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THE AUSTRALIAN. DIANA PALMER. One The airport of Brisbane was abarrotado, so and as was expected Priscilla. It had left...

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THE AUSTRALIAN. DIANA PALMER. One

The airport of Brisbane was abarrotado, so and as was expected Priscilla. It had left Australia being one young student on the verge of beginning university. After graduating it had been despedido of its friendships in Honolulu and it had marched house of its Margaret aunt, with whom it had lived during five years. The future one appeared to him in Providence, a small town to the northwest of Brisbane, next to the tropical forests of the Great Dividing Mountain range of Queensland. It watched anxious his around, looking for a his parents, and smiled when remembering the happy thing that they were had shown on its intention of being professor in Australia. For Priscillia it had been a sudden decision, motivada to a large extent by the intention of Ronald George to give classes in that same place... . When changing the weight of a foot to another his blond tufts waved on his delicado clear face of skin and great eyes green. Its glance transmitted serenity, confidence and one pick of picardía. To point of to turn twenty-four years and like resultado of the label lessons that his Margaret aunt had paid to him, his movimientos they were of an exquisite elegance that nothing had to do with adolescent that five years back a had left to study to Hawaii. A little shook. In Australia month of September was primaveral, no like the autumn of Hawaii. stations, like his feelings, were cambiado by complete. Before beginning university so single it had been two years in Queensland. Her family had left his Native Alabama after to its father they offered a position to him of professor in Providence. Adam Johnson it excited to him the idea to give classes in small and respeck village, and her wife, Renée, shared the same illusion. Neither it had close relatives of whom to worry, except for its daughter, so that they marched a Australia to settle definitively. With unique passage of time that lait mentioned was Priscilla. It was wondered how it would be to return to see it, which was enough probable. The little one population of Providence esbaba very desperdigadto by farms of the environs, reason why everybody enconit unites occasionally in the town stops to buy or to attend the church. Their fine brown eyebrows were fruncieron in preoccupation gesture. There were pasado five years and she was a woman different. In addition, Ronald would settle soon, and thus it would have to somebody in that to think. Somebody that it made it forget to Jonathan Sterling. John... It was impossible to forget it. Priscilla it hardened the glance and took hold its stock market with as much force that the knuckles him palidecierum. Their memories had not been extinguished, nor either its pain. It was exhausted by long flight, and although almost all its luggage had been invoiced

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and single it took with her a stock market of hand, it wished that its parents apareciethey ran. It yearned for to return to the field small house where they lived, together to the immense farm of well-known cattle like Sterling Run. It passed the Vista between the multitude that abarrotaba the terminal, but before puit gave to pay attention to the entrance saw hombre corpulento that raised head on the other passengers. To Priscilla him it gave to an upset the heart and a began to shake. ¡Perhaps not outside he! But yes it was... Its brown hair with tufts rubios, thick, smooth and slightly alborotado behind he was unmistakable. Llevaba one old jacket of tweed, gray trousers and simple boots, but in spite of its unreliable person atuendo it attracted the glances of all the women that they happened to its side. Its eyes blue they scrutinized with gesture ECñudo to people. Fuerte had the lipsmind tightened, and hoyuelo of his barbilla emphasized in the aggressive one expression of its face. It had the angular factions and pronouncing, and a had already begun him to leave wrinkles. Priscilla studied it with miroad in it looks for of more failures, taking advantage of that not yet it had recognized it. No it could to recognize it, remembered itself. When one went away was not more that a young person larguirucha and gawky, with one releases melena blonde that a form arrived to him until the waist and to dress than more discreet. And it had returned turned an adult woman segura of itself, showing one personalidad arrolladura and design clothes. No, it thought bitterly, could not reconocer it... Stock-market lay down to the shoulder and walked towards him with its characteristic elegance. He one paid attention to her, but as soon as it stopped the mirada one second before following escudriñando the multitude. It was not until it had ahead when its eyes iluminarum when watching it and recognizing it again. - Priss? - its voice expressed the same doubt that the glance that it crossed to him body from top to bottom. - Yes, I am - she with one cold one responded smile -. How you are, John? He did not answer, engrossed by the change that it had before its eyes. - I am waiting for my parents - continuó she -. You have seen them? - I have come to recogerte I in its place- it with the slow accent responded australiano that Priscilla remembered so well. It removed a cigarette from pocket and encenit gave -. They had to go to a food in Providence. - Oh - it without being able murmured to hide his deception. - No you must why say it aloud- one cold outburst of laughter loosen -. I assure to you that I do not have more desire of verte than you to me. But it could not to deny to me, and in addition had that to come today to the town. - If you prefer it I can go put in maletero of the car - it with one talked back frozen smile.John did not bother itself in to respond. Him it cleared trip stock-market and it directed towards exit without watching if it followed it or no. He walked so fast that Priscilla had that to run to stay to its step, that it irritated it still more. - I see that you follow being the owner of situation - him espetó -. You have not changed nothing. - Good, you yes that you have changed - said he without to watch it -. It had not


recognized to you. A commentary since that would be bastado to desolate it by complete, but Priscilla had learned a to control his emotions. - they have spent five years, John - him recordó, and had to deliver an attack stops not to ask to him if it liked the change. - That suit must of haberte cost one fortune. - Thus it is - it said laughing -. You would not wait for ento contrar to a girl in rags, right, John? - it watched to him with attention the clothes -. It is stranger... To you I remember to you with an aspect more taken care of. - I am a working man - his expresión it darkened threateningly. - Yes, already I decide to me - she said wrinkling nose --. Ewes, cattle and dust. - Had a time in which those things they did not matter to you - it said to him more with the voice it lasts that Priscilla remembered to have heard. Yes, it thought, there was a time in which not him it had mattered that John was cubierto of mud and wool. It closed eyes by second and shook to a wave of pain and hu to itmillación. The knees flaquearon to him, but it had to be strong. It had to remember than more single the principle. The end had to remember. It raised the head and it nailed the glance to him. That it would do, was said to itself. It would remember the end whenever it was necessary. - How he is the boy college student? him he asked while he opened the door of his Ford target last model. - you talk about to Ronald George? John surrounded the car and he seated to volante. - Yes, Ronald George - nom pronouncedbre as if outside an insult. - It will be Monday here - it responded with satisfaction. - What? - It is going to give classes with papa and with me in Providence. It is wishing to live in small town and section. - Why here? - By what no? - it asked to him with one smile frivola -. Ronald and I have one relation very special - it was certain. Both they were very good friends. It crossed it with the glance before sacar the car of the parking. - Good -- a frozen laughter loosen -. Not me it surprises. You were already ready for romance when leaving Australia. Priscilla ruborizó and it was turned towards window. It did not like anything that John it remembered. - How she is your mother? - Very well, thanks - it responded after a brief silence. It threw the butt and encenit gave another cigarette while they crossed Brisbane -. It enchants California to him. - Californian? No longer it lives with you? I know that it has a sister there, but... - Now it lives with its sister. John did not give foot for more conversation, reason why Priscilla remained contemplando the landscape. Brisbane him it seemed as strange as the day that arrived from Wingbama. It loosen a sigh and it smiled when seeing high palms, the golden acacias and


subtropical plants that remembered a to him Hawaii. Brisbane was a city of almost million inhabitants, with parks, jardines, museums and galleries. When located being between Gold Coast and the Great Barrier of Arrecifes was visited constantly by numerosos tourist. Priss always was deseI accept to have time to visit it. It had enchanted to him to see Early Lañe, with its magnificent recreation of a town of first colonos that one included dwelled native, one gunyah. John Sterling had two native cattle dealers, father and son, Big calls Ben and Little Horseradish tree. Big Horseradish tree was trying without success to teach a to him Priss how boomerang was sent. Another place that always it had wanted to visit era New Farm Park, in the border Eastern of the Brisbane river. From septiembre to November more than twelve thousand roses llethey naban the field of impressive color and fragrance. If their parents had gone to reto take it it would have requested to them that was stops there, but it could not ask it to it John. They left Brisbane and they went into in the tropical forests that surrounded city, plenty of orquídeas and flocks of periquitos that flew of tree in árbowl. But everything was not beauty in that pacrack natural. Also several abounded especies of poisonous serpents, and Priss it shook when thinking about the suffering of first colonos that they had to prepare the land for the cattle. One of they he was the grandfathers of John, who was fundice Sterling Run. It watched it of reojo and without wanting one paid attention to its mouth. Those lips were ense to himñado what meant a kiss of veryou give... One moved uncomfortable in the seat when the car avoided a ditch and a began to descend by the mountain range. To the distant spot they were seen vast extensions of grass that extenthey dían until the horizon, towards Channel County, in the level ones of the interior of Australia. Priss knew that John had cousins there. To the southwest of Brisbane was Darling Downs, the richer agricultural territories of Queensland, and to the northwest they were located greater farms of cattle of Australia. There it seated the town of Providence, next to a river that provided irrigation necesaria for the grass. One of those farms it was Sterling Run. Priss wanted to ask to him John why a Ford lead instead of Mercedes silverplated that used to go to city or Land-Rover. And also a what had change in his clothes. John always había gone to the city dressed in a suit impeccable. It closed the eyes and rio for himself same. Surely it had not wanted to lose time in fixing itself for her. If it had be Janie Weeks it would have been put of end in target, of that did not fit doubt. What would have happened to him to the Janie seducer and why John had not married with she? - the radio Ignites, if you want - it said to him he. - No, thanks. Me it pleases silence and tranquillity, and I suppose that single I will be able to enjoy of it until Monday. He sent an investigating glance to him través of smoke that dismissed the cigarette. - Why you have come before the summer? - him it asked with curiosity -. The new one course no it begins after vacaciones. - a professor of school has to operate, and I will be who I replace it until vacations. Ronald also is going to occupy a suplencia, until the year that it comes they assign to the seats definitiyou go.


John did not respond. It seemed inaccessible, and Priss did not leave of to be surprised before change. The John Sterling that he remembered he was a good natured man and amused, with shining eyes of vitality and one luminous smile. Nothing that to see with man who lead to his side... - My father told me that Randy and Letrice are in the farm - it murmured she. Randy was the brother of John -. They have venest with the binoculars? - Yes. Gerry and Bobby. They will be your students. - wonderful What. He watched both sides and loosen a brief one outburst of laughter. - Still you do not have yourself presented/displayed - it said in enigmatic tone. - What has happened to him to the farm of Randy in The new Wales of the South? - That is subject his - despre respondedocupadamente. Priss was put red of shame. He was humillante that said something thus to him. - Excuse - it talked back with the coldest voice that it could -. I will try not to put the noses in other people's subjects. - Why you have returned? - the tone of it asks produced a chill to him to Priss. - By what you are not applied what me acabas to say and you put in your own ones subjects? - it challenged she. He became to watch it. - Never you will be able adaptarte to this place - with its implacable one watched it accentuated his words -. You have become sofis too muchticada. - That is your opinion - dé talked back with voicebil -. And, frankly John, your opinion no it concerns much to me. - same I of yours can decirte. So that they were in war, it thought she. But that time went Navy. - You think that it will be a dry year? - him preguntó going a hand through the hair. - No. They have predicted abundant rains, like two years last. - It is good for knowing it. - Yes, it has had seasons of drought and... ¡Taken care of! It restrained of blow when crossing itself a kangaroo by highway. The jumping animal remained to little centimeters of the car, watching to its occupants and with a young in stock-market abdominal. John loosen a curse and kangaroo blinked and it moved away jumping. - it had forgotten Them - Priss said laughing,been thankful of to have taken the lap belt -. They are bad pedestrians. - This one has gotten rid by very little - it left to save a hoarse sigh -. You are well? - it asked to him with lack of appetite while reanuit gave the march. - Clear that yes. One stretched sluggishly, without realizing of which John observed it with a stranger expression in its eyes blue celestial. Like it seemed to be contented with its cigarette, Priss also one stayed shut up. Years back to be solo with John in a car had be equal to bet by the winning horse in the Melbourne Cup. But in those momentos were so insensible that hardly it noticed an emotion spark.


Finally they arrived at Providence, that it continued seeming a small one small barren island of houses in the middle of a sea of grass, flanqueado by the misty crests of Great Dividing Mountain range. John left asphalt road and one went into by caI mine of gravel that happened through Sterling Run. Priss committed not to watch, but it could not to avoid to pay attention to enrome mansion of escolonial linden tree. The eucalyptuses aligned themselves next to the entrance way and numerous streams crossed the Earth. Almost all estathey ban dry during nine months to the year, until torrential rains arrived that they forced to the confinement in casas. In an occasion, the house of Priss was so damaged by the floods that his parents and she had to remain in house of the Sterling not to die ahogatwo. - It seems that the house just is painted - it commented she when noticing the brightness of fachada. - Thus it is. To Priss it enchanted to him the ample porch, where in spring one seated next to mother of John to see how the men they took the ewe flocks to shear. Behind the house and of the eucalyptuses they estaban the fence fields where they pastaban the great merinos sheep. They had of them to have transferred recently, since the fence one seemed intact. - It seems that there is more wire than madera in the fences - Priss observed. - They are fences electrified. It is more cheap that the wires with prongs or wood posts. - and what happens if the electricity is cut? - We have emergency generators... And armed men - it added with a touch of its forgotten humor. But Priss was limited to smile. The days in that it could smile and laugh already with John they had happened. They did not take in arriving at house from his padres. She was desert, since Adam and Renée had left. - They said that they would return him at dusk it said John. Priss contemplated small and the boijiito one bungalow, with its high ceiling of gablete, his narrow porch and the green shutters of the windows. It was surrounded by a fence white and a row of rubber trees.Also a brook flowed, and in the branches of the eucalyptuses they could be seen small koalas feeding itself on its leaves. It was a Vista precious magician and who did not have lost its enchantment. - It seems that it has not changed anything - susurró. John left the car and removed stock-market from maletero. It followed it towards the porch, and then the last time remembered that they had state both single in that house. - He was long ago - it replaced with voice calm. - Yes - som corroborated she with expressionbría -. But I have not forgotten it. Never I will be able to forget it... nor to pardon it. It put the hands in the pockets and him it nailed the glance. - Not - it said with voice deep -. Not esperaba that could happen. Even in aquellos days we were two opposite poles. To Priss they shook to him the knees, but it was able to maintain the composure. - Thanks to bring to me to house it said to him in warm tone.


- I cannot say that he has been plato cer. By my part, would wish that you did not have returned. The return occurred and one moved away towards coChe. To Priss the heart barked to him to a rate frenetic. What it more wished in that moI mention was to take hold any thing and tirárSela a the head. But seme did not do anythingjante, and remained shutdown in the porch even that John took the motor and moved away, levantando a cloud of dust to its step. Priss read the welcome note that him they had left in the door and it entered house. It took few seconds in recognizing atmosphere relative. One even imagined that it could smell just of apple cake hecha. Its dormitory continued being the same one and it remained awhile contemplating the bed. ¡If single it could forget it...! One put mark cattle tenders and yellow jersey that its Margaret aunt him había given, among other things, by his graduación. Then, decided to frighten a the ghosts, left the house and crossed the field until fence that separated property of its father with the one of John. It loosen a deep sigh and one leaned against the gray wood strip. It could be seen to itself like a an adolescent, when from that same place it hoped to see John Sterling. Irresponsible what había be lodging love hopes and happy end. Happy end that never they arrived. Two

It was a primaveral day when Priss it approached running to the fence that separated the small land of its father of the immense one farm of John Sterling. It had the cheeks red by the emotion, and its green ones eyes shone con.estusiasmo to him. -¡John! - it shouted -. ¡John, I have obtained it! Mounted the high and blond man in great black horse threw of the reins. Frunció the frown when seeing a Priscilla. By love of God... How one dared to risk his life and his body running barefoot with white dress that would elevate the temperatura of any man? -¡Sight by where you go, girl! - it shouted to him with its noticeable Australian accent. It continued running and laughing, and with own jump of a dancer saved it fails that it separated both lands. In hand it took a letter. - you Follow - John said to them to his men, trying not to pay attention to his examused pressures while galopaba hacia the young person. Priss saw it approach with same adoration that it took professing two years to him. It knew that it was conscious of his enamoramiento and that allowed it until certain point. He was a so hard and attractive man, it thought means about dreams. Stop and of wide backs, with hands that were the double that hers, it could say that he was almost ugly. Its nose was imposing, and its dense eyebrows they excelled on color eyes sapphire I am almost transparent. Mar had the pómuloscados, the wide and sensual mouth, the chin raised and with hoyuelo in the middle of chin. Its hair was not exactly rubio, but brown clear with reflections doratwo, like its eyebrows and the hair that him it covered the


muscular chest and antebrazos. But in spite of its coarse aspect and neglected to Priss it liked, and it wished for hundredth time that the attraction was mutual. John followed his veintio unmarriedcho years, but pleased much to women. It had an pleasant and divertido way of being that pleased to almost everybody, although also it could show temperamento terrible when one got upset. - it takes off Again - it said with cortante voice when paying attention to the feet naked of Priss -. What I am going to do with you? - I have you vary suggestions - it murmured she with a malicious smile. It ignited a cigarette without doing ningún commentary and leaned on perilla. It had the raised sleeves and Priss it fixed automatically to great maus that they maintained the reins. The chair of leather crujió under its weight when endeit said to watch it under the wing of his sombrero Stetson. - Good, what one is, small? - they have granted to Me it grants a scholarship - it responded pride flood. -¡Wonderful! - My mother is very proud. And papa it is specially enchanted, since he also he is professor. I go a to specialize to me in primary education. John studied it with the glance and smiled. Nobody it seemed less suitable to him to be professor. Priss was like a vision, with its long waved hair framing its delicate face. It was clear that it would not need the pretendientes, and that incomodaba enough. Single it had eighteen years, it thought to the time that him it vanished the smile and it contemplated his esbelta figure. Its firm chests against the fine fabric of dress, its narrow waist, his redondeaDAS hips, their long legs, their feet naked... Priss also observed it, excited by the way in that he watched it. Not recorit gave that it had thus watched it with anterioridad, like a a woman instead of like a a girl. - you will miss to Me when me go? - it asked means playfully to him. - Oh, as much as to the plague - it responded he moving the language inside mouth -. Who me it will call in the middle of childbirth of a yearling calf to ask to me if estoy occupied? Who will be put to swim in my pool just frightening the fish? And who will persecute me by the forests when be giving a calm stroll? - I must of have been like the plague - she said lowering the glance -. I feel it. - you do not put yourself thus. Clear that I will throw to you of less - it said to him with smooth voice. She sighed and raised the Vista. - I also will miss to you - confesó, although their eyes were more eloquent and revealers of which they were his words -. Hawaii is very far. - it has been decision yours - he remembered to him. Priss shrank of shoulders. - I knew It well clearly when I occurred one return by the campus with Margaret aunt. In addition, to have close my aunt will facilitate to me much the things, and already you know that my padres they do not want that it resides in the campus, that it was what had thought to do in Brisbane. - You are American - he said -. You will be mejor in Honolulu. - But already I have been two years in Australia - it talked back -. This has become my home. - You are very young, Priss - ca gave one himlada to the cigarette -. More than what


you create to be. Many things they can change in very just a short time. She him it sent an sudden glance. - You also think that I am a girl. Very well, gentleman, déjame decirte that I am growing very quickly, and that when return to house you are going to have serious problems. - Ah, if? - it asked he bending one eyebrow. - By then I will have become one woman -- she assured satisfied with itself -. And I will know how robarte that heart of piedra that you have. - In that case you will be welcome - it said to him with one smile. Priss sighed. Again he was tomándole hair. It could not see that its heart it was destroyed? - Good, it will be better that he returns - sentenit backed water -. I must help to my mother hato cer food. It watched it at the eyes with the hope of that it invited to mount after him in his caballo. There would not be one sensation similar to to tighten itself against that great body and robust and to feel its heat and its force. it had felt very together with him, and each moI mention that they happened together it kept it in its memory like appraised treasure. But no longer him it was left long time for seto guir storing memories. Perhaps in that occasion... - Ten taken care of with the feet - asin said heI tend -. And with Joe Bell. She frunció the frown and remembered significado of that so frequent ridicule in him. -¡Serpents! - it exclaimed -. You are an idiot. It lay down towards back the hair and loosen one outburst of laughter. - Yes, I am original of Queensland. And , now small, I have work that to do, you please or no. - Yes, Señoría - it lowered of a jump of it fence and it did an exaggerated reverence to him -. That is called to lower the smoke to him to engreído. - That you I keep it - it noticed he to him. - exciting What - it talked back with sarcasm. -¡Taken care of with your feet! - it said to him of new in amused tone. The hat adjusted and it moved away galope as if nothing him it mattered in world. Priss remained observing it even that it was lost of Vista between the trees and it loosen melancholic sigh. Single one seit flows it separated it of its march for Hawai. If so single it had kissed it... Ruborizó and bit the lip mienafter the emotion it crossed to him the body. It had never touched it, safe for ayuto give it of the hand to happen by sites peligrosos. And in one occasion, single in one, había getting up in its arms as if outside one girl to happen over a lodazal. It was obstinate him, as if it wanted to suffocate in its force sensual. But, unfortunately, those magicians episoGod was as little as distant in time, and of the only thing that Priss arranged it was of the memories. It had a photo hers, that it had obtained of the mother of John with the excuse of which wanted to do re to himtreatment. The picture shone by its absence, but photo was kept jealously in his portfolio, and whenever contemplaba it was put to dream wide-awake.


With a discouragement face one occurred return and it began to walk from return to house. Perhaps a serpent bit it in the foot and it left the death on the brink of madness it. Then John he runs to see it in his bed and derramalaugh tears of bitterness on its body. It shook with force the head. He was mucho more probable that John looked for the serpent and it stayed as his maslevel. It raised slowly steps of porfrontal Che, where it liked to seat to esto perar that John happened riding through delante. To the distant spot, in the ondulantes meadows, were seen the cattle and the merinos sheep to pastar calmly.His expression became sad when occurring account of which in a moment it would lose of Vista that so familiar and wanted scene. He would be in the University of Hawaii durante several years... Far from nobody contact with John Sterling. And to him not pareit backs water to matter to him absolutely. Renée Johnson raised the head when its daughter she entered house. It smiled to him and it returned attention to its embroidering. It was near to fulfill the fifty, but in its face the beauty continued being evident that shone in its youth. - Hello, wanted. Of return so soon? - him it asked in ridicule tone. - John was occupied - he responded with a sigh while it was dropped on a chair -. He is contented of which me marChe, you know? - Oh, I do not create it -- her mother said -. friendship can surpass some absences, wanted. Friendship... Priss was on the verge of chito llar. One died by him! - it must not have returned papa already? - it has had to stop in Providence in order to gather its new suit - Renée remembered to him -. And as it came from Brisbane it has a long way ahead. - and everything by a student to whom hardly it knows - Priss stressed -. Single because necesitaba to go until the airport of Brisbane. Papa is all heart, no? - Yes, she is it - her mother corroborated -. By that I married with him. Priss rose and it was put to walk by salita. - I ask myself if I am doing correcto. Hawaii is so far... - the University of Hawaii is one of better. And to your aunt it will enchant to him that alive with her. You already know that she is the sister favorita of your father. - Yes - Priss approached the window and conit warmed up the flocks of ewes. John también had cattle, but its interest principale was the great merino sheep. To Priss it enchants to him to see how they lead the flocks of a side for another one; him encanthey taban also the sheepdogs, so rápidos and effective. But, over everything, ¡it enchanted John to him! ¡John! - it matters to You to prepare the table, wanted? - her mother requested to him -. Immediately I will serve it has supper.

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Adam Johnson watched with curiosity his daughter on the table. It did not seem that Prisci-lla had desire of to eat. - you are not hungry, dear? It raised head with a smile sad. - Already I feel nostalgic - it confessed. - Nostalgic? You are not idiot. Hawaii no it is so far - his father with a giggle said -. You can come to house during the vacations. It squashed potatoes with the possesor and it was watching the plate. - Yes, I suppose. Adam became to watch his wife, who it was denying with the head. - It is... good... Think that John me it will really throw of less? - it asked to him to its father.Adam one lay down to laugh. Obvious no it included/understood situation. - I doubt It, affection. You know very well that the extractions of its squares Priss rose of the table with tears in the eyes and it ran to its room. His mother watched furious Adam. - You are a gross one - it accused -. How pueDES to say that to him? It do not give account to you of which Priss desperately it is enamored with John? - Of John? - Adam bent the eyebrows -. But... God mine, if he is ten years greater that she. ¡Priss is single a girl! - It is eighteen years old - she remembered to him -. No longer she is a girl. - Good, in any case John is mucho greater than she - he with firmness said -. Not me misinterpret. The esteem much, but Priss needs to boys his age. And you know very well how she goes without rest behind that poor man, Renée. Me I ask how it can support it. It is obvious that the children like Priss do not interest to him. - Yes, beloved, but is so young person... - reit put Renée -. You do not remember how us felt we to their age? - Yes - it with a sigh responded -. Everything world saying to us the young people who éraMOS... Priss Poor man. - it will surpass It - Renée assured -. In whatever begin to leave with boys his age one will forget him. Priss was standing in the corridor, without perto der itself nor a word. The conversation of their parents shook it like gale. It had harassed John? One had occurred it counts he of the enamored thing that it was? One leaned against wall, shaking and with the red face. Of course that John it knew. Ten years of difference... It could not to wish to a young one like her. It closed the eyes. The situation was much worse of that it believed, and the plus horrible it was that account had not occurred of to what extent was evident its adoration by John. But no a simple enamoramiento was so single. ¡ it really loved! The return occurred and it entered silence in his room. One had not felt single in all its life. Poor man John. And poor man of her. His father was right. There was demasiada distance among them. If John had sense something by her would not have been able to hide it. The love was impossible of to hide.


One eased up in the bed and it removed the wrinkled one photo of the portfolio. Contemplán remaineddola during a long short while. The strong characteristics of its face, his blond and abundant hair, his so sensual mouth, its strong jaw, his eyes blue pie... No, John was not going to throw it of less, it thought with desolation. - Good, because no you know what you lose yourself, John Sterling - he said to him to the photography -. Within years I will have become in somebody to that to consider, and entonces you will be sorry not to have wished to me. ¡You I will demonstrate it! In a fury fit it threw the photo to wastebasket and she showed herself by the window. Conit tempered the great rubber tree that it had it faces and it supported the face in the hands. - I will return turned a princess - him it said to tree --. I will wear a precious dress and an impeccable hairdo, and my comportaI lie he will be always the worthy one of a lady. All the men will die by to dance with me, including John. But I it ignoraré as if it did not exist. The scene smiled when imagining. ¡What so magnificent revenge! But then account of the difficult thing occurred that it would be to obtain its objective, being so many years separated of him. From where sacaelegan laughs the money to buy clothestes? And if John married in his absence? One felt suddenly been annoying. With the gathered frown gathered the photo of papelera, smoothed it with care and it returned a to keep it in the portfolio. It had long time in order to think, of way that it returned to cocina and began a to clean the table, intentando to ignore the curiosity glances that their parents sent to him. - We can go Saturday to eat to Providence? - it suggested with a smile for to themzada -. Monday I leave for Hawaii. His father loosen a lightening sigh. - Yes, clear that we can. It is a good one idea. - The same I say, dear - said his madre smiling -. Now we will wash plates between the two and soon we will seat in porch. - Wonderful - said animated she more. So intention to be glad could alleviate to him the pain. Why, why it would have hato ber itself enamored to its age of a man like John Sterling? It would be like fantasma that would persecute it in each relation that it initiated with any other man. And it knew that no other would be to the height of John. During the following days it did all that it could avoid it. It let call it by telephone to do questions to him innecesarias and let take a walk next to the fence with the hope of to see it. It did not look for ninguna excuses to go in bicycle until lands of John, nor either for invito tar itself to itself in order to eat with its mother,Diane. Their parents were enchanted with the sudden maturity of its daughter. They could not know the suffering that him it caused not to see John and thinking about being separated by thousands of kilometers. But she was determined to throw it of its life, by that the march no it would have to be so hard. They spent the days and the hours, and finalmind arrived Monday. Priss did equipaje, prepared to start off for Brisbane, where it would take airplane to Hawaii. It felt that that was tomorrow sadder that it could to remember. - you do not go to despedirte of John Sterling? - her mother asked to him, with a


glance love and preoccupation flood. Priss was put rigid by a second, but it was able to watch it with a smile. - I create that it will be better than not does it. - By what no? Priss shrank of shoulders and maintained the fixed Vista in the doubled shirts. With much taken care of it began to put them in suitcase. - I do not believe that it could support to see how it jumps of joy - it said with a laughter nerviosa. Renée it approached her and it embraced it. - John would not do that, Priss. It has mu to youcho affection, and you know it. - Yes, but the affection is not sufficient - she said with timid heart and on the verge of to lie down to cry. It raised the head and it watched to his mother with an expression of authentic pain -. The master - he whispered. His mother embraced it with force. - I know It. And I feel it much, wanted - it caressed since it had done many years back, whenever her daughter felt sad or hurt -. I feel much Priss was embraced to his mother and smiled to him pale. - You are a mother wonderful, you había said sometimes? - it asked mien to himafter it was cleaned tears -. I already am well. - and you you are a wonderful daughter - him respondió with a smile -. I will leave you stops that acabesde to make the luggage. While I will go with your father a Providence. It has to look for I do not know that piece para car. - Of agreement. You have well-taken care of. - we will have It - it gave a kiss him in in front and it left the room. Priss remained single, watching with hatred luggage. It finished packing camasses and it went to the kitchen to remove articles of the dryer. When it was removing enaguas of embroider heard the noise of motor. They could not be its parents. Hathey bían before gone so single ten minutes. It was until the back door, and when it opened the heart gave him upset. John Sterling was lowering of his Land-Rover. It took trousers khaki, one cabrown mass of short sleeve, and his sombrero of always, but its aspect was more attractive that customary. Priss it took simple blue dress, sport slippers and had the hair unkempt and small change by shoulders. Vul felt verynerable. John raised the Vista when approaching escalones of the entrance and its glances enthey contraron. - You have been avoiding to me - it said to him without more introductions. It went enaguas distraídamente between the fingers. - Yes - sonrisa made an effort to outline one -. You are not contented? I go away this late. He doubted a moment before raising steps. - You have something cold in order to drink? - him preguntó while the hat took off -. It does terrible heat. - I believe that it is of tea little frozen in the refrigerator - she said. It returned to put


enaguas in the dryer and it served a glass to him. It accepted it with gathered frown, like if pro were concentrated in someblema. She took I suck of tea and it paid attention in bronzed and muscular antebrazos. He was so sexy... and any woman it would be with him before it was quite greater. One felt more miserable than ever. it had promised itself that it would not cry, nor although he it appeared to say good bye to him. But they were the eleven in the morning, reason why without doubt would have gone to see its father. - You wanted to see my father? it asked to him. It was like if she herself were clavando a dagger in the heart. - verte to you Wanted - he with voice corrected it lasts -. In order to dismiss to me. Not even you went to molestarte in saying good bye to me? It shrank of shoulders and lowered Vista to the ground. - No... I do not like the goodbyes - it was able to say without mu shook to himcho the voice. The idea of no to see it during months it tortured it, and that situation it made worse everything still more. Imagi could notto nar itself how a went to live without him. - What happens to you? - he with sua asked to himvidad. With its great hands, you cold by to have maintained the tea glass, it took hold by the shoulders and rotated it. The lips shook to him in spite of his efforts to maintain the composure and their eyes green emerald filled to him of tears. The hair fell to him to both sides of its delicate face and colo had the cheeksroads. The image that offered maintained attention of John during awhile. It lowered watched until the bellboys of its dress blue and it contemplated its body as if acabara to realize of which Priss was of meat and bone. It caressed the arms to him with the hands, causing tremors to him of pleasing. - you already feel nostalgia? - it asked to him with calm. She let save one exhalation and init touched to sonreir to him, but it had the cloudy Vista by tears. John was a blurred image of hair chestnut tree with blond veins, blue eyes that they contemplated it from that face that as much it adored. There was a great altitude difference among them, although Priss it took high heels. The presence of John was as imposing as the one of a giant. - You are so high... - it whispered. - For a young like you, yes - it responded with voice likeable, but its eyes not exprethey saban the same humor. They were dark, inescrutables, expectant... It could not let move under tact of its hands. - It would have to finish of to make the suitcases - it whispered. He tightened the arms to him with the thumbs and it slid its hard hands until surrounding its face. Priss it seemed to be on the verge of deto rrumbar itself. - you do not put yourself so tragic, dear - him it murmured -. I will be hoping to you. The ridicule was most painful of heridas. It was being mofando of her, knowing what felt by him. It closed the eyes and tried to protest. - John... It put the lips to him in the forehead almost and it did it to moan, but not of pain...


