"I thought so! Did he cheap uggs online say I should be able to go to school when itbegins?""No, Mac," very low.
     　　"Ah!"That was all, but Rose saw her cousin set his lips together and takea long breath, as if she had hit him hard. He bore thedisappointment bravely, however, and asked quite steadily in aminute"How soon does he think I can study again?"It was so hard to answer that! Yet Rose knew she must, for AuntJane had declared she could not do it, and Uncle Mac had beggedher to break the truth uggs discount to the poor lad.
     　　"Not for a good many months.""How many?" he asked with a pathetic sort of gruffness.
     　　"A year, perhaps.""A whole year! Why, I expected to be ready for college by thattime." And, pushing up the shade, Mac stared at her with startledeyes, that soon blinked and fell before the one ray of light.
     　　"Plenty of time for that; you must be patient now, and get themthoroughly well, or they will trouble you again when it will beharder to spare discount uggs for women them," she said, with tears in her own eyes.
     　　"I won't do it! I will study and get through somehow. It's allhumbug about taking care so long. These doctors like to keep holdof a fellow if they can. But I won't stand it I vow I won't!" and hebanged his fist down on the unoffending pillow as if he werepommelling the hard-hearted doctor.
     　　"Now, Mac, listen to me," Rose said very earnestly, though hervoice shook a little and her heart ached. cheap uggs online "You know you have hurtyour eyes reading by fire-light and in the dusk, and sitting up late,and now you'll have to pay for it; the doctor said so. You must becareful, and do as he tells you, or you will be blind.""No!""Yes, it is true, and he wanted us to tell you that nothing but entirerest would cure you. I know it's dreadfully hard, but we'll all helpyou; I'll read all day long, and lead you, and wait upon discount ugg boots you, and tryto make it easier "She stopped there, for it was evident that he did not hear a sound;the word "blind" seemed to have knocked him down, for he hadburied his face in the pillow, and lay so still that Rose wasfrightened. She sat motionless for many minutes, longing tocomfort him, but not knowing how, and wishing Uncle Alec wouldcome, for he had promised to tell Mac.