Chapter 44

           AndthenonhisreturntoLycurgusearlyMondaymorning,thefollowingletterfromRoberta,

           DEARCLYDE:

           Mydear,Ihaveoftenheardthesaying,"itneverrainsbutitpours,"butIneverknewwhatitmeantuntilto-day.AboutthefirstpersonIsawthismorningwasMr.Wilcox,aneighborofours,whocametosaythatMrs.AnsewouldnotbeouttodayonaccountofsomeworkshehadtodoforMrs.DinwiddieinBiltz,althoughwhensheleftyesterdayeverythinghadbeenpreparedforhersothatIcouldhelpheralittlewiththesewingandsohurrythingsupabit.Andnowshewon’tbehereuntiltomorrow.NextwordcamethatMother’ssister,Mrs.Nichols,isveryillandMotherhadtogoovertoherhouseatBaker’sPond,whichisabouttwelvemileseastofhere,Tomdrivingher,althoughheoughttobeheretohelpfatherwithalltheworkthatthereistodoaboutthefarm.AndIdon’tknowifMotherwillbeabletogetbackbeforeSunday.IfIwerebetteranddidn’thaveallthisworkofmyownonmyhandsIwouldhavetogotoo,Isuppose,althoughMotherinsistsnot.

           Next,EmilyandTom,thinkingallisgoingsowellwithmeandthatImightenjoyit,werehavingfourgirlsandfourboyscomeheretonightforasortofJunemoon-party,withicecreamandcaketobemadebyEmilyandMotherandmyself.Butnow,poordear,shehastodoalotoftelephoningoverMr.Wilcox’sphone,whichweshare,inordertoputitoffuntilsomedaynextweek,ifpossible.

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