- You want my mouth, small? - him susurró unexpectedly. The heart was inflated to him like a globe. It opened the eyes, plenty of fantasies, pride hurt and desire voracious. - Yes you want it, right? -- it returned to preto guntar to him. Its expression was so solemn and letter that made feel greater. Then John inclined the head and him respira made experience the heat of hisción in the half-opened lips. Priss was tightened. His desire requested the union of its bodies and their mouths. All his dreams they were becoming realiyou give, and had the heart rampant before force of its blue eyes. It was tightened against he tentatively, looking for the powerful one force of its muscles against its own one chest. John smelled of colony and tobacco, and senses of Priss they crowded around in eddy of sensations. - Single they have kissed to me once - it confessed in a nervous whisper -. It went playing a... to the game of the bottle. Its mouth was húmeda and I did not like. It caressed to him cheek with the fingers. It was as if so single two existed they in world. - It lets vacillate, small - it said to him with tranquillity -. It will not concern darte to me kiss of goodbye, if you want. - If I want... - it whispered trembly. The tears hurt to him in the eyes -. It is that you do not know that would be able to walk on coal burning single to arrive until you? - Not even you know of what it goes this - it said he with sharp voice -. A kiss of a boy clumsy and difficult... - You are not a boy - she remembered to him. The voice shook to him more to each word. - No, I am not it - it inclined slowly and it maintained the glance -. You are very tense -. Their lips were curved in a smile while they approached his -. By what you do not relax with me? She tried it, but she did not stop of temto blar of emotion and anticipation. - I cannot - it moaned against the persistent one rubbing of its mouth. It passed the fingers through the throat and him to him it supported head against its shoulder. - I also wish it - she murmured with the shining eyes -. No leave you scare. It trusts me. - I die by besarte... - it obtained to say she with torn voice. He was so desesperada to do the one that was forgotten the pride. - Yes... Yes, I can to feel it. Priss, you put in my head and... - its voice took step to deep moaned when it kissed it by primere time. It was a tender kiss and smooth, it stops to allow him to feel the texture of its lips, before demonstrating to him that it needed mucho more. The breathing him entrecortó when it gave a small bite him in the lip. She cerra maintained the eyes stronglytwo, wishing to die before to wake up in case outside a dream. Silencio that it surrounded them was deafening, and Priss felt burnt by new sensaciones that woke up in their interior. One clung with hands to muscles superior of its arms, and it was still tightened more when its mouth began to invade hers. It wished with all its forces that John did not lose


the last minutes that they had left in a sweet and tender kiss. It separated little, leaving its lips to little centimeters of its mouth. - I can cause that you wish much more that this said to him with voice snores --. I can hacerte to explode in flames. Their eyes scared a little, but she it was too much consumed by desire like worrying about anything. it tightened against its hard body and it was put of finishing nails. -¡Oh, John, bésame! - him suplicó -. ¡Bésame with all the passion that can and it pretends that you wish me! -¡To pretend! - espetó he. Its mouth descended in itched towards her. It could feel desire that recoma that so young body and vibrations in its dampened lips. It opened the mouth with voracious anxiety and took posession of hers. It did not want to scare it, but it needed much more that tentador tremor of its closed lips. After seconds to her it seemed to like it the insistent offer of his language. Then, involuntarily, his lips relaxed and began a to open itself. - Yes - it murmured -. That is what I want. It opens your mouth slowly; it leaves savors it with my language... He was wildly erótico. Priss had sight many kisses in the films. Hombres and women interlacing its bodies and opening its mouths in order to unite its languages. But never the exciting thing had known that it was. It moaned against the pressure of John, porthat the sensations that were descubriendo so they were not known as abrumadoras. - Scared? She it was on to the awares, stunned means. - No... No, of you it could never be scared - it confessed to him -. ¡It does not matter to me what me do! - you do not know what ad could hacerte - himvirtió he. It remained awhile observing ros to himtro, and then it took to the hands to his espalda and attracted it against him. One slid hand between the bodies and drew up a line from its waist to the inferior part of a chest. She shook again and sank the fingers in its muscles. - Contrólate - it whispered to him with smoothness while their fingers followed the contour of its chest. Priss was on the awares extremely to to feel the pleasure and emitted a sweet sound with the throat before burying the face between powerful the pectoral ones. - I need It - he said -. ¡God, ayúdame! ¡I have that to do it! It felt that she looked for it with mouth e it inclined sufficient the head for enconto trar it. - Manten the open eyes - it ordered to him while it took it again. With the hand it crossed the chest and it saw him how their pupils dilated to the time that their nipple endurecía against palm. It returned to moan. It felt that its body it had own will, and that it cried out union with his. - It is passion - it whispered -. Not you aver-güences to feel it. I need so much to you as you to me. I will not jeopardize to you... of none way - while it spoke raised it in his arms, with the ardent eyes of emotion -. Where they are your parents? - it asked to him while it took towards its dormitory.


- In... in the town. They have gone a... to comto prar something for the car - the voice shook to him as much that it cost very many to speak to him -. John. - Shhh... - it gave a kiss him in its eyelids closed --. It is incredibly going to be smooth. - Never there am it... - it began to say. - I know It. It laid down it next to the open suitcase that it had on the bed and one eased up to its side. With the mouth it crossed each to him centimeter of his reddened face. The kisses were suayou see, to tier to us, charming... Priss felt its knuckles in the meat when it slid the hand under the dress. It maintained the eyes opened, because that it was learning it was too much beautiful and it wanted recorto give it yet detail for always. Incluso if single it was compassion which John it felt by her, they would not stop being minutos more appraised of its life. - Single I go to tocarte - it said to him with dulzura -. Here - it caressed the chest to him by entop of the sujetador -. And here - it slid fingers under the embroider towards the raised end that expressed its inevitable answer. - Oh... - it moaned surprised, bending on his hand. - He is new for you? - John delighted in the tact with the triumphant one conviction that he was the first man in touching it -. Also it is it for me, Priss. You are virgin and your first time is being with me. It is humiliating to know that. She fixedly watched it at the eyes. - it wished so much You... - it confessed to him of coreason. - In serious? - eyes shone to him of regocijo -. And now you have to me? - I do not know what to do - it responded. - You want that it teaches to you? - its voice was incredibly seductive. It smiled to him and with his great hands began desabroto char to him dress ahead. - Yes - suplicó she -. But... - the value it left when the last button was small change. He denied with the head and he put a finger to him on the lips. - No. I do not want that it is with some boy of university. Pri leaves is Imere. It shook, but she loved it with all the force of its being, and did not want that it was no other man. Never. It undid to him sujetador. By segundo she made gesture separate, but he it controlled that instinctive reaction. Him it attracted the head towards its neck and it did it to close the eyes while it lowered ves to himtido until the waist. She it felt the air fresh in the skin and to moment the heat of its strong ones hands in the naked back. heart it annoyed with more force to each se to himgundo. - Now it leaves watches to you - it whispered to him against its front -. Túmbate and déjame to see what no other man has seen. With exquisite dulzura, it laid down it on bed and it slowly crossed it with miroad. Their chests were smooth and pink, with its hard and raised nipples. Priss ruborizó when feeling its cautious letter. But after second initials of agony and shame a began to relax and to feel the pleasure by the approval that saw in its eyes. Its body felt it with more force still. It began to move of form sensual and one bent towards him as if tuit saw own will.


- You want my hands? - he asked to him. A tremor it crossed of above down when hearing its deep voice. Experiencompany that John showed in his words and in their acts made feel more innocent that never. It seated and he passed a hand to him through smooth belly and on the edge of the dress in the waist. With slow movement and smooth, and without leaving of to watch it to the eyes, him it touched hardened crest of its chests and it contemplated its convulsions. - Your chests are as the honey - it said to him -. Everything you are like the honey. So sweet that you return to me crazy - desnu contemplated hisdez -. I want tomarte with my mouth. Me you will allow? It moaned and she offered all its body to him. - Priss slid the hands to him under espalda -. Priss, sees here. It raised it and it took it until its lips. It tightened muscles and let escape shout of pleasing when it felt the contact of its mouth. That small shout it excited a John right away. It took the hardness from hisus between its teeth and it felt the reaction immediate of Priss. Their shouts took it to the limit of its resistance and they did vito brar with a desire that never was experimentioned. - Oh, God... - whisper era of reverence absolute, because Priss, in its delicious inocencia, it was giving to him its body without he reserves some, and it was becoming crazy person to to be able to enjoy that freedom. It descended the mouth until the waist, and when a arrived their hips lowered to him still more dress, exposing its nakedness before it covets of its lips. A knew soap and a corporal cream, and wanted to even savor it the last one resquicio... - you wish Me now? - it asked to him in hoarse murmur. It even returned its mouth, grasping the chests to him with the hands and silenciando with the lips any possible one protest -. You want acostarte with me and to touch to me like I I have touched to you to you with so single air between us? - I... I die to do it - it stammered with difficulty. - and I also. Me you have made lose reason. Quédate thus, affection. Déjame tocarte. Déjame poseerte. With its face him it caressed his and his mouth did not let kiss it with dulzura. Sabía that if it undressed it completely and it had it no longer would be more protests. But a to weigh of the incomparable one to please that him it waited, began to think about consecuencias. Priscilla was virgin. His first time was not so going to be wonderful for her as a went to be for him, who was more excited of which there was been in all his life. Too much excited like going more slowly of which it went... And the worse thing of everything: they did not have protection. Que couldto occur embarrassed. That thought gave back the reason to him. Priss was not more than one chiquilla. It separated the mouth from its belly and obtained, with much effort, to separate the body and to seat. It had the breathing difficult and a hand went through the soaked hair of sweat. She also it breathed with dificultured and was shaking much. Somewhat incomprehensible Masculló and levantó in order to narrow it against him. - strong Abrázame, affection - whispered to him to ear. It could feel the heat of its sines


against the cotton of its shirt. The skin it undresses of its back was like the silk to the tact -. Abrázame. We cannot to continue, but abrázame. It clung, feeling ashamed by its reactions, and to same frustrated time. It wanted something that did not have to him dice, but did not know exactly what. - Oh, go... - it whispered surprised. - Now already you know it. Priss nailed to him nails in shoulders and it supported the head in its neck. It remained shaking until the beats of its CoI reason recovered a normal rate and his breathing was controlled. - In the beginning... you did not think detenerte... By what it beams now? John him he caressed the hair with a hand. - I have thought that you could quedarte embarazada. A wave of pleasing invaded it. It had be I astonish to have a son his... and one dirty play stops to maintain tied it, thought with a sigh. - it would have allowed You to arrive until final. - Yes, I know it - it responded with a smooth laughter -. You are one delicious virgin it gave mor himdisc in the shoulder and she lay down a to laugh. It knocked down it of backs on the almohada one and it remained seated, contemplating it with brilliant eyes of desire. - Never I have wished so much to anybody - him it confessed -. It was burning on the inside. And still I am it. To Priss it turned out embarrassing to speak to him, equal that its behavior. It seemed to notice its doubts, because it smiled to him when it seated and began to get dressed. - you do not worry said to him with amabiliyou give -. Single both we will know what is pasado - it put a finger to him in the mouth -. And if you not accounts to anybody I either it I will do. That was the John who it as much loved. Carefree and with something of picardía. No it could avoid to sonreir to him. It gave back to him smile and inclined to kiss it with dulzura and affection. - memory not to have sight nothing so hermoso in all my life - it recognized, with Vista it fixes to the sonrosada skin that was saboreado with his full kisses of devotion. It put itself red of shame and he it it kissed on the eyelids and the lips. Him it separated the hair of the face and contemplated it as if outside the most beautiful dawn that it could admire. - Now you belong to me - it said to him with calm -. You do not give your body to him ningún another man, because I will be to you esperando. - My body always it has belonged to you - it confessed to him to much difficulty -. John, I... It put a finger to him in the lips. - you do not say it - the finger replaced with kiss so placentero that to Priss him saltarum the tears -. You are very young - it said to him as if it bothered it -. We have much time ahead. - Time? - she asked -. It is that no you remember that I go away late this? - Affection, if you were not yourself today you would finish in my bed at dusk.


One rose, one stretched sluggishly and she watched with indulgence how esforzaba to adjust the dress. - You see what happens when you avoid to me? - it asked to him when it put itself of foot -. frustration can take to a man a to cross its limits. She smiled nervous. - one is that? It took hold it by the waist. - What you think that it was? She watched the shirt to him, asking herself how it would be without her. Single it had seen him naked torso from far, when it saw it to work in the field. - Already it is too much late - he continued he -. If you had wanted to go of safari you would have that haberte dice a luxury to same you mienafter we were in the bed - one lay down to laugh to to see how ruborizaba -. The time pait will sará quickly - it said in tone despreocu to himpado with a last kiss --. Escríbeme. - I can do it? - it asked she without breath. - Then clear. - you will respond to Me? - I am not very good writing letters, affection - he recognized -. It will have escrito bir them my mother by me. Their words caused much pain to him. They would not be letters of lovers... Perhaps that single thing had be a gift of desrequested. Something that it compensated it by all times that had ignored it. One felt fatal, but its pride him impeday to show it. How it could have olvidice what his father had said? John it would cheer of its march... John was demasiado greater stops she... - I will see You in the vacations of Passover - he said to him -. You will return to house for entonces? - Clear that yes - it with everything responded dignity that could -. Good bye, John. It caressed the cheek to him for the last time and both they were watched during long short while. - Good bye, Priss. Cuídate. - and you also. And one left, leaving it with the memory of to have spent minutes between his arms. It would have been easier if it did not have passed nothing. To return from sky to the Earth was too much painful. One approached the window and it saw how it moved away in the Land-Rover. It knew that it was conscious that it was watching it and of how one felt. Everything had been a prize of consolation for a girl desconsolada. It returned to its luggage and it was able to reprimir the tears. It did not need migajas of John, said itself to itself. It would follow his own way and it would be able to forget it. it would forget completely. Surely that yes. One seated in the bed and it loosen moaning. The blanket still smelled a the colony of John. Con tightened the lipstra she and inhaled with force the rest of fragrance. Levan cost a good short while to himto tar themselves and to finish to make the


suitcases. Hours later pa took leave of hisdres in the airport of Brisbane and raised to the airplane that would take it until Hawaii. To peto sar of the promise that had become, no it could avoid that its eyes you would escudriñaran terminal in search of John. But it was not there. Why it would have to be? Already había dismissed of her. Recostó in the seat and closed the eyes. A went to be a very long day.

Four

Priss entered in University of Hawaii in Honolulu, in the island of Oahu, and it found diversity of cultures and races so fascinante like which it had discovered in Australia. So and as it was glided, not it was in the campus, but that lived with his Margaret aunt, who very turned out to be one compañía pleasant. When Priss was not in class took it to cross the island, and was wonderful to discover beautiful beaches, mountains and volcanos. Day after day the pain by to have left back to its family and hombre which it loved began to alleviate itself. Also it found one great aid stops to surpass it in its new friend, Ronald GEorge, English stop, colored person and of eyes azuthem that, like it, studied carrera of Teaching. It knew the first day of class, when it approached her in the audience and one inclined to whisper something to him to the ear. - you Tell me, would like to have an enthusiastic one Romance with me during the class of álgebra? Here there is much people, but behind the curtains it has site that... - How you have said? - she asked to him stupefied. - Single a brief one adventure - he continued he -. Until the second class? It is well, if you prefer, let us speak of wedding. But you will have to wait for until it finds a hollow it frees. It seems you well to hour of almuerzo? - it asked to him with a smile -. By the way, I am called Ronald George. Habrías sight the name in ours certificado of marriage, but I have thought that you would like to know it in advance. -¡You are incredible! - him espetó she, pensando what was better, if to throw to run or to lie down to laugh. - Yes, and that that you have still not seen me in action - it sent a lewd glance to him -. What you say? We can be committed right now, but at the moment no I take no ring above. Priss chose to loosen an outburst of laughter. - Oh, déjalo already - him it said when de couldto jar to laugh -. You will cause that it feels culprit to me. It backwards lay down a tuft of hair. - It knew that we would take well. You are my type of girl. She him it tended the hand. - I am Priscilla Johnson, of Queensland, Australia. - You have a very peculiar accent, if not you it matters that you it says it - commented


he -. You are of the South of Australia? - In fact I am of Alabama - confesó -. My father gives classes in Providence, small town to the northwest of Brisbane. It is between the cattle farms. - Ah, yes, Australia... - it observed it with a warm smile -. To me also I would like to give classes there when it licenses to me. On everything if it is where you you are going to teach. - Thus she is - it gave back the smile to him -. You have been long time here? - Two nights, and already I miss lluvia, the fog and the cold - it said with sigh. - I have left Australia in spring. - It can that both we die in this paradisíaca island - he predicted. - I know a girl who is estudiando Medicine. It will be able to remove to us from cualto quier hardship when it obtains the title. But until then you are not going to pillar one neumonía. - Oh, wonderful. But for tonight that it would come to me well they would be a pair of perritos I warm up with mustard. The bell sounded just when she it arranged to stop the feet to him, but in seyou flow and months that followed got to be very good friends. Both they knew that no they were going to have no adventure amorose, but even so was very well together. In addition, Priss needed friend desperately. At the most time happened far from John, plus it threw it of less. By the nights it was a suplicio to lie down and to think about him. After six months, when to acer itselfcaba Passover, Priss already it had had time sufficient to think in how había state harassing a John during two years. There was no it helped nothing what his mother had to him counted in a letter. John it was leaving with Janie Weeks, a conocida divorced of the region. According to Renée was not nothing serious, although people anit gave murmuring. It was as outside, it stops Priss was insuffrable that John was seeing another woman. The letter produced to him long hours of weeping, and its face lost its habitual joy when it attended the last classes of sociology, just before vacations of Passover. - happens something, Priss to You? - Ronald asked to him with preoccupation -. You suffer symptoms of a wild passion? - It can be - it responded mocking, but enfollowed it was put serious -. I do not want to return a house for Passover. -¡Wonderful! - he exclaimed -. Quédate here and I will take you to a celebration in house of parents of my room companion. - It sounds well. In serious? - Of course. I have spoken to him to Danny much of you, and it is wishing conocerte. - Good... - We go - it urged it he -. I am not buscando anything. We are so single friends, records? - In agreement - it accepted relaxed she more -. I will remain. -¡Brilliant! I will say a to him Danny that you go to veto nir. It is in full dress going to be a celebration. I have heard that until they are going to roast a pig... Tranquila, to the pig it does not have left anything by to live. They say that her fiancèe has left it planted. Priss loosen an outburst of laughter.


-¡Oh, really that you cheer the life to me! - What I said to you in the beginning? - it asked to him with one smile. Priss tranquilized when having an excuse it stops to remain in Hawaii, since it did not want to tell the truth to its parents. In bottom died of pain because John not it bothered in writing it, and it could not soportar to see it in company of another woman. That night called to its parents from house of its aunt. - How that you do not come to house? him preguntó full Renée of astonishment -. But, beloved, if we have done plans stop... - I feel --la cut she pretending entusiasmo -. You remember that I spoke to you of Ronald George? Then it has invited me to one celebration in house of a friend his within two days. And he is a so pleasant boy... Good, the case is that I accepted the invitation without to think it - it crossed the fingers when loosen lie. - the British boy - her mother said with a sigh --. Priss, we have invited several people for the supper of tomorrow. It will be like a celebration of welcome for you. John also will be. Priss closed the eyes when feeling one punzada of solitude and love. - I suppose that it will go with its new novia, no? There was a short one silence. - you do not understand it - Renée said -. I have that explicarte... - Yes, I understand it very well - interrumpió Priss. One felt like an adult woman and experimented -. It was enamored with John, but when coming to me I have surpassed it here. I want to be with somebody more young person; somebody like Ronald, who shares my same tastes and likings. Me I am passing it very well, mother. It will not matter to you that no go to house these vacations, right? - No, clear that no, if that is what realmind you want. - it is It - Priss with firmness responded -. He is papa? - Today it remains to work until late, but I will say to him that it calls to you when it returns, if you want. - No, I will return a to call within a pair of days. Mother...? - it wanted to ask to him for John; if he was well and if he thought to marry with that woman. But it could not do it después to count so many lies -. I want to you. - and I to you, wanted - ma responded hisdre -. Priss, as far as John... - That part of my life has finished, and I am sure that it is glad - said she with calm -. It must of being very pleasant not to see itself harassed by me. - It seems very solitary, if it interests sa to youto ber it - Renée talked back -. Question by you continuously. It says that you went to write to him. Priss felt cold and heat at the same time. - He... at heart it does not want that him esit sifts. It says it single by compassion. - Not it I create. - Mother, papa and you must know a Ronald - it said to him yet enthusiasm that it could -. It comes from a family aristocráEnglish tica. It is very intelligent and divertido, and thinks to come with me to Providence in order to give classes. He is not fantastic? To two it will enchant to you. Her mother loosen a sigh. - Yes, beloved, I am safe of it. Tendrás that to bring it to house sometimes.


After that they continued speaking of things without importance, and none of the two it returned to mention John. But when Renée took leave and hung, memories they assaulted to Priss with as much violence that a point it was to shout. John had said many things to him before of to start off, but nor he himself were creído. And as far as her mother, was not extraño that tried to do of matchmaking. It was a romantic soñadora and in addition it wanted much to John. But Priss was not equal. It went to supeto rar memory of John Sterling, and went to ceto rrar that door stops always.

The Polynesian celebration it was wonderful and very amused. Danny, the companion of habitación of Ronald, was a young hawaiano of eyes color honey, intelligent and ingenious. A Priss it liked from the first moment, and also its parents. Also they were alguus companions of the faculty, and Priss it amused enough, although one starts off of her it continued longing for John from that one left Australia. - Priss, you take several days like absentee - Ronald said to him while they walked together by beach -. It is by a man, right? She watched and sigh. - Yes - it never had to him spoken of John. Nor to him nor to nobody, not even to Margaret aunt. - One bad experience? - No, nothing of that - it responded with one calm laughter -. He was crazy enamoroad of a man and it did not stop of acoto sar it, that he is everything. I continue being a little shamed. - What felt he? - Compassion by me. - Oh - it took it from the hand -. The same it happened to me, you know to me? - it confessed to him -. She it does not know that I am alive. - you have thought about putting an announcement in newspapers? - I do not believe that he worked - it responded laughing -. Do not read newspapers - it did to him wink -. Between you and I, do not believe nor whom know to read. But... ¡ slight body! - Pobrecito. - I will surpass It - it said with a sigh, conwarming up how the waves broke in white sand -. It seems that always it is loved to the mistaken person. - Yes - it tightened the hand to him -. But it is good to have friends who you console. He smiled to him. - You are safe of that you do not want to have an adventure with me? - I feel It. I do not like the adventures. But I need all the friends who can to obtain. - It was going to say same. Te is pleasantto ner to a friend with whom to be able to speak of other women. ¡It would not dare to me to complito car the things! - You are a good type - she said to him -. It sounds that Australian? I am practicing the accent. - I would say,brilliant! - son responded heriente -. It sounds that Briton? I cannot to


forget my accent. She lay down to laugh and she was shaken towards back hair. The air was impregnated of the marine breeze and of the fragrance of flohead of cattle tropical. Both they followed caminando of the hand. He was very pretty to have a Ronald like friend, thought Priss. If single it could to forget John and to erase of his mind image of Janie Weeks abrazándolo. What demons would have seen John in that all-consuming of men? It put one face of pain. Surely what buscaba was a woman with as much experience as he. It could not forget the objections that it had put to its short age. It contemplated the beautiful one to get late with the eyes dampened by the tears. - This is the Paradise - it said with smooth voice -. But no matter how much I like, there are times in that it would want to change it by drought of Queensland. Except for the season of lluvias in summer, the rest of the year is completamente dry. - You said something on the so dry summer that it hoped to you in house remembered Ronald. - Yes. Many of the farmers suffer serious problems of drought. My parents they told me that John Sterling lost muchas of its ewes. But I do not believe that him it bothered much, since his heads of cattle is countless. - That is the man at issue, I suppose - it stressed Ronald. - Yes - it responded lying down towards back the hair. The farm of Sterling Run is enormous. But never the Earth interested to me. Single he. - Sometimes you thought in saying to him what you felt? It loosen a concise outburst of laughter. - He knows very well what I feel. Siempre it has known. But it does not matter to him. It said that it was not good writing letters and that its mother me she would write them of his part - it loosen bitterness sigh -. In addition, now it is leaving with the woman more fogosa of the region. - Of way that that is the situation... - That is the situation - it tried not to think in last day that happened in house, but, like always, it failed. - Poor girl - him he said tightening to him fingers. - I will surpass It. Single I need a little time. But when that night returned a house of its aunt to lie down, was asked if sometimes it could to surpass it. None boy of the faculty, nor at least Ronald, they attracted of one it forms similar. It was muto jer of single man, and that man was John. Nothing in the world could change that. It was giving returned in the bed, without to leave to think about which its mother him había said. By the sight, John seemed desoside and solitaire. Well, if that were certain, why not it bothered in writing? Suddenly the telephone and to po was heardcos minutes Margaret aunt it called to his door. It opened slightly and it showed by the resquicio. It was feminine version of Adam Johnson, with its white hair and rizado and its eyes brown. - It is for you, wanted - it said to him with wink -. It desires to speak to you with a man of sensual voice? - I suppose yes that - she said smiling with it makes indifferent -. It was not able to


conciliate dream. He is Ronald? - Not - Margaret said -. It advanced, conhead. I will see you in the morning. Good noChes. Perplex, Priss took hold to the earpiece. - It says? - It is that you cannot to take hold a puñetero ball-point pen and to write two malditas to me líneas? - John Sterling asked. heart gave him I jump. -¡John! - it exclaimed. All its pride and good intentions were reduced to ashes as soon as it heard its voice. Nervous, it coiled cord between fingers -. Oh, John. ¡You I throw as much of less! There was a short silence that took advantage of it stops to try to recompose. "Damn it is, already I have returned to do ", it was recriminated to itself reason why it had said. - I miss to everything the world - añait gave to try to amend the failure -. But this is brilliant, John. The sun, the beach, has so many things that to see... - Cállate. You are dressed? - Why? - it asked with fingido humor -. It is what you are becoming morboso? You want that it describes my interior clothes to you? - It is worth already. I cannot fix nothing in farm if before I do not let be preocupado by you. So that I have removed billete that could not to allow me, and what less lack does to me is that you tell me pretty that is island. In how long you can be here? To Priss it had left the mind in target. - To be where? In Australia? - In the airport of Honolulu, damn be - masculló he. - You are here? - she asked pasmada of astonishment. - Yes, I am here. Tired, hungry and average lost... So muévete of one time, you want? And pregúntale to your aunt if I can spend the night there. I have hato blar with you. Priss thought that it had died and that estaba in the sky. In the kingdom of the dreams. At the end of the arc rainbow... The eyes him inunthey daron of tears and laughter to the same one time. - I can be there in twenty minutes. ¡If I must be running...! - Quickly, affection - it urged he -. You esI tared hoping. Priss gave a kiss him to the microphone and it hung. Moments were had left suspendida over the reality. Endmind, jumped of the bed and burst in into room of its aunt. - He was John. It is here, in the airport. It can remain to spend the night? It can to sleep in the sofa. ¡I must go immediately to look for it! - it loosen everything to it of blow. Margaret never it had married, but the special thing remembered that was the love. Him it smiled with dulzura to its niece. - Yes, it can remain. It requests a taxi to go to the airport. It takes the money that there is in my purse in the lobby. There are blankets in the closet. Now I am going away to sleep - it added -. But you do not take advantage of my complicity, wanted. - Not - Priss ruborizó -. It would never do it- it promised to him -. Oh, Margaret aunt. I


want to you - it gave him a strong hug. - I also want to you, dear. ¡And salt now tooting! Priss got dressed in a time record in cattle tenders and a jersey, without hardly peito nar the hair. It called to a taxi and it waited for impatient in the steps of the entrance. palms stood out against the light of the lampposts, the breeze whispered between leaves, and Priss was distressed. John estaba to thousands of kilometers, and suddenly it appeared in Hawaii. The months that they had state separated had seemed years. The taxi arrived finally and Priss rose rápidamente to the back seat. When arriving at airport paid to the conductor and it entered running in the terminal. With the awares very been on it watched at his alrededor between the multitude, but it was not until it felt a touch in the shoulder when lle occurred to account of which John notvaba putting its clothes of work. The return occurred and it saw it. Impecablemind dress with a gray suit, his cabellos shining to the light, their face rigid and its tipsy eyes sending blue. - Priss - the tone of its voice did that him the knees shook. - Oh, I thought that it was dreamed... - it said she. Him the inferior lip shook -. John, I feel it, but it has not changed anything. No I have changed. I... It extended arms and it took refuge between they like a carrier pigeon and it tightened the face against its vest. John it tightened with as much force that did to him damage, but not him it mattered. It let escape sigh while restregaba the cheek against the smooth fabric and him pasaba the hands by the back under chaqueta. It smiled to to listen to the powerful ones and accelerated beats of its heart. - nonquestions nothing? You do not want saber why I am here? - Later - she with a smile affirmed. He lay down to laugh, although it seemed little worried. - We go, affection. - you have not brought luggage? - it asked to him she. - I have not had time. Not after that Renée spoke to me of that damn jothey see college student - it responded nailing to him the glance. Priss it could see the jealousy in his expression. - you talk about Ronald? - it asked to him stunned. It crossed the body to him with the glance. - you have lain down already with him? -¡No! - it exclaimed with drowned voice -. ¡Of course that no! - Why you say "of course"? It smoothed expression. - Because you I belong to you - it said to him with pride -. I do not want that any other hombre me put the hands above. John seemed to remain frozen. It breathed with difficulty and took the face him between his trembly fingers. - I wish You - it said to him with hoarse voice. She obtained to outline a smile. - I also I wish you.


