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Thehighgray-flannelfogofwiheSaliheskyandfromalltherestoftheworld.Oneverysideitsatlikealidoainsahegreatvalleyaclosedpot.Onthebroad,levellandflplowsbitdeepaheblackearthshialwheretheshareshadthefoothillranchesacrosstheSaliheyellowstubblefieldsseemedtobebathedinpaleshiherewasnosuhevalleyhethickwilltheriverflamedositiveyello>
Itwasatimeofquietandofwaiting.Theairwasdtender.Alightwindblewupfromthesouthwestsothatthefarmersweremildlyhopefulofagoodrainbef;butfogandraindidnotgotogether.
Acrosstheriver,onHehillraleworktobedohehaywasdstoredandtheorchardswereploweduptoreceivetheraindeeplywhenitshoulde.Thethehigherslopeswerebeingshaggyandrough-coated.
ElisaAllen,winherflarden,lookeddownacrosstheyardandsawHenry,herhusband,talkingtotwomenis.Thethreeofthemstoodbythetractorshed,eawithoohelittleFord-son.Theysmokedcigarettesahemaeastheytalked.
&chedthemforamomebacktoherwork.Shewasthirty-five.Herfacewasleanandstrongandhereyeswereasclearaswater.Herfigurelookedblodheavyinhergardeninge,aman’sblackhatpulledlowdownoverhereyes,clod-hoppershoes,afiguredpripletelycoveredbyabigcorduroyapronwithfpocketstoholdthesrowelandscratcher,theseedsandtheknifesheworkedwith.Sheworeheavyleatherglovestoprotedswhilesheworked.
&ingdowntheoldyear’sthemumstalksairofshortandpowerfulscissors.Shelookeddowntowardthemeorshednowandthen.Herfacewaseagerandmatureandhandsome;evenherworkwiththescissorswaser,over-powerful.Thethemumstemsseemedtoosmallandeasyfy.
Shebrushedacloudofhairoutofhereyeswiththebacklove,aasmudgeofearthonherdoingit.Behiheefarmhousewithredgeraniumskedarounditashighastheasahard-sweptlookinglittlehouse,olishedwindows,andamud-matoeps.
&anlahetractorshed.ThestraingintotheirFordcoupe.Shetookoffaglovearongfingersdowofnewgreenthemumsproutsthatweregrowingarous.Shespreadtheleavesandlookeddownamongthes.Noaphidswerethere,nosowbugsorsnailsors.Herterrierfiroyedsuchpestsbeforetheycouldgetstarted.
&artedatthesoundofherhusband’svoice.Hehadely,andheleahewirefeprotectedherflardenfromddogsands.
“Atitagain,”
hesaid.“You’vegnewing.
&raightenedherbadpulledloveagaihey’llbestrongthisingyear.”
Ioneaherewasalittlesmugness.
“You’vegotagiftwiththings,”
Henryobserved.“Someofthoseyellowthemumsyouhadthisyearwereteninchesacross.Iwishyou’dworkoutintheordraisesomeapplesthatbig.”
Hereyessharpened.“MaybeIcoulddoit,too.I’veagiftwiththings,allright.Mymotherhadit.Shecouldstiginthegroundagrow.Shesaiditlanters’handsthatkodoit.”
&sureers,”
hesaid.“Henry,whowerethosemealkingto?”
“Why,sure,that’swhatIcametotellyou.TheywerefromtheWesterpany.Isoldthosethirtyheadofthree-year-otnearlymyowoo.”
“Good,”
shesaid.“Goodforyou.”
“AndIthought,”
heued,“Ithoughthowit’sSaturdayafternoogointoSalinasfordiarestaurant,aoapictureshow—tocelebrate,yousee.”
“Good,”
sherepeated.“Oh,yes.Thatwillbegood.”
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