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1、THEFLAG-RAISINGTHEFLAG-RAISINGbyKATEDOUGLASWIGGIN1THEFLAG-RAISINGIADIFFERENCEINHEARTS"IDON'knowasIcal'latedtobethemakin'ofanychild,"MirandahadsaidasshefoldedAurelia'sletterandlaiditinthelight-standdrawer."Is'posedofcourseAureliawouldsendustheoneweaskedfor,butit'sjustlikehertopalmofftha
2、twildyoungoneonsomebodyelse.""YourememberwesaidthatRebecca,orevenJennymightcome,incaseHannahcouldn't,"interposedJane."Iknowwedid,butwehadn'tanynotionitwouldturnoutthatway,"grumbledMiranda."Shewasamiteofathingwhenwesawherthreeyearsago,"venturedJane;"she'shadtimetoimprove.""Andtimetogrow
3、worse!""Won'titbekindofaprivilegetoputherontherighttrack?"askedJanetimidly."Idon'knowabouttheprivilegepart;it'llbeconsiderablework,Iguess.Ifhermotherhasn'tgotherontherighttrackbynow,shewon'ttaketoitherselfallofasudden."Thisdepressedanddepressingframeofmindhadlasteduntiltheventfuldaydaw
4、nedonwhichRebeccawastoarrive."Ifshemakesasmuchworkaftershecomesasshehasbefore,wemightaswellgiveuphopeofevergettin'anyrest,"sighedMirandaasshehungthedishtowelsonthebarberrybushesatthesidedoor."Butweshouldhavehadtocleanhouse,RebeccaornoRebecca,"urgedJane;"andIcan'tseewhyyou'vescrubbedand
5、washedandbakedasyouhaveforthatonechild,norwhyyou'veaboutboughtoutWatson'sstockofdrygoods.""IknowAureliaifyoudon't,"respondedMiranda."I'veseenherhouse,andI'veseenthatbatcho'children,wearin'oneanother'sclothesandnevercarin'whethertheyhad'emonrightsideoutornot;Iknowwhatthey'vehadtoliveand
6、dresson,andsodoyou.Thatchildwilllikeasnotcomeherewithabundleo'thingsborrowedfromtheresto'thefamily.She'llhaveHannah'sshoesandJohn'sundershirtsandMark'ssocksmostlikely.Isupposesheneverhadathimbleonherfingerinherlife,butshe'llknowthefeelin'o'onebeforeshe'sbeenheremanydays.2THEFLAG-RAISIN
7、GI'veboughtapieceofunbleachedmuslinandapieceo'brownginghamforhertomakeup;that'llkeepherbusy.Ofcourseshewon'tpickupanythingafterherself;sheprobablyneversawaduster,andshe'llbeashardtotrainintoourwaysasifshewasaheathen.""She'llmakeadif'rence,"acknowledgedJane,"butshemayturnoutmorebiddab