- Your Margaret aunt is sleeping? Priss agreed. - We leave here - he said watching a his around -. I want to be solo contigo. It took it from the hand and it lead it to exterior. Minutes later both were in luxurious salita of Margaret, watching itself one to the other. - It wanted to hope - he said -. It wanted darte time so that you discovered something more of world. - By what? He it shrank of shoulders. - Single you are eighteen years old. - the appropriate age - son replaced shelaughing -. You can teach to me. - By God, single to think it me tiemthe knees blan - he said laughing -. They see here, small torment, and déjame amarte. She sent herself towards him and left le itvantara in its strong arms and that depositara in the sofa upholstered of green. it stretched on the cushions with delicious anticipación while he the jacket took off and the vest and unbuttoned slowly shirt. It had seen it half-naked with anterioridad, but of that for as much time that the vision of those muscles bronceados it excited it of an incredible way. - haste Dates - it whispered to him. He it it watched with a brilliant smile. - Patience, affection. It bent tempting, leaving to see bulk of its chests through t-shirt. It inclined and took off it of a pull. Priss had not been bothered in poto ner itself sujetador... - I like - she whispered -. I like that me watch thus. - I am going to do much more that to watch. - Quiet, heart - po said mocking sheniendo itself a hand on the chest. But it really barked to him to a frenetic rate. It bent the head and looked for with teeth the hard crests that she him it offered. Priss left to save moaning when it felt that his mouth it devoured it. Him it nailed the nails in arms and moaned with more force. - Shh... You do not do noise, affection, or despertaremos to your aunt. - He is so incredible... -- it tried to explain with uncertain stammerings -. Oh, John, are so incredible that I cannot support it... - I know It. One eased up to its side and it passed the hand to him on its tired body while him besaba the eyelids. She it shook when it lowered to the mouth until hers and saboreó with delight each mark of his lips. - Priss... It crossed to him all face with the mouth, in a quiet flood search enthusiasm, while its hand followed explorando the smoothness of its skin, its belly smooth, his esbeltas legs... It interlaced fingers with its hair. Their pointed sines were with hardness of its chest and remained frost. It was on the awares, plenty of the sense of expectancy and the delight that the contact with its skin desnaked him it caused.


- You like, small? - it asked to him while one moved on her -. Not you resistas, in agreement? Single I am going to do that me feel. It half-opened the lips while he reit started off the weight of its great body on his. That made it discover some diferencias between the man and the woman, and when their chests joined estremeit backed water, it tightened the teeth and it supported in front in its neck. - He is delicious - tem whispered he with voiceblorosa -. He is delicious... sentirte of this way. Moaning escaped to him when she it moved little. - Who is now the noisy one? - him preguntó with a nervous laughter. - We will have to do the love in one room soundproof - it talked back -. Now bésame. Slow Bésame and apasionadamente, and it leaves embeba both usMOS one of the other. A hand under its head slid and it maintained it holds while with its mouth tomaba possession of hers. It was like that kiss that shared in Australia... It began to move against its body and she it left separated the legs to him with hers. It allowed him that it was united in salvaje privacy degree and shouted against his mouth. - Silence, affection - he ordered to him. The voice it shook to him and its hand moved with more insistence, until it arrived at his cattle tenders and one slid on the inside. - Oh, John... - you wish It? - it asked to him with voice it snores. The eyes shone to him with wild brightness -. You wish me? - A... here? It imprisoned it between the sofa and rígitwo muscles of its body. - Here? - it blinked to to watch it and moaned. Then one made an effort to relax, although smoothness that was touching not it put easy -. It had forgotten where estaMOS - it said with difficulty -. You see what haces with me? Priss was learning much of it forms simpler. And was not to him embarazoso absolutely. On the contrary. Fascinaba knowledge that it also was vulnerable before her. It smiled with pleasing while it slid to him the hands under the shirt and caressed to him skin vellosa. - it did not know that the men you were so heavy. No! - it protested when it began to rise -. You do not move. I like sentirte on me. -¡God! - it exclaimed with estremeciI lie. One eased up of flank and it took hold it with force, putting a leg on hers. - I feel It - it apologized -. I have that to learn much. - I also - it confessed to respiraanxious ción. It took hold the hands to him and it put on the soaked chest of sweat -. None woman had affected me so much like you. - I do not create to you. - I say It in serious - a low cushion was put head and smiled to him while it caressed to him the cheek with fingers. Both quedarum laid down in perfect harmony and intimidad -. It had never wished so much to althey guien. It lowered the glance until her chest, where the dark hair extended on its wide muscles. - You have the black hair - it observed -. It is not blonde, like the hair of your head.


- the sun does not give me with frequency in chest - he with a smile remembered to him. With the thumbs grazed to him the nipples and felt his tremor -. You see the vulnerable thing that we are the one for the other? No you can know rare that he is this. Ever since you left of Providence I have myself wide-awake past nowhole Ches thinking about you. She watched it engrossed. - But... - But what? - him it separated the hair from the face and it intensified its glance -. You said to me that you would write to me. - and you you said that to your mother me to me escri***reflx mng by you. John it seemed to doubt by seconds. - and you you thought that... Yes, now comI pledge - one lay down of backs and it put it on him -. It had stupid idea that mantenerte to my could it reaches during year or two... Even that you grew suficiente - it smiled sorry when it saw it to fruncir frown -. Soon, when you marchaste, everything became dark for me. You it threw as much of less than it could not nor trabajar. And you not even wrote to me... Esperaba with all my illusion that arrived vacations of Passover. It was planning all type of encounter. And then llamaste to Renée and you said to him that there was boy that... It put a finger to him in lips. - it had to You been harassing without mercy - him it said -. And everybody knew it. By that was happened to me to think that you went a to see the last single day me by compassion. I thought that you felt pain by me and who soon you regreted which happened and you wanted olto vidar it. - He wanted to forget it - he confessed -. But no I could, Priss - the Vista lowered to where she more was pressed against him -. Siéntate - him it requested with desperation --. ¡Déjame mirarte, by love of God! She obeyed, like hypnotized, and it separated from him so that it could contemto plar it. - You... you have been leaving with... with Ja-nie Weeks - it accused it with smoothness. way in which it watched it prevented trato tar it with hardness. - Janie does not have anything to do with nosotros - it replaced vaguely. It took hold it by the waist and it took his chests until his mouth -. When I kiss to you here he is as if saboreara rose petals - it whispered to him with avidity, and continued clearing it with the language until it emitted moaning of pleasing, defenseless. It knocked down it of backs in the sofa, posegoing it with its kisses while with one skillful hand molded the curves to him of its body. And to her in invaded a desirecontenible, as if no it had wished nothing else in its life. He separated to watch it again, and expression that it saw in its face made it throw back it head and to shout of frustration. It was impossible. It could not do it. Not on a sofa in house of another person. Not in similar fit. Priss saw it doubt during momencough and it looked for his glance with curiosity. - John? - Cásate with me. tremor shook all the body to him. - What? - Cásate with me - it inclined and it kissed it tenderly in the lips -. I gave that yes, Priss.


We go, single a word... -¡Yes! - it responded. It held to him with it forces the face, treating to maintain his mouth stuck to hers. - Still not - it tranquilized he -. I have... some problems that to solve in farm. But it could be stops Christmas, of agreement? - I can to return to house with you? - No, affection. - Why? - Because the distance is unique that salit will vará your virginity - he said frankly -. You have not noticed that I wish you with one lujuria insatiable? - I also wish you. - Yes, but we must make the things well - one seated and it returned to put cami to himmushroom -. As soon as it has had to you, Priss, no I will be able to stop. You do not know it? - Yes, it must of being like being satiated to eat chips - malé said she with a laughtervola. - Much worse - it responded with a vague one smile -. And the same it will pass to you con to youmigo. After all, it will be your first time. - it would enchant to Me to do it for the first time in the beach - she of pleasing said filled. - You are a pagan - he in tone said to him of it deceives, but the blood boiled to him by venas when watching it and realizing which deseaba as much as he to her. Almost vi couldto sualizar the scene; its bronzed body twisting under his, its youthful voice profiriendo shouts of pleasing rampant... - You can imaginártelo, right? - him preguntó she, as if pensa could read hismientos -. I also I can. Until mínimo detail. - Not even you know what it would hope to you - it reprimanded he. - Yes, yes that I know it - one seated with the Vista it fixes to its eyes -. I am not so ingenuous. I know exactly what you would do to me and how. And I would bite to you in shoulders, would surround to you with the legs and my body would slide... He it it made shut up with a violent shock of lips that knocked down it in the sofa and that it did to react like any woman enadwelled. It offered its doliente body to him of desire, the eyes filled to him of tears of pleasing content, and it fought to do to him to lose the control and to give to him what his pasión it demanded. But it was not a boy, and could anticipate consequences. In spite of the burning desire that consumed it, it did a supreme one effort and one separated from her. - John - it complained. He approached it and he caressed the hair to him. - It closes the eyes. All it happens. RecuerDAS? She ruborizó and smiled to him. - That was by my fault. I liked sa-to lir to me with mine. - Someday you I will allow it - it assured to him between amused and gotten upset -. But not with my tied hands. With me he is everything or nothing, Priss, and you would already have to know it.


She watched love flood. - I suppose that I will be able to wait for, if you pueDES. - we will surpass It together - it said with one smile -. Now levántate. It knows God which Margaret would say if it entered now and it saw us. - In fact, me it noticed that it did not abuse of its confidence - Priss confessed. - It goes, you have chosen a good moment it stops to say it to me - it talked back. It did poto ner itself in foot and held the wrists to him to back, in order to be able to admire its body in everything its splendor -. My adorable Priscilla - it said after seconds of embelesamiento -. I will never get tired of mirarte. You are all a beauty. The deep tone of its voice did vito brar on the inside, and smiled to him feeling one woman new. An enamored woman even but the deep thing of its being. - You also. It breathed deeply, trying to calm itself. - It vetoes to the bed - it ordered to him, before beto sar it with gentleness in the mouth -. SeguireMOS speaking in the morning, when no be danger. - No I can sleep with you? - Not - it responded tightening the jaw. - Single to sleep... - it requested to him. It loosen a giggle and he separated it from its side. - Yes, I can see it. Sleeping with you in my arms. - you could not? - him it asked with cejas been nauseated. He watched with rejoicing and impatience. - you are Really one novice without experiencia, eh? No, affection, could not. You deseo too much - before its confused glance it tightened against him and it attracted its hips towards hers -. Desire - with the word it emphasized change that took place in the low part of its anatomy. - Oh... - you do not understand it? - it asked to him with gentility -. He is very uncomfortable for man. She it put red like a tomato. - I feel It. I really have left much,by to learn. - It will be something fascinating - it murmured. - what? - enmudecida Dejarte of astonishment in our night of weddings - it responded to him with a smile malicious -. I will not leave of pento sar in it during the months that lack. -¡John Sterling! It thought that eras horseman. - Recuérdamelo when let us be casatwo so that the definition can darte exact of that word. Reve will be all onelación. - I must go to me? - she protested. He did a wink to him. - To less that you want to be attacked... She avoided it laughing, rebosante of alegría and happiness, and watched it challenging with its eyes framed color emerald in its perfect made oval face. - I will go away -- it said -. It must of being the air tropical which as much affects to you.


- Rather it is the idea to do owner to me of that body. Priss was commited to occur to the return and dirito gir itself towards its room. When it reached the door of the salita was turned stops to watch it for the last time. That high figure and musculosa, with its brown hair golden that passion of its fingers had turned around, his caundone mass, its sensual mouth, his eyes shining of desire... - I will be the best wife than you can imagito nar - him it assured -. I landed on water to you, I will give children you and I will never protest when you stain of mud the carpet... And in the bed - it added with one smile -, when me you have taught it everything, I will make you lose the head, John Sterling. He him it gave back the smile. - I do not believe that it can hope. - Sweet dreams... affection - one took leave and it left of the salita. One felt like one adult woman and apasionadamente enamored. John did not have said the suitable words, but surely that it felt them. Otherwise, by what went to want to marry with her and to resign to his freedom? All the doubts were desa to himseemed before its magical smile. It entered its dormitory and one put in bed tarareando a love song.

To the following morning one awoke more late that of custom, and when it lowered stairs was it seated to the table of the breakfast with his Margaret aunt. - It is almost the hour to eat - John said with a smile --. Good, it is the normal comportamiento for a woman just compromised. Margaret Lucia an ample smile. - I will leave You solo so that you speak of yours future while I burst of orgullo and I call to your parents. John and Priss they threw to laugh while Margaret retired. - Mother will be it counted to all world before you return - warned to him Priss --. Perhaps you would have to tell it to it to your mother. - I already counted it before leaving Australia - it with calm responded -. One was enchanted of my exquisite taste by women. ¡They see here, by God! It seated in her lap and she dedicated to him a sweet smile. - it enchants to Me to do this - it said kissing it in lips -. And also it will enchant to me... - it kissed it again -, recorrerte with maus... - the lip bit -,all the body! It gave back with passion the kisses to him and it threw the head backwards, aferrándose to him in an attempt of being what he it wanted. - When you are going to learn that I like that open the mouth when I kiss to you? - Oh... - it whispered trembly. It separated lips and cleared his to him -. Thus? - Yes... It opened the mouth before the penetration of his language and began to feel heat in more intimate corners of its body. Him it sank the nails in the arms while he it it took hold with force. - Why you put these things? - the hand under his complained he when sliding camimushroom and to find a sujetador of embroider.


- Quítamelo if you do not like - she suggested to him laughing. - With your aunt in room of alongside? -- it asked with doubtful voice --. Although déjame decirte that I prefer thousand times your pechos to eggs turned around - it put itself red and he watched it with rejoicing -. Cuáncough years you said that you had? - Almost nineteen - it responded with one it picks of value -. So muéstrate arrogante, while you can. ¡Some day I will be who intimidates to you! - I do not doubt it - he recognized while him movi caressed the chest with eróticosmientos of its fingers. It felt it warm and raised through the sujetador -. I like tocarte here it whispered to him. She it opened the mouth in search of air. - To me also me it pleases. Your hands are so... great. - Not as you - it said to him with amiability -. You are small, delicate and smooth, and always you smell gardenias. I do not create that it can to tire to me to make the love with you. - Not even when be taking care of a the ewes? - it asked to him laughing. - To the cattle - he corrected -. In Australia we took in herd to the cattle. - Then in America we have laws against bad treatments to the animals, and we have farms instead of farms, and... - and you speak too much - parrafada silenced its with its lips -. It puts that manita below my shirt and tócame like I touch you. To me also I like that you caress to me. - Really? - Really. Two bellboys had undone him of shirt when passages in the corridor were heard. - Oh, demons, just when a went... - it has not been fault mine - one lay down to laugh and it did it to rise. You must have been faster. - Delay and you will see - mien threatened sheafter it fit the t-shirt. - I will try It - it responded with suspiro -. But while that moment arrives there are certain parts of my body that they are going to undergo much. It occurred the return, completely red, just when Margaret entered it cooks. It brought a pile of the news of Providence, mainly of the enthusiasm that Renée and Adam had shown before commitment, and when it was put to speak John and Priss did not have opportunity of to follow the conversation. Before Priss occurred account had arrived the hour for John to leave. It seemed as obstinate as she, and two stayed taken root of the hand in the taxi that it took them to airport. In the customs they had to separate and Priss did not stop to cry. - you do not cry more or no I will be able of dejarte here - he requested to him -. ¡By God, Priss, would make any thing for llevarte conmigo! - I fit in your pocket? - I am afraid that not - it attracted it towards him -. Although without your heels as soon as you arrive a the chin. - John - it fixedly watched it at the eyes -, you said in serious, right? You want to


marry with me? - Why you it would have requested it if not quisiera? it asked to him mocking -. After everything - one inclined to whisper to him to ear -, I have not seduced to you, and we cannot run to altar by haberte left pregnant woman, no? It blushed and she smiled to him. - I thought last night about that - him it confessed -.I thought about undressing and lying down contigo. - What stopped to you? It shrank of shoulders. - It feared that not you it pleased that you sedujera. He made raise the chin him. - the idea seems to me wildly excitante - it maintained glance to him --. I had liked that you did. - Oh, John... - Already it is too much late - it said with one giggle. She kissed it sweetly in the lips and he let laugh and he kissed it with passion. Rodeó with the arms and with its language exit mentioned until the limit that did it to shake of the head on the feet. - you wish Me, Priss? - it whispered to him with ardent eyes -. Because I to you yes. - Yes. I can feel... I mean that... - a moment vacillated and a little separated with pregnancy. - We are going to marry - it assured he to him -. No it passes nothing if we confessed ourselves things íntibut. It swallowed saliva. - Yes. - When we are together again - him it said while it kissed it on the eyelids -, we will undress the one to the other, us acoslet us tare and we will make madnesses together. IntenI tared to return the month that comes, or perhaps pueDAS to go you to house. Priss had heart rampant. Hunit gave the face in its chest, shaking of ardor and frustration. - We could to do it... and not to even arrive the end? - it asked to him doubtful. - Yes, I believe yes that - it embraced it and it supported his face in its hair -. I want to make this good. I do not want to anticipate our night of boDAS, but are other average ones for the satisfacción in addition to most obvious, small. You I will teach some... - John - it moaned. yearning that felt he was unbearable. - Soon, affection - it promised to him. It returned it to embrace and it kissed it during long short while. When the frustration retired him ensombrecía face --. Espérame - it said cor- to him tante -. The appointments with that boy finished college student. - Not more appointments - it promised to him with one smile -. Nor you either. - Calm - a giggle loosen -. All women that I see now they remember you to me. I know good, love. - and you also.


He did a wink to him and the return occurred. Priss it wanted to raise a hand, to call it and to say to him that it loved it... But not it it did. it was of foot, seeing how one moved away by corridor of the terminal until perit gave of Vista. It returned to house of its Margaret aunt with one it mixes in its interior of pain and happiness. The delay was going to be horrible. It did not know how it was going to surpass it, knowing that to the aim the man whom as much he loved was going to be his. John. Its husband. That thought it would help to resist, like the water in desierto. A imagined both in the bed, its bodies interlaced in the dark, loving itself the one to the other with passion desatada... One imagined to its children, to John llevando in arms to a baby and laughing of alegría. One imagined to both seated by nights; he working in its books and she correcting examinations. The dreams were wonderful. And the recuerdos of which they had shared físicamente they were as rewarding as dreams.

Five

Priss did not remember to have been so happy in all its life. It removed from his portfolio fotograit trusts that it had maintained as much time escondida and was taught it to Ronald and a all his friends. One felt like radiating of love and felicidad. To the aim John it was going to be his. His! It went to great and select almacenes and spent hours looking for the dress of fiancèe whom it loved. A pretty set of fit and satén, with an elegant one decollete and length veil. It could not repress a sigh when the smiling employee put it in a stock market. It did not see hour in which it wore towards the altar, where it would be waiting for it John. He returned to house of its aunt with the eyes resplandecientes of pride. - it did not matter to you that it has used your to tarjeta of credit, right? - him it asked when it saw the doubtful expression of Marlret. - No, beloved, clear that not - him responit gave with amiability -. He is single that... Good, you do not think that he would be better to hope little to buy the dress? To meus until John and you have decided one definitive date. Priss felt that the atmosphere it loaded of tension. It watched at its aunt with attention. - Margaret Aunt, you do not think that John throw stops back, right? Margaret seemed cornered. One seated in a armchair and it crossed his delicate hands in the lap. - Affection, has passed one week from that John went away. Priss one lay down to laugh with lightening. -¡Oh, you talk about to that it has not called! It did not hope either that it did, you know? It said that it had that to take care of several important subjects there. I suppose that tenthey will drán that to see with the cattle sale. Already you know that it likes those


businesses. His aunt not rio. It did not mean to him what Renée had to him counted by telephone noChe previous. John took missing several days without nobody knew nothing of he. Surely it was not nothing serious, but Priss so was excited with his planes of wedding that one notifies thus pre couldto occupy it much. If something left bad... - it is not good for touching to the destiny - it said finalmente -. I believe that you are hurrying, wanted. - It leaves of preocuparte - it reprimanded it Priss. it raised and it gave a kiss him in his wrinkled cheek -. Everything will come out well. You deI will return the money of the dress - it added -. little every week, in agreement? - one is not that - it assured Marl to himret touching the shoulder to him warmly -. It will be my wedding present. The only thing that I want is that you do not suffer. Priss felt that a chill him recoma the back, but he was able to disguise his restlessness. - you do not begin with that - it said to him -.John it would never do damage to me. No there would be pro to meposition the marriage if really not me it lands on water. And now we are going to eat. ¡Me I die of hunger! Margaret followed with the glance mienafter Priss it ran towards the kitchen. It was so single a girl... Account of with did not occur how much frequency the men they thought more with the hormones that with neuronas. The desire of John by Priss had been obvious, but Margaret was asked if that passion would survive the time and distancompany. Perhaps enamoramiento of Priss it had affected until the point to give rein loose to its emotions, but that no it meant that that feeling was lasting. It could even be looking for in those moments the form to break commitment. That would explain why not it it had call since it returned to Australia. All those thoughts troubled a Margaret, and possibility that they were certain it made fear too much for his niece. Meanwhile, the seed of the suspicion it began to germinate in the mind of Priss. When the days continued happening without reto even cibir the news of John its preoccupation aumentó to become anguish. Finally, he was incapable to support more and it called it. It had to be safe. From their declaration their studies went of badly in worse, and, although it had to return a Australia in order to marry, it had the firm intention to finish its degree. It waited for until the night, when the tariffs telephone they were more sales. The telephone it sounded during a long short while before he it responded. - John? - him it asked with uncertain voice. -¡Priss! - a long silence had -. Pris-cilla? - Yes, I am - she confirmed. One seated in a chair and took hold earpiece with force. Something happened... It could have a feeling it -. John, goes all good? It heard chasquido of a lighter. - Yes, I am well - she responded tran to himquilamente -. And you? - I miss to You, that is everything - him it said -. I thought that you would call to me. - It was going to do it this same night, more late. Priss it watched distracted the cord. - How it goes everything that way? It had another silence. - Well - it responded sharp.


- I am glad. How it is your mother? John he loosen resoplido. - It is... very well. A has gone away California, with its sister. - To California? It must like mucho that. - Yes -- John spoke as if he was exhausto. - How you you to them fix single? - him preguntó mocking. Another pause. - No... I am not single. - have gone Randolph and Latrice of visit? I found out that they had binoculars. Your brother must be very occupied - conocía very well to Randy and Latrice. Sothey roll to go of visit to Sterling Run. - No, they are not they - a deaf noise was heard, as if it had struck something -. I have a woman here, in case you want it to know. It was as if it had struck it with hammer in the head. The word resonated in its head like a wild echo. - It is woman... of the cleaning? It loosen one cold outburst of laughter. - You you can imagine, right? You same you said. I am a man apasioI swim, and to be with you is enough for enloqueto cer to any man. When I returned it was so excited as an adolescent primerizo. Then Janie invited to me to cenar and... good, already you know how it is. It could not to avoid it. Soon, I requested to him that one came to vito vir with me. Janie? Janie Weeks, the divorced one with the one that was been leaving before going a Hawaii? John had said to him that that was not subject his, but was no ne either to himgado that maintained one relation. And it had not spoken to him either of love. Single of desire... Priss remained with the fixed Vista in panetwork. That was the end of its life. John him it was saying that no it loved it. They did not go to marry nor they were going to live together and happy for always. Everything had been one joke cruel. Everything had finished. - But... but already I have bought myself fiancèe dress - it began to stammer. - Thanks to God I recovered sen soontido common - it talked back hard -. Priss, you are eighteen years old. ¡Eighteen! And I I have twenty-eight. Those ten years next to your innocence they make it impossible. I need a the somebody greater one, with more experience. No I can be tied to a girl. Priss ignited on the inside. When they were together not it it treated indeed like a a girl. It was on the verge of recorto give it to it, but the pride it prevented. - I feel, Priss - he said when she no it answered -. Really that I feel it. But you must understand it. With you I lost cabeza and I put myself to think rare things on a future in common. I have had time in order to recall to mind and to see mistaken that it was. Desire my freedom much more of that I wish you to you. Ours it did not have worked... Priss, you are there? - I am here - it was able to respond with an almost calm voice, a to weigh of which it had destroyed heart and the full eyes of lágrimas -. I listen to you. - Surely that you understand it - he said after another pause -. If there were had more years or something more of experience there would be pasado very well together, without bows nor cadenas. But you went very in serious, Priss. And it stops me you are too


young. By God... Single aspen tree to think in which there was be to marry to me with you. To Priss the lips and lá shook to himgrimas covered to him cheeks. - I want to You - ras whispered to him with the voicegada -. How I am going to leave to do it? It heard it swallow saliva and a breathing shaken. - Priss, is single desire, nothing else - his voice it sounded very strange -. The same desire that it felt I by you. And if I have obtained suto perar it, you also will be able. By love of God, I suppose that you would think that it went to cato sar to me with single you to be able hacerte love, truth? way in which it said it made it feel like an ingenuous idiot. It breathed profundamente and it tried to recompose. - You are right - it said with a bitter laughter -. Single I am a girl. An innocent girl and novice... - you do not think that he is better to realize now that being married and being tied of by life? - it replaced -. You will be far better without me. You cannot see it of that way? - I promise to You that I will try to surpass it as it is - it said hating it with all his forces -. Later of everything, I am very young for you. In addition, Ronald will not leave me die of pain. John kept silence before following hasoft. - What you do with your single life you conblossoming to you. I have a Janie, and,skies!, what difference has with you - a brief outburst of laughter loosen -. She is a complete woman. Candy and savage at the same time. One muto jer arranged to give itself by pleasing, no one girl looking for its fairy tale. A it is enough to him with sex, without plans of wedding by means. Priss could imagine it to it with Janie. Poday to see them... It closed the eyes and it felt tensión to the other side of the line. - Then already it is - it said with calm -. Less badly that you did not give a ring to me. only that moan is that you did not recover reason before I spoke to him of ours commitment to everybody. - cotillees forgets with facility - it seemed to be boring. - That re is certain for the men -plicó she -. But it does not stop the women. Especialmente, it does not stop the women of here. - Good, in that case you will have manteto ner high the affluent head, no? Deals that there are be you who I have occurred pumpkins. No it matters to me. Priss let save deep exhalación, while heart annoyed frenética to himmind. - You want that it lies to them to my friends just as you do with yours? No, gracias. Still I have left to something of dignity - him it said with the little pride that mos couldto trar -. It cheers to me that you have seen the things clear, John - it added with the voice entrecortada by a sob -. Now it would not marry to me with you if... - If you it requested it - it interrupted he -. What I want is a woman, not a girl idiot. At least, you will let follow to me toDAS parts like a faldero small dog, veryou give? The tears flooded the eyes to him. One felt ill, empty in its interior, almost died. - Not - it exclaimed -. I will not do it.


A silence to the other side took place of line, but Priss hung without giving time him a to say nothing else. It had not supported another one word hers. It cried in quiet bitterness during long short while, until his Margaret aunt entered in lobby and was stopped of blow to ento contrar it there. -¡Priscilla! - it exclaimed worried -. What you it happens, affection? - Era John - en whispered she with the eyesrojecidos -. It is not going to marry with me. It has decided that it is enough to him with its divor loverbacked water, to who can have without having to marry. Margaret it contained the breathing. - In serious? - it asked very serious --. Llamaré to Renée and we will find out what is happening. Renée answered the call of Margaret and told between tears and sobs him all the truth. John was living with a woman and had been going to see them to comunicar to them the end of the commitment. - I can to speak with Priss, Margaret? - No. It has raised its room without pato rar to cry. It is destroyed. Why, Renée? Why has done John something thus? Renée had to make an effort for not estato llar. - Priss is very young. It will surpass it... It hears, beloved, you can say to him that it calls to me when more it is calmed? And many gracias, Margaret. Thank you very much to take care of of her. - Renée, you are well? I notice the voice to you rare... - I have resfriado - it responded -.But I am well. It takes care of of Priss. And of you also. Good bye, wanted. It hung and one cleaned the tears of eyes. Adam entered salita and narrowed it between its arms. - Poor Priss... - que whispered with voicejumbrosa. - Yes - it responded giving light taps him in the back -. But John was right. What another thing could to do? - Even so, affection, slight load us it left both - it talked back she. - It is everything a horrible mess - Adam said while him it caressed the hair -. At least we can to save to Priss - it gave a kiss him -. The lamentations will not do any to them well. But Priss is very young, and jóvenes is cured soon. - I hope that you are right - she said with zeal -. I hope that of truth you are right. Priss could not make another thing that perto manecer in the bed all the night. No podía to call to its parents and to support predecible compassion with which they would try conto pave it. Margaret seemed enten at leastto der it better, when it left it single after lleto var to him a tea cup and a pair of aspirins. To the following morning bas awoketante it takes, since it had cost to him to dormir itself the previous night. One rose and after to get dressed with cattle tenders, top and shoes of canvas it lowered the stairs. The woman who took care of it in the store no it commentd out no when Priss went to give back the fiancèe suit. It returned to ingreto sar the amount in the account of


Margaret, while Priss watched the dress with eyes in target. He was prettiest than había sight in its life, and remembered the fantasies that had lodged days before to contemto plar it. She, walking by the corridor of church, ready a to give its heart to him to John for the rest of its life. - Already it is - it said to the employee tendiéndole receipt so that it signed it -. I feel that the things have not come out well. - I also - Priss with a thread said of voice. - time helps - it said to him as a consolation. Priss could see in its eyes a spying of pain similar to his -. In world maravi continues being menllosos. I found to mine in the second attempt. You do not throw the towel. Priss was able to outline a timid one sonrisa by that sample of understanding. - Thanks - a last look threw to him to dress and the return occurred to leave. That day did not go to class, but that esit had taking a walk by one of the many gardens botanists who were in HonoLulu. It left the Vista lost en to himtre numerous classes of birds and flohead of cattle exotic, and one filled of sweet aroma a orange blossom. Finally one seated in a bank and sintió that the pain was alleviated to him. It was question to advance a little each day, was said to himself same. First it was to forget John. Tenía that to forget the day in that it marched Australia and the night that happened together in Honolulu. It had to remember that John it wanted to one woman, not to an idiot girl e ingenuous that not even deserved a ring of its part. It listened to the voice of its autocompasión and one lay down to laugh in voice discharge. No, it was not going to fall in the trap. It had to occupy its pensamientos in that outside; and express. Without hardly reflecting in which was doing one went towards the hospital and preguntó by the Personnel Department. it presented/displayed before the head and it was offered for trato lower like volunteer.

Like it was to hope, all him preguntarum what had happened with the commitment, and it responded to them with the small story that it had prepared. It was not the lie that John had not suggested to him, but either it was the truth. It said that both there were decidido that their studies were first and that it was in a moment to marry. But furtive smiles and the distrustful glances that it obtained they indicated that with his histo to himria did not deceive anybody... And much less to she herself.Time and time again oía in its interior proit founds voice of John saying to him idiot who was, ing ***reflx mng itself of her to be running to his feet like a "faldero small dog". Its pride it was made pieces, and not even the power curativo of the time was able to do it olto vidar the undergone humiliation. Hopefully account of which had occurred only that John persecuted was his body. It must have appeared that that it would never work. If single it could leave of to love it... The worse thing was the suffering of the nights tapeworms, since by day was occupied in diverse activities. When it was not in class the time went in room infantil of the hospital, reading stories to children, placing pillows and consiguiendo some that another one smile. Thanks to the aid that lent to the others con to himit followed to forget his own problems and mito rar towards the outer world instead of refuto giar itself in its anguish.


