Charlotte's Web

191 Pages·2013·2.17 MB·English

by  E. B. White

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E. B. WHITE
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PICTURESB Y GARTH WILLIAMS
A HARPER TROPHY BOOK
HARPER& ROW,P UBLISHERS
NEW YORK, EVANSTON, SAN FRANCIS<D, LONDON
CHARLOTTE'S WEB
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Contents
I.B EFORE BREAKFAST
II. WILBUR 8
III. ESCAPE IJ
IV. LONELINESS z;
v. CHARLOTTE J2
VI. SUMMER DAYS 42
VII. BAD NEWS 48
VIII. A TALK AT HOME 52
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IX. WILBUR SB OAST 55
X. AN EXPLOSION 66
XI. THE MIRACLE 77
XII. A MEETING 86
XIII. GOOD PROGRESS 92
XIV. DR. DORIAN 105
XV. THE CRICKETS IIJ
XVI. OFF TO THE FAIR 118
XVII. UNCLE lJO
XVIII. THE COOL OF THE EVENING IJ8
XIX. THE EGG SAC 144
XX. THE HOUR OF TRIUMPH 155
XXI. LAST DAY 163
XXII. A WARM WIND 172
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Chap1t er
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HERE'SP apgao inwgi tthh aatx ?"
saiFde rn toh erm othears t hey
wersee tttihnetg a bfloer b reakfast.
"Outt ot heh oghousree,p"l ied
MrsA.r abl"eS.o mpei gwse rbeo rlnas tn ight."
"Id on'stew eh yh en eedasna x,c"o ntinFueerdn ,
whow aso nleyi ght.
"Wells,a"ih de rm othe"ro,n oef t hpei gissa r unt.
Itv'esr sym aalnld w eaka,n di tw ill nevert oa mount
anythiSnoyg o.u fra thheards e cidteodd o a wawyi th
it."
"Doa wawyi tiht ?s"h rieFkeernd." Youm eank ill
itJ?u sbte cauistse'm sa ltlheartn h oet hers?"
MrsA.r abpluet a pitchoefcr r eamo nt het able.
"Dony'etl Fle,r ns!h"se a i"dY.o ufra thiersri ghThet .
piwgo ulpdr obadbilaeyn yway."
Fernp ushaec dh aoiurot f t hwea ya ndr aonu tdoors.
Theg raswsa sw eta ndt heea rstmhe lloefsd p ringtime.
Fern'ssn eakweersr seo ppibnygt het imseh ec aught
upw.i thhe rf ather.
"Pledasoen 'kti iltl! s"h es obbe"dI.tu 'nsf air."
Mr. Arablsteo ppewda lking.
"Fern,h"e s aigde ntl"yy,o uw ilhla vteo l earnt o
controylo urself."
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lifaen dd eatahn,dy out alakb oucto ntrloilmnygs elf."
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Tearsr adno wnh ecrh eeaknsds hteo ohko lodft haxe
andt riteodp ulilto uto fh erf athehra'nsd .
"Fern,s"a iMrd. Arabl"eIk, n owm oraeb ourta ising
ali tteorf p igst hayno ud oA. weaklmiankge tsr ouble.
Nowru n along!"
"Buitt u'nsf aicrr,i"Fe edrn ." Thep icgo uldhne'ltp
beinbgo rns malclo,u lidtI ?fI h adb eevne rsym aaltl
birthw,o ulydo uh avkei llmeed? "
Mr.A rable s"miCleertda.i nnoltyh, e"s aildo,o king
downa this daughwtietrlh o v"eB.u tth iissd ifferent.
A litgtilriselo net hinga,l itrtulnetp yi igs a nother."
"Is eneo d ifefrencree,p"l Fieernd,s tilhla nginogn
tot he ax.i st" hTmeho isstt e rricbasleoe fin justIi ce
evehre arodf ."
A queelro ocka meo veJro hnA rablfea'cseH e.
seemaelmdo srte adtyoc ryh imself.
"Alrilg hth,e"s ai"dY.o ug ob actko t hheo usea nd
Iw ilblr intgh ruen tw henIc omei nI.' llelyt o us tart
ito na b ottllieka,be a byT.h eny ou'slelwe h attr ouble
ap icga nb e."
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houlra theerc ,a rraic eadr tuonnd ehri asrm .F ernw as
upstacihransg ihnegr s neakTehresk .i tchteanb wlaes
sefto brr eakfaansdtt h,re o osmm elloefdc offebea,c on,
dampp lastaenrd,w oods mokfer otmh est ove.
"Puitto nh erch aisra!i"Md r sA.r ablMer..A rable
setth ec artond owna tF ern'psl acTeh.e nh ew alked
ChalrotWteeb' s
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tot hsei nankd washehidhs a ndasn dd ritehde omn the
rollteorw el.
Fernc ames lowdloyw nt hes taiHresre. y ewse re
redf romc ryinAsg .s hea pproachheercd h aitrh,e
cartwoonb blaenddt, h ewraes a s cratcnhoiinsFgee m.
lookaethd e rfa thTehre.ns hlei fttheledi odf t hcea r­
tonT.h erien,s ildoeo,k iunpag th erw,as thnee wborn
pigI.t w asa whitoen eT.h em orning light shone
throuigthes a rst,u rnintgh epm ink.
"He's yosuariMsdr, .A" r abl"eS.a vferdo amn u n­
timedleya tAhn.d m ayt hgeo oLdo rfdo rgimevf eo r
thifso olishness."
Fernc ouldtna'kthe e re yeosff t htei npyi g".O h,"
shweh ispe"rOehdl,. o oakth imH!e 'asb solupteerl­y
fect."
Shec lostehdce a nocna refuFlirlssyth. ke i ssheedr
fathtehre,sn h ek issheedrm otheTrh.e ns heo pened
thel iadg ailni,f ttehdep igo uta,n dh elidt a gainst
herc heeAkt.t himso menhte rb rothAev re rcya me
intot hreo omA.v erwya st enH.e wash eavialrmye d
-an air rifle ino neh anda, w oodedna ggienrt he
other.
"Whatt'hsa th?e"d emand"eWdh.a tF'esr gno t?"
11Shgeo'tasg uesftob rr eakfsaasitMrsd,. " A rable.
11Wasyho ur haannddfs a cAev,e ry!"
"Lets'esei t!s"a iAdv erys,e ttihniggs u nd own.
uyo uc allt hamti seratbhliena g p igT?h ata' fis ne