window he heard the dry, chattering

window he heard the dry, chattering voices of the two old women whom he must outwit. He sneaked on tip- toe to the pantry, took a lemon lying there by itself, a handful of lump sugar and a china teapot, smooth, round, with flowers and leaves all over it. These he left on the kitchen table while he broke a piece of ice with a sharp metal pick he had been forbidden to touch. He put the ice in the pot, cut the lemon and squeezed it as well as he could—a lemon was tougher and more slip- pery than he had thought—and mixed sugar and water. He decided there was not enough sugar so he sneaked back and took another handful. He was back on the porch in an astonishingly short time, his face tight, his knees trembling, carrying a pitcher with iced lemonade in it, and his grandma or Old Janet might walk through the door at any moment.
"Come on, Frances," he whispered loudly. "Let's go round to the back behind the rose bushes where it's shady." Frances leaped up and ran like a deer beside him, her face wise with knowledge of why they ran; Stephen ran stiffly, cherishing his teapot with clenched hands.
It was shady behind the rose bushes, and much safer. They sat side by side on the dampish ground, legs doubled under, drinking in turn from the slender spout. Stephen took his just share in large, cool, delicious swal- lows. When Frances drank she set her round pink mouth daintily to the spout and her throat beat steadily as a heart. Stephen was thinking he had really done something pretty nice for Frances. He did not know
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jendela dia mendengar kering, saling mengumbar suara dua perempuan tua siapa ia harus mengecoh. Dia menyelinap di ujung-ujung ke dapur, mengambil lemon berbaring oleh dirinya sendiri, segenggam gula benjolan dan teko Cina, halus, bulat, dengan bunga dan daun seluruh it. Ini dia meninggalkan di meja dapur sementara ia melanggar sepotong es dengan memilih logam tajam yang dia telah dilarang untuk menyentuh. Dia meletakkan es dalam pot, memotong lemon dan diperas serta dia bisa — lemon adalah lebih keras dan lebih slip-pery daripada dia berpikir — dan dicampur gula dan air. Ia memutuskan tidak ada gula cukup sehingga ia menyelinap kembali dan mengambil segenggam lain. Dia kembali di beranda dalam waktu yang sangat singkat, wajahnya ketat, berlutut gemetar, membawa kendi dengan es limun di dalamnya, dan nenek atau Janet tua mungkin berjalan melewati pintu setiap saat.Ayolah, Frances,"ia berbisik keras. "Mari kita pergi ke belakang di balik semak-semak mawar di tempat teduh." Frances melompat dan berlari seperti rusa sampingnya, nya wajah bijaksana dengan pengetahuan tentang mengapa mereka berlari; Stephen berlari kaku, menghargai nya teko dengan tangan terkatup.Itu teduh di balik semak-semak mawar, dan jauh lebih aman. Mereka duduk berdampingan di tanah dampish, kaki dua kali lipat di bawah, minum pada gilirannya dari cerat ramping. Stephen mengambil bagiannya hanya dalam besar, keren, lezat swal-rendah. Ketika minum Frances dia mengatur mulutnya pink bulat berputar ke cerat dan tenggorokannya mengalahkan terus sebagai jantung. Stephen berpikir dia telah benar-benar melakukan sesuatu yang cukup bagus untuk Frances. Dia tidak tahu36