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Sample ## Take a look inside CAPÍTULO I: EL DESPERTAR DEL AMOR El patio estaba silencioso y vacío bajo el ardiente calor de la tarde, que había vuelto su asfalto elástico como el césped, cuando de repente los niños se precipitaron por las grandes puertas a ambos extremos de la escuela dominical —los niños por la derecha, las niñas por la izquierda— en dos torrentes vociferantes e impetuosos, que se ensancharon, formaron remolinos, se entremezclaron y crearon remansos hasta que todo el cuadrángulo se llenó de clamor y movimiento. Muchos de los escolares llevaban libros de premio encuadernados en tonos vivos, y exhibían orgullosamente estos volúmenes a sus compañeros y a los maestros, quienes, altos, lánguidos y condescendientes, pronto comenzaron a aparecer en medio de la inquieta multitud. Cerca de la puerta de la izquierda, una niña de doce años, vestida con un traje de color crema y un ancho y pesado sombrero de paja, estaba de pie, pateando suavemente la pared con sus piernas de potrilla. Era una de las que había ganado un premio, y de vez en cuando sacaba el tesoro de debajo del brazo para echar un vistazo a su frontispicio con una vaga sonrisa de satisfacción. Por un tiempo, sus ojos brillantes se fijaron expectantes en la puerta; luego se desviaban, y se ponía a contar las ventanas de los diversos edificios de la Conexión que rodeaban el patio por tres lados: capilla, escuela, sala de conferencias y la casa del guardián de la capilla. La mayoría de los niños ya se habían escurrido por la estrecha verja de hierro hacia la calle de más allá, donde un tranvía de vapor subía retumbando y traqueteando por Duck Bank, acompañado de su inmensa sombra. Los maestros se quedaron un poco atrás. 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