第2章

类别:其他 作者:Willa Cather字数:9738更新时间:19/01/07 15:03:41
\"I’llhavetogodowntomyofficetogetsomemedicine,Kronborg。Thedrugstorewon’tbeopen。Keepthecoversonher。Iwon’tbegonelong。Shakedownthestoveandputonalittlecoal,butnottoomuch;soit’llcatchquickly,Imean。Findanoldsheetforme,andputittheretowarm。\" Thedoctorcaughthiscoatandhurriedoutintothedarkstreet。Nobodywasstirringyet,andthecoldwasbitter。 Hewastiredandhungryandinnomildhumor。\"Theidea!\"hemuttered;\"tobesuchanassathisage,abouttheseventh!Andtofeelnoresponsibilityaboutthelittlegirl。 Sillyoldgoat!Thebabywouldhavegotintotheworldsomehow;theyalwaysdo。Butanicelittlegirllikethat——she’sworththewholelitter。Wheresheevergotitfrom——\"HeturnedintotheDukeBlockandranupthestairstohisoffice。 TheaKronborg,meanwhile,waswonderingwhyshehappenedtobeintheparlor,wherenobodybutcompany——usuallyvisitingpreachers——everslept。Shehadmo— mentsofstuporwhenshedidnotseeanything,andmo— mentsofexcitementwhenshefeltthatsomethingunusualandpleasantwasabouttohappen,whenshesawevery— thingclearlyintheredlightfromtheisinglasssidesofthehard—coalburner——thenickeltrimmingsonthestoveitself,thepicturesonthewall,whichshethoughtverybeautiful,theflowersontheBrusselscarpet,Czerny’s\"DailyStudies\"whichstoodopenontheuprightpiano。 Sheforgot,forthetimebeing,allaboutthenewbaby。 Whensheheardthefrontdooropen,itoccurredtoherthatthepleasantthingwhichwasgoingtohappenwasDr。Archiehimself。Hecameinandwarmedhishandsatthestove。Asheturnedtoher,shethrewherselfwearilytowardhim,halfoutofherbed。Shewouldhavetumbledtothefloorhadhenotcaughther。Hegavehersomemedi— cineandwenttothekitchenforsomethingheneeded。Shedrowsedandlostthesenseofhisbeingthere。Whensheopenedhereyesagain,hewaskneelingbeforethestove,spreadingsomethingdarkandstickyonawhitecloth,withabigspoon;batter,perhaps。Presentlyshefelthimtakingoffhernightgown。Hewrappedthehotplasteraboutherchest。Thereseemedtobestrapswhichhepinnedoverhershoulders。Thenhetookoutathreadandneedleandbe— gantosewherupinit。That,shefelt,wastoostrange; shemustbedreaminganyhow,soshesuccumbedtoherdrowsiness。 Theahadbeenmoaningwitheverybreathsincethedoctorcameback,butshedidnotknowit。Shedidnotrealizethatshewassufferingpain。Whenshewascon— sciousatall,sheseemedtobeseparatedfromherbody;tobeperchedontopofthepiano,oronthehanginglamp,watchingthedoctorsewherup。Itwasperplexingandunsatisfactory,likedreaming。Shewishedshecouldwakenupandseewhatwasgoingon。 ThedoctorthankedGodthathehadpersuadedPeterKronborgtokeepoutoftheway。Hecoulddobetterbythechildifhehadhertohimself。Hehadnochildrenofhisown。Hismarriagewasaveryunhappyone。AsheliftedandundressedThea,hethoughttohimselfwhatabeauti— fulthingalittlegirl’sbodywas,——likeaflower。Itwassoneatlyanddelicatelyfashioned,sosoft,andsomilkywhite。Theamusthavegotherhairandhersilkyskinfromhermother。ShewasalittleSwede,throughandthrough。 Dr。Archiecouldnothelpthinkinghowhewouldcherishalittlecreaturelikethisifshewerehis。Herhands,solit— tleandhot,soclever,too,——heglancedattheopenexer— cisebookonthepiano。Whenhehadstitcheduptheflax— seedjacket,hewipeditneatlyabouttheedges,wherethepastehadworkedoutontheskin。Heputonherthecleannightgownhehadwarmedbeforethefire,andtuckedtheblanketsabouther。Ashepushedbackthehairthathadfuzzeddownoverhereyebrows,hefeltherheadthought— fullywiththetipsofhisfingers。