"Andrews, V C - butterfly" - читать интересную книгу автора (Andrews V.C)

Celine turned back to me. Her eyes grew smaller,
even more intensely fixed on me.
"Well, Janet with be. She'll be that fortunate,"
she predicted with certainty. She smiled softly.
"How would you like to come livewith Sanford
and myself, Janet? You'll have your own room,
and a very large and comfortable one, too. You'll
attend a private school. Well buy you an entirely
new wardrobe, including new shoes. Ybu'li have a
separate area in your room for your schoolwork
and you'll have your own bathroom. Fm sure
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you'll like our house. We live just outside
Albany with a yard as large, if not larger than;
have here."
"That sounds wonderful," Mrs. McGuire s
as if she were the one being offered the new hoi
but Mrs. Delorice didn't seem at all interestec
what she said. Instead she stared at me and wai
for my response.
"Janet?" Mrs. McGuire questioned when a 1<
moment of silence had passed.
How could I ever refuse this, and yet whe
looked up at Sanford and back at Celinc
couldn't help feeling little footsteps oftrepidat
tiptoeing across my heart I pushed the shade
faces out of my mind, glanced at Mrs. McGu
and then nodded.
"I'd like that," I said, wishing I was as goo(
Mrs. McGuire'at faking a smile.
"Good," Celine declared. She spun her el
around to face Mrs. McGuire. "How soon can
leave?"
"Well, we have some paperwork to do. How
er, knowing all that we already know about;
and your husband, your impressive references,
social worker's report, et cetera, I suppose..
"Can we take her with us today?" Celinei
manded impatiently, t
My heart skipped a beat. Today? That fast?
for once Mrs. McGuire was at a loss for wca
"I imagine that could be done," she fiffl
replied. ^
"Good," she said. "Sanford, why don't you i)
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with Mrs. McGuire and fill out whatever paper
work has to be filled out. Janet and I can go
outside and get more acquainted in the mean