But at night... all the memories repressed they assaulted it without mercy. hugs of John, his caresses, their candies promises of a wonderful future in común. It was like a ghost that no it stopped to harass it, and Priss knew that it could not to return to Providence in that situation. To end had to tell its mother why it did not want to go of visit. - it is not by cowardice, really that no - it said to him to Renée by telephone -. He is single that the wound still is and... - I know, affection - her mother responded. It had to bite the language for not reveto lar to him the horrible truth. But Adam had reason. The truth would not help it in anything -. You want that papa and I go to verte? - it would enchant to Me - it said with a smile -. But, you can permitíroslo? - Affection, your aunt has forced your father a that it accepts the ticket of airplane like gift of anniversary. What seems to you? -¡I adore a Margaret aunt! - and we. But already we will speak después of that. Cómo.estás you, affection? Priss was on the verge of telling ver himyou give, but one made an effort not to do it. - I take enough good to It. I am trabajando like volunteer in hospital, with the children, and I believe that I can obtain work of secretary for the vacations of summer. I would like to return to house but... - Yes, I know it. Still he is in a moment - interrumpió Renée with a sigh -. It would be very disagreeable if you were with John. -... you have seen it? - it asked without to be able to be even contained, knowing that pregunta it betrayed it. Renée it tightened the teeth. Oh, yes clear that there was sight to that displeased poor man, pretending many more years of those than in truth so had and with the eyes hunditwo that was impossible to read nothing in them. - truth is that no, affection - it lay while the tears flew to their eyes. - Oh - Priss loosen a sigh -. Good, it is better thus. Ronald and I am going to go this noChe to the cinema. They release a new comedy that it can very be amused. - you do not follow afflicted? - Clear that not - it assured to him -. I am basaffluent tante. Single pa was a enamoramientosajero, after all. - Perhaps - Renée had to bite of new the language -. Cuídate, affection. You I want. And your father also. - and I to you - it responded with suaviyou give -. Thanks to be parents so maravillosos- I will call to You soon. - Yes, by favor. Hazlo. Good bye. Priss hung and closed the eyes, flooded of tears. Someday pain desapareit backs water completely. Someday the forgetfulness borraría the memory... Someday it would return a to shine the sun of a new spring of love.


Six

It was at dusk when Renée and Adam Johnson parked pe as opposed toqueño bungalow and saw Priss. -¡How good aspect you have, affection! - exclamó Renée while her daughter ran towards her -. It seems that the university is sen to youtado very well. - The same I say - Adam corroborated. Cerró the door of the car and it gave a kiss him and a hug, before contemplating it of cabeza on the feet -. ¡Slight lady we have servant! They had spent four years since Priss was in house by last time, and trips from their parents to Hawaii did not have been able to be very frequent. - I will be unrecognizable absolutely when begin to give classes of primary - it joked she -. I die of desire to begin. I have been engaged in several story books of Honolulu, just in case not them encounter here. - Because I have brought you a cake of manzana, affection - his said mother embracing it warmly. - Already I know it - her smiling daughter --. responded I smelled it when I entered house. What so almuerzo? - Wonderful - Renée answered -. We were to house of Betty Gaines and we were all late planning your celebration of welcome. For that reason we have not been able to go to buscarte to airport - it added with a smile -. John it said that it would not matter to him to do fa to usVOR. The face of Priss became gloomy. - No, it has not mattered to him. Renée opened the mouth to say something, but Adam denied with the head. - Betty Gaines gives classes of third degree. You remember her? -, Yes clear - Priss said -. It fell to me very well. Ofre is very amiable of its partto cer a celebration to me of welcome. - Good, we enter - her mother said -. ¡Affection, is fantastic tenerte again in house! - I will miss to Margaret aunt - confesó she -. She has been one company very pleasant. - Surely that it also throws to you of less - him it assured Renée. The three entered the kitchen and Priss and Adam seated while Renée preparaba coffee and sandwiches of jamón. - By the way, what such Ronald George? Also it is going to give classes here, right? Priss smiled. - That says; at least by a time, until it demonstrates a to him its father who it can live without the inheritance relative. Aunque between us, I believe that vol will finishseeing England. - It is a very likeable young person - it said Adam. They had known Ronald in one of his visits to Hawaii -. We thought that it would be your future husband.


- Ronald? - the expression of Priss left very clear which they were its feelings hacompany he -. No, she is a person very amused and we are great friends, but nor have crossed itself to us the somewhat similar mind. Renée watched with the eyes entrecerratwo, but Priss did not say more on the matter. - it cheers Me that you have wanted venirte a to give classes here - his father with orgu saidllo --. Surely that you would have obtained position far better remunerated in Hawai. - But my parents do not live there - he talked back she -. And to be sincere I will say to you that it felt great nostalgia. All lay down to laugh and am soonbibeing loaded itself of calm and a sweet one familiar routine. When the hour arrived from to lie down Priss felt as if never it had marched... until a began to remember to John. To be again in that bed, where it had felt the force of its body and heat of his excitation, was an authentic one calvario. They spent several hours before it was able to conciliate dream, but finalmind fell asleep for the first time and in mucho time did not dream.

The primary school of Providence was a building comments of bricks without anything remarkable in its facade, but his few students they were so eager to learn that for Priss it was a pleasure to work with they. In the beginning they missed to the professor with whom they had begun course, but soon they accepted with affection a Priss. The boys of first degree were, without doubt, the best ones; except for binoculars... Bobby and Gerry were everything what John it had insinuated. Even more. It seemed that they had not received disciplines some in house, and continuously tried to call attention. In the first day of Priss him they put a frog in the table, him escondierum the chalks and nailed the chair to him to the ground. Priss gave a note them so that his parents they signed it, but on the following day boys returned with the empty hands. - Gerry, where it is the note that I gave you for your parents? - it asked the plus peli to himrrojo of both. - Oh... We lost it - it responded with one disdainful smile. - That, that - his brother confirmed -. wind it took. - In serious? - Priss with the frown asked gathered. -¡We promise it! - they exclaimed both simultaneously. - Well, this late I will give another one to you stops that you take it - said, but then him it happened another better idea -. No, you know what? Tomorrow at night I will go to one celebration in that they will be your parents. I to them will give same the note and to thus I will avoid you annoyance. The binoculars put a face of horror and immediately began to protest, but Priss made them shut up with a gesture and it began the class. It was first of muchos problems. The best thing of the week was the arrival of Ronald George, who attended to replace a Betty Gaines. Its talent and his affection they helped to spend the time, and to Priss him alegró to see another familiar face, aside from the one of his father, in the teaching staff. Nevertheless siit guided having lunch in company of Adam, and one paid attention to which Ronald used itself to seat for to eat next to Amanda Neal, another one of professors. Ronald smiled a timidly to him Priss and she did a wink to him. Amanda it was


one blond woman of blue eyes. Very pretty and very British. That seemed comienzo of a beautiful relation. Friday ended another argument. binoculars they gave a beating him to another boy, whose mother burst in into the school gritando as a histérica by the abuse of its son at hands of "those ruffians". Priss it was able to calm it and rápida leftmind to house to prepare itself for the celebration. While it had supper as quickly as possible it tried to choke the tickle that felt in estómago. It was going to be one night wonderful, was said to himself same. It was going to be brilliant more than nadie and was going to put of knees to John Sterling. It would demonstrate to him that he was perdiendo by it to have rejected. The heart gave him I jump to imagito nar itself lowering by one elegant perron, and seeing it with the fixed eyes in her. His out of position jaw, its eyes burning of desire... Yes, he would be something divine, it thought with a smile. To see how one died by her and to demonstrate to him that no longer it felt nothing by him. - I must speak with Randy and withtrice on the binoculars - it said to his pa to himdres while second cup finished his of coffee -. They have given a beating him to son of Mrs. Morrison. Adam he agreed. - That boy has something of abusón, but they must not to him have beaten. I suppose that Randy and Latrice will come to the celebration. Always that Latrice is in house. It travels much these days. - By to please? - Priss asked to him. - I suppose yes that. I do not believe that she and Randy takes very well. And John tamlittle it can help them much - it said with calm -. He is intratable, according to I have ear. Priss wanted to ask the reason, but it limited a to agree. - He will be John in celebration? - I do not know it - his father responded -. Hardly one has seen these days it. Single it leaves his farm once in a while, to sell gaI swim. That was not own of the old John, a who always had to him pleased to be with people. - They go well the things in the farm? - you already know that they have undergone a drought - it explained vaguely -. But I believe that they are recovering. John finishes comprar that New Ford. - it is not an expensive car, but it is very well - Renée interrupted -. It will be better than we hurry. Priss it raised his room and the length was put white dress with spangles. Single it had brace in a shoulder and was open a both sides of the skirt. There was it used during five years. Its body not yet was the enough voluptuoso, but either estaba as thin as long ago. It had very good aspect, was convinced to itself. it put a necklace of per them, a bracelet and slopes, and a light layer was applied of maquillaje. In order to finish off the set a skin threw blue of fox around neck. Yes, it thought. She was ready to march past in front to John Sterling. When it lowered to the stairs its parents already they were waiting for it. His father took I brought dark and its mother a blue dress sailor. - so charming even What - it exclaimed Priss -. You are both very handsome.


- you do not praise the ears to us - it said his padre to him -. You yes who you are handsome. There are no it affluent fact, Renée? - it asked to him with ridicule to its wife. - Yes, beloved, we have done it very well - it smiled to him and it was taken hold of his arm -. you will leave all agape ones, affection - him it said to its daughter. Priss happened the hands by the skin. - I would like to happen to me through Sterling Run of way to the celebration, if it does not matter to you. I have that to speak with Randy and Latrice. Although they think to attend the celebration I prefer to make it in a calm site and a single. - No problem - said Adam -. Us we go, young ladies? night was cold, and Priss wished to have worn a jacket instead of the skin. But the interior of the car soon calentó, and did not take in arriving at the property from Sterling Run. The old mansion of style colonial recently it had been painted and it shone like a ghost stoic between the eucalyptuses. - It will be single a minute - it promised to them Priss. It left car and raised the steps of the porch. It seemed that it had passed one eternity there ever since it used to go to eat with the mother of John. It always had to him enchanted that place. It called to the door. She was in favor very tense of the nerves, asking itself what would say. they heard passages in the interior and the door it was opened. But he was not John. It was Randy. Randy was lower than its brother, with the reddish brown hair and eyes blue celestial. In its youth he had been jothey see strong and corpulento, but its aspect it had changed much. It smiled to him to Priss and it invited it to enter. - Good, good... - it said in tone of admiA ration when contemplating refined aspect of Priscilla Johnson -. Priscilla,how there are grown! - To grow is something inevitable - it gave back to him smile, but was shaking of feet to cabeza. He would be John in the house?, it was asked. - I can ayudarte? - Randy asked to him. It seemed been strange of to see it there. - Yes, I must speak with you and withtrice about binoculars - she said with amiability -. Moan molestaros with this, but I sent to you a note and was lost. And in the celebration it would be impossible to speak... It will be single a little while. - the binoculars... - it let save suspiro of resignation -. I have thought about atarlos a tree, you know? They do not do nin to megún case and makes fun of of Latrice... when it is in house - she added with severe voice. - What happens here? - profunda asked one familiar voice from the door of salita. He was John. That night wore trousers smooth, a white shirt with necktie and a jacket of Scottish weave. The powerful ones muscles were marked under articles, as if John had bought that clothes being less robust. The set it was slightly wrinkled, and Priss it examined without hiding its disdain. Their eyes llamearon of fury to to receive semejante insult and contemplated as well sophisticated clothes of Priss. If she esperaba to see it fall of knees de underwent oneimmediate cepción. John watched it with indiferencia and occurred the return. - I go away to house of the Gaines - it said to him a his brother -. I will see you there,


but I do not think to have left much I. The celebrations are not mine - it watched at Priss with one cold smile -. A intention, affection. This way we are people comment. The design dresses are not seen much. The only thing which it obtains with them is that the women who cannot permitírselos feel uncomfortable. Priss it watched with the entrecerrados eyes. - Yes, already I see that the style of people Corriente it does not have anything to do with the fashion - it said with another one significant watched to atuendo of John -. You will have perdoto nar to me. Me I accustomed to a company more selection in Hawaii. - Like that English to that you have brought? - it asked with one fry cautious and one sonsharp laughter. - edu can At least be conceited of oneexcellent cación and of admirable taste in the clothes - despreocupada talked back shemind. John he hardened the face. It agreed a Randy and it marched without watching back. Randy it seemed to be wishing to say something, but it limited to shrink of hombros. -¡Latrice! - it called watching towards eslimekilns -. You can lower, please? To the few seconds it appeared Latrice sighing of anger. It was a pretty woman pelirroja and, with the dulzura of one muñeca. - you are Here - Priss with one said smile. It had that to deliver an attack mental it stops to forget the encounter with John and concento trar itself in the subject that it had taken it there -. It cheers to me to return to verte, Latrice, but I am afraid that this is not a visit very formal. I want to speak with you about your children. Latrice loosen one hoarse outburst of laughter. - It goes, it seems something serious. - Still no, but the thing goes by that caI mine - Priss responded, and it told suce himdido in both previous days. Latrice it swallowed saliva. - Everything that... in single two days? - Already I said to you that they escaped to us of the hands - it said to him Randy to its woman with voice sharp. She watched it and was on the verge of replicar to him something with hardness, but Priss interrumpió. - Eh... the binoculars? -- both volvierum towards her -. I have avoided to you facesI lie with the mother of Morrison. Latrice it sighed. - Good, we will leave one week them without tele. With that it will be enough. - You have sight its room? - it protested Randy -. They have million toys. Ento close them there without television he is not castigo. It is a prize! - Then also we will clear to them toys. Priss felt very uncomfortable. It was not moment for analyzing infantile psychology nor the scandalous behavior of binoculars. - and what we will obtain with that? that they need is a good spanking - it said Randy. -¡No you dare to stick my children to him! - him espetó Latrice. Priss it cleared one's throat and Latrice watched it with a smile of remorse.


- I feel - it murmured -. We will speak with them and we will do... what is. Thanks by to let to us know it. - I have not liked anything to have moto lestar them tonight - it excused she -. But the situation approached a tactically important point. - It is well, Priss - Randy said -. If boys do not improve háznoslo to know. - Yes, to you I will maintain informed. Good, it will be better than it goes to me. I have my padres hoping to me in the car. You go to veto nir to the celebration? - Then clear - Randy smiled and it happened to him arm to Latrice by shoulders -. Not us they invite much lately, right, caI fight? - Not - it responded watching it with furia -. They do not invite to us much. Priss murmured a fast goodbye and one hurried to leave.

Five

Priss did not remember to have been so happy in all its life. It removed from his portfolio fotograit trusts that it had maintained as much time escondida and was taught it to Ronald and a all his friends. One felt like radiating of love and felicidad. To the aim John it was going to be his. His! It went to great and select almacenes and spent hours looking for the dress of fiancèe whom it loved. A pretty set of fit and satén, with an elegant one decollete and length veil. It could not repress a sigh when the smiling employee put it in a stock market. It did not see hour in which it wore towards the altar, where it would be waiting for it John. He returned to house of its aunt with the eyes resplandecientes of pride. - it did not matter to you that it has used your to tarjeta of credit, right? - him it asked when it saw the doubtful expression of Marlret. - No, beloved, clear that not - him responit gave with amiability -. He is single that... Good, you do not think that he would be better to hope little to buy the dress? To meus until John and you have decided one definitive date. Priss felt that the atmosphere it loaded of tension. It watched at its aunt with attention. - Margaret Aunt, you do not think that John throw stops back, right? Margaret seemed cornered. One seated in a armchair and it crossed his delicate hands in the lap. - Affection, has passed one week from that John went away. Priss one lay down to laugh with lightening. -¡Oh, you talk about to that it has not called! It did not hope either that it did, you know? It said that it had that to take care of several important subjects there. I suppose that tenthey will drán that to see with the cattle sale. Already you know that it likes those businesses. His aunt not rio. It did not mean to him what Renée had to him counted by telephone noChe previous. John took missing several days without nobody knew nothing of he. Surely


it was not nothing serious, but Priss so was excited with his planes of wedding that one notifies thus pre couldto occupy it much. If something left bad... - it is not good for touching to the destiny - it said finalmente -. I believe that you are hurrying, wanted. - It leaves of preocuparte - it reprimanded it Priss. it raised and it gave a kiss him in his wrinkled cheek -. Everything will come out well. You deI will return the money of the dress - it added -. little every week, in agreement? - one is not that - it assured Marl to himret touching the shoulder to him warmly -. It will be my wedding present. The only thing that I want is that you do not suffer. Priss felt that a chill him recoma the back, but he was able to disguise his restlessness. - you do not begin with that - it said to him -.John it would never do damage to me. No there would be pro to meposition the marriage if really not me it lands on water. And now we are going to eat. ¡Me I die of hunger! Margaret followed with the glance mienafter Priss it ran towards the kitchen. It was so single a girl... Account of with did not occur how much frequency the men they thought more with the hormones that with neuronas. The desire of John by Priss had been obvious, but Margaret was asked if that passion would survive the time and distancompany. Perhaps enamoramiento of Priss it had affected until the point to give rein loose to its emotions, but that no it meant that that feeling was lasting. It could even be looking for in those moments the form to break commitment. That would explain why not it it had call since it returned to Australia. All those thoughts troubled a Margaret, and possibility that they were certain it made fear too much for his niece. Meanwhile, the seed of the suspicion it began to germinate in the mind of Priss. When the days continued happening without reto even cibir the news of John its preoccupation aumentó to become anguish. Finally, he was incapable to support more and it called it. It had to be safe. From their declaration their studies went of badly in worse, and, although it had to return a Australia in order to marry, it had the firm intention to finish its degree. It waited for until the night, when the tariffs telephone they were more sales. The telephone it sounded during a long short while before he it responded. - John? - him it asked with uncertain voice. -¡Priss! - a long silence had -. Pris-cilla? - Yes, I am - she confirmed. One seated in a chair and took hold earpiece with force. Something happened... It could have a feeling it -. John, goes all good? It heard chasquido of a lighter. - Yes, I am well - she responded tran to himquilamente -. And you? - I miss to You, that is everything - him it said -. I thought that you would call to me. - It was going to do it this same night, more late. Priss it watched distracted the cord. - How it goes everything that way? It had another silence. - Well - it responded sharp. - I am glad. How it is your mother? John he loosen resoplido. - It is... very well. A has gone away California, with its sister. - To California? It must like mucho that.


- Yes -- John spoke as if he was exhausto. - How you you to them fix single? - him preguntó mocking. Another pause. - No... I am not single. - have gone Randolph and Latrice of visit? I found out that they had binoculars. Your brother must be very occupied - conocía very well to Randy and Latrice. Sothey roll to go of visit to Sterling Run. - No, they are not they - a deaf noise was heard, as if it had struck something -. I have a woman here, in case you want it to know. It was as if it had struck it with hammer in the head. The word resonated in its head like a wild echo. - It is woman... of the cleaning? It loosen one cold outburst of laughter. - You you can imagine, right? You same you said. I am a man apasioI swim, and to be with you is enough for enloqueto cer to any man. When I returned it was so excited as an adolescent primerizo. Then Janie invited to me to cenar and... good, already you know how it is. It could not to avoid it. Soon, I requested to him that one came to vito vir with me. Janie? Janie Weeks, the divorced one with the one that was been leaving before going a Hawaii? John had said to him that that was not subject his, but was no ne either to himgado that maintained one relation. And it had not spoken to him either of love. Single of desire... Priss remained with the fixed Vista in panetwork. That was the end of its life. John him it was saying that no it loved it. They did not go to marry nor they were going to live together and happy for always. Everything had been one joke cruel. Everything had finished. - But... but already I have bought myself fiancèe dress - it began to stammer. - Thanks to God I recovered sen soontido common - it talked back hard -. Priss, you are eighteen years old. ¡Eighteen! And I I have twenty-eight. Those ten years next to your innocence they make it impossible. I need a the somebody greater one, with more experience. No I can be tied to a girl. Priss ignited on the inside. When they were together not it it treated indeed like a a girl. It was on the verge of recorto give it to it, but the pride it prevented. - I feel, Priss - he said when she no it answered -. Really that I feel it. But you must understand it. With you I lost cabeza and I put myself to think rare things on a future in common. I have had time in order to recall to mind and to see mistaken that it was. Desire my freedom much more of that I wish you to you. Ours it did not have worked... Priss, you are there? - I am here - it was able to respond with an almost calm voice, a to weigh of which it had destroyed heart and the full eyes of lágrimas -. I listen to you. - Surely that you understand it - he said after another pause -. If there were had more years or something more of experience there would be pasado very well together, without bows nor cadenas. But you went very in serious, Priss. And it stops me you are too young. By God... Single aspen tree to think in which there was be to marry to me with you. To Priss the lips and lá shook to himgrimas covered to him cheeks.


- I want to You - ras whispered to him with the voicegada -. How I am going to leave to do it? It heard it swallow saliva and a breathing shaken. - Priss, is single desire, nothing else - his voice it sounded very strange -. The same desire that it felt I by you. And if I have obtained suto perar it, you also will be able. By love of God, I suppose that you would think that it went to cato sar to me with single you to be able hacerte love, truth? way in which it said it made it feel like an ingenuous idiot. It breathed profundamente and it tried to recompose. - You are right - it said with a bitter laughter -. Single I am a girl. An innocent girl and novice... - you do not think that he is better to realize now that being married and being tied of by life? - it replaced -. You will be far better without me. You cannot see it of that way? - I promise to You that I will try to surpass it as it is - it said hating it with all his forces -. Later of everything, I am very young for you. In addition, Ronald will not leave me die of pain. John kept silence before following hasoft. - What you do with your single life you conblossoming to you. I have a Janie, and,skies!, what difference has with you - a brief outburst of laughter loosen -. She is a complete woman. Candy and savage at the same time. One muto jer arranged to give itself by pleasing, no one girl looking for its fairy tale. A it is enough to him with sex, without plans of wedding by means. Priss could imagine it to it with Janie. Poday to see them... It closed the eyes and it felt tensión to the other side of the line. - Then already it is - it said with calm -. Less badly that you did not give a ring to me. only that moan is that you did not recover reason before I spoke to him of ours commitment to everybody. - cotillees forgets with facility - it seemed to be boring. - That re is certain for the men -plicó she -. But it does not stop the women. Especialmente, it does not stop the women of here. - Good, in that case you will have manteto ner high the affluent head, no? Deals that there are be you who I have occurred pumpkins. No it matters to me. Priss let save deep exhalación, while heart annoyed frenética to himmind. - You want that it lies to them to my friends just as you do with yours? No, gracias. Still I have left to something of dignity - him it said with the little pride that mos couldto trar -. It cheers to me that you have seen the things clear, John - it added with the voice entrecortada by a sob -. Now it would not marry to me with you if... - If you it requested it - it interrupted he -. What I want is a woman, not a girl idiot. At least, you will let follow to me toDAS parts like a faldero small dog, veryou give? The tears flooded the eyes to him. One felt ill, empty in its interior, almost died. - Not - it exclaimed -. I will not do it. A silence to the other side took place of line, but Priss hung without giving time him a to say nothing else. It had not supported another one word hers. It cried in quiet bitterness during long short while, until his Margaret aunt entered in


lobby and was stopped of blow to ento contrar it there. -¡Priscilla! - it exclaimed worried -. What you it happens, affection? - Era John - en whispered she with the eyesrojecidos -. It is not going to marry with me. It has decided that it is enough to him with its divor loverbacked water, to who can have without having to marry. Margaret it contained the breathing. - In serious? - it asked very serious --. Llamaré to Renée and we will find out what is happening. Renée answered the call of Margaret and told between tears and sobs him all the truth. John was living with a woman and had been going to see them to comunicar to them the end of the commitment. - I can to speak with Priss, Margaret? - No. It has raised its room without pato rar to cry. It is destroyed. Why, Renée? Why has done John something thus? Renée had to make an effort for not estato llar. - Priss is very young. It will surpass it... It hears, beloved, you can say to him that it calls to me when more it is calmed? And many gracias, Margaret. Thank you very much to take care of of her. - Renée, you are well? I notice the voice to you rare... - I have resfriado - it responded -.But I am well. It takes care of of Priss. And of you also. Good bye, wanted. It hung and one cleaned the tears of eyes. Adam entered salita and narrowed it between its arms. - Poor Priss... - que whispered with voicejumbrosa. - Yes - it responded giving light taps him in the back -. But John was right. What another thing could to do? - Even so, affection, slight load us it left both - it talked back she. - It is everything a horrible mess - Adam said while him it caressed the hair -. At least we can to save to Priss - it gave a kiss him -. The lamentations will not do any to them well. But Priss is very young, and jóvenes is cured soon. - I hope that you are right - she said with zeal -. I hope that of truth you are right. Priss could not make another thing that perto manecer in the bed all the night. No podía to call to its parents and to support predecible compassion with which they would try conto pave it. Margaret seemed enten at leastto der it better, when it left it single after lleto var to him a tea cup and a pair of aspirins. To the following morning bas awoketante it takes, since it had cost to him to dormir itself the previous night. One rose and after to get dressed with cattle tenders, top and shoes of canvas it lowered the stairs. The woman who took care of it in the store no it commentd out no when Priss went to give back the fiancèe suit. It returned to ingreto sar the amount in the account of Margaret, while Priss watched the dress with eyes in target. He was prettiest than había sight in its life, and remembered the fantasies that had lodged days before to contemto plar it. She, walking by the corridor of church, ready a to give its heart to him to John for the


rest of its life. - Already it is - it said to the employee tendiéndole receipt so that it signed it -. I feel that the things have not come out well. - I also - Priss with a thread said of voice. - time helps - it said to him as a consolation. Priss could see in its eyes a spying of pain similar to his -. In world maravi continues being menllosos. I found to mine in the second attempt. You do not throw the towel. Priss was able to outline a timid one sonrisa by that sample of understanding. - Thanks - a last look threw to him to dress and the return occurred to leave. That day did not go to class, but that esit had taking a walk by one of the many gardens botanists who were in HonoLulu. It left the Vista lost en to himtre numerous classes of birds and flohead of cattle exotic, and one filled of sweet aroma a orange blossom. Finally one seated in a bank and sintió that the pain was alleviated to him. It was question to advance a little each day, was said to himself same. First it was to forget John. Tenía that to forget the day in that it marched Australia and the night that happened together in Honolulu. It had to remember that John it wanted to one woman, not to an idiot girl e ingenuous that not even deserved a ring of its part. It listened to the voice of its autocompasión and one lay down to laugh in voice discharge. No, it was not going to fall in the trap. It had to occupy its pensamientos in that outside; and express. Without hardly reflecting in which was doing one went towards the hospital and preguntó by the Personnel Department. it presented/displayed before the head and it was offered for trato lower like volunteer.

Like it was to hope, all him preguntarum what had happened with the commitment, and it responded to them with the small story that it had prepared. It was not the lie that John had not suggested to him, but either it was the truth. It said that both there were decidido that their studies were first and that it was in a moment to marry. But furtive smiles and the distrustful glances that it obtained they indicated that with his histo to himria did not deceive anybody... And much less to she herself.Time and time again oía in its interior proit founds voice of John saying to him idiot who was, ing ***reflx mng itself of her to be running to his feet like a "faldero small dog". Its pride it was made pieces, and not even the power curativo of the time was able to do it olto vidar the undergone humiliation. Hopefully account of which had occurred only that John persecuted was his body. It must have appeared that that it would never work. If single it could leave of to love it... The worse thing was the suffering of the nights tapeworms, since by day was occupied in diverse activities. When it was not in class the time went in room infantil of the hospital, reading stories to children, placing pillows and consiguiendo some that another one smile. Thanks to the aid that lent to the others con to himit followed to forget his own problems and mito rar towards the outer world instead of refuto giar itself in its anguish. But at night... all the memories repressed they assaulted it without mercy. hugs of John, his caresses, their candies promises of a wonderful future in común. It was like a ghost that no it stopped to harass it, and Priss knew that it could not to return to Providence in


that situation. To end had to tell its mother why it did not want to go of visit. - it is not by cowardice, really that no - it said to him to Renée by telephone -. He is single that the wound still is and... - I know, affection - her mother responded. It had to bite the language for not reveto lar to him the horrible truth. But Adam had reason. The truth would not help it in anything -. You want that papa and I go to verte? - it would enchant to Me - it said with a smile -. But, you can permitíroslo? - Affection, your aunt has forced your father a that it accepts the ticket of airplane like gift of anniversary. What seems to you? -¡I adore a Margaret aunt! - and we. But already we will speak después of that. Cómo.estás you, affection? Priss was on the verge of telling ver himyou give, but one made an effort not to do it. - I take enough good to It. I am trabajando like volunteer in hospital, with the children, and I believe that I can obtain work of secretary for the vacations of summer. I would like to return to house but... - Yes, I know it. Still he is in a moment - interrumpió Renée with a sigh -. It would be very disagreeable if you were with John. -... you have seen it? - it asked without to be able to be even contained, knowing that pregunta it betrayed it. Renée it tightened the teeth. Oh, yes clear that there was sight to that displeased poor man, pretending many more years of those than in truth so had and with the eyes hunditwo that was impossible to read nothing in them. - truth is that no, affection - it lay while the tears flew to their eyes. - Oh - Priss loosen a sigh -. Good, it is better thus. Ronald and I am going to go this noChe to the cinema. They release a new comedy that it can very be amused. - you do not follow afflicted? - Clear that not - it assured to him -. I am basaffluent tante. Single pa was a enamoramientosajero, after all. - Perhaps - Renée had to bite of new the language -. Cuídate, affection. You I want. And your father also. - and I to you - it responded with suaviyou give -. Thanks to be parents so maravillosos- I will call to You soon. - Yes, by favor. Hazlo. Good bye. Priss hung and closed the eyes, flooded of tears. Someday pain desapareit backs water completely. Someday the forgetfulness borraría the memory... Someday it would return a to shine the sun of a new spring of love.

Six


It was at dusk when Renée and Adam Johnson parked pe as opposed toqueño bungalow and saw Priss. -¡How good aspect you have, affection! - exclamó Renée while her daughter ran towards her -. It seems that the university is sen to youtado very well. - The same I say - Adam corroborated. Cerró the door of the car and it gave a kiss him and a hug, before contemplating it of cabeza on the feet -. ¡Slight lady we have servant! They had spent four years since Priss was in house by last time, and trips from their parents to Hawaii did not have been able to be very frequent. - I will be unrecognizable absolutely when begin to give classes of primary - it joked she -. I die of desire to begin. I have been engaged in several story books of Honolulu, just in case not them encounter here. - Because I have brought you a cake of manzana, affection - his said mother embracing it warmly. - Already I know it - her smiling daughter --. responded I smelled it when I entered house. What so almuerzo? - Wonderful - Renée answered -. We were to house of Betty Gaines and we were all late planning your celebration of welcome. For that reason we have not been able to go to buscarte to airport - it added with a smile -. John it said that it would not matter to him to do fa to usVOR. The face of Priss became gloomy. - No, it has not mattered to him. Renée opened the mouth to say something, but Adam denied with the head. - Betty Gaines gives classes of third degree. You remember her? -, Yes clear - Priss said -. It fell to me very well. Ofre is very amiable of its partto cer a celebration to me of welcome. - Good, we enter - her mother said -. ¡Affection, is fantastic tenerte again in house! - I will miss to Margaret aunt - confesó she -. She has been one company very pleasant. - Surely that it also throws to you of less - him it assured Renée. The three entered the kitchen and Priss and Adam seated while Renée preparaba coffee and sandwiches of jamón. - By the way, what such Ronald George? Also it is going to give classes here, right? Priss smiled. - That says; at least by a time, until it demonstrates a to him its father who it can live without the inheritance relative. Aunque between us, I believe that vol will finishseeing England. - It is a very likeable young person - it said Adam. They had known Ronald in one of his visits to Hawaii -. We thought that it would be your future husband. - Ronald? - the expression of Priss left very clear which they were its feelings hacompany he -. No, she is a person very amused and we are great friends, but nor have crossed itself to us the somewhat similar mind.


Renée watched with the eyes entrecerratwo, but Priss did not say more on the matter. - it cheers Me that you have wanted venirte a to give classes here - his father with orgu saidllo --. Surely that you would have obtained position far better remunerated in Hawai. - But my parents do not live there - he talked back she -. And to be sincere I will say to you that it felt great nostalgia. All lay down to laugh and am soonbibeing loaded itself of calm and a sweet one familiar routine. When the hour arrived from to lie down Priss felt as if never it had marched... until a began to remember to John. To be again in that bed, where it had felt the force of its body and heat of his excitation, was an authentic one calvario. They spent several hours before it was able to conciliate dream, but finalmind fell asleep for the first time and in mucho time did not dream.