No,hecouldn’tsaythatitwasdifferentfromanyotherchild’shead,thoughhebelievedthattherewassomethingverydifferentabouther。Helookedintentlyatherwide,flushedface,frecklednose,fiercelittlemouth,andherdelicate,tenderchin——theonesofttouchinherhardlittleScandinavianface,asifsomefairygodmotherhadcaressedherthereandleftacrypticpromise。Herbrowswereusuallydrawntogetherdefiantly,butneverwhenshewaswithDr。Archie。Heraffectionforhimwasprettierthanmostofthethingsthatwenttomakeupthedoctor’slifeinMoonstone。 Thewindowsgrewgray。Heheardatrampingontheatticfloor,onthebackstairs,thencries:\"Givememyshirt!\"\"Where’smyotherstocking?\" \"I’llhavetostaytilltheygetofftoschool,\"hereflected,\"orthey’llbeinheretormentingher,thewholelotofthem。\" II ForthenextfourdaysitseemedtoDr。Archiethathispatientmightslipthroughhishands,dowhathemight。Butshedidnot。Onthecontrary,afterthatsherecoveredveryrapidly。Asherfatherremarked,shemusthaveinheritedthe\"constitution\"whichhewasnevertiredofadmiringinhermother。 Oneafternoon,whenhernewbrotherwasaweekold,thedoctorfoundTheaverycomfortableandhappyinherbedintheparlor。Thesunlightwaspouringinoverhershoulders,thebabywasasleeponapillowinabigrocking—chairbesideher。Wheneverhestirred,sheputoutherhandandrockedhim。Nothingofhimwasvisiblebutaflushed,puffyfore— headandanuncompromisinglybig,baldcranium。Thedoorintohermother’sroomstoodopen,andMrs。Kronborgwassittingupinbeddarningstockings。Shewasashort,stalwartwoman,withashortneckandadetermined—lookinghead。Herskinwasveryfair,herfacecalmandunwrinkled,andheryellowhair,braideddownherbackasshelayinbed,stilllookedlikeagirl’s。ShewasawomanwhomDr。Archierespected;active,practical,unruffled;good— humored,butdetermined。Exactlythesortofwomantotakecareofaflightypreacher。Shehadbroughtherhus— bandsomeproperty,too,——onefourthofherfather’sbroadacresinNebraska,——butthisshekeptinherownname。 Shehadprofoundrespectforherhusband’seruditionandeloquence。Shesatunderhispreachingwithdeephumility,andwasasmuchtakeninbyhisstiffshirtandwhiteneck— tiesasifshehadnotironedthemherselfbylamplightthenightbeforetheyappearedcorrectandspotlessinthepul— pit。Butforallthis,shehadnoconfidenceinhisadminis— trationofworldlyaffairs。Shelookedtohimformorning prayersandgraceattable;sheexpectedhimtonamethebabiesandtosupplywhateverparentalsentimenttherewasinthehouse,torememberbirthdaysandanniver— saries,topointthechildrentomoralandpatrioticideals。 Itwasherworktokeeptheirbodies,theirclothes,andtheirconductinsomesortoforder,andthissheaccom— plishedwithasuccessthatwasasourceofwondertoherneighbors。Assheusedtoremark,andherhusbandad— miringlytoecho,she\"hadneverlostone。\"Withallhisflightiness,PeterKronborgappreciatedthematter—of—fact,punctualwayinwhichhiswifegotherchildrenintotheworldandalonginit。Hebelieved,andhewasrightinbelieving,thatthesovereignStateofColoradowasmuchindebtedtoMrs。Kronborgandwomenlikeher。 Mrs。Kronborgbelievedthatthesizeofeveryfamilywasdecidedinheaven。Moremodernviewswouldnothavestartledher;theywouldsimplyhaveseemedfoolish—— thinchatter,liketheboastsofthemenwhobuiltthetowerofBabel,orlikeAxel’splantobreedostrichesinthechickenyard。FromwhatevidenceMrs。Kronborgformedheropinionsonthisandothermatters,itwouldhavebeendifficulttosay,butonceformed,theywereunchangeable。 