontwowoodehefeed-roomdoor.Noharmeofit;itwassummer.Ahesmellofpaintwouldhavegohetimeithadtobetakenihesmellofpaintthatdoll’shouse(“SweetofoldMrs.Hay,ofostsweetandgenerous!”

)—butthesmellofpaintwasquiteenoughtomakeanyoneseriouslyill,inAuntBeryl’sopiniohesagwastakenoff.A>

[2]Therestoodthedoll’shouse,adark,oily,spina,pickedoutwithbrightyellow.Itstwosolidlittleeys,gluedontotheroof,werepaintedredahedleamingwithyellowvarnish,waslikealittleslaboftoffee.Fourindows,weredividedintopanesbyabrreeuallyatinyporch,too,paihbiglumpsofgealedpainthangingalongtheedge.

[3]Butperfect,perfectlittlehouse!Whoiartofthejoy,partofthenewness.

[4]“Openitquieone!”

[5]Thehookatthesidewasstuckfast.Patprieditopenwithhispehewholehbad—thereyatohesamemomentint-roomanddining-room,thekitdtwobedrooms.Thatisthewayforahousetoopen!Whydon’tallhousesope?Howmuchmoreexgthahroughtheslitofadoorilehallwithahat-standandtwoumbrellas!Thatis—isn’tit?—whatyoulongtoknowaboutahousewhenyouputyourhandonthekistheedeadofakiurnwithanangel....

[6]“Oh-oh!”

TheBurnellsouhoughtheywereiwastoomarvellous;itwastoomu.Theyhadhiheirlives.Alltheroomsered.Therewerepitheaihepaper,withgoldframesplete.Redcarpetcoveredallthefloorsexceptthekit;redplushthedrawing-room,greeninthedining-room;tables,bedswithrealbedclothes,acradle,astove,adresserwithtinyplatesandonebigjug.ButwhatKezialikedmorethananything,whatshelikedfrightfully,.Itstoodinthemiddleofthedining-roomtable,aelittleamberlampwithawhiteglobe.Itwasevenfilledallreadyf,though,ofcourse,you’tlightit.Buttherewassomethilookedlikeoil,andthatmovedwhenyoushookit.

[7]Thefatherandmotherdolls,whosprawledverystiffasthoughtheyhadfaihedrawing-room,awolittleasleepupstairs,werereallytoobigforthedoll’shouse.Theydidn’tlookasthoughtheybelohelamperfect.ItseemedtosmiletoKezia,tosay,“Ilivehere.”

Thelamp

[8]TheBurnellcouldhardlywalktoschoolfasteTheyburelleverybody,todescribe,to—well—toboastabouttheirdoll’shousebeforethesch.

[9]“I’mtotell,”

saidIsabel,“becauseI’mtheeldest.AndyoutwoiI’mtotellfirst.”

[10]Therewasnothingtoanswer.Isabelwasbossy,butshewasalwaysright,andLottieandKeziakhepowersthatwentwithbeiheybrushedthroughthethickbuttercupsattheroadedgeandsaidnothing.

[11]“AndI’mtoea.MothersaidImight.”

[12]Forithadbeewhilethedoll’shousestoodiyardtheymightaskthegirlsatse,toeandlook.Nottostaytotea,ofetraipsingthroughthehouse.Butjusttostahecourtyardoihebeauties,andLottieandKezialookedpleased....

[13]Buthurryastheymight,bythetimetheyhadreachedthetarredpalingsoftheboys’playgroundthebellhadbeguntojaheyonlyjusthadtimetowhipofftheirhatsandfalliherollwasevermiomakeupforitbylookiantandmysteriousandbywhisperingbehiothegirlssomethiplaytime.”

[14]PlaytimedIsabelwassurrouhegirlsofherearlyfoughttoputtheirarmsrouoithher,tobeamflatteringly,tobehersped.Sheheldquiteaderthehugepihesideoftheplayground.Nudging,gigglihelittlegirlspressedupdtheonlytwowhostayedoutsidetheriaysoutside,thelittleKelveys.TheykoeaheBurnells.

[15]Forthefactwas,theschooltheBurnellwenttowasnotatallthekindofplacetheirparentswouldhaveiftherehadbeenaherewasheonlysiles.Andthecewasalltheintheneighborhood,thejudge’slittlegirls,thedhters,thestore-keeper’s,themilkmaomixtogether.herebeinganequalnumberhlittleboysaswell.ButtheliobedraasdrawnattheKelveys.Manyofthe,ingtheBurallowedeveheTheyasttheKelveyswiththeirheadsintheair,ahefashioninallmattersofbehaviour,theKelveyswereshunnedbyeverybody.Eveeacherhadaspecialvoi,andaspecialsmilefortheotherwhenLilKelveycameuptoherdeskwithabunchofdreadfullyon-lookingflowers.

[16]Theywerethedaughtersofaspry,hardwlittlehowentaboutfromhousetohousebytheday.Thiswasawfulenough.ButwherewasMr.Kelvey?Nobodykeverybodysaidherisohedaughtersofawasherwomanandagaolbird.Verynipanyforotherpeople’s!Andtheylookedit.WhyMrs.Kelveymadethemsospicuouswashardtouhetruthwastheyweredressedin“bits”

givehepeopleforwhomsheworked.Lil,forinstance,lainchild,withbigfreckles,cametosadressmadefromagreeable-clothoftheBurhredplushsleevesfromtheLogans’s.Herhat,perthforehead,oman’shat,oyofMissLecky,thepostmistress.Itwasturhebadtrimmedwithalargescarletquill.Whatalittleguyshelooked!Itossiblenottolaugh.Alesister,ourElse,wwhitedress,ratherlikeanightgoairoflittleboy’sboots.ButwhateverourElseworeshewouldhavele.Shewasatinywishboneofachild,withcroppedhairandenormoussolemtlewhiteowl.Nobodyhadeverseenhersmile;shescarcelyeverspoke.ShewentthroughlifeholdingontoLil,ieceofLil’sskirtscrewedupinherhaourElsefollowed.Intheplayground,toandfromschool,therewasLilmarfrontandourElseholdingonbehind.Onlywheedanything,orwheofbreath,aveLilatug,atwitdLilstoppedaheKelveysneverfailedtouaher.

[17]Nowtheyhoveredattheedge;you’tstopthemlistetlegirlsturnedroundandsneered,Lil,asusual,gavehersilly,shamefacedsmile,butourElseonlylooked.

[18]AndIsabel’svoice,soveryproud,wehecarpetmadeagreatsensation,butsodidthebedswithrealbedclothes,aovewithanovendoor.

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