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queer;unnecessarycereniesthatotherpeoplethought
fittoindulgein
“pleasedontletinterruptyou;”shea
loss;asusual;forthena;andkatharihoughtthat
shedidnotregnizehi“ihopeyouvefoundsothing
nicetoread;”sheadded;pointingtothebookupon
thetable“byronah;byroniveknownpeoplewho
knewlordbyron;”shesaid
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katharine;enfusion;uldnot
helpslingatthethoughtthathertherfoundit
perfectlynaturalanddesirablethatherdaughtershould
bereadingbyroninthediningrooateatnightalone
ansheblessedadispositionthat
other
andhertherseccentricitiesbutralphobservedthat
althoughshilberyheldthebooksoclosetohereyes
shereadingaword
“dearther;youinbed”katharine
exinute
toherusualnditionofauthoritativegoodsense“why
areyou”
“iureishouldlikeyourpoetrybetterthanilike
lordbyrons;”saidshilbery;addressingralphdenha
“denhaoesntepoetry;hehastenarticles
forfather;fortherevieharinesaid;asif
protingherry
“ohdearhoed;ha
suddenlaughthatratherpuzzledherdaughter
ralphfoundthatshehadtueduponhigazethat
onceveryvagueandveryperating
“butiureyoureadpoetryatnightialwaysjudge
bytheexpressionoftheeyes;”shilberyntinued
“thehesoul;”sheaddedparenthetically
“idontknouchaboutthelaon;“though
nyofrelationseoftheooked
veryhandso;too;intheirithinkidoknow
alittleaboutpoetry;”sheadded“andallthethingsthat
arenttendobut”shewavedherhand;
asiftoindicatethehofuntenpoetryallabout
the“thenightandthestars;thedaingup;the
bargessngpast;thesunsettingahdear;”she
sighed;“etis
thinkthatpoetryisntsocheaswe
feel;denha”
duringthisspeeotherskatharinehadtued
a
apart;ethingabouthibr 》
hevaguenessofherwords
hefelt
inhereyeratherthanbyheractualthedis
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tanedtobeo
hihailinghisashipsinkingbeneaththehorizon
ghtsflagofgreetingtoanothersettingout
uponthesavoyagehebenthishead;sayingnothing;
buthacuriouscertaintythatshehadreadan
ansoherinquirythatsatisfiedheratanyrate;she
raledoffintoadescriptionofthelash
tuedtoadenunciationofenglishjustice;h;acrding
toher;irisonedpoopay
theirdebts“tell;shallhoutitall”she
asked;butatthispointkatharinegentlyinsistedthat
herthershouldgotobedlookingbackfroalfway
upthestairseyes
chinghersteadilyandintentlyhanexpression
thatshehadguessedintheodlookingat
theheroad
chapterxxxi
thetraykatharinescupofteathenext
ingbrought;also;anotefroerther;announcing
thatitentiontocatchanearlytrainto
stratfordonavonthatveryday
“pleasefindoutthebesttingthere;”the
noteran;“andodearsirjohnburdetttoexpect
;yloveivebeendreangallnightofyouand
shakespeare;dearestkatharine”
thisontaryiulseshilberyhadbeen
dreangofshakespeareanytithesesixnths;toying
htheideaofanexcursiontoshensidered
theheartofthecivilizedandsixfeetabove
shakespearesbones;toseetheverystoneswobyhis
feet;torefleansoldesttherhad
verylikelyseenshakespearesdaughtersuchthoughts
rousedanetioninher;unsuitable
nts;andhapassionthathave
beenunseeyinapilgrioasacredshrinetheonly
strangethinghatsheogobyherselfbut;
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naturallyenough;shehfriendswho
livedintheneighborhoodofshakespearesto;and
eher;andsheleftlatertocatch
hertraininthebestofspiritsthereanselling
violetsinthestreetiteer
tosendhilberythefirstdaffodilshesawand;as
sheranbackintothehalltotellkatharine;shefelt;she
hadalndtoleave
hisbonesundisturbedappliedonlytoodiousongers
nottodearsirjohnandherselfleavingher
daughtertogitatethetheoryofannehathas;
andtheburiednuscriptsherereferredto;h
the
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iliednacetothesafetyoftheheartofcivilization
itself;shebrisklyshutthedoorofhertaxicab;and
age
thehousehoutherkatharine
foundtheidsalreadyinpossessionofherrooh
theyanttocleanthoroughlyduringherabsenceto
katharineitseedasiftheyhadbrusheday
yearsorsopdustersit
seedtoherthattheriedtodointhat
roontoaveryinsignificantheapof
dustthechinashepherdesses
abathofhotighthavebelonged
toaprofessionalnofthodicalhabits
gatheringtogetherafe
htheintention
oflookingthroughtheperhaps;intheurse
oftheingbutsheetonthestairsby
cassandra;hsuchintervals
betepthatkatharinebegantofeelherpurpose
dheyhadreachedthedoor
cassandraleantoverthebanisters;andlookeddownupon
thepersianrugthatlayonthefloorofthehall
“doesnteverythinglookoddthising”sheinquired
“areyoureallygoingtospendtheingh
thosedulloldletters;becauseifso”
thedulloldletters;uedtheheads
ofthestsoberofllectors;able;
and;afterantspause;cassandra;lookinggraveall
ofasudden;askedkatharinehe
“historyofengland”bylordcaulayitairs
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inhilberysstudytheusinsdescendedtogetherin
searchofittheydivergedintothedraforthe
goodreasonthatthedoorraitofrichard
alardyceattractedtheirattention
“iheionthat
katharinehadoftenaskedherselflately
“oh;afraudliketherestofthetleasthenrysays
so;”cassandrareplied“thoughidontbelieveeverything
henrysays;”sheaddedalittledefensively
dorhilberysstudy;hey
begantolookanghisbookssodesultoryhis
exanationthatsofifteennutesfailedtodisver
theheyhof
“styoureadcaulayshistory;cassandra”katharine
asked;s
“ist;”cassandrarepliedbriefly
“goingtoleaveyoutolookforitbyyourself”
“oh;no;katharinepleasestayandhelpyousee
youseeitoldidreadalittleeverydayandi
thativebegunes”
“e”katharineasked;tuing
totheshelvesagain
“totea;ifthatsuitsyou”
“ifitsuitstobeout;isupposeyouan”
“oh;youreh