Shewouldnomorehavequestionedherconvictionsthanshewouldhavequestionedrevelation。Calmandeven— tempered,naturallykind,shewascapableofstrongpre— judices,andsheneverforgave。 WhenthedoctorcameintoseeThea,Mrs。Kronborgwasreflectingthatthewashingwasaweekbehind,andde— cidingwhatshehadbetterdoaboutit。Thearrivalofanewbabymeantarevisionofherentiredomesticschedule,andasshedroveherneedlealongshehadbeenworkingoutnewsleepingarrangementsandcleaningdays。Thedoctorhadenteredthehousewithoutknocking,aftermakingnoiseenoughinthehalltopreparehispatients。Theawasreading,herbookproppedupbeforeherinthesun— light。 \"Mustn’tdothat;badforyoureyes,\"hesaid,asTheashutthebookquicklyandslippeditunderthecovers。 Mrs。Kronborgcalledfromherbed:\"Bringthebabyhere,doctor,andhavethatchair。Shewantedhiminthereforcompany。\" Beforethedoctorpickedupthebaby,heputayellowpaperbagdownonThea’scoverlidandwinkedather。 Theyhadacodeofwinksandgrimaces。Whenhewentintochatwithhermother,Theaopenedthebagcautiously,tryingtokeepitfromcrackling。Shedrewoutalongbunchofwhitegrapes,withalittleofthesawdustinwhichtheyhadbeenpackedstillclingingtothem。TheywerecalledMalagagrapesinMoonstone,andonceortwiceduringthewintertheleadinggrocergotakegofthem。Theywereusedmainlyfortabledecoration,aboutChristmas—time。 Theahadneverhadmorethanonegrapeatatimebefore。 Whenthedoctorcamebackshewasholdingthealmosttransparentfruitupinthesunlight,feelingthepale—greenskinssoftlywiththetipsofherfingers。Shedidnotthankhim;sheonlysnappedhereyesathiminaspecialwaywhichheunderstood,and,whenhegaveherhishand,putitquicklyandshylyunderhercheek,asifsheweretryingtodosowithoutknowingit——andwithouthisknowingit。 Dr。Archiesatdownintherocking—chair。\"Andhow’sTheafeelingto—day?\" Hewasquiteasshyashispatient,especiallywhenathirdpersonoverheardhisconversation。Bigandhand— someandsuperiortohisfellowtownsmenasDr。Archiewas,hewasseldomathisease,andlikePeterKronborgheoftendodgedbehindaprofessionalmanner。Therewassometimesacontractionofembarrassmentandself— consciousnessalloverhisbigbody,whichmadehimawk— ward——likelytostumble,tokickuprugs,ortoknockoverchairs。Ifanyonewasverysick,heforgothimself,buthehadaclumsytouchinconvalescentgossip。 Theacurleduponhersideandlookedathimwithpleasure。\"Allright。Iliketobesick。Ihavemorefunthenthanothertimes。\" \"How’sthat?\" \"Idon’thavetogotoschool,andIdon’thavetoprac— tice。IcanreadallIwantto,andhavegoodthings,\"—— shepattedthegrapes。\"IhadlotsoffunthattimeI mashedmyfingerandyouwouldn’tletProfessorWunschmakemepractice。OnlyIhadtodolefthand,eventhen。 Ithinkthatwasmean。\" Thedoctortookherhandandexaminedtheforefinger,wherethenailhadgrownbackalittlecrooked。\"Youmustn’ttrimitdowncloseatthecornerthere,andthenitwillgrowstraight。Youwon’twantitcrookedwhenyou’reabiggirlandwearringsandhavesweethearts。\" Shemadeamockinglittlefaceathimandlookedathisnewscarf—pin。\"That’stheprettiestoneyouev—ERhad。 Iwishyou’dstayalongwhileandletmelookatit。Whatisit?\" Dr。Archielaughed。\"It’sanopal。SpanishJohnnybroughtitupformefromChihuahuainhisshoe。IhaditsetinDenver,andIworeitto—dayforyourbenefit。\" Theahadacuriouspassionforjewelry。Shewantedeveryshiningstoneshesaw,andinsummershewasalwaysgoingoffintothesandhillstohuntforcrystalsandagatesandbitsofpinkchalcedony。