文档介绍:THEFLAG-RAISINGTHEFLAG-RAISINGbyKATEDOUGLASWIGGIN1THEFLAG-RAISINGIADIFFERENCEINHEARTS"IDON'knowasIcal'latedtobethemakin'ofanychild,"MirandahadsaidasshefoldedAurelia'sletterandlaiditinthelight-standdrawer."Is'posedofcourseAureliawouldsendustheoneweaskedfor,butit'sjustlikehertopalmoffthatwildyoungoneonsomebodyelse.""a,e,incaseHannahcouldn't,"interposedJane."Iknowwedid,butwehadn'tanynotionitwouldturnoutthatway,"grumbledMiranda."Shewasamiteofathingwhenwesawherthreeyearsago,"venturedJane;"she'shadtimetoimprove.""Andtimetogrowworse!""Won'titbekindofaprivilegetoputherontherighttrack?"imidly."Idon'knowabouttheprivilegepart;it'llbeconsiderablework,'tgotherontherighttrackbynow,shewon'ttaketoitherselfallofasudden."awastoarrive."esasshehasbefore,wemightaswellgiveuphopeofevergettin'anyrest,"sighedMirandaasshehungthedishtowelsonthebarberrybushesatthesidedoor."Butweshouldhavehadtocleanhouse,a,"urgedJane;"andIcan'tseewhyyou'vescrubbedandwashedandbakedasyouhaveforthatonechild,norwhyyou'veaboutboughtoutWatson'sstockofdrygoods.""IknowAureliaifyoudon't,"respondedMiranda."I'veseenherhouse,andI'veseenthatbatcho'children,wearin'oneanother'sclothesandnevercarin'whethertheyhad'emonrightsideoutornot;Iknowwhatthey'vehadtoliveanddresson,'thingsborrowedfromtheresto''llhaveHannah'sshoesandJohn'sundershirtsandMark',butshe'llknowthefeelin'o'onebeforeshe'-RAISINGI'veboughtapieceofunbleachedmuslinandapieceo'brownginghamforhertomakeup;that''tpickupanythingafterherself;sheprobablyneversawaduster,andshe'llbeashardtotrainintoourwaysasifshewasaheathen.""She'llmakeadif'rence,"acknowledgedJane,"butshemayturnoutmorebiddablethanwethink.""She'llmindwhenshe'sspokento,biddableornot,",ofcourse,