| Show came Oh child voice and the unmistakable words Marian Marian Four Mother glancedclock in the dead girl at the clock in the corner shelf morning What wouldchild be doing out at this time of night and calling to the nearOf busily No that all things Lucinca Come She back walked toward the That Myrtle door 1I know voice anywhere warned Carrie Myrtle who asked Mother Myrtle anywhere Larsen Myrtle whispered Carrie You re hearing Larsen things 1Iknow consoled Mother hair began to crawl on the back of her on You know that couldnbe Myrtle and jumpy Come and sit down She woman led sank You have Carrie down and know Marian to covered she very chair and only m child that age anyway children her said long Here that in the corner with her always knew too old am with little but the neck She went You re tired face really that voice The older long apron wouldn to have seven grand one at home this is the ve just knowncouldnkeep her long Sheso fragile and small why like as not first big breeze might blow her away from me Now Carrie sympathized Mother of course shefragile but she ll be all right if we can just get her over this sickness No answered Carrie time and that voice we heard calling to her was Myrtle You know what dear friends those two are and now with both of them having the once again the their hearts Mother her heart was column fever- childish stepped Coming of up through the rumpled nightgown the trailed Marian window and her path between children boys and candle up to the screened door the girls through hand the and flew lilac and to bushes each held They seemed to float darkness headed off echoed the pre-dawn silently through voice cry to in his handlighted in her hands Her the with the other In clear tones she said havecandle light for Marian She walked toward the way and Mother could see her bending over to light one candle from another Carrie 13 and Myrtle Larsen in procession One was lighted steps two candle new and unused andneedbedroom dooxrthe bed trying sat in stunned |
