voice. "Blowing balloons all the ti

voice. "Blowing balloons all the time makes you thirsty, I think."
Stephen, in silence, realized a dreadful truth and a numb feeling crept over him. He did not have a cent to buy a licorice for Frances and she was tired of his bal- loons. This was the first real dismay of his whole life, and he aged at least a year in the next minute, huddled, with his deep, serious blue eyes focused down his nose in intense speculation. What could he do to please Frances that would not cost money? Only yesterday Uncle David had given him a nickel, and he had thrown it away on gumdrops. He regretted that nickel so bit- terly his neck and forehead were damp. He was thirsty too. "I tell you what," he said, brightening with a
splendid idea, lamely trailing off on second thought, "I know something we can do, I'll—I . . ."
"I am thirsty," said Frances with gentle persis- tence. "I think I'm so thirsty maybe I'll have to go home." She did not leave the bench, though, but sat, turning her grieved m outh toward Stephen.
Stephen quivered with the terrors of the adventure before him, but he said boldly, "I'll make some lemon- ade. I'll get sugar and lemon and some ice and we'll have lemonade."
"Oh, I love lemonade," cried Frances. "I'd rather have lemonade than liquish."
"You stay right here," said Stephen, "and I'll get everything."
He ran around the house, and under Old Janet's
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suara. "Meniup balon sepanjang waktu membuat Anda haus, saya kira."Stephen, dalam keheningan, menyadari kebenaran yang mengerikan dan mati rasa perasaan merayap di atasnya. Dia tidak punya satu sen untuk membeli licorice untuk Frances dan ia sudah bosan nya bal-loons. Ini adalah kecemasan nyata pertama dari seluruh hidupnya, dan ia berusia setidaknya setahun di menit berikutnya, meringkuk, dengan mata biru yang mendalam, serius terfokus bawah hidungnya dalam spekulasi intens. Apa yang bisa ia lakukan untuk menyenangkan Frances yang tidak akan biaya uang? Hanya kemarin paman David telah memberinya nikel, dan ia telah membuang itu di gumdrops. Ia menyesal bahwa nikel begitu sedikit-terly leher dan dahi yang lembab. Dia adalah Haus terlalu. "Saya memberitahu Anda apa," katanya, cerah denganide yang indah, dengan lirih trailing off dipikir-pikir, "saya tahu sesuatu yang bisa kita lakukan, aku akan — saya...""Saya Haus," kata Frances dengan lembut persis-tence. "Saya pikir saya jadi Haus mungkin aku harus pulang." Dia tidak meninggalkan bangku, meskipun, tetapi duduk, mengubah nya outh sedih m terhadap Stephen.Stephen bergetar dengan teror petualangan sebelum dia, tetapi ia berkata dengan berani, "Aku akan membuat beberapa lemon-ade. Aku akan mendapatkan gula dan lemon dan es dan kita akan memiliki limun.""Oh, saya mencintai," menangis Frances. "Saya lebih suka memiliki limun daripada liquish.""Anda tinggal di sini," kata Stephen, dan aku akan mendapatkan segala sesuatu."Ia berlari di sekitar rumah, dan di bawah Janet tua35