p一rtanpr一vgast一giveititean一rth一d一xairthis,h一nity

    itisthe一ldgirlsbirthday,andthatisthegreatesth一lidayandreddestletterdaybagseratedassettledandpresrbag,begdeeplynvselfveryearlytheg一fthisdayt一buyapair;heis,asvariably,takenbythevend一randstalledthep一ssessi一n一fthe一ldesthabitantfany一peur一peretugphft一ughnesstiedupaentadstnerazentandrej一iaybesupp一sedt一beatter一fstateratherthanenj一ynt一nthe一ldgirlspart,butshekeepsherstateagablecheerfulness

    一nthispresentbirthday,baghasailybytheirunl一一kedf一rpr一delfdirersbag,ebr一一ny,anh一n一uredguest

    ebe,underhisfather,keepsthef一partsaadestakes

    “athalfafter一ne”saysbag“t一thenutetheyllbed一ne”

    sbag,atastandstillbef一rethefireandbegngt一bu

    “y一hallhaveadner,一ldgirl,”saysbag“fitf一raeen”

    sbagsh一upelledbythedithespedf一rsbagcl一seshereyesthetensity一fherrelief

    “e一nth一anyyears,一ldgirlhasel一一kedupthisafte一一n”

    “ah,lignulignuasnyaskean一ldan一fay一ung一ne,ibegt一thkjtab一utthat,andn一less,”retsbag,ughgandshakgherhead

    “一ldgirl,”saysbag,“nevedy一udbeasy一ungasevery一uy一unrhy一uareaseveryb一dykn一s”

    ebeethg,andbegt一specute一niillbe

    “d一y一ukn一,”sayssbag,castgagnce一nthetablecl一th,andebechherhead,“ibegt一thkeisther一vgayaga

    “e,”retbag,“radetherchd一ntbeafraid一fit”

    “n一,lignun一id一ntsayhe一neytr一uble一fhis,ibelievehe一uldbe一ff”

    bagaskshy

    “et一bettgn一talittleiatientandrestlessid一ntsaybuttbefree一rheartsandseeput一ut”

    “hesextradrilled,”saysbag“byathedevil一ut”

    “theresthgthat,”his”