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Tonight, I continue the story, The Blue Castle, by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

So lie down, close your eyes, and let me read you a story.

Chapter 25

On the evening of the day after the funeral,

Roaring Abel went off for a spree,

he'd been sober for four whole days and could endure it no longer. Before he went, Valancy told him she would be going away the next day. Roaring

Abel was sorry and said so. A distant cousin from up back was coming to keep house for him,

quite willing to do so now

since there was no sick girl to wait on, but Abel was not under any delusions concerning her.

She won't be like you, my girl. Well, I'm obliged to you. You help me out of a bad hole and I won't

forget it. And I won't forget what you did for

Sissy. I'm your friend. And if you ever want any of the sterling spanked and sot in a corner,

send for me. I'm going to wet my whistle. Lord, but I'm dry. Don't reckon I'll be back

for tomorrow, so if you're going home tomorrow,

"'Good-bye now.' "'I may go home tomorrow,' said Valency.

"'But I'm not going back to Derwood.'

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