按键盘上方向键 ← 或 → 可快速上下翻页,按键盘上的 Enter 键可回到本书目录页,按键盘上方向键 ↑ 可回到本页顶部!
————未阅读完?加入书签已便下次继续阅读!
“arriedthatsall”
“thisisswishaswellasyours”
“oh;yesly”
hilberyhadseldoeltrepletelyataloss
hethoughtthatkatharineatterh
edahegravity
ofsheunderstandthe
positionatallbuthisdesiretosotheverythingover
fortablycatohisreliefnodoubttheree
quarrel;soseyonthepartof;hough
agoodfelloetissothing
thataanuldputrightbutthoughheinclined
totaketheeasiestvieies;he
uchforthisdaughtertoletthingsbe
“infessifindgreatdifficultyinfollowingyoui
shouldliketohearssideofthestory;”hesaid
irritably“ithinkheoughttohavespokentointhe
firstinstance”
“i;”saidkatharine“iknoust
seeoyouverystrange;”sheadded“butiassureyou;
ifyoudotheresback”
thisappealfordelayuchtohilberysliking
buthisnsciencesufferitpeoplealking
heuldnotendurethathisdaughtersnduct
shouldbeinanyonsideredirregularhewondered
stances;ittertowire
406
virginiawoolf
tohis
thehouse;topaeforhewasvaguely
nsciousofresponsibilitiesinherdirection;toohisforehead
ingreandreultiplicity
ofhisanxieties;ptedtoask
kathariosolveforhihedooropenedand
rodneyappearedthisnecessitatedaplete
anner;butofpositionalso
“heres;”katharineexclaid;inatoneofrelief
“ivetoldfather
“iveexplainedthatipreventedyoufroellinghi”
snnerarkedbytheutstforlity
heborhilbery;
andstooderect;holdingonelapelofhisat;andgazing
intothecenterofthefireherhilbery
tospeak
hilberyalsoassudanappearanidable
dignityhehadrisentohisfeet;andnothetop
partofhisbodyslightlyforward
“ishouldlikeyouracuntofthisaffair;rodneyif
katharinenolongerpreventsyoufropeaking”
edtleast
“ourengagentisatanend;”hesaid;ost
stiffness
“hasthisbeenarrivedatbyyourjointdesire”
afteraperceptiblepausebenthishead;and
katharinesaid;asifbyanafterthought:
“oh;yes”
hilberysovedhislipsasif
toutterrerksainedunspoken
“icanonlysuggestthatyoushouldpostponeanydecision
untiltheeffeisunderstandinghashad
titoher”he
began
“theresbeennosunderstanding;”katharineinterposed
“nothingatall”shevedafeesacross
therooasifsheintendedtoleavetheherpreoccupied
naturalnessrangentrasttoherfathers
poosityandtoslitaryrigidityhehadnot
onceraisedhiseyeskatharinesglance;ontheother
hand;rangedpasttheten;alongthebooks;
overthetables;tohedoorshehe
407
nightandday
leastpossibleattention;itseed;towashappening
herfatherlookedatherhasuddencloudingand
troublingofhisexpressionsohohinherstability
andsense
thatheuldultitelyentrustherhthe
ofheroerasuperficialshoing
thehefelt;forthefirsttiinnyyears;responsible
forher
“lookhere;ustgettothebottofthis;”he
said;droppinghisforlnnerandaddressingrodney
asifkatharineedifference
ofopinion;ehtakeostpeople
gothroughthissortofthingheyreengagedive
seenretroubleefroongengagentsthanfrobr 》
anyotherforfhunfollytakeadviceandput
theatteroutofyoudsbothofyouiprescribe
apleteabstinenotionvisitso
cheerfulseasideresort;rodney”
hesappearance;ed
tohioindicateprofoundfeelingresolutelyheldin
checknodoubt;hereflected;katharinehadbeenvery
trying;unnstotake
upapositionrhilbery
inutes
inhislifehadhithertoextortedfroiuchintensity
ofanguishhehensequences
ofhisinsanityhestnfesshielfentirelyandfundantally
otherthanhilberythoughthieverything
eventhesundayeveningandthe
fireandthetranquillibraryscene
hilberysappealtohisanoftheerribly
againsthiheanofanyhat
hilberyepopelled
hiasithadpelledhioedoairs;to
kehisstandhereandnow;aloneandunhelpedbyany
one;bledhvarious
phrases;andthenjerkedout:
“ilovecassandra”
hilberysfacetuedacuriousdullpurplehelooked
athisdaughterhenoddedhishead;asiftonveyhis
silentndtohertoleavetheroobuteithershe
didnotnoticeitorpreferrednottoobey
408
virginiawoolf
“youhavetheiudence”hilberybegan;ina
dull;loselfhadneverheardbefore;
inginthehall;
andcassandra;e
dissuasiononthepartofanother;burstintotheroo
“uned;“iinsistupontelling
youthetruth”sheflungherselfbetweenrodneyand
heruncle;asifshesoughttointercepttheirblowsas
herunposing;
andasnobodyspoke;sheshrankbackalittle;
andlookedfirstatkatharineandthenatrodney“you
stknoely
“youhavetheiudehisinkatharines
presence”hilberyntinued;speakingplete
disregardofcassandrasinterruption
“iaeahwere
brokeninsense;spoken
………………………………
第133节
afterapause;andhhiseyes
upontheground;neverthelessexpressedanastonishing
auntofresolution“iauiteaust
thinkof;”hebroughtout;lookinghilberydirectly
intheeyesforthefirstti
“iuldexpressvieorefullyif
rhilberyretued
“butyouforget;”saidkatharineshevedalittle
tooventseedtotestify
telytoherrespe;andheralliance
“ithinkhasbehavedperfectlyrightly;and;after
all;itisinceediandcassandra”
ovent
edtodraintoalliance
togetherkatharinestoneandglancedehilbery
oncerefeelpletelyataloss;andinaddition;
painfullyandangrilyobsolete;butinspiteofanawful
innerholloposed
“cassandraandrodneyhaveaperfectrighttosettle
theirootheiroisee
noreasonyroorin
houseiobequiteclearonthispoint;however;
youarenolongerengagedtorodney”
hepaused;andhispauseseedtosignifythathe
elythankfulforhisdaughtersdeliverance
cassandratuedtokatharine;has
409
nightandday
iftospeakandedto
aeventonherpart;herfatherglancedat
herasifhehalfanticipatedsofurtherrevelationshe
reinedperfectlysilentinthesilencetheyhearddistinctly
stepsdescendingthestaircase;andkatharine
straighttothedoor
“nded“iospeakto