Shehadtwocigarboxesfullofstonesthatshehadfoundortradedfor,andsheimaginedthattheywereofenormousvalue。Shewasalwaysplan— ninghowshewouldhavethemset。 \"Whatareyoureading?\"ThedoctorreachedunderthecoversandpulledoutabookofByron’spoems。\"Doyoulikethis?\" Shelookedconfused,turnedoverafewpagesrapidly,andpointedto\"Mynativeland,good—night。\"\"That,\" shesaidsheepishly。 \"Howabout`MaidofAthens’?\" Sheblushedandlookedathimsuspiciously。\"Ilike’Therewasasoundofrevelry,’\"shemuttered。 Thedoctorlaughedandclosedthebook。ItwasclumsilyboundinpaddedleatherandhadbeenpresentedtotheReverendPeterKronborgbyhisSunday—Schoolclassasanornamentforhisparlortable。 \"Comeintotheofficesomeday,andI’lllendyouanicebook。Youcanskipthepartsyoudon’tunderstand。Youcanreaditinvacation。Perhapsyou’llbeabletounder— standallofitbythen。\" Theafrownedandlookedfretfullytowardthepiano。 \"InvacationIhavetopracticefourhourseveryday,andthenthere’llbeThortotakecareof。\"Shepronouncedit\"Tor。\" \"Thor?Oh,you’venamedthebabyThor?\"exclaimedthedoctor。 Theafrownedagain,stillmorefiercely,andsaidquickly,\"That’sanicename,onlymaybeit’salittle——old— fashioned。\"Shewasverysensitiveaboutbeingthoughtaforeigner,andwasproudofthefactthat,intown,herfatheralwayspreachedinEnglish;verybookishEnglish,atthat,onemightadd。 BorninanoldScandinaviancolonyinMinnesota,PeterKronborghadbeensenttoasmalldivinityschoolinIndianabythewomenofaSwedishevangelicalmission,whowereconvincedofhisgiftsandwhoskimpedandbeggedandgavechurchsupperstogetthelong,lazyyouththroughtheseminary。HecouldstillspeakenoughSwed— ishtoexhortandtoburythemembersofhiscountrychurchoutatCopperHole,andhewieldedinhisMoon— stonepulpitasomewhatpompousEnglishvocabularyhehadlearnedoutofbooksatcollege。Healwaysspokeof\"theinfantSaviour,\"\"ourHeavenlyFather,\"etc。Thepoormanhadnonatural,spontaneoushumanspeech。Ifhehadhissinceremoments,theywereperforceinarticu— late。Probablyagooddealofhispretentiousnesswasdue tothefactthathehabituallyexpressedhimselfinabook— learnedlanguage,whollyremotefromanythingpersonal,native,orhomely。Mrs。KronborgspokeSwedishtoherownsistersandtohersister—in—lawTillie,andcolloquialEnglishtoherneighbors。Thea,whohadarathersensitiveear,untilshewenttoschoolneverspokeatall,exceptinmonosyllables,andhermotherwasconvincedthatshewastongue—tied。Shewasstillineptinspeechforachildsointelligent。Herideaswereusuallyclear,butsheseldomattemptedtoexplainthem,evenatschool,wheresheexcelledin\"writtenwork\"andneverdidmorethanmutterareply。 \"Yourmusicprofessorstoppedmeonthestreetto—dayandaskedmehowyouwere,\"saidthedoctor,rising。 \"He’llbesickhimself,trottingaroundinthisslushwithnoovercoatorovershoes。\" \"He’spoor,\"saidTheasimply。 Thedoctorsighed。\"I’mafraidhe’sworsethanthat。 Ishealwaysallrightwhenyoutakeyourlessons?Neveractsasifhe’dbeendrinking?\" Thealookedangryandspokeexcitedly。\"Heknowsalot。Morethananybody。Idon’tcareifhedoesdrink; he’soldandpoor。\"Hervoiceshookalittle。 Mrs。Kronborgspokeupfromthenextroom。\"He’sagoodteacher,doctor。It’sgoodforushedoesdrink。He’dneverbeinalittleplacelikethisifhedidn’thavesomeweakness。Thesewomenthatteachmusicaroundheredon’tknownothing。Iwouldn’thavemychildwastingtimewiththem。IfProfessorWunschgoesaway,Thea’llhavenobodytotakefrom。He’scarefulwithhisscholars; hedon’tusebadlanguage。Mrs。