The primary school of Providence was a building comments of bricks without anything remarkable in its facade, but his few students they were so eager to learn that for Priss it was a pleasure to work with they. In the beginning they missed to the professor with whom they had begun course, but soon they accepted with affection a Priss. The boys of first degree were, without doubt, the best ones; except for binoculars... Bobby and Gerry were everything what John it had insinuated. Even more. It seemed that they had not received disciplines some in house, and continuously tried to call attention. In the first day of Priss him they put a frog in the table, him escondierum the chalks and nailed the chair to him to the ground. Priss gave a note them so that his parents they signed it, but on the following day boys returned with the empty hands. - Gerry, where it is the note that I gave you for your parents? - it asked the plus peli to himrrojo of both. - Oh... We lost it - it responded with one disdainful smile. - That, that - his brother confirmed -. wind it took. - In serious? - Priss with the frown asked gathered. -¡We promise it! - they exclaimed both simultaneously. - Well, this late I will give another one to you stops that you take it - said, but then him it happened another better idea -. No, you know what? Tomorrow at night I will go to one celebration in that they will be your parents. I to them will give same the note and to thus I will avoid you annoyance. The binoculars put a face of horror and immediately began to protest, but Priss made them shut up with a gesture and it began the class. It was first of muchos problems. The best thing of the week was the arrival of Ronald George, who attended to replace a Betty Gaines. Its talent and his affection they helped to spend the time, and to Priss him alegró to see another familiar face, aside from the one of his father, in the teaching staff. Nevertheless siit guided having lunch in company of Adam, and one paid attention to which Ronald used itself to seat for to eat next to Amanda Neal, another one of professors. Ronald smiled a timidly to him Priss and she did a wink to him. Amanda it was one blond woman of blue eyes. Very pretty and very British. That seemed comienzo of a beautiful relation. Friday ended another argument. binoculars they gave a beating him to another boy,


whose mother burst in into the school gritando as a histérica by the abuse of its son at hands of "those ruffians". Priss it was able to calm it and rápida leftmind to house to prepare itself for the celebration. While it had supper as quickly as possible it tried to choke the tickle that felt in estómago. It was going to be one night wonderful, was said to himself same. It was going to be brilliant more than nadie and was going to put of knees to John Sterling. It would demonstrate to him that he was perdiendo by it to have rejected. The heart gave him I jump to imagito nar itself lowering by one elegant perron, and seeing it with the fixed eyes in her. His out of position jaw, its eyes burning of desire... Yes, he would be something divine, it thought with a smile. To see how one died by her and to demonstrate to him that no longer it felt nothing by him. - I must speak with Randy and withtrice on the binoculars - it said to his pa to himdres while second cup finished his of coffee -. They have given a beating him to son of Mrs. Morrison. Adam he agreed. - That boy has something of abusón, but they must not to him have beaten. I suppose that Randy and Latrice will come to the celebration. Always that Latrice is in house. It travels much these days. - By to please? - Priss asked to him. - I suppose yes that. I do not believe that she and Randy takes very well. And John tamlittle it can help them much - it said with calm -. He is intratable, according to I have ear. Priss wanted to ask the reason, but it limited a to agree. - He will be John in celebration? - I do not know it - his father responded -. Hardly one has seen these days it. Single it leaves his farm once in a while, to sell gaI swim. That was not own of the old John, a who always had to him pleased to be with people. - They go well the things in the farm? - you already know that they have undergone a drought - it explained vaguely -. But I believe that they are recovering. John finishes comprar that New Ford. - it is not an expensive car, but it is very well - Renée interrupted -. It will be better than we hurry. Priss it raised his room and the length was put white dress with spangles. Single it had brace in a shoulder and was open a both sides of the skirt. There was it used during five years. Its body not yet was the enough voluptuoso, but either estaba as thin as long ago. It had very good aspect, was convinced to itself. it put a necklace of per them, a bracelet and slopes, and a light layer was applied of maquillaje. In order to finish off the set a skin threw blue of fox around neck. Yes, it thought. She was ready to march past in front to John Sterling. When it lowered to the stairs its parents already they were waiting for it. His father took I brought dark and its mother a blue dress sailor. - so charming even What - it exclaimed Priss -. You are both very handsome. - you do not praise the ears to us - it said his padre to him -. You yes who you are handsome. There are no it affluent fact, Renée? - it asked to him with ridicule to its wife. - Yes, beloved, we have done it very well - it smiled to him and it was taken hold of his


arm -. you will leave all agape ones, affection - him it said to its daughter. Priss happened the hands by the skin. - I would like to happen to me through Sterling Run of way to the celebration, if it does not matter to you. I have that to speak with Randy and Latrice. Although they think to attend the celebration I prefer to make it in a calm site and a single. - No problem - said Adam -. Us we go, young ladies? night was cold, and Priss wished to have worn a jacket instead of the skin. But the interior of the car soon calentó, and did not take in arriving at the property from Sterling Run. The old mansion of style colonial recently it had been painted and it shone like a ghost stoic between the eucalyptuses. - It will be single a minute - it promised to them Priss. It left car and raised the steps of the porch. It seemed that it had passed one eternity there ever since it used to go to eat with the mother of John. It always had to him enchanted that place. It called to the door. She was in favor very tense of the nerves, asking itself what would say. they heard passages in the interior and the door it was opened. But he was not John. It was Randy. Randy was lower than its brother, with the reddish brown hair and eyes blue celestial. In its youth he had been jothey see strong and corpulento, but its aspect it had changed much. It smiled to him to Priss and it invited it to enter. - Good, good... - it said in tone of admiA ration when contemplating refined aspect of Priscilla Johnson -. Priscilla,how there are grown! - To grow is something inevitable - it gave back to him smile, but was shaking of feet to cabeza. He would be John in the house?, it was asked. - I can ayudarte? - Randy asked to him. It seemed been strange of to see it there. - Yes, I must speak with you and withtrice about binoculars - she said with amiability -. Moan molestaros with this, but I sent to you a note and was lost. And in the celebration it would be impossible to speak... It will be single a little while. - the binoculars... - it let save suspiro of resignation -. I have thought about atarlos a tree, you know? They do not do nin to megún case and makes fun of of Latrice... when it is in house - she added with severe voice. - What happens here? - profunda asked one familiar voice from the door of salita. He was John. That night wore trousers smooth, a white shirt with necktie and a jacket of Scottish weave. The powerful ones muscles were marked under articles, as if John had bought that clothes being less robust. The set it was slightly wrinkled, and Priss it examined without hiding its disdain. Their eyes llamearon of fury to to receive semejante insult and contemplated as well sophisticated clothes of Priss. If she esperaba to see it fall of knees de underwent oneimmediate cepción. John watched it with indiferencia and occurred the return. - I go away to house of the Gaines - it said to him a his brother -. I will see you there, but I do not think to have left much I. The celebrations are not mine - it watched at Priss with one cold smile -. A intention, affection. This way we are people comment. The design dresses are not seen much. The only thing which it obtains with them is that the


women who cannot permitírselos feel uncomfortable. Priss it watched with the entrecerrados eyes. - Yes, already I see that the style of people Corriente it does not have anything to do with the fashion - it said with another one significant watched to atuendo of John -. You will have perdoto nar to me. Me I accustomed to a company more selection in Hawaii. - Like that English to that you have brought? - it asked with one fry cautious and one sonsharp laughter. - edu can At least be conceited of oneexcellent cación and of admirable taste in the clothes - despreocupada talked back shemind. John he hardened the face. It agreed a Randy and it marched without watching back. Randy it seemed to be wishing to say something, but it limited to shrink of hombros. -¡Latrice! - it called watching towards eslimekilns -. You can lower, please? To the few seconds it appeared Latrice sighing of anger. It was a pretty woman pelirroja and, with the dulzura of one muñeca. - you are Here - Priss with one said smile. It had that to deliver an attack mental it stops to forget the encounter with John and concento trar itself in the subject that it had taken it there -. It cheers to me to return to verte, Latrice, but I am afraid that this is not a visit very formal. I want to speak with you about your children. Latrice loosen one hoarse outburst of laughter. - It goes, it seems something serious. - Still no, but the thing goes by that caI mine - Priss responded, and it told suce himdido in both previous days. Latrice it swallowed saliva. - Everything that... in single two days? - Already I said to you that they escaped to us of the hands - it said to him Randy to its woman with voice sharp. She watched it and was on the verge of replicar to him something with hardness, but Priss interrumpió. - Eh... the binoculars? -- both volvierum towards her -. I have avoided to you facesI lie with the mother of Morrison. Latrice it sighed. - Good, we will leave one week them without tele. With that it will be enough. - You have sight its room? - it protested Randy -. They have million toys. Ento close them there without television he is not castigo. It is a prize! - Then also we will clear to them toys. Priss felt very uncomfortable. It was not moment for analyzing infantile psychology nor the scandalous behavior of binoculars. - and what we will obtain with that? that they need is a good spanking - it said Randy. -¡No you dare to stick my children to him! - him espetó Latrice. Priss it cleared one's throat and Latrice watched it with a smile of remorse. - I feel - it murmured -. We will speak with them and we will do... what is. Thanks by to let to us know it. - I have not liked anything to have moto lestar them tonight - it excused she -. But the


situation approached a tactically important point. - It is well, Priss - Randy said -. If boys do not improve háznoslo to know. - Yes, to you I will maintain informed. Good, it will be better than it goes to me. I have my padres hoping to me in the car. You go to veto nir to the celebration? - Then clear - Randy smiled and it happened to him arm to Latrice by shoulders -. Not us they invite much lately, right, caI fight? - Not - it responded watching it with furia -. They do not invite to us much. Priss murmured a fast goodbye and one hurried to leave.

Seven

- it has had luck? - Adam asked to him to its daughter while it took the car. Priss smiled with pain. - That I hope. They are going to punish them without television. Adam denied with the head. - That no it will work. - It leaves you also to disappoint to me - she protested giving a tap him in shoulder. - you have seen John? - it asked his ma to himdre. - Yes. - I do not believe that it has seen us - it commented Adam -. When leaving one put in its car and one left as quickly as possible, leaving a cloud of dust to its step.Priss remained watching through window. - strange What - she was very tense, but it did not say nothing else. His parents intercambiarum a glance and did not do more either commentaries. Betty Gaines was a slight woman, with the hair silverplated and a brilliant one personality. It caused that all felt like in house, and to Priss cheered to find to him a more people of its age. - amused What is all this - it whispered to him Ronald George to ear -. I do not see the hour to go to me to sleep. -¡It shuts up! - it reprimanded she -. She is one celebration charmer. - Your Australian friend does not seem to think the same - it talked back watching towards John, who was in a corner, single, with one cup of ponche in the hand and with Vista it fixes in them. She watched it of reojo, with the hope of which it was passing it bad through his it blames. - No, the truth it is that not - it said candymind -. Why we do not go and animaMOS a little, wanted? - one lay down to laugh and revenge brightness flashed in its eyes. It took hold to Ronald by the sleeve and it threw of him through the room. - Hello, John - it greeted it with hipocresía -. I believe that you do not know Ronald


George, truth? Ronald, this is John Sterling. It is the proprietor of the property stuck to nuestra. - Enchanted of conocerte - Ronald him it smiled and it extended the hand. John watched it as if he was to him ofreciendo a piece of beicon rotted, but after seconds of doubt it narrowed it coarsely. - I have heard that you dedicate yourself to the cattle - it said Ronald in courteous tone -. My father has pair of cows - it added with a smile -. It is owner of a chain of restaurants. So time you sound... The George Steak Ho-month? - I feel It - John with abruptness said. It seemed a giant next to Ronald. It always emphasized mainly the world,Priss thought, with that body so musculoso and those so great hands whose dulzura hated to remember... - Oh, he does not matter - Ronald began a to feel discomfort. The throat was clarified -. Providence it is a very pretty town. - That thought my grandfathers - John talked back -. He was he who founded it. - Oh, in serious? - Ronald does not know much history Australia - Priss took part -. But she is everything an authority in the financial subjects - an average smile outlined -. Its father and he they have gained a fortune with the investments. John seemed to be absent. Single their eyes stayed alive in his acierated face. - Ah, yes? - we have had something of success - Ro saidnald. It watched Priss and it cleared one's throat -. Eh, querida, desires a little to you ponche? - him it asked esperanzado. But Priss was enjoying much. sweet flavor of revenge was delicious, and him it was making pay to John all his it blames. I

- Yes, the truth is that yes - it responded with voice cheer -. It matters to you to bring it to me? -¡With much pleasure! - Ronald exclaimed, and one hurried to leave - it does not seem to you wonderful? - it asked Priss with a sigh, seeing move away it with adoration -. It enchants its taste to me in clothes. And it has tantísima culture... It does not have who equal in that, you do not create? - Yes, it is a pure blood - it said John with a frozen one smile. It drained its cup of ponChe and he left it on a table -. Why you did not remain both in Hawaii? - him it asked while it ignited cigarrillo. - My family is here - she observed with attention its stony face and had reprito mir a sadness face. It would never return to kiss that mouth nor to feel the force of those arms. It had to fortify itself before the vain hopes. - God, yes that you have changed - said he. - Single I have matured. You do not like change? - him it asked with malicia -. No longer I will go behind you like a faldero small dog. It maintained the Vista in the cigarette and his watched it darkened. - Yes, the truth is that I am enchanted with change - the cigarette took to the labios and


aspired one long one pierced -. I have to go to me. Tomorrow we must reunite to gaI swim. - Good, at least already you are dressed in the work clothes, no? - it said to him with one empty smile -. Thus you will gain time. John gave back the smile to him, but he had in tension all muscles of the face -. There is an old one this that says that the habit it does not make the monk. It was of these clothes, pequeña, is the man which counts. It can that my clothes are not to the height of your new and sophisticated clothes, and it can that no have the culture of the English. But even so estoy satisfied with my life. You can say you the same of yours? It could not, but it obtained to sonreir to him. - you talk about my life without you? - him preguntó with coldness -. He is strange, but rupture of our commitment was like one lucky person escape route. It gave me opportunity to fix to me better to Ronald - it watched towards where Ronald was filling the cups -. God mine... He is guapísimo. John smiled with irony. - It is your type, Priscilla - it corroborated with one watched that burnt it -. Perhaps you can sato tisfacer his poor passions. Mine, of course, you were never able to satiate them. Good nights. She it remained watching it with lips temblorosos. Why it continued tormenting it of that way? Why him escupía acusasimilar ciones and soon went away without giving him time to talk back? It took hold the cup that había left on the table and it raised it, dispuesta to throw it at the top to it. -¡No! - Ronald arrived on time for sujeto tar it -. You will not think to make that, right? - Why no? - it asked of bad manera -. ¡You are not so reactionary! Ronald watched towards the door after which John had left. - Poor type... You have kicked to him a minor opportunity, eh? - that is deserved much and more - it declared she with fury. One twisted uncomfortable. Velada one had gone to ruin to him -. I ask myself for which Randy and Latrice have not come. - Oh, the other Sterling? Betty has said that Latrice called stops to apologize by headache. - it sounds rather to a fight - it said pensativa -. And surely that has been by my it blames. I went to speak with them of its children, and I create that I caused a discussion. ¡ Oh, what day so horrible! - You want irte already? - him it offered he. - No, I would not like to spoil the celebration that Betty has prepared for me - a smile forced -. Why we do not move and fingimos that we are contentments? - Clear - smiling Ronald accepted -. And we could move in direction of that blonde guapísima? - Amanda? - Priss observed the small one professor who was single in a corner -. ¡We go! - A intention, how goes to you with the gemelos Sterling? - it asked to him while they approached Amanda. It gave him I suck a the cup of ponche.


- I am thinking about requesting an increase. - Badly, eh? It hears, if we obtained that his father enters in Army, I believe that podría to do that they destined it to nobody another country of the Commonwealth... - it has already fulfilled its duties militare.. -¡Go by God! - In any case, Randy and Latrice dithey jeron that they would take care of the subject it said, without revealing its methods. Ronald he sighed. - I will say by you in my orations. - Thanks. When the celebration finished and Priss was of return in its bed no it was able to sleep. Single it could think about John, and the heart him it barked to the rate of its thoughts. It had thought that everything was surpassed, that his could hate it and be received venganza... Nothing of that. It was certain that that night had cut it in many aspeccough, but again solo conscience him it passed invoice. John he was so different... It seemed much more old, and dress went like that no it could be allowed many luxuries. But, how it was possible? It continued being the owner of Sterling Run... just as his Randy brother, remembered with the frown fruncido. Why they were Randy and its family living with John? Everything was very confuso. And still they were it plus its feelings faced. Desconcer had remainedtada when discovering the vulnerable thing that it followed being before John. It had to walk itself with care. And conto follow to close to him door of its heart stops always. The return in the bed occurred. That noChe had realized of which to John no it was to him indifferent. And there was demos to himtrado that, it felt what felt, not it regreted the past. It had said to him that it was satisfied with its life. Later of everything what it had happened.:, why it hurt so much to see it to him? Why his body returned to shake of desire? By what the tears returned to flow to their eyes and why the pain returned to shrink co to himreason? Perhaps had not finished everything? It sank the face in the pillow. A went to cost to him much force of will permato necer there, and it was asked if it could... To the following morning bastante rose late, just before its parents they left to make some buy a Providence. It was put old cattle tenders and a black t-shirt, and left to take a walk. It was a pretty day of spring. air it was fresh and mu could be oir to the distant spotgidos of the cattle. Priss put hands in the pockets and were put to walk, deleitando itself with the sounds of nature. Him it desired to contemplate how they marked the cattle heads, after vacuto nar them and to castrate them. It was just as what they did with the yearling calves in America. workers of the farm, dust places setting and sweat, they tried to maintain rate demanded by John, who never pareit backs water to exhaust itself. Priss was asked if Randy also it would help. Reason why she recorit gave, to Randy it did not like to soil itself. It contemplated distant summits of Great Mountain range Dividing, trimmed contra the limpid blue sky. It enchanted to him Australia, with its floods, his sequías and all the


others. The summer acercaba, and with him the season of rains. it shook when remembering the floods suffered before leaving to universiyou give. The weather unloaded such whirlwind of water that sometimes was impossible to cross streams that crossed the fields. Certainly, rains of Alabama no they could to compare to deluges australiaus. ¡How many times it had wished that alguna time pillara weather in house of John! Thus it had had an excuse stops to spend the night with him and his mother. it asked if to Mrs. Sterling it would like to live in America and if it had thought regreto sar. He was very strange that it had I decide to leave the country that as much it loved. And he was igualstrange mind that Randy was there, being a man of city. Why habría left its property of Sydney? While it walked saw John to lejos. It went mounted to horse, with his eternal hat Stetson, guiding the cattle by the long the two footpath that separated fincas. Suddenly it turned the head and it seemed fito jar itself in her. native cattle dealer who it accompanied it continued leading rebath, helped by one of the dogs pastores. John he threw of the reins to aproximar itself to the fence, and waited for that Priss it approached. It was like in the old times, thought Priss while it walked towards him. But already it did not run to its encounter like a girl idiot and ingenuous. It walked to slow cadence, haciendo to him to see that no longer it mattered to him. - Hello. Today it is called on to lead the cattle? - Yes, something thus - it responded lying down for back the hat. It raised the chin and it watched with calm. - It is that Little Horseradish tree? - se asked sheñalando with the head to young that alejaba with the cattle. - Yes. You remember him? - I have good memory - it remembered to him she -. How it is Big Horseradish tree? - it has not aged anything. It continues being the best cattle dealer that I have. These days also it is with us Billy Riggs. - Yes, I know it - they had been compañeros of class in institute -. It always wanted to work with the cattle. - and you always wanted to give classes in school - it responded. - it has disappointed not to see to You me with gafas, black skirt, white blouse and the hair gathered? - it asked with a laughter bur to himcanvas -. The teachers no longer are so horribles. - Already I see - it corroborated. It crossed it with the glance, and no she could avoid to pay attention to how his moved músasses under the shirt khaki color. It had body perfect. He was without a doubt the man more attractive than it had known in his life. - You like the school of Providence? - Very many. I am enchanted of sustito tuir to the Ross young lady. This me a will help to begin with good foot when they are started again the classes in autumn. - It seems that the binoculars are giving problems - it stressed -. I suppose that sabrás that has remained without television. And in order to finish off the task, Randy and


Latrice tuthey saw a fight last night. Latrice finished haciendo the suitcase and leaving again of trip. - I feel It. - What those boys need is more affection and attention... that it is indeed that they do not receive - it commented with weighing -. Randy very is occupied with his inversiones and Latrice are always of trip. Apenas is spoken among them, and they either do not have time to dedicate to him to its children. - That is very sad. - Yes. If I had children I would be with they the greater possible time - its eyes brillarum with a special sparkle -. Today I have to the binoculars with me, and they are behaving enough good. - I am sure that it enchants to them to be with you - she affirmed -. They are small of field. - Not as its father - it talked back -. Already sabes the rolled thing that is always with his papeles. She smiled without wanting. - What demons have made him come here? To John it changed to him expression. - What you are doing here? - him preguntó changing of subject. - To take a walk. For a day very pleasant. He it agreed. - I must return with the cattle - it said. it was doubting a little while, without leaving to watch it -. You want to come with me? It seemed that one regreted having hecho similar proposal, but Priss it had stayed too perplex as in order to realize. It remembered how it had wished that it invited it to mount with him before going away to Hawaii. It had to recognize it: it wanted to be near him, in spite of everything. But it knew that it could not do it without perto der its pride completely. It could not to risk. - No, thanks. I have not mounted to horse for years. I feel more safe with the feet in the ground. He watched it at the eyes and outlined one sonmocking laughter. - No you will be thinking that I have others reasons for invitarte to mount, right? Single I am offering you a stroll to caballo. Nothing else. Priss felt that the blood boiled to him in veins. It watched it yet contained hatred during years. -¡Before me it would go to take a walk with a cobra! - him espetó -. I am not available for Australian cattle tender. - To me it seems that you are requesting it - it talked back he. Something in its intense one watched it scared. - Of you not - it said with cold voice -. I do not want nothing of you. Neither now nor never. - Praised it is God - sonrisa said sharp he with one.It occurred the return and she moved away by field, without paying attention to where it put the feet. John he saw it move away with an expression shady place in the face. It followed it with


miroad until it lost it of Vista. Its eyes they were entrecerraron, as if they reflected dointernal lor. After a minute it threw of reins and urged on the horse so that emit caught galope.

Monday in the morning Priscilla preit stopped for the storm that hoped to him in class with the arrival of the binoculars. They watched with a mordacious hatred and hicierum all the possible one to interrupt class. At the time of eating, when all the attempts of Priss had failed, it was to the room of professors and it called to farm of Sterling. When Randy answered Priss as soon as him it gave time in order to salute before desahoto gar itself. - they have hidden chalks, have thrown books by the window, no they have stopped of hasto blar and to whistle while it tried to give class, and I am to limit of my patience. Randy, I go a to send them to the director and to leave that it is he who decides. That can significar its expulsion. - In first degree... - Randy loosen suspiro -. Where we have been mistaken? Escucha, Priss, I have a meeting with some proprietors and I cannot to go now. Latrice left Friday to the Bermuda... John and I we are overwhelmed of work... - I feel that you have so many problems, Randy, but I believe that this is high-priority - him it said with firm gentility --. Expulsión of the binoculars in its first year of class would have unfortunate consequences. Puedes to include/understand that, right? - In agreement, Priss. I will be there in fifteen minutes. Priss returned to the right classroom when gemelos returned of to have lunch. One stopped in the door and it maintained the glance to them. - I finish speaking with yours father - it informed to them calmly -. It comes stops here. - and what? - Gerry asked -. He never it does nothing. - That is truth - his brother corroborated Bobby with a smile triumphant. - Ño you realize burdens it that it is this? - it seated in its writing-desk and it thought about the best way to reason with them -. Escuchad. Here there are other students who quiethey ren to learn. My work is to teach them and is impossible to give class if you do not stop of molesto tar. I do not want mandaros to the director nor me it pleases to tell him to nothing a your parents, but I must have that to fulfill the parents of the other boys. Those parents they want that their children receive here the education that it corresponds to them. - the education is a roll - it said Gerry -. We we did not need to come to the school. Big Horseradish tree never did and knows it a pile of things. - Big Horseradish tree can smell rain - it said Bobby -. And to follow the track of a man a traverse of the forest. -¡That is! It knows things very important. Priss agreed. - Yes, already I know it. It tried to teach me a to send boomerang, but I was incapable of aprento der. - I could enseñarte - Gerry said -. It is very easy.


- It knows to do it very well - his confirmed brother. - Surely that yes - Priss responded -. But two of yours companions do not stop of to make noise in class, reason why would be to you impossible hacerte to hear. In addition, surely that they would hide boomerang. Gerry frunció the frown. - To who does him childbirth the face - amenazó with violence. - Perhaps it was as well as Tim felt Kinglley this tomorrow - she continued she with voice amiable -, when it tried to teach to him how to spell his name and you no you did more than to drag the chairs by ground. - Good... - Gerry seemed pensativo. Priss it chose to change of subject. - I have found out that your uncle you it took to see the cattle Saturday. The binoculars animated themselves immediately. -¡Yes! And it taught to us how it was thrown bow! - con.estusiasmo exclaimed Gerry. - To one of the cows it had left cabeza catched in the fence - Bobby interrupted -, and uncle John loosen a pile of palabrotas that it said that not repitiéra to usMOS. Priss smiled involuntarily. It could to imagine the scene. - Yes, me I appear it. - Uncle John can make any thing - it continued Gerry -. Hopefully my father could to mount a horse like him. - But your father is very good with the numbers, you knew it? - Priscilla said to him -. It can make calculations with its head mucho more express than with a computer. I have seen it. It is a genius in matemáticas. - Our father? - Bobby asked. - Yes, your father. It obtained a scholarship for the university thanks to its ability. - What seems to you? - Gerry a asked to him its brother. m - But to obtain it had it estuto diar much - so continued Priss with voicelemne -. In class it was seated without to lose the attention and did all his debehead of cattle. Gerry it removed discomfort in the chair. - they have left Us without tele - one complained mirando it with accusatory eyes --. And mother it returned to leave. It said that one went away because it could not support to us. And everything is by your it blames. "Oh, Latrice, how you have been able to do this?", full Priss thought of pain. - Your mother very was worried and it did not want haceros damage. It wants to you. And also your father. Both you are very special for them. - Then, why they ignore to us all along? - Gerry insisted. - Your father tries to gain the life in order to be able manteneros. If it did not work so hard you would be very poor. - Like uncle John? - Bobby- interruptedPapa said that uncle to us John did not have anything before we came to live with him.But I suppose that now yes it has money, because it bought to me truck. Priss watched the boy. It was going to explain to him that John was not poor, but then Randy it burst in into the class. Its expression was of anger and impatience.


- You are going to be able to ruin to me - a accused the binoculars -. I have had that to reject one supply of two bulls by your fault. - we felt It - Gerry said. A approached its father watching it with adoration -. No we really wanted to be bad, that no. - It is certain, papa - it affirmed Bobby -. No we wanted. Priscilla it put still on. - Small, why you do not lower to the patio? They lack ten minutes so that it begins class. - Thanks, young lady Priscilla - it said Gerry -. We will watch nest that there is in window of the Gaines young lady. ¡We go Bobby! Both brothers left running and Priss it crossed the arms to the chest. - I feel It - one apologized -. It had to do something. Now they seem penitentes, but could not allow tonte more to themlaugh. Randy wore to a suit of businesses and tenía ojeras. It was dropped in a chair and encendió a cigarette. - I also am to the limit of my paciencia - she confessed -. We have left them without television and them we have confiscated his juguetes. We have even given some them that another one slap. But nothing of that has worked. Her mother has left a Bermuda and I do not have time stops they. - Randy - it said to him with the most amiable voice that it could -, that is the problem. Nobody has time for them. The children behave bad in order to call the attention, without mattering to them answer that can have. The case is to obtain some. .But I have one responsabilidad that to fulfill the others parents. I must try an atmosphere acogedor so that their children can learn, and no I am able to do it with the binoculars bothering without stopping. And above now me they blame to me by having itself been without television and without mother. Randy seemed to feel guilty. - it has been fault mine - it recognized -. It was murmuring on which it would have happened if you had not come to house... - Yes, I understand it. But the children are demasiado young to distinguish palabras furious of the sincere ones. They have to me said that Latrice said to them that soportar could not. They took it exactly. Randy gave a slow one him pierced to cigarrillo. It seemed defeated. - I love my children, Priss. But not deberíamos them to have had so soon. Antes to marry, Latrice was acostumbrada to that him they served in tray all his whims. I have money, by suposition, but not as much as she it hoped. It had that to accept many limitations, and by if outside little, to come it does five here years in order to become position of... - How? - Priss was put pale. Five years? - Nobody you it has said it? I realized that John did not want that you knew it to principio, but now the things they are mejorando... Good, that does not matter. The case is that it lost everything. The whole farm. I had that to pay his debts to free it of absolute ruin - ros watched with attentiontro perplex of Priss -. You did not know it?


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If been it had not seated it would have fallen to the ground of astonishment. Mi remainedrando to Randy while the words resothey naban time and time again in its head. John it had ruined. John had gone to ruin... And she had not known it. It had it have a conspiracy of silence in which until its parents they had participated. But, why? By what? - I feel It, Priss - Randy with ama saidbilidad -. I did not think that it go to afectarte as much. If it had known it to not there would be di youcho nothing. Priss was straightened in the chair. heart him it barked frenetically. - Why nobody me it has counted? Randy one shrank of shoulders and it extinguished the cigarette in the ash tray. - I thought that you knew it. Everybody it knew. Priss was not sure that it could to rise. One felt more been annoying of that there was been in its life. The only thing in what it could think era about cruel that había be with John since it returned to house.. It was had deceived of its car, its clothes... And it had stayed shut up with orgullo. Oh, God, what it had done? It removed a handkerchief from the drawer and it was dried eyes. - I feel haberte worried - it said Randy. - Then, you were who saved farm? It went a hand through the hair and smiled with bitterness. - I am everything a puritano, in case you want to know. I seted out to clear John little to him pride that it had left and to demonstrate ta to himslow that I have for businesses joined the hands on the knees -. At the end of first year I lost everything. Even almost I lose my own farm in the New Wales of The south. Sterling Run did not prosper, and entonces I requested aid to him to John. Even entonces he it did not seem to have worried about nothing, but from that moment both we combined ours efforts and we outlined a plan of action. Little by little we were obtaining progresses, by means of reabastecimientos and investments, and we returned to prosperity. I was able to maintain my promercy, and if everything comes out well, Latrice and I we will be able to return to house within few months. Perhaps it is better between his people. Priss it remained with the fixed Vista in escritorio. - Yes, so time. Randy one rose. - Priss, I promise to you that we will make an effort with the crios. I will try to reorganize my agenda in order to be able to dedicate more time to them. While as much, if they continue giving problemas, házmelo to know. If it is necessary, I will command to the military school. "She wanted to protest, but she bit language. As single professor could become jumbled until certain point. Last decisión era of Randy and Latrice. - Thanks to come, Randy it said to him with one forced smile. It agreed. - You are safe that well you are?


