"James E. Gunn - The Witching Hour" - читать интересную книгу автора (Gunn James E)

young feller whoтАЩll do the work when he moves in with us. A gal donтАЩt bring in no money, he says,
leastwise not a good one. That kind only eats and wants things.тАЭ

тАЬBut youтАЩre too young to get married.тАЭ

She glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. тАЬIтАЩm sixteen,тАЭ she said. тАЬMost girls my age got a couple
of young тАШuns. One, anyways.тАЭ

Matt looked at her sharply. Sixteen! It seemed impossible. The dress was shapeless enough to hide
almost anything тАФ but sixteen! Then he remembered the thigh.

She frowned. тАЬGet married, get married! YouтАЩd think I didnтАЩt want to get married. тАШTainтАЩt my fault no
feller wants me.тАЭ

тАЬI canтАЩt understand that,тАЭ Matt said sarcastically.

She smiled at him. тАЬYouтАЩre nice.тАЭ

She looked almost pretty when she smiled. For a hill girl.

тАЬWhat seems to be the trouble?тАЭ Matt asked hurriedly.

тАЬPartly Paw,тАЭ she said. тАЬNo oneтАЩd want to have him around. But mostly I guess IтАЩm just unlucky.тАЭ She
sighed. тАЬOne feller I went with purty near a year. He busted his leg. Another nigh drownded when he fell
in the lake. DonтАЩt seem right they should blame me, even if we did have words.тАЭ

тАЬBlame you?тАЭ

She nodded vigorously. тАЬThem as donтАЩt hate me say itтАЩs courtinтАЩ disaster тАШstead of a gal. The others ainтАЩt
so nice. Fellers stopped cominтАЩ. One of тАЩem said heтАЩd rather marry up with a catamount. You married,
Mister тАФ Mister тАФ?тАЭ

тАЬWright,тАЭ Matt said. тАЬMatthew Wright. No, IтАЩm not married.тАЭ

She nodded thoughtfully. тАЬWright,тАЭ she said slowly. тАЬAbigail Wright. ThatтАЩs purty.тАЭ

тАЬAbigailWright? тАЭ

She looked innocent. тАЬDid I say that? Now, ainтАЩt that funny? My nameтАЩs Jenkins.тАЭ

Matt gulped. тАЬYouтАЩre going home,тАЭ he said with unshakable conviction. тАЬYou can tell me how to get
there or you can climb out of the car right now.тАЭ

тАЬBut, Paw тАФтАЭ she began.

тАЬWhere the devil did you think I was taking you?тАЭ

тАЬWherever youтАЩre going.тАЭ

тАЬFor GodтАЩs sake, you canтАЩt go with me. It wouldnтАЩt be decent.тАЭ