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sheaskedforasliethecakewas
eatenandtheteadrunkthepersonalquestionhadlapsed;
andtheyryinsensiblytheytued
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virginiawoolf
frohequestionofdraticpoetryingeneral;tothe
particularexalespocket;and
aidcaintoclearaheteathings;
hadaskedperssiontoreadashortpassage
aloud;“unlessitboredher”
cassandrabentherheadinsilence;butsheshoweda
littleof
feltnfidentthatitorethanslvain
herselftorouthiroispositionhereadaloud
anharinehestreet
ifpulsiveactioninleaving
theteatable;sheuldhavetracedittonobettercause
thanthathadglancedatcassandrcassandraat
yet;becausetheyhadglanced;herpositionwas
iossibleifoneforgottopouroutacupofteathey
rushedtothenclusionthatsheoralph
denhasheknehatinhalfanhourorsothedoor
ould
notsitthereandntelateseeinghi
and;judgingtheirexactdegree
ofintiightfixtheweddingday
sheprotlydecidedthatsheeetralphoutof
doors;shestillhadtitoreachlinlnsinnfields
beforehelefthisofficeshehailedacab;andbadeit
takehertoashopforsellingpseered
ingreatqueenstreet;sinceshehardlylikedtobe
setdohisdoorarrivedattheshop;sheboughta
largescalepofnorfolk;andthusprovided;hurried
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intolinlnsinnfields;andassuredherselfoftheposition
ofssrshoperandgrateleysofficethegreatgas
chandeliersintheofficeonceived
thathesatatanenorustableladenhpapers
beneathoneofthenthefrontroothe
threetalltledhispositionthere;she
beganentnobodyof
hisbuildappearedshescrutinizedeachlefigureasit
approachedandpassedhereachlefigurehad;nevertheless;
alookofhidue;perhaps;totheprofessional
dress;thequickstep;thekeenglanceheycast
uponherastheyhastenedhoafterthedayswork
thesquareitself;nsehousesallsofully
oosphereofindustry
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nightandday
andpohesparrohechildrenwere
eaingtheirdailybread;asiftheskyitself;hits
grayandscarletclouds;reflectedtheseriousintentionof
theherehefitplace
fortheireting;shethought;herehefitplacefor
hertosheuldnothelpparing
itesticstreetsofchelseahthis
parisoninhed;sheextendedherrangealittle;
andtuedintotheinroadthegreattorrentofvans
andcartsrianswere
streangintentsshestood
fascinatedattheerthedeeproarfilledherears;
thechangingtulthadtheinexpressiblefascinationof
variedlifepouringceaselesslyhapurposeh;as
shelooked;seedtoher;sohoalpurpose
fored;itspleteindifferenceto
theindividuals;itsards;
filledherporaryexaltationtheblend
ofdaylightandoflalightdeheraninvisiblespectator;
justasitgavethepeopleitransparent
quality;andleftthefacespaleivoryovalsin
ous
rushofthecurrentthegreatflo;
theunquenchabletideshestoodunobservedandabsorbed;
gloryingopenlyintherapturethathadrun
subterraneouslyalldaysuddenlysheched;unwilling;
froheoutside;bytherellectionofherpurpose
iningthereshehadetofindralphdenha
shehastilytuedbackintolinlnsinnfields;and
lookedforherlandrkthelightinthethreetallwindows
shesoughtinvainthefacesofthehouseshad
noergedinthegeneraldarkness;andshehaddifficulty
indeteingralphsthreewindows
gavebackontheirghostlyglasspanelsonlyareflection
ofthegrayandgreenishskysherangthebell;
peretorily;underthepaintednaofthefirafter
sodelaysheaker;whosepail
andbrushoftheelvestoldherthattheworkingday
r
grateleyhielf;;sheassuredkatharine;every
oneelsehadbeengohesetennutes
thenepletelyanxietygained
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virginiawoolf
uponhershehastenedbackintokings
peopleiraculouslyregainedtheirsolidityshe
ranasfarasthetubestation;overhaulingclerkafter
evenfaintly
reseledralphdenhareandreplainlydidshe
seehiandreandredidheseeoherunlike
anyoneelseatthedoorofthestationshepaused;and
triedtollectherthoughtshehadgooherhouse
bytakingacabsheuldbethereprobablyinadvance
ofhibutshepicturedherselfopeningthedrawing
roooor;andandcassandralookingup;and
ralphsentranceantlater;andtheglancesthe
insinuationsno;sheuldnotfaceitshee
hiletterandtakeitatoncetohishouseshebought
paperandpencilatthebookstall;andenteredanabc
shop;upofffee;shesecuredan
etytable;andbeganatvicetoe:
“iissedyouiuldnot
faceandcassandratheyus”hereshe
paused“theyinsistthatituted;
“andtalkatall;orexplainanythingi
”hers;nohatshewasin
nicationhralph;thatthepencilterly
inadequatetondued
asiftheorrentofkingsorundownher
pencilshegazedintentlyatanoticehangingonthe
goldencrustede“tosayallkindsof
things;”sheadded;ingeachhthepainstaking
ofachildbut;o
ditatethenextsentence;sheress;
atedthatite;and;
lookinground;katharinesaostthelastperson
leftintheshopshetookupherletter;paidherbill;
andfoundherselfoncereinthestreetshewould
noontitflashed
uponherthatsheuldnotreertheaddressthis
checkseedtoletfallabarrieracrossaverypowerful
eryindesperation;
huntingforthena;firstbyreeringthelook
ofthehouse;andthenbytrying;inry;toretrace
thetenonce;atleast;uponanenvelope
thereshepressedthefarthertheeded
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nightandday
ething;onthestreeta
hillshegaveitupnever;sinceshehild;hadshe
feltanythinglikethisblanknessanddesolationthere
rushedinuponher;asifsheso
dreaallthensequencesofherinexplicableindolence
shefiguredralphsfaceashetuedfroerdoorhout
aissalasa
bloherself;aationthatshedidnot
shefolloher
door;butitoreeasytoseehiarchingfar
andfastinanydireethanto
nceivethatheubacktohighgateperhaps
heoretoseeherincheynewas
proofofthecleaess;thatshe
startedforhispossibilityoccurredtoher;and
alstraisedherhandtobeckontoacabno;hewas
tooproudtoeagain;herejectedthedesireandwalked
onandon;onandonifonlysheuldreadthenas
ofthosevis