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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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