KohlerisalwayspresentwhenTheatakesherlesson。It’sallright。\"Mrs。Kronborgspokecalmlyandjudicially。Onecouldseethatshehadthoughtthematteroutbefore。 \"I’mgladtohearthat,Mrs。Kronborg。Iwishwecouldgettheoldmanoffhisbottleandkeephimtidy。Doyou supposeifIgaveyouanoldovercoatyoucouldgethimtowearit?\"ThedoctorwenttothebedroomdoorandMrs。 Kronborglookedupfromherdarning。 \"Why,yes,Iguesshe’dbegladofit。He’lltakemostanythingfromme。Hewon’tbuyclothes,butIguesshe’dwear’emifhehad’em。I’veneverhadanyclothestogivehim,havingsomanytomakeoverfor。\" \"I’llhaveLarrybringthecoataroundto—night。Youaren’tcrosswithme,Thea?\"takingherhand。 Theagrinnedwarmly。\"NotifyougiveProfessorWunschacoat——andthings,\"shetappedthegrapessig— nificantly。Thedoctorbentoverandkissedher。 III Beingsickwasallverywell,butTheaknewfromexperiencethatstartingbacktoschoolagainwasattendedbydepressingdifficulties。OneMondaymorningshegotupearlywithAxelandGunner,whosharedherwingroom,andhurriedintothebackliving—room,betweenthedining—roomandthekitchen。There,besideasoft—coalstove,theyoungerchildrenofthefamilyundressedatnightanddressedinthemorning。Theolderdaughter,Anna,andthetwobigboyssleptupstairs,wheretheroomsweretheoreticallywarmedbystovepipesfrombelow。Thefirst(andtheworst!)thingthatconfrontedTheawasasuitofclean,pricklyredflannel,freshfromthewash。UsuallythetormentofbreakinginacleansuitofflannelcameonSunday,butyesterday,asshewasstayinginthehouse,shehadbeggedoff。Theirwinterunderwearwasatrialtoallthechildren,butitwasbitteresttoTheabecauseshehappenedtohavethemostsensitiveskin。Whileshewastuggingiton,herAuntTilliebroughtinwarmwaterfromtheboilerandfilledthetinpitcher。Theawashedherface,brushedandbraidedherhair,andgotintoherbluecash— meredress。Overthisshebuttonedalongapron,withsleeves,whichwouldnotberemoveduntilsheputonhercloaktogotoschool。GunnerandAxel,onthesoapboxbehindthestove,hadtheirusualquarrelaboutwhichshouldwearthetighteststockings,buttheyexchangedreproachesinlowtones,fortheywerewholesomelyafraidofMrs。Kronborg’srawhidewhip。Shedidnotchastiseherchildrenoften,butshediditthoroughly。Onlyasome— whatsternsystemofdisciplinecouldhavekeptanydegreeoforderandquietinthatovercrowdedhouse。 Mrs。Kronborg’schildrenwerealltrainedtodressthem— selvesattheearliestpossibleage,tomaketheirownbeds,——theboysaswellasthegirls,——totakecareoftheirclothes,toeatwhatwasgiventhem,andtokeepoutoftheway。Mrs。Kronborgwouldhavemadeagoodchess— player;shehadaheadformovesandpositions。 Anna,theelderdaughter,washermother’slieutenant。 AllthechildrenknewthattheymustobeyAnna,whowasanobstinatecontenderforproprietiesandnotalwaysfair— minded。ToseetheyoungKronborgsheadedforSunday— Schoolwaslikewatchingamilitarydrill。Mrs。Kronborgletherchildren’smindsalone。Shedidnotpryintotheirthoughtsornagthem。Sherespectedthemasindividuals,andoutsideofthehousetheyhadagreatdealofliberty。 Buttheircommunallifewasdefinitelyordered。 Inthewinterthechildrenbreakfastedinthekitchen; GusandCharleyandAnnafirst,whiletheyoungerchil— drenweredressing。Guswasnineteenandwasaclerkinadry—goodsstore。Charley,eighteenmonthsyounger,workedinafeedstore。Theyleftthehousebythekitchendooratseveno’clock,andthenAnnahelpedherAuntTilliegetthebreakfastfortheyoungerones。Withoutthehelpofthissister—in—law,TillieKronborg,Mrs。Kronborg’slifewouldhavebeenahardone。