It avoided her glance and murmured something. Randy left, just when the children empethey zaban to enter class. For Priss es was an authentic agonyto perar until the end of the classes. To size that the hours passed the blood boiled to him more and more in the veins, and it would have finished by to explode if the bell were not soI swim finally. It left running in search of its father and it found it in the parking. It watched it with frenetic and hurt expression. - Why you did not tell the one me of John Sterling? - it asked to him with all the calm that could -. Why you maintained increto his economic problems? His father seemed to feel uncomfortable. Very uncomfortable. Rascó sighed and nape of the neck. - When that happened already you had broken - it said, as if it chose with taken care of his words -. It did not do to you lack to know it. To Priss the eyes filled to him of lágribut. - that Can no, but since there am returned I have not done more than to say things to him horrible. And everything because it did not know which was its situation. ¡I feel fatal! His father avoided his watched. - I feel It, affection... Really that I feel. But we promised ourselves... - it was clarified the throat -. I mean, your mother and we promised the one to other that not you we would say nothing. If it serves to you as excuse, no we imagined the problems that podríamos to cause with our silence. Priss lowered the Vista to the ground. Do feltlida, betrayed and shamed the same one time. - I have to go to see it. He it watched it with attention. - Yes. That will be the best thing - it murmured -. It leads with taken care of. You are well? - it has been a blow very hard, but I am1É3 well - it responded -. I will be soon in house. It was able to outline a smile and dirigió towards the Datsun of second hand that his father had bought to him. Direc went awaytamente to Sterling Run. Randy would be retaking to the binoculars and with lucktrice would follow of trip. Priss did not want that nobody was present at his conversation with John. ¡It was already quite difficult thus! The hands shook to him as much that him it cost to maintain the car in line straight while it lead between the grass and atravesaba the entrance to Sterling Run. When leaving of the car and to go towards the door heard voices that came from the stables. it gave the return and it walked with decision by dusty footpath. John was saying to something to Big Horseradish tree to him, who smiled when seeing Priss. One took off hat and greeted it. Its white hair they shone to the light of the sun. - Hello, young lady - it called it -. How much time without coming this way... It cheers to volver to see it to me. - Thanks, Horseradish tree. Not yet I have learned a to send boomerang, but at least already I know how it is spelled. Create PDF with GO2PDF for free, if you wish to remove this line, click here to buy Virtual PDF Printer The old one smiled and it gave the return. it mounted in its horse and it moved away to

fulfill the instructions that John finished giving him. John watched it fixedly. - Good, which is problem? She it did not respond. It remained in silence, .looking for the suitable words while it contemplated. Its boots, their trousers khaki, the faded shirt, hat Stetson... And Priss had the prefeeling of which the rest of their properties was not much better. The Ford it was economic a bastante car, and had heard many cosas that made suppose the hard times ;íjue had undergone the farm. Everything happened to him by the head in those moments, and sobre everything the cruel commentaries that did to him when seeing the modest suit that took to this of welcome. The tears shone in their great ones and the inferior lip did not let shake to him- Randy told the truth me - it said to him with uncertain voice. He sent a full glance to him of fury -. You can imagine how me to me I feel? It stayed with expression imperturbable. It let escape air in a slow exhalación. - Demons... ¡I am going to break ca to himbeza! - Why? - she shouted -. Why not me you said it? For that reason you broke compromiso... To be ruined? ¡By love of God, John, had not rejected to you nor although you were poor! ¡It would have returned stops ayudarte in which it could! John hardened the jaw. One occurred return stops to ignite a cigarette. It was so near her, that Priss as soon as it could to be contained not to touch the muscles of its arm. - I had everything what could support - it said he after a minute. It remained contemplating the footpath that crossed the grass -. ruin and the marriage does not do a good one combination - it added with cold voice -. Adeit was the question more of your age. She the chest was embraced. John seemed to him so different... - It was growing very quickly. He lay down to laugh without humor. - you wished Me - it said with singsong voice -. And I wished you to you. But the love did not have nothing that to see, in spite of your dreams románticos. - That is not certain - she protested with eyes plenty of tears. One approached him and it watched with the same adoration that long ago -. No it had mattered to me what you had. It would have done what outside by you. - you do not feel sorry to me - it talked back. Its glance intimidated it -. Damn it is,no I want your compassion! - John - the voice of Priss was a weak one susurro -. Something yes mattered to you, right? It loosen resoplido and threw the butt to the ground. Then, without to say word, levantó in its arms and took it to the barn. It loosen it on a great hay battery, it cleared hat and inclined on her. - It leaves demonstrates much to you that it mattered to me - it said to him with hoarse voice, and it fell down on her with as much rapidity that no it gave time him to avoid it. She it fought by desasir themselves, but to him him it was enough with to put a leg on hers to maintain quiets it. The eyes brillaban to him of violent excitation and with his fuertes hands took hold the wrists to him. - I wish You - it said without loosen it to him. It made it feel the weight of its body and the reaction that it caused in him -. You can feel it, just as I - its face saw how encenday


to the contact of its hardness -. But single it dealed with that. It wished your body, Priss. It seemed that it was devouring it with watched. The heart him it barked powerfully and breathing him entrecortaba in throat. - it wished It... - it repeated, before taking the lips until turgid end of his pecho, that was drawn against the fine fabric of its green dress. It loosen the wrists to him and it slid the hands under her. Priss was put rigid and emitted a shout drowned. It took hold it by its blond hair and he tried to separate it, but he lay down to laugh. - This was accustomed to gustarte - it remembered to him -. PueDES to be calm. Nobody goes a molestarus. This time we can arrive until the end. No longer you are a timid virgin e innocent. She opened the mouth to correct it, but no it could say nothing because he covered to him lips with his. It thought that it had that to fight, to resist... But they had happened five years, and the flavor of his mouth was like if it made it fly of emotion. Little by little one went away relaxing on the hay, while he it took possession of its mouth. It left of tito rar to him of the hair and it began to caress to him cheeks, passing the thumbs through bordes of the lips, feeling how entregaba to the passion of the kiss... It loosen a smooth one moaned when caricias excited it and it put the hands on its chests. It bit la slightly to himbio inferior, of a way that did it recorto give the repressed pleasures, and it opened mouth to allow the invasion of his lengua. John began to unbutton the shirt and, taking hold a hand to him, it slid it by underneath the fabric so that him it touched his own nipples. - Acaricíame here - it ordered to him in a fierce one whisper. The fingers of Priss obeyed as if they had own will. The kiss of John it intensified and one became more voracious and demanding. With the hands it molded chests to him a traverse of weave, doing to hate it vestido and the sujetador that took. It wanted that their hands touched the naked skin to him, and it loosen protest moaning when he them it separated. - Priss - him it whispered against his mouth. Mien kissed it with broken out again passionafter it slid the hands under its clothes, and him it caressed the silky skin of its thighs with more privacy than ever. It tightened all the body and she took hold to him hands. It had the eyes opened and a little scared, and the humid mouth by his besos. - Nobody will see us assured he to him with smooth and deep voice -. You wish me, truth? - John, no... not it you understand - it fought by to give an explanation before outsidemasiado it takes; before it gave completely and it gave him what he requested. - nontakings the pildora? - it asked to him time that it loosen it and it backed down -. It is for that reason? - No, nonvolume the pildora - it talked back intouching to recover the breathing -. Never I have taken it. John, I... I do not have... nothing has changed in my body. I mean that... He watched it at the eyes. It seemed that it had recovered the blow sanity. - You mean that still you are virgene? - it asked to him -. ¡That yes that is good! - one


cold outburst of laughter loosen and returned to look for its mouth, but it stopped it. -¡It is truth! - Clear that it is it - returned to slide the hands under the skirt and to have salvajemind its mouth -. It lets pretend, Priscilla. -¡It follows ahead if you you do not create it! - him espetó -. ¡It advanced! You will discover it by you same when it is too much late. It tightened the teeth and it was prepared for reto cibir it. He knew that John was enough hard to have it against its will, but it trusted that its honesty was sufficient to save it. And thus it was. He it loosen it and one seated. Its gigantic one body him it shook and it had the eyes encendidos, but it breathed calmly even that its heart calmed. Ma wentus after the hair and it watched it of a way that him it congealed the blood. - I feel like one prostituta sábado at night -- it with one murmured nervous laughter. It avoided its glance while it straightened and the clothes adjusted. It put itself still on and som was placedbrero slightly tipped. It tended one to him hand with lack of appetite, but she ignored it and it raised by itself. - So that he was that - completa saidpale mind while it cleared briznas of hay of hair -. For that reason you wanted comprometerte. It was the only way of to obtain to me, truth? ¡Your conscience no you it allowed to seduce the adolescent daughter of your neighbor! John raised chin. - We say that it was a noble gesture and fugaz - it contemplated the body to him with the frown gathered -. My desire by you it arrived at converto tir itself in an obsession. It swallowed saliva. - I have already seen it. John hardened his expression. - It was single desire. Never I said that it lands on water to you. - That is truth - it corroborated -. Never you did it -- one forced smile and occurred return -. Both we had luck, you do not create? It crossed the arms to the chest. Escalocold crossed to him back. All his ilusiones they had disappeared. All. One occurred it tells that it had maintained esperanza of which to John him it concerned something, and of that account of which would occur there was perdido as soon as it saw it. But it had that reto know the crude reality. John never sentiría by her nothing else who desire. it caressed the arms with the hands before watched kind of John. It took one deep inspiration and loosen the air of blow. - Good, what is what that says on it is necessary to be cruel to be amiable? - preguntó with irony -. Thanks, John. Now I know exactly to what relying to me. A began to go towards the car. - Priss - it with a weak whisper called of anguish. But she did not hear it. One rose his car and it marched without watching back.


Nine

To Priscilla its force cost to him all of voluntad not to collapse and to be able to maintain a calm expression before his parents. - You are well, affection? - it asked his to him mother -. Your father me is it counted. I feel much haberte made damage, but... - it does not pass anything - Priss of good lay it wins -. I already am well. Renée embraced it and pa whispered some to himworkings of consolation. Later its father it accepted the lie of which John and she hathey bían clarified the things. One went away very soon to bed, and finally was able to loosen the tears that were been repressing everything afternoon. To the aim it had included/understood that John no it felt nothing by her, nor it had felt jamore. That mistake had been to mantener alive the old memories.

One rose with the cloudy Vista and him it cost much to go to the school. Nevertheless, its aspect exposed it. - Good, I must say that you seem to have suffered an accident - him Ronald commented George in the corridor. -¡You must have seen the accident! - she answered to him. It lay down to laugh and he followed towards his classroom. The binoculars behaved as well as the previous day, but they seemed to be preocupados. At the end of the Priss classes them preguntó why. - Oh, is by uncle John - Gerry said. To Priss it gave to an upset the heart him. - What happens to him? - it tried to seem despreoccupied. - No the knowledge - Bobby responded to us -. It was yesterday very furious. And this morning it has to us shouted when we went to despertar it. Papa said to us that he had gone with a few birras and that was pillado a good tube. - That is - Gerry added -. Also it had a black eye. - Of a pelotera - Bobby stressed -. And also they bled the knuckles to him. Priss did not understand what que absolutelylaugh to say. Not yet it included/understood well Australian slang, but more or less significado it was that it had been emborrachado with beers, and that one had had fight which it had not left unharmed. It would be that its normal behavior or it would have something that to see with its heated one encounter? Then account of which occurred it was being flattered to himself same. John not it had fought because one felt affected. - It was as brave as Ned Kelly, señorita Priscilla - it said Gerry, mentioning to legendary prohibited Australian -, because it put without mattering to him what puit gave to happen to him. - I hope that it is better - she said.


- Who, I? - aso asked to RonaldI am sent by door. - Not - Priss responded laughing. - I invite You to a coffee before irte a house - him it offered -. I myself I will do it. - You know to make coffee? - Taken care of with your words, woman. - and you with yours - it talked back. Ronald left with a smile, without that it nor Priscilla occurred it counts of conscious that they were binoculars of his interchanges of talent. When volvieron to house said to him to everybody, incluido to John, who to the Priscilla young lady him it pleased Mr. George. - and he even it does coffee to him - it added Gerry. - A that he is exciting? - it took part Bobby -. Good looking to that they marry! John, who was lost no the smile to to listen to them, it left the possesor in the table and it raised. The binoculars also rose and went to see how they sheared the ewes. - What happens to him to John? - it askedtrice, that finished returning from the Bermuda -. Hardly it has proven food. Randy put a face and it sighed. - I told a Him Priss how one went to ruin for five years -. John almost kills to me by hato cer it, you know? Soon, one went to emborrato char itself and had a fight with two cattle dealers - it denied with the head and its cup worried of coffee -. Poor man... She thought that senaunt pity of him by the poor life that it takes. - Good, that I can understand it - it saidtrice with an evildoer smile -. God Knows the difficult thing that it is to live in the misery. - Chuletas every night, trips by all world, a new shelter every winter... To that it flames you misery? - it asked to him he of bad way. -¡Yes! - it talked back, and the subject of John was quickly replaced by one retahila of mutual accusations that finished in the binoculars. -¡You have hacerte position of them! - him Randy shouted. - Like continue incordiando to me with boys I will leave you - it threw its napkin and levantó -. ¡In the first place I did not want teto ner children! ¡And I do not want that they suppose to me no annoyance! -¡We cannot allow that they follow aterrorizando to the school whole number! - Then mándalos to one internal one. - Slight mother you are done - it recriminated to him in mordacious tone -. ¡One exemplary mother! It had the honor to seem avergonzada, and when one became it saw the binoculars in the door, with its out of position faces. - You I said it, right? - Gerry said to him to his brother -. ¡I said to you that it hated to us! - You are... you are a witch - Bobby shouted, and both they threw a to run. Their parents remained horrified in the corridor. -¡Gerry, Bobby! ¡You return! ¡It did not say it in serious! - Latrice shouted. It ran towards the door, but already they had disappeared. it returned towards Randy, completely pálida -. What we are going to do?


- I go a to look for John.

Priss had been walking next to brook that it crossed the property of its father and seated under a great tree of rubber. It took cattle tenders and one pink t-shirt, and no it did more than intento tar to forget happened the day anterior. No it had be able to remain in house. memory of John was too much recent. It was considering posibiliyou give to return to Hawaii when it heard crujido in the other border. It raised the glance and it saw the terrible ones binoculars, running towards the stream. Not pathey recían it to have seen, and was obvious that hathey bían state crying. -¡Gerry, Bobby! What happens? - it shouted to them putting itself still on. - we are fleeing from house - it responded Gerry. They continued running through riachuelo, without worrying in avoiding rocks slippery. - Where you go? - We will go to Brisbane and we will work as distributing of newspapers - it said Gerry -. And we will remain in a hotel. - With what? Gerry put the hand in the pocket with a very serious gesture. - I have five dollars - one was them with pride -. You see it? Priss could have thrown to cry. Seeing the binoculars pro remembered hispia childhood, when it had to depend on the adults in everything, without no right own. One knelt down Gerry as opposed to and it watched a the eyes. - Cuéntame what has happened. - Mother does not want to us - she whispered with voice quejumbrosa, before to explode in lágribut. - Oh, Gerry... It narrowed them to both between its arms and it maintained them thus while they cried. Ninguno of the binoculars es made the minorI force by desasir itself. "Single a little love", thought she. "Single they need little of love and discipline ". When hearing noise raised the head. John it was standing in the other border. It went without hat, with his blondes fitllos shining to the sun. It had a mulberry eye and a cut in the chin. - We raise the tree - Gerry a proposed to him its brother when seeing how his uncle approached to them. - It also is gotten upset - Bobby said with resignation. But John did not seem to be furious contra the boys. It did not arm any commotion nor it accused of anything. It was limited to kneel down, since there were Priss, and it extended the arms. Their nephews ran towards him. - Your mother is very sad - them she said without more introductions -. It had one fights with your father and you arrived at end. You must know that to the adults deci sometimesMOS things without thinking. - and if it does not say it in serious - it argued Gerry -, why always it is saying them, uncle John?


John sighed with anger and watched Priss. It avoided her glance. It could not support those eyes, and were asked if it would be pensando in the so horrible things that they habían the this one to the other. - Your parents have many almost always problemas and they are discussing -- siit guided explaining John --. In the end they will finish being understood and they will make the peace, but until then you must try that no it affects everything to you what they say. - they are not going to separate, right? - interBobby came cleaning itself the tears with the sleeve -. ¡That would be horrible! - No, they are not going to separate - John said with very serious voice -. Now let us return. They are frenetic. - In agreement - Gerry murmured not very convinced, and it watched a Priss over the shoulder -. See you tomorrow, Priss Young lady. - Even tomorrow - Bobby repeated, and two brothers they began to walk. - Esperadme in the LandRover - it said to them John. Priss made gesture leave, but John prevented to him step. - I feel It - he said to him -. It did not have intención of hacerte damage. I said some things without thinking... Damn it is, Priss, it could not to support your compassion. It followed without watching it to the eyes and retroit yielded steps. That movement it made fruncir the frown. - As you yourself you said - it murmured with the voice calmer than it could -, already there is pasado everything. It would concern apartarte to you of my way, please? He looked for the suitable words, but he did not find any. One went the fingers between the thick bush of blondes hair. - We could... to begin - sugi againit laughed. It lowered the Vista until her dusty ones boots. - No I want. No longer - it raised Vista until its eyes -. You have rejected me two veces, John. I will not return to causarte that molestia. Never more. When the course finishes I will return to Hawaii. John put itself pale. - To Hawaii? Priss not yet had decided it, but him it pleased the impact that it produced in him. ¡ it had worried! Wonderful; she was fed up of being the unique one that suffered. - it enchants Hawaii to Me. And I throw it of meus. It maintained the glance to him during length short while. - We have left to share much... - what? - espetó she -. Desire? - it loosen a bitter outburst of laughter and it saw estreme itto cer itself. - Why you continue being virgin? - him preguntó -. If really you left of interesarte by me, why hom has been no another onebre? To her it cost to him much to contain nervios. - I am not that class of girl, you remember? - it said to him, and it gave the return. - Five years it is long time - he said -. We could return a to try it. - Why to bother itself? You have left very clear that the only thing that interests to you


is body. And mine aña is not available -it gave in lethal tone. - Priss... - So, why you do not lose yourself? - him espetó -. Búscate another pelotera, another one camorra or as you want to call it, but to me déjame peacefully, John Sterling. ¡ They have taken off to me the desire to be with a man stop rest of my life! It happened to its side, avoiding to clear it, and it moved away running towards the house. It remained frowning and immovable. After seconds it smiled with determination and it directed towards the LandRover.

The binoculars announced on the following day that their parents had gone away to some part to solve its problems. They were more calm, and Priss noticed in its eyes that they felt more insurances. Perhaps yu hathey bían learned that, in spite of everything, his mother wanted them. The love or its absence it was what the difference in ni markedños. But for her he was different. Not him queit gave nor a rest of hope with John Sterling. ¡If it were able to find to hombre adapted with which to leave and to demostrar to him thus to John little who meant it stops she! George thought about Ronald, but it was strained by Amanda, and in addition, no it would be just to use it for resemblance propósituated. At the end of the classes it was gathering his things when John entered the classroom. She watched it with very open eyes when it remained unemployed in door, with same hard aspect and neglected that always. It wore the hat in one hand and with the other smoothed the hair. - Yes? - she with ice voice asked. It outlined an average smile. - you have to Me declared the war? - You yourself you did it by me - it talked back she, with its green flaming eyes. He raised the chin and smiled. - You. you refer to which it happened in granero? It ruborizó and to point was of deto jar to fall the guide of studies. - You wish some thing in individual? - it asked to him courteously -. I would like to go to me to house. - the children and I we are going to go of picnic this Saturday - he said -. We would like that you accompanied to us. The invitation pilló off guard. - Why I? He it shrank of shoulders. - you fall to Them very well. - and you are arranged to suffer in my company single to please them to them? - it talked back -. Anyway Saturday I am occupied. Thanks. - Why you do not want to come, Priscilla? - it caused --. You have fear of not being able to maintain your hands far from me? She made gesture throw the book to him to head, but it raised a hand. - If me the strips I give the writing-desk that you have behind a new use and much more interesting - it threatened it. Its glance confirmed its intention, and she to him the lip bit, little scared of desto cover


if it were speaking in serious or no. It lowered the arm and it tightened book against its body. - What pity. It was wishing it. - labia for other women Saves your, John Sterling. I have become immune. - Well. In that case I will not have deshato cer to me of you - it responded to him with indiferencompany -. Vente with us. The fresh air you it will seat well, and to the binoculars them it will please to have a feminine company. - Not - it was able to refuse without blinking nor to doubt. Why it was to him doing that a she? He watched with his penetrating eyes azuthem. - I have to You order excuses. - That does not change the things - it talked back -. You wish me. But already I have to you made clear that I am not available of that way. - Yes, I know it - a vague smile outlined -. It is fascinating how you have stayed chaste and pure during all these years. And above I, thinking that you felt pain by me... - It goes, it goes,hello! - Ronald interrupted superficially George of the shoulder of John -. Enchanted to return a to see it, gentleman Sterling. It desires to you coffee, Priscilla? - Thanks, I would like much, Ronald - it responded to him with a sweet smile -. EsI tared with you in a minute. - I will put It to warm up. That have well day, Mr. Sterling. Ronald moved away by the corridor. Expresión of John it hardened and it watched Priss with fury. - What you see in that English? - Education - it responded -. ¡He never it would throw me to a battery of hay! - Thanks to God - it sighed and it was put hat. - The same I say. ¡He is a horseman! - Before you were not accustomed to enfrentarte to me - he deceived -. I like more thus, Priss. You have yourself turned an enthusiastic woman. Priss changed the weight of a foot a another one. it was making feel uncomfortable. - It watches, John, we cannot return a... - I do not want to return to anything - interrumpió -. I want to go towards ahead. I want conoto cer thorough to the woman that you have gotten to be. - It lets confuse to me. I do not want anything of this. I do not want to relate to me to you nor... - You come, Priscilla? - Ronald called from corridor. -¡You can hope seated, friend! - him espetó John. -¡Not him make case! - Priss exclaimed. - Where I must seat to me? - preguntó Ronald. - Damn it is, from where they have removed a this type? - rugió John becoming towards Priss -. You are going to come Saturday? - Already you I have said. No. John sighed with impatience. - single You are enough to obtain that man is going away to run adventures.


- I thought that already you had done it - it said to him it with one fries smile -. Your eye is mucho better. Now single this a little amarillento, right? - a man must right to change of opinion of time in when. - you were not accustomed to pelearte with anybody. - There are many things that did not use to do - it assured to him with irritation -. ¡ There is nothing like a woman to take to a man until the drink! - It goes, seems that we are of badly humor, eh? - she said to him provocative. He watched it with annoyance. - Why you do not want to come from picnic? -¡Because you hatred! -¡Oh, Priscilla... ! - Ronald exclaimed gladly. - you are looking for the tickle to Me, pardillo - it shouted to him John. - But if not even I have touched it - replicó Ronald. John breathed deeply. - I mean that you are irritating to me, damn it is - it translated to him. - How it is possible? -¡Oh, vetoes to hell! - John exclaimed with gruñido. It sent to him to Priss one última watched and moved away by the corridor. - That have good day, Mr. Ster... ¡Uf! it heard a deaf blow and Priss ran hacompany the door. It found Ronald George seated in the ground, completely aturdido. - What has happened? - it helped it levanto tar itself and to shake the clothes. - a type great, eh? - Ronald commented with a navigated smile -. It seems to be that I did not separate the enough express from his caI mine. Good, we are going to take that coffee? Priss accompanied it to the room of profesohead of cattle. Of way it watched pensativa towards door by which John had disappeared.

If he hoped that John left idea of picnic was going to take a surprise. Friday, after the supper, appeared unexpectedly in house of its parents. - Hello, John - Adam saluted -. It happens. We were seeing the newsde desires a little to You coffee, John? - him it offered Renée with one smile. It separated his ganchillo and it raised. Priss was removed nervous in its armchair. She was barefoot, with cattle tenders descoloridos too much fit and one camifitted red mushroom, without sujetador underneath. When John watched it smiling had desire to throw the television set to him. - it would enchant Renée to Me, thanks. How go the things, Adam? Adam him he indicated the armchair next to the one of Priss and it seated opposite. - Very well. Eh... I have found out that Ronald George and you you had a small one argument for two days - it commented with one smile. John seemed irritated. - That damn idiot put itself in front of me. Not even I saw to to happen. It had demasiadas things in the head - it added watching to Priss. - that George Is a good man - murit walled Adam -. A magnificent one professor. Te-


nemos luck of to have him - it took I suck of coffee and lowered the cup -. It desires to you a game of chess? - Tonight I do not have time - responit gave John -. Single I have come to invite a Priscilla to that one comes tomorrow from picnic with me and the twins. Priss bit the lip. So that that was its game. Like conse could notto guir it by itself was going to count on the aid of its parents... - I said to You that... - it began to protest. - Wonderful - it interrupted its father with firmness.- Thus it will be able to enjoy his free time. Ever since there is returned it does not have unemployed to work. - But... - It is certain - Renée confirmed serving to him to John a cup of coffee in a tray silverplated -. Here you have, John. Priss, I have brought another one for you. - Thanks, mother. But... - empe triedczar again. - I think just as your father - it cut John to it. It crossed the legs and it smiled to him -. atmosphere change will come to you well. - It had glided... - it tried once more. - In addition, tomorrow it does not have another thing that to do - a hurried to add his madre -. We we will order of prepararos food, John. - That is - Adam corroborated. Priss sighed resigned and stopped, but with watched it said to him to John which pensaba of him. - Beloved, since Priss he can remain to speak with John, it seems to you that let us go to review budgets of this year? - it suggested Renée -. It does not matter to you, right, John? Single it will take to us half an hour. We go, Adam - it took hold its husband of arm and made it rise of the armchair -. Eslet us tare in the kitchen. Adam he tried to say something, but his wife it removed from the salita before it could to speak. John watched Priss while he drank his coffee. - Ahead. Suéltalo. You seem on the verge of to explode. - Oh, not - it murmured -. Everything smells a rotted. - You begin to speak as one native-replaced with a smile. - Not me DES coba. ¡I do not want to go to your the condemned picnic! - the boys will take great decepción. I have already said to them that you would come. - By what? ¡You must have it to me asked first! - Listen to-I leave the cup in the small table and it supported the elbows in knees -. The only thing that I want is to speak. Single to speak. Withbinoculars by means we could not do nothing else, so, of what you are scared? - I do not want to be related to you - she with firmness --. said Nor physically nor ofno other way. It bent an eyebrow.- Perhaps you I have requested it? - What you want of me? - I feel single - it responded -. Me gustalaugh to have to somebody with that to speak. One friend, if you prefer it thus.


- You want that we are friends? - him preguntó with incredulity -. After that it has happened...? - I do not want that we are enemy - replicó he -. And you? It lowered the Vista to ground. - No, I suppose that no. - Then, why we cannot give small step advanced? Priss raised the glance. In the eyes him rethey flejaban all its secret fears. - Not you I will put the hand, Priscilla above- it assured he to him with amiable voice -. You do not have nothing that to fear. Not even I will graze to you shoulder. - He is reconfortante saberlo-reflected she. - It knew that you would see it thus. As I already have to you saying, the binoculars will protect to you of me - it returned to take its cup and recostó in armchair -. If you really love that you protethey jan... - enloquece added with a smileit gilds. It ruborizó and crouched the head she stops no to show his reddened cheeks. - I have already raised others times. - and I also, sky - it confessed to him to serious voice -. From the first time that us we kissed, compenetrábamos us very well in that sense. - To investigate in the past will not help to improve the present - testa declared sherobust. - Already I have realized that - corroboró he -. I have spent five years they intento clear it to me of the head, but no to say that it has been much successful- it nailed the glance to him -. And I believe that you tamlittle. - I am working in it - it said with one cold smile. - With that English? - Ronald George is a man very pleasant - it talked back. John let save deep exhalación, trying to control the nerves. It left the cup and it was put still on. - It will be better than it goes to me before return to lose patience. - Yes, I believe that he will be the best thing - it answered she sweetly. - We will happen to recogerte on the eight. - I will be prepared - en rose andcontró too much close of him. It could feel the heat that its body emanated, and to aspire the fragrance of its colony. - Although seen with old clothes si yougues having an aspect very tempting, Priscilla Johnson. She raised the glance and saw that she was it watching blatantly. It crossed brazos to the chest. - Déjalo already - gruñó. - it bothers to You to remember it? - it asked to him in mocking tone. The flesh color of its cheeks intensified. It was towards the lobby and it opened the door so that it left. - I already see that me you are throwing - it complained. It was stopped in the threshold and it smiled maliciously -. Dale to your parents good night of my part - it crossed with


the glance and loosen one giggle when she it moved with irritation. - That has finished - him it remembered. - I have saved my farm of the ruin - it said he with calm -. I have obtained what I have now of the nothing. It can that not yet have much money, but everything what I want with himself. So, it sees with cuidice, small. It swallowed saliva. - you do not try to turn to me that class of woman, John - him it noticed with voice temblorosa. - Of what demons you are speaking? - him it asked with the frown gathered. - There are many women who they are given to.... - I do not want that you are one of them - declaró he. - Then... what you want? He him it caressed the face with the fingers. - That you are my friend, Priscilla. Priss had to repress itself for not planto tar its lips in that hand. But it had that to be strong. John was a teacher in that game, and a she it had left much by to learn. - friendship is everything what I can to you to offer now - it responded. It lowered the glance until his mouth and returned to watch it to the eyes. - Good night, enchantment - one occurred return and left without saying more. Why pala would have to use thosebras?, it complained in silence. Why it would have to make it revivir all reprudent bittersweet of the past? - has already gone away John? - Adam asked to him when he and Renée they returned to the salita. - It had things that to do - Priss explained. Their parents watched it with curiosity -. Single we are going to be friends - it declared with firrock -. I will not return to undergo its rejection. - Of course, wanted - her mother said. One inclined and it kissed it on the forehead -. You apetece more coffee? - A me yes. I will help you to prepare it - it offered Priss going towards the kitchen. Renée watched Adam, who did to him wink, and followed rebosante of joy to his daughter.

Ten

They extended the table cloth under the shade of a eucalyptus, next to a raft that formaba the stream. - No you know the poem Waltzing Rotten! - John asked -. "Once it happened a glad vagabond next to the river, left his stock market in the shade of the eucalyptus...» -¡There was it forgotten! - Priss exclaimed. - Paterson Banjo wrote, one of our better poets - he continued John while it helped it to


unpack food. - I have one of its books - she said -. It is very good. Also I like much poem on Clancy... -"Clancy of Overflow "- it took part Gerry giving him codazo to its brother -. Not you you decide? Papa us read it once. - No it appeared Clancy in The man of the frozen river! - Priss asked to him John -. I saw film and enchanted to me! - To me also. Yes, that it was Clancy - John watched it at the eyes -. You continue taking Australia in the heart, eh? - It is an incredible country - she said lowering Vista until his blue shirt -. Me record to America, specially in his f history, his first colonos... - Yes, I suppose that they are similar, sfambién we have to ours goesfugitive glientes, like Ned Kelly. - I Can go Gerry and to swim? - him it asked Bobby to its uncle. -Claro, if still you do not have hunger-acceptance he. -¡Fantastic! - it exclaimed Gerry. twins wore his batheslÜores, so the clothes and I took offeiron in the water. - This place is safe? - Haste asked. - For whom, them or for you? - murmuror he dryly. It removed itself uncomfortable and raised shoulder. - For boys. - it did not hope that you came with vestido - he said easing up on the grass. It could not avoid to pay attention to his piernas, its hips and muscles of the chest that showed between their shirt entreabierta. - It had all my cattle tenders in lavait gilds - it responded in weak murmur. It was certain -. Thanks to my mother - it added. Renée was smiling saying to him that no tenía clean trousers. - I believe that your mother would have to name Cupido - he said. - She not you it knows like I. - That is truth - it corroborated while the hand slid by basket of mimbre -. There are not many women who me cothey nozcan like you. - Single a few hundreds, suI put. He denied with the head. - Single a few, if as much it interests to you. Nunca I have had time for relations lasting. Always me it had to the farm before to nothing. - We can speak of another one thing? - him preguntó sadly. It could not support idea to see it with another one woman, and much menyou with Janie Weeks. Again preguntó why it would not be had married with nobody. - Why you follow being virgin? -La it asks disturbed it, and it remained watching it with the mind in target.- Yes, already I know that I continue insisting with same, but it is that I cannot to include/understand it.As much damage emotional I did to you? - him it nailed its intense blue glance -. Or it is that it did not interest anybody to you? -¡You said that single we were going to be friends! - him espetó with fury.It shrank of shoulders, irritated.


