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iginationbetrayedheratthispoint;orckedher
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theiossibilityoffindinganysinglefigurethatwandered
offthishatuedtotherightand
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childrenheroad;andsosheroused
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soonshetuedandheotherdirection
thisindeething
thatalardheraboutit;asshehadbeenalard
slightlyonceorthatday;shefeltunableto
pehthestrengthofherooaperson
ntrolledbyhabit;thereiliationas
inthissuddenreleaseofappearedtobeavery
poeanachingin
thesclesofherrighthandnohatshe
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grasp;shelookedanxiouslyatthefacesofthepassersby
toseeont
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ingsothedouthergloves;anddonesheuldto
lookasusual;sheforgotspectators;andore
givenuptoherdesperatedesiretofindralphdenha
itbling
sothingfeltinoreshe
bladherselfbitterlyforhercarelessnessbutfinding
herselfoppositethetubestation;shepulledherselfup
andtookunselsly;asofolditflasheduponher
thatshearydatchet;andaskher
togiveherralphsaddressthedecision
onlyingivingheragoal;butinprovidingherha
rationalexcuseforheroionsitgaveheragoal
certainly;butthefactofhavingagoalledhertodwell
exclusivelyuponherobsession;sothatwhensherang
thebellofrysflat;shedidnotforantnsider
hoandeannoyance
rye;acharanopenedthe
doorallkatharineulddooaccepttheinvitation
toinutes;and
spentthenpatothe
otherissionaryskeyin
thedoorshepausedinfrontofthefireplace;andry
foundherstandingupright;lookingatonceexpectant
anddeteed;likeapersoneonanerrand
ofsuustbebroachedhout
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asiftheyheway
“haveyouhadtea”
“ohyes;”shesaid;thinkingthatshehadhadteahundreds
ofyearsago;soher
rypaused;tookoffhergloves;and;findingtches;
proceededtolightthefire
katharineent;
andsaid:
“dontlightthefireforitoknowralph
denhaaddress”
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envelopesheperiousexpression
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said;speakingsloherstrangely
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atheroupidity“isupposeittake
tinutestodrivethere”shegatheredupherpurse
andglovesandseedabouttogo
“butyou;”saidry;pausingha
tchinherhandkatharine;ued
tohedoor;stoppedandlookedather
“whywhereishe”sheasked
“hehavelefthisoffice”
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havefoundnossagetoexplainsoistfindhibr 》
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“buttelephone”shesaid
katharineiediatelydroppedallthatshewasholding;
herstrainedexpressionrelaxed;andexclaing;“ofurse
ithinkofthat”sheseizedthetelephonereceiver
andgaveheuerrylookedathersteadily;
andthenlefttherooatlengthkatharineheard;through
allthesuperiosedysterious
soundoffeetinheroountingtothelittle
rooostseethepicturesandthe
books;shelistenedeintentnesstothepreparatory
vibrations;andthenestablishedheridentity
“hasdenhaalled”
“yes;ss”
“didheaskfor”
“yeswesaidyouiss”
“didheleaveanyssage”
“noheinutesago;ss”
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oftheroonsuentthatshedid
notatfirstperceiverysabsencethenshecalledina
harshandperetorytone:
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sheheardkatharinecallher“yes;”shesaid;“ishantbe
ant”butthentprolongeditself;asiffor
soreasonryfoundsatisfaakingherself
notonlytidy;butseeyandoantedastageinher
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ofyouth;hadreceded;leavingthepurposeofherfaceto
shoerlips;the
eyesnolongerspontaneouslyobservingatrandobut
narronearathandthis
ananbeing;stressof
heroebinationofideas;
fittobeadoedhthedignityofsilverchainsand
gloeinatherleisureandasked:
“ananswer”
“hehasleftchelseaalready;”katharinereplied
“still;heeyet;”saidry
katharineoreirresistiblydraogazeupon
aniginarypoflondon;tofollohetsand
tusofunnadstreets
“illringuphishoandaskary
arks;
announced:
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“ah”sheappliedhereartothetelephoneoncere
“theyvehadassagehebebacktodinner”
“thenishegoingtodo”
verypale;anduch
uponryasuponvistasofunrespondingblankness;
katharineaddressedherselfalsonotsochtoryas
totheunrelentingspiritock
herfroveryquarterofhersurvey
afterem
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“ireallydontknochair;
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angthealsindifferently;asifthey;too;werevery
distantandindifferent
katharinelookedatherindignantlyandrose
“possiblyheyehere;”ryntinued;hout
alteringtheabstracttoneofhervoice“ith
yourtonight”she
bentfores
slippedinbetheintersticesoftheal
katharinereflected“illhalfanhour;”shesaid
ryrose;tothetable;spreadoutherpapers
underthegreenshadedlaand;hanactionthat
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ingahabit;tedalockofhairroundand
roundinherfingersonceshelookedunperceivedather
visitor;oved;sostill;heyesso
intent;thatyouuldalstfancythatsheching
sothing;sofacethatneverlookedupather
ryfoundherselfunabletogooningshetued
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