Mrs。KronborgoftenremindedAnnathat\"nohiredhelpwouldeverhavetakenthesameinterest。\" Mr。Kronborgcameofapoorerstockthanhiswife;fromalowly,ignorantfamilythathadlivedinapoorpartofSweden。Hisgreat—grandfatherhadgonetoNorwaytoworkasafarmlaborerandhadmarriedaNorwegiangirl。 ThisstrainofNorwegianbloodcameoutsomewhereineachgenerationoftheKronborgs。TheintemperanceofoneofPeterKronborg’suncles,andthereligiousmaniaofanother,hadbeenalikechargedtotheNorwegiangrandmother。BothPeterKronborgandhissisterTillieweremoreliketheNorwegianrootofthefamilythanliketheSwedish,andthissameNorwegianstrainwas stronginThea,thoughinherittookaverydifferentcharacter。 Tilliewasaqueer,addle—patedthing,asflightyasagirlatthirty—five,andoverweeninglyfondofgayclothes—— whichtaste,asMrs。Kronborgphilosophicallysaid,didnobodyanyharm。Tilliewasalwayscheerful,andhertonguewasstillforscarcelyaminuteduringtheday。Shehadbeencruellyoverworkedonherfather’sMinnesotafarmwhenshewasayounggirl,andshehadneverbeensohappyasshewasnow;hadneverbefore,asshesaid,hadsuchsocialadvantages。ShethoughtherbrotherthemostimportantmaninMoonstone。Shenevermissedachurchservice,and,muchtotheembarrassmentofthechildren,shealways\"spokeapiece\"attheSunday—Schoolconcerts。Shehadacompletesetof\"StandardRecita— tions,\"whichsheconnedonSundays。Thismorning,whenTheaandhertwoyoungerbrotherssatdowntobreakfast,TilliewasremonstratingwithGunnerbecausehehadnotlearnedarecitationassignedtohimforGeorgeWashingtonDayatschool。TheunmemorizedtextlayheavilyonGunner’sconscienceasheattackedhisbuckwheatcakesandsausage。HeknewthatTilliewasintheright,andthat\"whenthedaycamehewouldbeashamedofhimself。\" \"Idon’tcare,\"hemuttered,stirringhiscoffee;\"theyoughtn’ttomakeboysspeak。It’sallrightforgirls。Theyliketoshowoff。\" \"Noshowingoffaboutit。Boysoughttoliketospeakupfortheircountry。Andwhatwastheuseofyourfatherbuyingyouanewsuit,ifyou’renotgoingtotakepartinanything?\" \"ThatwasforSunday—School。I’dratherwearmyoldone,anyhow。Whydidn’ttheygivethepiecetoThea?\" Gunnergrumbled。 Tilliewasturningbuckwheatcakesatthegriddle。 \"Theacanplayandsing,shedon’tneedtospeak。Butyou’vegottoknowhowtodosomething,Gunner,that youhave。Whatareyougoingtodowhenyougitbigandwanttogitintosociety,ifyoucan’tdonothing?Every— body’llsay,`Canyousing?Canyouplay?Canyouspeak?Thengitrightoutofsociety。’An’that’swhatthey’llsaytoyou,Mr。Gunner。\" GunnerandAlexgrinnedatAnna,whowaspreparinghermother’sbreakfast。TheynevermadefunofTillie,buttheyunderstoodwellenoughthatthereweresubjectsuponwhichherideaswereratherfoolish。WhenTilliestrucktheshallows,Theawasusuallypromptinturningtheconversation。 \"WillyouandAxelletmehaveyoursledatrecess?\" sheasked。 \"Allthetime?\"askedGunnerdubiously。 \"I’llworkyourexamplesforyouto—night,ifyoudo。\" \"Oh,allright。There’llbealotof’em。\" \"Idon’tmind,Icanwork’emfast。Howaboutyours,Axel?\" Axelwasafatlittleboyofseven,withpretty,lazyblueeyes。\"Idon’tcare,\"hemurmured,butteringhislastbuckwheatcakewithoutambition;\"toomuchtroubletocopy’emdown。JennySmiley’llletmehavehers。\" TheboysweretopullTheatoschoolontheirsled,asthesnowwasdeep。Thethreesetofftogether。Annawasnowinthehighschool,andshenolongerwentwiththefamilyparty,butwalkedtoschoolwithsomeoftheoldergirlswhowereherfriends,andworeahat,notahoodlikeThea。