-, Yes clear that I said. But I would like to know the answer. - I Never liked the idea of being a woman promiscua, and like most of men say a thing when in realiyou give think another one, I have not had many citas. It responds that to your it asks? - I understand - he said agreeing -. Señorita Iceberg... single that with me never you were thus. You radiated heat, passion and desire, and you excited to me more than any other muto jer. - Single because he was innocent - it responded she separating the glance -. It desires po to youllo fried or you prefer potato salad? - Me you excited because eras - corrigió -. I feel what I did to you in the stable, and me I regret by the way in which I touched to you. It had the wild idea that you had returned with much more experience. But when I began and I saw that you continued wishing me... -¡I no...! - it began to protest she. It extended the arm and he took hold the hand to him. Without separating the Vista from their eyes, put his to him own fingers on the chest, where pezón was visible through the fine one fabric of dress. - You no... what? She desasió, but remained horrorizada when he, instead of dropping hand, put it smoothly on its sine. It separated it with fury. -like you yourself you said is a reaction physics - it remembered --. to him A one remainder dead emotion. I repeat to you that the friendship he is the unique thing that I can darte. It took to the hand until the table cloth and removió stock-market of the places setting. - No you want something more physicist than that? - No I want no adventure. - I either, by very stranger who you seem - it said he with a vague one smile-And much less with a virgin. - It lets make seem me like a dinosaurio. - You are dinosaurio charming - it indicated crossing it with the glance -. You are excited with him? It blinked, been strange by the change of subject. - With whom? . - With that English. - Ronald? - it outlined an average smile -.It is very pleasant. - He is very young. - Just as I. He one eased up of backs and it put maI lower the head to us. - Ten years younger than I -- murit walled watching the sky -. For five years she was one differentiates abysmal. We belonged to different generations, Priss. - Yes. - I maintained the contact with you - it said sorprendiendo it -. A traverse of your parents.


- They it they knew? - I had to count on its cooperation - he recognized -. No it could risk me a that they told you truth, so I did to them to swear that they would keep the secret. - Me you knew very well, right? - Enough good. Someday you I will count everything. Meanwhile, it tries to remember that I saved many bad moments to you and alguus bitter memories, in agreement? - and marriage in vain. - How? - frun asked he with the frowncido. - You said that by your single part it had ofseo, no? We would have divorced in whichever me it had found out. It seated. - It can that it is the moment to speak of... -¡Uncle John! ¡It has marsupial bear there! - Gerry called -. We can catch it? -¡No! - it responded, but, knowing a the binoculars, put themselves quickly still on -. It will be better than it is going to watch them, or will use to the poor animal like a ball of voleibowl. She it saw it to move away. Without doubt was liombre more masculine than had seen in its life. Muscular, sensual... Its hair brillaba like the silver when receiving the rays of sun, and when it smiled to him to the binoculars, his face was illuminated and it made him seem jo morethey see; that face that it as much was adotado of adolescent. And the truth was that it continued adoring it. But it could not be left to drag to one aventura with John. It would be a mortal error. Once the osito he hid and the boys dried themselves, the four seated in order to eat. Soon, binoculars returned to the water whereas John and Priss tumthey baban on the table cloth and they closed eyes. Priss he was conscious of his proximity, and it had to deliver a great attack for no to shake whenever he it moved.The time remembered with all clarity that they had state in a similar position, in sofa of Margaret aunt, when it was a point to do the love to him. John loosen a giggle and she turned herself stops to contemplate its relaxed face. - Of what you ***reflx mng yourself? - It was remembering that night in house of your aunt Margaret responded he to him watching it a the eyes -. You excited so much to me that a point I was of poseerte there same, with the open door and everything. She ruborizó and it even lowered the Vista its shirt. When seeing hair of its chest it blushed still more, and he rio with more force. - This you incomoda, small mojigata?- it whispered to him -. Sight. Deliberately, the rest undid from the bellboys and one removed by outside the trousers the aprons of the shirt. Him it showed Priss its noticeable ones abdominal and been bulky pectoral, covered with his fine layer of hair. - John... - it protested she. - Me it pleases the way in that sights - reit put he. Already it did not smile -. I like to feel your eyes. I like to know that you wish toto car to me - it interlaced the fingers with his and it caressed the palm to him of the hand -. You gustaria truth?You would like


tumbarte to my jado and to caress to me by all the body,just as I used to do with yours... You it would please to see me shake and oírme to moan of desire. It half-opened lips. Again ||estaba doing, and it could not do nothing to avoid it. - You know what it would do to you if they were not boys, Priss? - it asked to him with voicedeep -. It would knock down of backs and you to you abiría the dress until the waist. Entonace would take my mouth a... - one is becoming late - it interrupted it she in an exhalation. Rápi was straighteneddamente and it was put still on. John also rose and he watched corno a hungry cat. His eyes shone with malicia and a mocking smile curved his lips. - Nothing has changed - it said -. Single the year. - I have changed - she argued -. ¡Already I am not one ingenuous adolescent! - Not - he confirmed -. Now you are all one woman, and for that reason you desire more than ever. -¡Then you will not have to me! - You said that we could be friends, no? -¡Not if you continue saying those things to me so repugnant! - What I have to you said that he is repugnant? - him it asked with an ample smile. - The one to raise the dress to me and... - sa swallowedliva -. You know it very well. - That is not repugnant. It is exciting - it contradicted -. And it is exactly what it would have done if there were been single. And you me had allowed it, Priss. Me you would have left hacértelo. - I do not want to return to verte, John - declaró she, and was put to gather places setting of picnic without watching it. - Then clear that yes - perezosa replaced hemind. One became to put the shirt by the trousers and fastened it until half -. In fact, you will see this me night. It straightened up and she watched it. - What? - Renée has to me guest to have supper. Priss felt the desire of to strangle to his own mother. - I am going to go to see one film. - More bond than you surrender - it warned to him -. You do not have possibility of winning. - Yes, if I have. ¡I have too much sense common like allowing that they return a to break to me the heart! He it denied with the head. - This time will not have suffering, pequeña - it said to him smiling -. You I promise it. - Because not you you will approach the sufficient thing in order to cause it - it talked back. - we will already see it. It called to the binoculars, that went corriendo and chorreando water. - he has been fantastic - Gerry said laughing -. Thanks for to come, Priss young lady. ¡


Today it has be like being in family! - Exact - his brother corroborated. Priss watched them at both. It was not had dice counts of until what point that excursion it had meant for them, so devoid of affection.paternal. It smiled to them with affection. - You could come to see us house, young lady Priss - one dared to say Gerry. - It is the time of the childbirth of the ewes - it added John -. We have a pile of young. -¡Yes! - Gerry exclaimed -. They are maslevels very amused, Priss young lady. - Priss used to come to see how we reunited to the cattle - fija said to John watching itmind -. You remember, Priss? Clear that one remembered. Yet detalle. One always approached to see them in primaside, but to John never seemed importo tar to him. Nevertheless, it had dedicated to him something of time to teach the flocks and to see to him the contented thing that was put. - You were very patient with me - him recordó she. - and I continue it being - it talked back -. In all the senses. Priss was turned before it could see how they were reddened to him cheeks. - What seems to you? - he insisted while it raised the binoculars to the Land-Rover -. Quiehead of cattle to come tomorrow? It had to resist for no to succumb to enchantment of its voice. - Tomorrow no. It tipped the hat and he smiled. - In agreement. That answer disturbed it. Espeba an retort or a discussion, reason why it doubted seconds before to raise the car. The perplexity lasted to him until it arrived of the supper. it contemplated in the mirror, asking itself why preocupaba as much by his clothes. It had been put a skirt semitransparent white and one blouse... A too feminine aspect. - It is more than what it is deserved - a was said itself. - Yes, but it is worth the trouble, affection - him it said Renée from the door -. These days it goes pisándote the heels, eh? - it will not serve to him as anything - it assured to him Priss -. I will not leave returns to happen. Renée leaned against the jamb and saw how its daughter cepillaba the hair. - It is proud man. - Yes, already I know. - For a man as it is not easy to reconocer his weakness - her mother said -. John it was ruined, and it did not want that anybody it saw in that state. And you less than nobody. - It said that the his single thing was attraction física - Priss replaced with calm -. That single it wished me. - With the men, the love usually comes behind the attraction physics. Priss doubted moments before preto guntar the following thing to him: - Breast, what it happened with Janie Weeks? Renée seemed to feel uncomfortable by it asks.


- one married with a type in Brisbane... little after John and you broke. Priss became to watch its mother. -Tengo fear - it confessed -. I do not want to risk to me to that return to do damage to me. It could not support that we began a relation and that soon fell in love with another woman, as she happened to him with Janie. - Affection - her mother with dul said to himzura -, you do not have to judge to John dura somind. A very high price has paid by the decisions that took... they were already acertadas or no.

John he arrived for the supper dressed in chablue mpeta and white shirt and trousers.It was had hairdo carefully, by that it had the formal aspect of nobody man of businesses. - You are very lady's man - Priss praised without desire. - You also - responded he cor one arepsa -. Style years twenty, eh? - I am a plated girl a the old one. - Already I know it - it with a smile stressed malicious that made separate it the glance. - They see the salita while the women prepare the table - Adam invited -. You I will serve a glass as brandy. - Wonderful - John accepted -. What piensas about the new one political crisis in The United States? Both they initiated a conversation sobre political while Priss and Renée took the food to the table. Calf with rice, cothem of Brussels and hot rolls. - What think you, Priss? - it asked to him John when all were seated. - On what? - she asked with mind in target while it observed his hard and attractive face with hoyuelo característico in the chin. - Oh, I do not know - it murmured. It watched it as if also it had remained with mind in target. It remained watching its shining eyes green and its half-opened lips, and him a supreme effort cost not to rise and to rush itself on her. Priss clarified the throat and took I suck of coffee. - How go the things, John? - him preguntó Renée when they left the subject of international policy and returned to daily subjects -. You must be very occupied these days, no? - Thus it is - confirmed he -. To attend the paircough, to shear the ewes, to lead to rebath... He is fantastic to be able to leave of single strip although is by hours. Heard -He that you have contracted more men - Adam said. Had -He to do it. Otherwise all the work could be removed it advanced, Ademas, esquiladores are a race aside. She is everything a experience to see them trabto ajar. -Es truth - it confirmed Priss smiling to him by upon its cup of coffee -. Once that to help John bent an eyebrow.- Yes, memory. It was the only ewe that it left the flock. - Good, I tried it at least - it said she putting itself red. - you would not have approached sheep if that esquilador had not been so amiable with you - it added grasping his cup with both hands -. I was to you vigilando to assure


to me that not aprovechara. Even to the sixteen years llamabas the attention of anyone, Priss. - the great brother to the rescue - it murmured she. One felt very uncomfortable, because never there was counted that incident to him to his parents. - Thanks to God that you were there for vito gilar it - thanked for Adam recognized -. This girl always has been a demon. - a charming demon... - Re addednée with a smile -. better gift of our lives. - In several occasions I was the perdición of John - she recognized. It watched it at the eyes, it frees of all antagonism -. You provocaba many breakers of head, to seeyou give? - It could have finished with those preocupaciones if it had wanted - confessed he -. It was never happened to think that to you? No. It had never thought in that posibilidad. - Why you did not do it? - it asked to him full of astonishment. It passed the thumb through edge of the cup mientras watched it. - I liked tenerte pursuing my around - it answered with calm -. To weighing that all we knew that eras too much for me - it added with a smile malicious. - We trusted you - said Adam laughing. *f - Then clear - said Priss -. It was like his to herit flows smaller. John wrinkled the forehead, and Priss could read its eyes that in way some had been to him like a sister. - You it desires to take the dessert already? - apresuró a to ask, and rose of the chair. In it cooks retired the wrapper of the cake of nuts that had prepared and empezo a to cut it in portions. It had the corazón rampant and it hoped to calm before of to return to the salita. It felt it before hearing its voice. It was like if it could catch his it is present at with rato give. - I can to help? - John asked his backs. - Already I am finishing - really it was hers that voice so chillona? The kitchen seemed to shrink of size when he it entered. - it enchants this cake to Me - it commented -. It is a specialty sureña of the States United, right? - Yes - it answered she almost without breath. It extended an arm to remove the subjects of gossip from shelf, but then felt that he it agarraba by the waist. Frost, defenseless remained, while their fingers slid by his flanks. It could to feel the heat that its body emanaba, its breathing shaken against his nape of the neck, contact of its chest against his espalda... Again desire drowned it without remedy. The return wanted to occur and betweento gar themselves to him, to tighten themselves against his muscles, to offer to him its mouth so that it even kissed it to satiate its passion. - have prepared It you? - it asked to him he. - Yes... I... I know to cook, you know? - murit walled with vacillating voice. It felt how the chest ascended to him and desit hung by its deep breathing, and how his hands caressed suave to himmind waist.


- Also you have prepared the lunch of today, no? The chicken and the salad of patata... - It swallowed saliva. - Yes. A little approached more, so that their bodies were completely united. It put itself rigid and held breathing. - You continue smelling gardenias - it whispered to him to the ear. With the mouth the ear grazed to him and it was lowering by the neck until the shoulder -. you even know to gardenias. The tact of its lips was causing to him drinks in its will. Involuntarymind moved the head towards a side, it stops to facilitate the contact to him with its silky skin. It already could feel the edge of his teeth and to hear his difficult breathing... - Thus not - it murmured -. Vuélvete and dame your mouth. She died to do it. It needed to fill with its flavor, and to allow him to satiate desire that urgeed it. Without none prohead began to occur the return. Then the noise of steps was heard and both they separated quickly. - John, excuses, but you have one llamada of telephone - aso interrupted AdamI am sent by the door -. He is your apprentice. - Damn it is - masculló he, and watched arrepentido to Priss before to leave. Priss returned with the cake. The hands him they shook as much as rest of his body. When it took the tray to the dining room, it saw to John and to its father in the lobby. - I feel It much - it was sayingJohn, very irritated -. I must go to me. It has a fight in farm, between the sheared onehead of cattle. The boy who has called cannot hato cer nothing. Priss could imagine the scene. Already habia seen John putting in fights with anteriority. - it cheers to Us that you have come - said she voz weak. - Acompáñame outside. She obeyed without thinking, like one ewe going towards the slaughter house. No it saw the glance that their parents interchangethey ban, and it accepted the hand that John offered to him in order to remove it to the porch. -¡Oh, God! ¡They see here, sky! - rugió he cuI walk they left. It took hold it and it narrowed it against its body -. ¡Bésame...! It opened the mouth and it went to the encounter of luya. It received the kiss with avidity mientras molded against him its doliente body of desire. One clung to its powerful back, feeling how it devoured it with its teeth and its language. It loosen involuntary moaning. It was like to go in the middle of an eddy of pleasing that it shook it of above down. - I need to You - it whispered to him -. You necesituated... Both they were shaking, surrounded by the dark and by the waves of desire that they demanded the total delivery. Priss felt how he moved it against wall of the porch. Without to interrupt the kiss that it consumed imprisoned it with his thighs and with its chest, so that she it could to feel the texture of its muscles. It let save other moaned, and then he it separated the head and it watched the eyes.


- I want to be thus with you in a bed - it declared to him with voice trembly. She it tried to look for a credible protest. - you do not begin with the excuses - him ordenó he -. You also wish me. - You are very heavy. - Yes, and it enchants to you - it moved its hips it felt its rigidity -. ¡Oh, Priss, would give what it was to be with solo you in a quarter in the dark! ¡One hour so single! ¡One hour... -¡No I can! - lasti whispered she with voicemere -. ¡ I cannot! ¡ No...! It silenced it with another savage kiss of frustration. Finally contempló separated and with shining eyes. - it has not changed anything - murmured -.We caused as much passion the one to another one that nor the ice could extinguish it. But in the end you will have to me, Priscilla, when llegue the day in which you cannot support more the torture of desire. - But later there will be nothing - it talked back she bitterly. - Yes that will be it - assured to him he -. You are everything what I see and everything what I hear, todo in which I think and all that I need in this world. -¡He is single desire and lujuria! - espetó she -. Your same one you said it. - That I said to you - he recognized -. But there is much more... Much more. We have to speak. And soon. Hopefully we had time now, but I must go to me. Good night Priss. The return occurred and it left. Priss it had that to wait for several minutes before recovering the control of its legs and to enter When one lay down was hours giving returns without stopping to think about the happened thing. What was going to do? A had succumbed John once again, and knew that he could not to surpass another one rejection. It could believe it when it assured to him that the passion would last? To the morning following not yet there was encontrado the answer to that question. It went with its parents to the church and one went the rest of Sunday taking a walk. He was auténtico lightening to return to the school Monday by the morning. One found out by the binoculars that John estaba very occupied, and his fantasies of which it invited it to accompany it desvanecierum like the smoke in the air. It was clear that at those moments its only priority it was the farm and that it did not have time it stops nothing else. And above no it could get upset for that reason, since the proble knew seriousbut that John had suffered in last five years. Tuesday the binoculars broke his racha of good behavior when putting one frog in the dress of a girl. Consiguíente commotion offered him to Priss good reprimenda of the director, and had to maintain punished the binoculars after class.To them it did not seem to matter to them, and, in I submerge, either to her. It lodged the secret investigation hope of which John went to gather them. -El poor uncle John is dead of dogsancio - demas said to Gerry when all boys they left. - Papa offered itself stops to come to house, but uncle John said to him that not - Bobby added -. Papa said that and mother needed one... one... - frunció the frown when not remembering word. -Una honeymoon - it concluded his to herhand. Priss lay down to laugh. - Good, it cheers to me that be divirI tend. And surely that your uncle knows arreto


glar them to it single. - Excuse - Ronald said showing itself by the door -. Your father has requested to me who it says to you that he and your mother is going to go today to see lyou Thompson and who will not even return late. - Thanks, Ronald - it responded to him with one smile. It seemed to take its answer like an invitation. It entered the classroom, closed the door and one leaned in writing-desk of Priss. Him rethe pink blouse ran with the glance and gray skirt. - What good aspect you have - co todayit mentioned -. You seem a rose of England. - Ten taken care of with my thorns made fun of she. - the roses do not scare to me - cru said hezando the arms -. Of fact, is nothing that it can scare to me today. I have marked myself a good one as much. Priss frunció the frown and watched at geme, who were to the bottom of the class observing the turtles of the aquarium. - Somewhat? He it inclined almost until touching its face. - You remember to Amanda? Good, then,¡finally it has accepted to leave with me! Priss loosen a smooth outburst of laughter. -¡Ronald, that is fantastic! - it exclaimed -¡ What lucky person you are! - I die of impatience - it continued he -. It must of being the love - it added in voice alta. The man who was in the door withit warmed up the scene like a living picture. Ronald inclined on Priss, with the mouth so single centimeters of hers, and watching it with the face resplande of joy while it listened to its eclaración of love John tightened the fists, sore by everything a day of work. Man had the clothesit gives of dust and straw, and a severe expression it darkened to him face. Haste it was first in seeing it and coraon gave an upset him. - Oh, hello, John - it saluted. Ronald George straightened itself and he smiled. - Hello, Mr. Sterling. A precious day, verdad? I notice a little to him tired. In these earth to be tired it means won, and I I am not it - it talked back with cold formality -. Gerry, Bobby, vamonos! It maintained open door so that sayou would lieran,and he left after them without directing one to him word more to Priss! It could not avoid the emptiness in estómagician when it watched towards closed door. It would have been put jealous? Rio amargamind for itself. Jealous John by she? Good... that was a good signal. - You are well? - Ronald asked to him. -, Yes clear - it responded with a smile forced -. It has been a day very long. It will be better than it gathers my things and it marches to me already to house. Thanks for the message. ¡And luck with your appointment! - I will need It. Mentally, it can to cut to small pieces... But she is a lady charmer and I


enamoring without esperanzas. Perhaps it is able to convince it of that I am worth the trouble. - Surely that you obtain it - it assured to him she -. I will see you tomorrow. - That you pass a good afternoon despiit gave he. After arriving at house and changing of clothes, lowered until brook and it seated next to the border. She was perplex by sudden grosería of John. It would be gotten upset with her, the twins, orlaugh so single by fatigue? ¡How it deseaba to know it! After awhile, it cleared the shoes and it crossed the stream until the other border. It walked between the high eucalyptuses and it saw Land-Rover of John in a esplanade. Heart gave him I jump when it recognized to the conductor. The clouds of the horizon threatened storm, and when John arrived on the brink of madness clear they began to fall the first drops. - Good, it raises before you get wet - him rugió opening the door of the passenger.She obeyed. Still it took the shoes in the hand and after closing the door it watched con discretion. It had a atemorizador aspect. blue of its eyes it shone with one intensidad savage and maintained mouth APchallenged in one severe line. It followed with same clothes with which it went to the school, and a ewe and to dust. - So disagreeable you I seem? - him preguntó in sharp tone -. It had forgotten last time that dresses to me just left barn. To Priss it would not have seemed him desagradable nor although was place setting of estiércol, but did not say it. - the boys Say who there are been trabajando very hard. - I do not have left more remedy - he said with a sigh. Rain it began to get worse with more force -. Still we are far from to obtain one economic security stops the farm. - Surely that you will end up obtaining it - she said to him with all confidence. It took off the hat and he threw it to back seat, that was full of herramientas and rags. It had the sudoroso hair and it seemed as ragged as one felt by inside. - What has between you and that English? - him it asked without more roundups. It opened the mouth in a gesture of sorprey before the unexpected one attack. It raised one; hand and went it through the hair. - Nothing. - you do not lie - gruñó he -. He was declarando its love. - Yes, but not to me. - there was nobody in the class, safe more you and the twins - mi remembered to himrando its mouth. A she was done a knot to him in the throat while it watched it with suplicante yearning. It crossed the hands in their lap and closed eyes. Desire to kiss it was so strong like rain that fell in the outside. - Oh, does not matter - he said irritated -. They see here. Le it tended an arm, and Priss approached a it and curled up itself against his chest without nor siquiera to question its obedience. - I Can that soils a little to you, but you worry too much - he murmured to him while it embraced it with force -. I die by you, Priscilla - its face brought closer


to his, looking for its mouth -. I die by you.... She it gave to its lips sumisio altogether to himn. It left its language penetrated in internal dulzura of its mouth and did not protest when it knocked down it on his lap, nor when the shirt undid. - Déjame sentirte - it whispered to him while its hands they directed towards the bellboys of its pink blouse -. I want sentirte against me, here... She tightened the arms to him when her naked pechos they found. - Oh, God... - it with a hoarse one murmured moaned -. Oh, God, what smooth... ¡ What suait sees...! It began to move it, so that histhey were tightened to us against its skin. The contact; it intensified the desire that both felt until a point that it made it shout. It separated the head and he watched the eyes. - I have made You damage? - Not - it moaned -. Hazlo... hazlo of new - it requested to him. He obeyed, but that time did not leave of to contemplate to him face. It wanted to see plato cer that it reflected in its lips tem to himblorosos and in its dampened eyes. It lowered the Vista to where its bodies they found, and saw how his hardened nipples they disappeared between the layer of vellor that covered its muscular chest to him.- You are so beautiful... - it declared to him in reverencial whisper -. Verte thus... it returns to me crazy person - with a hand it caressed light-linente the curve to him of a chest -. Pure silk - his fingers slid by voluptuoso contour, looking for the raised crest. It returned to watch it to the eyes. It was catched against him, defenseless before sensualalidad of its hands and of its glance. acontraba completely to its favor, and he tapeworm that to know it. - I go to enseñarte how you can trust me - it whispered to him he -. It opens the mouth, pequeña virgin. All this they are single... games of love. How poseerte could in this damn and dirty car? Aquello tranquilized a little, and no attempt to resist before the broken out again invasion of its mouth. - Tócame, affection - requested he to him -. Acaríciame. SU.S. hands obeyed by single himself. A Priss returned to him crazy the tact from his múscu, of the specially abdominal ones which they marked to him on the clasp of belt. It loosen moaning, and músasses they were tightened to him like a wharf. - Oh - it stopped the caresses and she watched a the face. It had the half-opened lips and it swellstwo, like his, and it seemed to have problemas in to breathe. The hair had messed up hair him on the forehead, having given him the aspect of a lover. Of true lover. - you feel with adventure desire? - him it asked with trembly voice -. Because if it is thus, I can enseñarte more something emocionante on the body of a man. A part of her fell in the temptation it wanted desperately that it did it But his rational part knew how it finishes all that. Single John wished it, nothing more. It inclined the forehead on him, and put one hand in its chest. - No, I cannot. I cannot happen again by the same - it murmured weakly -.Again no,


John, please. Not me hagas this! It surrounded the back to him with the arms and it attracted it towards its body. It enchanted to him to feel its chests of satén, the tact of his skin it undresses, the scent that emanated of her. it kissed on the closed eyelids and on in front, and it separated it with smoothness.It could not to separate the glance from its nakedness, much more formed and signs that the one of that ingenuous adolescent. The vision era so splendid that the heart did not stop to bark to him with force. A finger slid on contour of his swollen nipple. -You are made to have children - it said to him, pensI walk in her with a son in its arms. Priss se it shook when hearing those words. Se imagined to itself with peor blond baby sucking in the place where it was touching it, and it remained without respiación. Fuand as if the time it had stopped. Both they were thinking same, both they wished the same. He it inclined and it kissed, but it was not a kiss like which they had shared even that moment. It was a full kiss of dulzura and interrogations; smoothness plenty and admiration. When it separated took the faces him between the hands and it looked for its glance. - They see have supper tomorrow to farm - invitó with calm -. I will cook. It swallowed saliva. - to have supper? -, Yes single to have supper - it incorporated it and vistió as if outside a wrist -. Not more passion by one season. I want conecerte. I want to know that you feel and what; you think. And I want to know what you want of the life. Priss shook. - Those are thoughts very profuntwo. - Yes, right? - it fastened the last one to him boton of his blouse -. And meanwhile, aidlaugh much if you did not allow desnudarte me more. - I will try It -- said she with a weak one smile. He sighed. -Yes, I also it I will try, but when te I have close something strange happens to him to my head. I feel. It did not want that this ocurriera. - It has be wonderful - she without mu saidcha conviction. - Oh, God, and as much that yes - it took hold one to him hand and took it to the lips -. You never have east fact type of things with nobody more, truth?.She denied with the head. - Never I have wished the hands of anybody más... - the lip bit and lowered miraccept. - I either - he recognized. Priss watched it with curiosity. - I have not lain down with a woman in five years. It was as if an electrical current him the body ran. - Five years? He it agreed. - you already do not see, Priscilla, for me either it has it have nobody more. The tears flew to him to the eyes without that it could avoid them.


- But... but you are a man. - After the way in which I cut contigo did not feel to me specially like man - it confessed to the time that tended to him a handkerchief -. It had a blockade mental with sex. Once I tried it, but it was with; a not at all comprehensive woman, and experiencia was horrible. Rio of me - it loosen a bitter laughter. Priss embraced him and sank the face in his neck. - Who was she? ¡ I will kill! - Jealous? - Furious. How could hacerte that? It loosen a deep exhalation. - In some aspects you continue being very innocent. - I never it would do something thus. - I know It. If I he was impotent, I know that you would find way to turn to me of new in man, right? She watched it with eyes questions. - No - it with smoothness responded -. No I am impotent. With you no. Priss smiled timidly and it returned to bato jar the glance. - If you love that you demonstrate would be enchanted of haccerlo-sugirio. That was the John Joking Sterling that she it remembered; the man to whom there was adorado during its adolescence, and not desconocido distant cold and of the last ones weeks. Its life must have been completely sterile, if it were not with nobody more aside than with Janie Weeks. Janie... Priss closed eyes. It wanted preto guntar to him by the divorced one, if it had done to him damage when leaving it. And he? It would follow feeling something by Janie? It was like it was, was too uncertain stops it haser to him a so personal question. In time of that watched it and it smiled to him with dulzura. - What you would do if you it said "yes, ahead"? He lay down to laugh. - some excuse Would look for in order to go to house. I do not want robarte the virginity in the seat of a Land-Rover. I am already too much mayor for toquetees. Priss it observed the size of the seat and of the body of John and it loosen an outburst of laughter. - Yes, I suppose that it would be quite difficult. - innocent What you are - he with sus saidpiro -. You do not know that we can do it seated? She it put red completely. - I will take to house, affection - it offered -. I do not want that pilles resfriado. It moved it to a side, but it took hold it by the arm when she it tried to move to contiguous seat. - No - he protested -. Quédate near me. Priss did not discuss. It was tightened against him, it supported the cheek in its dirty shirt and closed the eyes with a sigh. It maintained prisoner to it while arrancaba the motor and he put the vehicle in marcha. - I believe that I have stained your blouse.


- it does not matter to me. - the next time that we do this me I will assure to wash to me first. I left the Colegio criticizing to your English friend and nor siwant I realized my aspect - it said laughing. - you were looking for to Me? - I thought that it would find you in the stream. Usually you take a walk much that way, no? - I like to observe a the birds. - Yes, I know it - it gave a kiss him in in front. They took few minutes in arriving at pequeño bungalow of its parents, and Priss it separated from obstinate him. - What I have said to you went in serious - remembered he to him -. Not more passion by one season. We are going to know itself in others aspectós in addition to the purely physical ones. That was promising and exciting. Priss smiled to him with spying of its old one pride. - You fear that seducirte can, John? He it took the hand him and took it to the lips -Si' - it recognized with the very serious expression. And I fear much more that sedu cancirte I. So, we try to cool : animos, in agreement? - In agreement - it watched it for the last time and it left the Land-Rover. - What was to you saying the English? - him he asked. Priss became with a smile. - That had an appointment with the woman of that it is enamored, and that was in favor very feliz of it. John put a face. - Good, while it does not go behind you, it will be out of danger. You I will gather tomorrow to six. - It could go I... - it began to say. - I will gather You to six - it repeated with firrock -. I do not want that you go single by highway at night. It gave reverse gear to return to way before of which she could do no comentario on the matter. While it raised the steps of the porch single it could think about the pleasant thing that it was to feel prote'ge'e... But, what wanted realmind John? It had assured to him that no it was going to seduce it. It meant that that command postpezaba to feel something by her more? The corazón accelerated when considering that to him posibiliyou give. And it, would dare to risk another one time?, it was asked with closed eyes. That question it maintained it wakes up all the night.

