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The Crushed Flower and Other Stories

CHAPTER II
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Is that all nothing but the wind ?" "Only the wind." "Why does the wind deceive me ?" says Haggart haughtily.
"It feels lonesome, Noni, just as I do, and it laughs at the human beings.

Have you heard the wind lying like this and mocking in the open sea?
There it tells the truth, but here--it frightens the people on shore and mocks them.

The wind does not like cowards.

You know it." Haggart says morosely: "I heard their organist playing not long ago in church.

He lies." "They are all liars." "No!" exclaims Haggart angrily.


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