Anne Dublin Children's Library 2-Book Bundle. Anne Dublin
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“That’s asking a lot,” Daniel said.
“We’ll come back as soon as we can. I promise.”
“I don’t know much about babies.” He took off his cap and wiped the sweat on his forehead with the back of his arm.
“I promise we’ll be back within the hour.”
“All right,” said Daniel, nodding. “I’ll watch her, but for Christ’s sake, cover your nose and mouth!”
Johanna and Cecile plodded along the rutted road. No laundry hung on clotheslines. No children played in the streets. The few people hurrying by kept their faces covered and their heads down.
Scrawny cats prowled in the lanes. Piles of rotting garbage were piled on the streets, in alleys, in front of houses and shops. The stench of rotten food and open sewers filled the air. Johanna stopped and vomited until her stomach was empty, leaving a sour taste in her mouth.
They made their way to the town square where a ragged throng of people crowded around the church. Several people were beating on the heavy wooden doors with their fists.
“For mercy’s sake!” cried a scarecrow of a man. “Let us in!”
“The rich bastards,” muttered another. “They ran away and left us here to rot!”
“And now the church won’t even let us in!” wailed a woman.
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