Eleven

It was an unexpected surprise to find to the binoculars, dressed so well like John, when they went to look for it the day siguiente. It took the same one set that several nights


before, and John admired his aspect. - I like. - ground not to go lately of purchases, so I do not have much that to choose. - That you amuse yourself, affection - it said his ma to himdre from the door. - we will bring It of return before medianight -- John promised while he helped it to raise the Ford. -¡Clear that yes! - Gerry shouted from window. Priss turned the head in the seat stops to watch the terrible one pair. Gerry took I brought blue, and brown Bobby one. two they went very elegant. - Never it had believed it - it said to them -. Estáis very handsome. - and uncle John also, right? - preguntó Gerry. She it observed John while one seated to the steering wheel. It wore clear a brown suit of safari, without hat, and it seemed so hard like the Earth in which it lived. - Yes - it responded distraídamente -. It is very handsome. It bent an eyebrow and he smiled to him. - Thanks, young lady Johnson - it responded with dry voice -. I must say that you also you are. She it gave back the smile to him and one complied in the seat. - They see here, enchantment - him pa whispered hesando an arm behind the seat. Priss obeyed without to rechistar and felt jlfuerza and the heat that emanated of his body. - Thus he is better - murmured he while it took the motor -. Boys, decidle a Priss which we must to have supper. -¡Fillets and salad! - Gerry said. -¡And cake of apple! -- Bobby added. - and homemade rolls - Gerry followed -. ¡Uncle John did he single! - When he was young, the cook who conwe treated for it quadrilles of esquiladohead of cattle used to emborrachar itself at the moments more inopportune - it explained while conducía towards Sterling Run -. I had to learn express. The men they work better when they are well fed. - Ah, yes? He tightened it with an arm and she sighed. Shortly after it parked as opposed to old mancolonial sión and the twins left corriendo towards the porch. John helped Priss to lower. In that moI mention heard a howl in the dark. - dingo - he said putting itself tense. - the fences do not maintain them to distancompany? - she asked thinking about kilómeters and kilometers of fence that surrounded the fields by ewes. - Not absolutely - it responded -. Some that again we must hunt them. Priss shook when hearing another one howl. - Almost never they attack to the people - him it explained -. In addition... Never it would allow that nothing did damage to you. - Yes, I know it - it murmured. It maintained entrecerrados eyes while they walked.Those were the steps more candies than it had given in five long years.


Soon they were all seated alrededor of the elegant table that lady Sterling it had bought in England, saboreando the succulent fillets that John it had prepared. - you are Really very good cooking - Priss praised when it proved the cake of apple. -No I have more remedy - sonri saidbeing -. Although co would prefer to do otherssas before to cook. - How she is your mother? - Very well. It has to me counted that is saltiendo with financier... I hope that can marry with him. distraídamente glass -. I was single baby when he died and Randy finished of to be born. A wild horse killed - a pause did and it left the glass -. Sometimes me I ask how they would have been the things if it did not have died. Randy and I never us we related long before this crisis. My mother... - one lay down to laugh -. Already conoces. It enchants its independence to him, and by that I grew hating the fastenings. For me it has be very difficult to change and acostumto brar me to the idea to respond to another one to be human. She it thought already that one talked about Randy, that his brother had become position of farm. It left the glass in the table and it was dried lips with a napkin. - I suppose that with me it happened opposite - it said -. I always received the affection and comprensión of my parents. Also me inculthey caron discipline, by assumption, but never I could learn the things by same me. - Safe with me - it indicated. - Safe with you - son repeated with onelaughter -. Why you held so much to me? - Eras a very pretty young person - it responded he -. Flood of life and heat. I liked tenerte close, even before discovering that it wished you. - you wished Me before that late, when I went to Hawaii? - it asked to him without to dare to watch it to the eyes. - You remember the morning in which you came a to see me running barefoot by the field, it stops to teach the scholarship to me that there were conseguido? - Yes. - That was first time. I watched to you and I felt an unexpected and chilling reactionthe crystal glass caressed as if outside the body of a woman, but without separating Vista of Priss -. It was trying to decide what to do when you began to avoid to me... - it lowered watched until the table -. It did not know how to handle the situation. And that did to me to be worried and furious. She it felt a big wave of pleasing miencough observed the chest to him. Then it raised the head and he nailed the glance to him. Their blue eyes shone with a brightness mysterious. - I went to your house to preguntarte why and a decirte good bye... and I kissed to you - it raised the eyebrows and it smiled maliciously -. It wanted so that single outside a goodbye kiss, but in whatever I cleared your lips I could not stop - a brief pause did -. Only that you it saved that day was the fear that I had to dejarte embarrassed. -¡A frightful thought! - it murmured she. - Absolutely - it with calm talked back -. I was surprised same me thinking about teto ner familiar children and bows. And for that reason I went a Hawaii. It wanted pedirte that you married conmigo - it backwards threw the chair and levantó -. And soon everything


came down. To Priss it did not like to think about that. It heard how one approached her surrounding the table. - We are going to seat in my study - sugirió -. We can have a drink from brandy, and the boys will not bother to us there. She it raised and it watched it at the eyes. - Not - he said watching towards the door -. We cannot. Surely that they would enter busto car to us, and no I want that they begin with questions embarrassing. Priss ruborizó. -¡ I no...! - it began to protest. - I also wish it - she interrupted it he. It was so close that it could smell his fragrance a colony and soap. - I feel It. - there is nothing no to be sorry. We go - it took from the hand and it closed its fingers in winch to his. Priss felt so light like the air -. I have missed to you - him it confessed -. During five years there am no pasado nor a single night without asking to me where you would be, what you would be doing and with who... To her it had happened to him exactly same, but a did not go to admit it. Still him it was left something of pride. - To principle had of being very hard for you - him it said with smoothness -. I talk about a the problems in the farm. - Yes, that it lowered the smoke to me by complete. To Randy principle seemed esto tar more enabled to handle asuncough, but it was not enough to surpass the crisis - him it tightened the hand strongly -. Me I was desolated, but I refused to surrender. Me it so little was to lose that arriesgué the whole by the whole - it took until study, accommodated it in the sofa and served two brandy glasses -. Then Randy deit showed its humility and it came to request con to mesejo. I in the beginning took it like desaI trust, but since then we have worked together and we have obtained great progresos. - Then everything came out well. - Everything not - it tended a glass to him and one seated to its side -. I lost you to you. - and so terrible it was? It did not seem that you it affected much. - Someday you I will tell everything it. But this night not - an arm happened around its 1 shoulders -. Acércate, sky. Cuéntame cosas of Hawaii. It took off the shoes and she was curled up against its flank. It supported the head in his shoulder and delighted with the heat that DES it caught the contact. - there is much no to count. I studied muchísimo.It had friends. aims it flows it was going to me to visit other islands. It sees rano even I was even California. General Er the experience was very pretty but it missed Australia. - In all that time never you came a house, right? It outlined a sad smile. - fear Had of to find me with you. It removed discomfort in the sofa. - But always you had to that English haciéndote company, no? - Ronald was my better friend - him conit signed she -. I have a great affection to him. It always was to my side to listen to me and to help me, but between single us had friendship.


- I thought that you loved it. She denied with the head, feeling muscles of its arm in the nape of the neck. - No, never I loved it, not even to principio. - you missed to Me? - it asked to him after a brief silence -. Or you were demasiado suffered? - it was It, but I obtained to surpass it - it lay -. Soon, I tried not to think about it. - and you were successful in attempt? - Sometimes - it responded biting labio. It took the chin him between the fingers and it made it watch it to eyes. It caressed to him neck with a so slight pressure that a Priss accelerated the heart to him. - Sometimes, when it could not leave of pento sar in you it left to mount during to horse hours. When it returned, it returned me a to fall down wide-awake and the flavor remembered of your lips... To Priss the lips when recordar that to her shook to him it had happened to him the same. - I have to You thrown terribly of less- it returned to confess he to him -. He was as if hua part biese lost of me. Slowly, it approached its mouth hers and it kissed it with tenderness and smoothness. But medida that their lips were soaked of hu medad and flavor to brandy, the passion was ere ciendo until turning the kiss one agó nica plea of pleasing. It moaned and she was brought closer more to its body - Delay a little while - him it whispered. It separated both empty glasses and returned a to take it between its arms. It kissed it with as much passion that to point it was of volto see it crazy of desire. John he emitted a deep one moaned and it made throw the head backwards. She it caressed the cheeks and it slid to him fingers between its hair. it shook ligeramente when it felt the tact of his hand against the skin under its arm. - Yes... -- it murmured with ardent entusiasmo, and moved to receive the plenary session contact of its great ones hands. - Not - he denied raising the head. It breathed with difficulty and their eyes burned in flames, but section stayed of she -. No longer more. I cannot control it. It was put still on and the hand went through hair, trying to breathe with normality. It had left itself of backs, with the Vista it fixes to the window, and one stretched stops to relax tension of its body. Priss seated, been strange of his autocontrol. - Always you could do this - him coit mentioned with a nervous laughter. It occurred the return with the gathered frown. - To do what? - To stop before losing the control. I I never was able to do it. - You were a young innocent, not like I - rio with smoothness -. And in addition, I it counted on much experience for conto trolar my impulses when it was with you. Everything what had to make era tatarear nana of Brahms.


- must not why I have had left embarrassed. - it had bet whole farm a that yes - it talked back to him -. Think that it had to me been enough with a single time? - No? - it asked to him in whisper of astonishment. He denied fully with the head. - Three or four times at least, caI fight. Priss blushed. - it had always thought that... hombres... - You have that to learn much. And soon- it added with an intense glance -. I go a to have enseñártelo everything. - I am not going to have no adventure contigo - she with everything said the force of his voluntad -. You I have already said it. - I know It - it returned to the sofa and one seated to his side. With very serious expression, it removed one small box of the pocket of its jacket and put it in the hands -. Ábrela when llegues to house. Tomorrow morning I will go a verte and we will speak. Priss touched with perplexity the felt gray of small box. - you do not open it until you arrive a house - it repeated. it inclined and it kissed dulcemind in lips -. And you do not worry by my reasons. It thinks about how it would be the life without me. I already am thinking about that, and I have reached the conclusion that it does not havebría better life of the one than could live with you. Priss as soon as it listened nothing else of which said the rest to him of the evening. It followed engrossed in a disagreement state absomourning when it took it of return a house. Apenas it murmured words to him of despedida to the binoculars, and it forgot to take leave of John. When it was in its dormitory opened box with fingers trembly and con watched hishad. He was small but brilliant esmeralda beautifully linked in anillo of massive gold. It contemplated it with Vista blurred until account occurred of which he was llorando. During every year that was pasado enamored with John Sterling, never it had thought about which would be its reaction if it gave a ring to him. Was not had it entregado when committing itself in Hawaii, nor siwant had mentioned it. But there it was, shining before its eyes with all the force of a secreta declaration. Priss knew that no longer it would have fuerzs sufficient it stops to reject it. For good and the bad thing, without mattering to him if he were rich or poor... it was arranged to trato lower with him, to take care of it and to sleep acurrueach in its arms. And with time llegalaugh the children and then perhaps land on water it. Perhaps the physical attraction hid powerful, much more similar feeling to that it felt by him. It was left the possibility that not outside thus. But when it thought about which she would be one life without him, decided that the risk runs that made lack. It knew with everything certainty that never would be another man. It did not want more to anybody. Nor during five years previous nor for the rest of its days. hands did not let shake to him when volume anillo and I slide it in its finger to annul.The size adjusted to perfeccion, and hill the eyes to thank in silence.


That time tapeworm that to work.That time tapeworm that to obtain that it lands on water it.It already was late to uir.It was but enamored much with which habia been with eighteen years. It was a love too much deep it stops to leave it to escape. The hands did not let shake to him when it took the ring and slid it in his annular finger. size adjusted to perfection, and it closed the eyes to give gracias in silence. That time had to work. That time you Twelve

Twelve Like he was natural, Haste did not sleep in all the night. To five in the morning it raised of the bed with the eyes enrojecitwo and an Albornoz put itself on the pajamas before lowering to the kitchen to prepare desayuno.Their parents still were sleeping, and it felt as if she was walking , in dreams. It yawned while it put the panecillos in the furnace and it warmed up the coffee. noise in the garden called its attention. It seemed the motor of a car, but John it could not appear there to that hour... .It opened the back door and it saw it raise steps. It seemed tired so as she. It wore to its clothes of work and the hat fallen that used to take when it lead to cattle. Took off it and, after closing the door, it watched it with as much intensity in its eyes blue that to Priss accelerated the heart to him. - No it could wait for more - he confessed -. Hardly I have slept. - I either. It left the hat on the top one and it sighed. - and well? Priss felt very timid before him, like if it returned to have eighteen years and it will scare its formidable one masculinidad. In time to respond it raised his left hand, in whose Create PDF with GO2PDF for free, if you wish to remove this line, click here to buy Virtual PDF Printer annular finger the emerald shone to the light of the kitchen.

- This morning you have the same aspect that then - it corroborated he with a warm one smile -. It did not know that you liked to take pijama. - If you prefer it, when we are casatwo I will lie down with nightgown. - It would prefer that you will not take anything in absoluto - he joked, pleased to see how ruborizaba -. Now me perteneces - it whispered to him while it raised it in his arms -. Thus it is better. Without shoes you are very short. - That is because you are very high. - I will take care of of you, Priss - it promised to him -. It can that we do not have much, but I will try at all costs that never you arrepientas of your decision. She watched it with enamored eyes, To less John was arranged to comprometo even ter itself that point, thought. Perhaps love appeared finally. - Never I will regret - it assured to him with sincerity. It made to go down it the head and it kissed tenderly, savoring the hardness of its lips. He tightened with force and she it felt how their chests squashed contra his muscles. They were so lost the one in the other that they did not hear the noise of the door to open itself nor they saw the glance of estupefacción that interchanged Renée and Adam. -¡Ejem! - am cleared one's throat Renée with oneplia smile. Both they separated right away, with a fault expression and shame. John it finished loosen one outburst of laughter. - he is not as bad as it seems - mi saidrando to Priss -. I do not have spent the night here. - That I do not know it - Adam said with sarcasm -. Both you seem sorry of to have cometido some serious sin. - Truth that yes? - it added Renée. - In fact, we were formalizing our commitment - John confirmed. Priss raised a hand and its eyes destellathey ban with the same force that the brilliant emerald. - We are going to marry - it said with a voice feeling flood. One felt as if estuviera suspended in air. After that declaration everything was a chaotic commotion, and it did not have a pause until all they were seated to the table of desayuno. - Good, when it is the wedding? - it asked Adam. - As soon as obtain an authorization - John said with firmness -. I take hoping five years. I do not think to wait for more. - The same I say - Priss added -. PodeMOS to marry to us, right, mother here? Renée watched surprised to its daughter. - Here? - Yes, here. Single the parish priest, us and... also Ronald and Latrice? Her mother loosen deep exhalación. - That is to me familiar, right, caI fight? - it asked to him laughing to Adam -. Nosotros we did the same. It is better than one wedding to the great thing. Much more calm... - and much more fast - Adam added smiling to him to John. John smiled to him as well. - we are Already so old that we needed all along that we pruned to obtain, it is not


thus, affection? - it did a wink to him a Priss. - Speech by same you, old fossil - proit made a will while re ate eggsreturned -. I still am a girl. - That is not way to speak to him to your fu turo husband - it warned to him John severely - Discúlpame, affection - she in tone said dulzón sending a tender one to him watched -. You limítate to issue to the orders and I me encargaré to ignore them, in agreement? John loosen a sigh. - I see that we are going to have to discuss enough on some details of matrimonio. - As you want - it accepted Priss leaving the possesor in the table -. What you would like sato ber? He it threw the head backwards and it loosen one outburst of laughter. -¡I am lost! Priss limited a to smile. - Yes, affection - talked back to him in tone seductor -. You are lost... ¡And what luck you have! It let laugh and it watched it fixedly. - More luck of the one than you can imagine - it responded to him -. I am going to obtain those to permisos today same - it added watching a Adam and to Renée. Priss observed with the eyes head of cattle soplandecientes of love that her mother had that to lower the glance.

The two following weeks were frenéticas. Priss tried to arrange trabajo with the fantasies that it had wakes up and with the company of John each late. It did not take advantage of the situation, and siit guided being more friend than loving. Hablaron more than of which they had spoken ever since they were known, and thus they knew much better. It discovered that to John him he enchanted classic music and he found out of which to her they excited pelícuthe old ones. To both they liked ballet, operates and the art. Every day that passed Priss felt more and more enamored. All its doubts acabarum to disappear when one was convinced of which nothing was going to stop the wedding in that occasion. John surprised it when he called to his aunt Margaret and ordered to him fiancèe dress identical to that Priss had chosen five years before. She was all one it shows of the head of cattle peto that felt by her, but Priss it mentioned that no it could love it as it 1 loved him. At least it liked, of it backs water to itself to be consoled, and safe mind their feelings would mature cuant they had children. The wedding was celebrated in house of Priss, and she they attended Randy and Latrice, and tambiéi Ronald George and Betty Gaines. Even it is they had the twins, who dieror it shows of an exemplary behavior Randy and Latrice seemed enamored with new, and Latrice was embraced to his hijos until the ceremony began. Ronald George went ahead to expresar his congratulations and tended the hand to him to John, not very convinced that estrechara. But John he smiled and he did not say


anything disagreeable. Minutes later ceremo begannia, and Priss took hold with it forces the branch of flowers while it listened next to John words of the parish priest. When the part arrived from the votes it was left frost. It watched worried to John to time that all its old ones fears they assaulted of blow. But when he him dedicó its charmer smile, was tranquilized by complete. When John slid the ring to him in finger and the Priss oath repeated could not to avoid the tears. And when it touched her to repeat the words and the parish priest concluded ceremony, already had the cheeks humedecide. It maintained the eyes open when John one inclined to kiss it and the same he did. It thought that no it could a little while have more beautiful in his life. During many years there was it adored, and to the aim one became in his husband. It belonged to him. - you do not cry - it whispered to him -. This is single the principle. The best thing it is about to to come. She tried to smile, and he kissed it on wet eyelids. Soon, the moment arrived from felicitaciones and the hugs, of the food, the cake and the speeches, reason why nonPriss it did not have time in order to think until one changed dress by its suit beige and took leave of its parents. Finally, both they were in the Ford de John, taking leave of the others with hand. That night they would pass it in hotel of Brisbane, and to tomorrow following tothey would marían an airplane for Hawaii, where it happenslaugh a brief honeymoon. In colegío they had contracted one substituta stops Priss for the few days that John podia to allow itself to be outside of the farm. - Next year I will take you to the Esttwo United - it promised to him he while they moved away in the car. - it does not matter to me if we do not go to any part, as long as let us be together - it responded with calm. It tightened his hand and supported the head in its shoulder. - Five years - he said suddenly. - What it happens? You are sorry that...? -¡No! - a cautious one threw to him fleeting before to return the Vista to the highway. it took s hand to the mouth and it kissed it -. Only that moan is to have lost as much time because of my damn pride. - Perhaps outside the best thing - she said to him with dulzura -. I was very young person. - and you continue it being, in all sentitwo. Whenever you smile you do to me happier man of the world. - In that case I will not let smile - it promised to him -. It was accustomed to to hide me for verte when you mounted a horse next to valla. It thought that eras the most handsome man of earth. - In serious? - and still I think it. In all these years no there has been nobody has been able to compare itself with you - the glance even lowered his neck, reason why lost the expression of love that covered the face with John -. To end I got tired to look for. - I am glad - he recognized -. It used to have nightmares in which me it found out that


you had married with somebody in Hawaii. - Really? I had same pesadillas with you and Janie Weeks. There was a silence loaded of tension. - We will speak of that when we arrive to the hotel. It is already hour of that we clarify the one of Janie... and some other things. You it matters to ignite the radio, affection? She it tuned a transmitter of músia pop and it curled up against him. None of two returned to speak the rest of the way. Priss closed the eyes and pretended to be believed that he it loved it. They arrived at dusk at Brisbane and they installed in a luxurious hotel next to beach. John had said that that would be one of the few luxuries of which they could disto frutar during a time, but to her not him it mattered. Any site where it was John would be like being in the same sky Been it had arranged even to acampair in the beach with one tends. When they entered the Priss room was direct to bath and submerged in bathtub of hidromasaje. It had had crazy idea that its night of wedding; it would be conventional, that John would take a to it to have supper, and that to the married return would begin its life of. But knowing it would have it to have waited for what it happened. It was enjoying immense jacuzzi with the closed eyes, delighting with smooth sound of bubbles that rodeathey ban, that no it heard nothing else until door of the bath it was closed of blow. It was on the awares and it saw John, completanaked mind, of foot next to the bathtub. It remained agape of astonishment when seeing his bronzed musculatura to discovered. - You will have acostumbrarte to see me thus - it murmured he -. I am not going to pass the life to me with you undressing to me in the closets, and in addition, I sleep I undress - she threw dressing gown on the stool -. It desires to you to have company there inside? - seña askedlando the bathtub. It swallowed saliva. Everything was sucediendo too much quickly. He was its husband, it was repeated with firmness. They were married. It had to forget his prejudices... It had that to lie down with he. - Yes - ex was able to respond with onetraña voice -. But... think that the bathtub is the quite great thing? - Yes. It has the size adapted for that I have in mind, lady Sterling.

Priss became to a side and it saw aproxi itsea. Without a doubt it was more attractive man that it had seen in its life. It seemed to him incluso more beautiful than the statues Greek that as much they had fascinated it in its childhood. - This is to be a little... pervertido - it said with picardía while he one submerged his side. - Why? The contact with its naked body did that him all the nerves vibrated. It istremecimiento crossed it when it felt his powerful thigh against its leg and his arm around its shoulders. - By... to bathe to us together? - it asked laughing. He watched it amused. - you do not like? The government will be insung of which we save water. - Yes, I suppose yes that - the bubbles of jabón hid the greater one part of his cuepos,


but it followed red -. Oh, John I have too many prejudices on sex - it exclaimed, and it sank the face between the hair soaked of its chest. It loosen a giggle. - Why? - I do not know anything, and I am scared - it responded watching it with uncertain eyes -. John, no you are going to do damage, right? to me - I will try no hacértelo - it separated to him hair wet of face --. I do not believe that it goes to being so difficult. All the virgins do not spend the first time bad - she inclined and it kissed tenderly -. You know that there am been much time without a woman - it remembered to him -. It is that what it gives fear you? You fear that me return crazy from passion? She him it felt the chest with nervousness. - You are so hard... - and I have intention of complacerte - respondió animatedly -. It can that primere time is not perfect, but in that case I will be compensating to you by tomorrow. Now relájate. - we do not go a... here, right? - him preguntó with the eyes very opened. It lowered the hand by his chests, his vientre and its waist, until arriving at the face inshort list of its thigh. - Why no, affection? - it asked to him without to let watch it, while expi moved hisrimentada hand on its skin. It emitted a shout drowned, before to receive its ardent kiss and possessive. it left to the arms that surrounded it and the mouth that devoured it. John continued it kissing and touching with sensual ability, exploring the corners satin of its innocent skin... -¡Oh, God! - he exclaimed while deslizaba the head between his slippery pechos -. How much it cheers to me that you have hoped to me... And that I am first. - I... I also am glad - stammering the tears filled the eyes to him to sento tir the espasmos of pleasure that him provocaba. It bit the shoulder to him and it began to move, not because it wanted to do it, but because it could not avoid it. John was it making feel things that excited it, they fascinated and they scared it to the same one time. He let save a shout and it separated cabeza. - It is well - it whispered to him. One moved and it was put on her -. Relájate. Relájate so single. We will go to your rate, so you do not have fear, affection. And then, before it had time to be scared, he made it form part of its own body. The eyes of Priss dilated and it was put rigid, but John continued caressing it and smiling to him. The security was so much that it showed that for her he was useless to resist. - you see? - it asked to him when sliding one low hand its hips and to raise it with facilidad -. It is not going to be so difficult. - it did not know that... - it did not obtain expreto sar in words his thoughts, because John was making see it stars. it did a knot to him in the throat when he it moved its legs, and one clung salvajemind to its body. It was scared of sensations that crossed it of the head on the feet, but at the same time it looked for with yearning those tremors of plato cer. John returned to kiss it on the mouth, and before to have it completely it watched it


fixesmind to the eyes. - Now - it said to him with trembly voice to time that gave control to incontenible desire that it pushed it towards she -. Now us we will compensate by long years lost... Here and now, him two together ones... By God, Priss,entrégate me! Its whole body shook of fierce necessity you lie its fingers esbeltas nailed in his hips. And it began moto see itself. Priss almost desmayó when he it I take until the edge of the precipice and it dropped it of blow. It did repeated times, they excitedola and calming it, raising and lowering until finally it took it to a top from that it did not return to descend. Priss moaned, it cried and it shook, to the time that oía the increasing rate of his breathesción, and how one stopped abruptly before of that a shout of pleasing exploded of its lips. Then, and single then, it gave it counts of which it was happening. Him it was happening to her, and one surrendered in body and mind. Sumergidos prisoners remained average, without letting kiss itself, until his coreasons and the waters of the bathtub calmarum. Then it retired the wet hair to him of the face and it loosen a triunfal laughter. - This is something that never we will be able conto tar to him to our children - mali murmured to himciosamente -. That the first time that we did was in one bathtub of hidromasaje. She kissed the shoulder to him and con was tightenedtra he. - I want to You. - Yes, I know it. I have always known it. For that reason to me it became so difficult dejarte to march. - I suppose that I could not to hide it. - As much love is impossible to hide - he said -. Sometimes it was only that me it helped to follow ahead... Knowledge that not habías left of to love to me. - How you knew? - Renée me it counted it. - My own mother betrayed to me? - exshe cried out. He watched it with expression solemn. - In certain occasion I was on the verge of to sea a decision really drastic. Pense in selling the farm to him to Randy and listing to me in Army. But then Renée me him it said - it kissed the closed eyes to him -. He was him only that maintained to me still on during years - it breathed deeply -. But cuando you returned to house was to me very difficult acerto car to me to you again. He was sure that you hated to me. And when Randy counted you by what there was past, I thought with fright that the only thing which you felt by me was compassion. If I said to you that single it wished your body it was because it felt to me hurt. It was not certain him it gave a long kiss in the lips -. Later, when I began to ask why habías remained virgin during so many years, all the pieces fitted in rompecabezas. Then I decided that still it had one opportunity, and for that reason I was by you with all the arms that I could find. To Priss the heart returned to bark to him to rimo frenetic, and he it it noticed, because it put to him a hand on the chest.


One eased up of backs and it put her it raises. It slid the hands to him by espalda while their eyes were soaked with its pink nakedness. - Priss, never was something merely physical, except for that late in your dormitory. Since then it was an obsession that me escapaba of the hands and that got to occupy until the last corner of my soul. I went to Hawai to verte because it died to me without you. To Priss the eyes of lágri filled to himbut. - You... you you loved to me? - Affection... I have always loved to you, and siempre I will do. If not outside thus, you think that habría maintained the celibacy during five damn years? Perhaps not me it exposed that? She watched it perplex. - I never dreamed that... - What inexperienced eras... - it said with suspiro --. ¡I was as chaste as santo! - Oh... But... but you were with Janie Weeks... - it began, but the pain reprudent it prevented him to follow. John it embraced with affection simultaneously qui it sighed with bitterness. - Never I put the hand to him above - sintio that Priss became hardened when oir it -. It is certain Never. We left together a few times and I must admit that to principle I lodged him hope of which it helped olvidarte, But when returning of Hawaii I did not return a to see it. No it wanted to see it more. - But, why? Why you told me that lie? And my parents... me dijerum that you were with her. - I made Them promise that they would not tell you the truth - it with calm responded -. Porthat it knew that that lie was only that it could prevent that you returned and you sacrificaras by me. - I wanted to you - she said between sobs -. ¡No it had been no sacrifice! - Yes, it it had been - he corrected -. Eras too young stop to confront one situación like mine. It remembers, Priss, that it was in danger to lose the farm, and no it could to run the risk of which you hated to me before so many difficulties. My pride was by grounds. I had to work it stops Randy. He was very hard, but it changed to me. - Yes, it knew that you had changed, but did not understand why. And I hated you by the one of Janie - tears fell to him by the cheeks -. Oh, John... Five years. ¡Five years llorando by you! - and I also by you - it confessed to him in voice lowers --. Muñendo to me by you! Never there was another one woman... ¡By God! How podría it to have had? After besarte by first time, no longer could kiss to nadie more. - you said to Me that you tried it - it remembered to him she. - Yes. It was when I thought that entre was something that English and you. It was before speaking with Renée - a sigh loosen -. I was drunk two days after to try it, Priscilla. It felt to me as if it had dealed with coto put adultery. Priss it smiled like an idiot while with the fingers it drew up capricious lines to him in chest. - John, you could say by once, by a single time, which you think? I have hoped almost


all my life to oir it. He watched it with an expression of infinit; tenderness. - I want to You - it whispered to him -. Yet my heart. With all my mind. With my body and with my soul. And it would do what outside by you. The tears were mixed with the laughter of happiness that embriagaba. -¡Oh, John! John... How much I want to you! - it would matter to You to come to the bed and to demostrar to me how much? - it asked to him in tone humorous. It was not exactly a joke, since its body was to him saying that necesitaba something more than words. She kissed it on the eyes, in the nose and in chin. - you will leave Me? He watched it with blue flames emanating of its eyes. - Until the end? - Yes. - I never have left a woman it had to me - it replaced -. Never. But suI put that the being my wife gives some you that another privilege, Mrs. Sterling. - I will be very affectionate - it whispered to him in tone of mofa, but the kiss that it received in labios were everything less mocking. For Priss it was the increíble experience of its life. John remained knocked down sobre the bed like the victim of sacrificio, leaving her it discovered its body and its reactions. It shook and sonit laughed, watching it with ignited eyes, guiándola in its fascination, and feeling how an explosive force grew within him. When he was to single seconds of to become crazy, finalized the torture he himself. It put it of backs and it had it of one manera that it made him feel more pleasure than nothing of which it had experimented before. After the éxtasis, to both it cost to them a good short while to obtain to speak. - God mine... - it whispered astonished, and when opening the eyes saw that also she temblaba by the emotion. - I cannot to think that it has done everything that... -- she said completely red -. Ní at least it had read nothing on the subject. - It is pure instinct. When a pair is loved, the pleasure it reaches his levels higher; I never had experienced one sensasimilar ción - it added with a smileAnd I believe that I am going to have problems stops bajar the excitation, you see? And again desliz she ruborizó on him. - would help You this? It took hold by the hips and presionó against its legs. - This yes that helps - it smiled when seeing is ittupefacción in his face -. Yes, already I know that books say that it is impossible. Then vas a to see... I am going to you to do to drive crazy. More late, when both they were under skillful, to her es cost to him greatI force to stay while he still on enjabonaba sensually. - you have already exhausted yourself? - he made fun of -. Tendrás that to take vitamins.


- You are incredible - she said to him -. It deserved the pain to hope as much. - I believe that cumplido could devolverte that - it murmured while it kissed it -. finished to the doubts and the fears? It agreed watching extasiada it. - I will take care of all my life to You, and I will be mejor wife that there are been able to find. - Already you are it - its front supported against hers and it watched it seriously -. Although you must knowledge that we will pass per moments difícithem. We will not have much in the beginning, but I promise to you that I will work hardest than the best thing can for ofrecerte. And if no we obtained money, always we will have the love, Priss, and that is most important - it did a brief pause to kiss it -. Me I will happen the rest of my life trying compensarte by the five years that there are lost. - and I will do the same by you - she promised she -. Affection, love mine... ¡I cannot believe that to the aim it has happened! It is like living in sweetest of the dreams. It would prefer moto rir before to wake up and to discover that no he is real - it began to cry again -. I have soñado as much time wakes up... - and I also - restregó smoothly and face against its wet hair -. But now us we have the one to the other. And thus he will be even always, Priss. She kissed it on the chest. - More it advanced I will give a son you. He shook a little and contracted the hands - When? - When you want. - I already have thirty and three years... - In that case... we would not have hopes much more - it whispered. - Single a few months... Not more, I would like to have a baby. - and to me also - it closed the eyes and it pressed entirely against him -. You are type pleasant, John Sterling. Of the pile, but... ¡Ooh! - it exclaimed when it gave him tiny amount. - Cállate and frótame back, woman. - Damn Australian - she made fun of -. I see that you go a to be everything abusón. - Not with you, friend - him it murmured before of to kiss it. She it smiled against its lips. It knew that the years that it had ahead they were going to be the best ones of its life. And better of them it would be to share them with that fornido stop and Australian who had given his corazón to him. It seemed that the dreams were conspill in fact. Because it had his between the arms.


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