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shedidnotve;hoblankeyedasifing
fortheinterruptiontoceaseinstead;thedooropened
atfirst;sheattaovingssof
greenedtoentertheroondependentlyof
anyhunagencythensheregnizedpartsofher
thersfaceandpersonbehindtheyellowflowersand
softvelvetofthepaluds
“frohakespearesto”exclaidshilbery;
droppingtheentiressuponthefloor;hagesture
thatseedtoindicateanactofdedicationthenshe
flungherarbracedherdaughter
“thankgod;katharine”sheexclaid“thankgod”
sherepeated
“youveeback”saidkatharine;veryvaguely;standing
uptoreceivetheerace
althoughsheregnizedhertherspresence;shewas
veryfarfroakingpartinthescene;andyetfeltitto
beazinglyappropriatethatherthershouldbethere;
thankinggodehaticallyforunknownblessings;and
stre
shakespearesto
“nothingelsettersinthershilberyntinued
“nasarenteverything;itshats
everythingididntsilly;kind;interferinglettersi
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nightandday
didnteikhe
firstiprayedthatitghtbeso”
“youkneotherswords
softlyandvaguely;lookingpasther“howdidyouknow
it”shebegan;likeachild;tofingeratasselhanging
froertherscloak
“thefirsteveningyoutold;katharineoh;andthousands
oftisdinnerpartiestalkingaboutbooks
theeintotherooourvoicewhenyou
spokeofhi”
katharineseedtonsidereachoftheseproofsseparately
thenshesaidgravely:
“iotgoingtorryandthentheres
cassandra”
“yes;therescassandra;”saidshilbery“iowniwas
alittlegrudgingatfirst;but;afterall;sheplaysthe
pianosobeautifullydotell;katharine;”sheasked
iulsively;“hateveningsheplayed
zart;andyouthoughtiwasasleep”
katharinerellectedhdifficulty
“torydatchets;”shereered
“ah”saidshilbery;ent
inhervoiy
littlespeculation”shelookedatherdaughterkatharine
falteredbeneaththatinnocentandperatinggaze;she
flushed;tuedahenlookeduphverybright
eyes
“iotinlove;”shesaid
“dontrryunlessyoureinlove”said
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shilbery
veryquickly“but;”sheadded;glancingntarilyat
herdaughter;“arenttheredifferentharine
different”
“asoftenastobefree;”
katharinentinued
“toethere;toetinhishouse;toetinthe
street”shilberyranoverthesephrasesasifshewere
tryingchordsthatdidnotquitesatisfyherearitwas
plainthatshehadhersouration;and;indeed;
herbaguffedhshecalled“kind
letters”frohepenofhersisterinlaw
“yesortostayaheuntry;”katharinencluded
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shilberypaused;lookedunhappy;andsoughtinspiration
frohewindow
“forthee
andfoundtheruinsatonceho”
“safeoh;no;hesfearfullyrashhesalaking
riskshestothrowuphisprofessionandliveina
littlettageandebooks;thoughhehasntapenny
ofhisoberofsistersandbrothers
dependentonhi”
“ah;hehasather”shilberyinquired
“yesratherafinelookingoldlady;hehair”
katharinebegantodesrs
hilberyelicitedthefactsthatnotonlyhehouseof
excruciatingugliness;plaint;
butthatit;
andhehadarootthetopofthehouse;hawonderful
viewoverlondon;andarook
“achedoldbirdinaer;hhalfitsfeathers
out;”shesaid;ed
toseratethesufferingsofhunitying
assuredinthetoalleviatethe
sothatshilberyuldnothelpexclaing:
“but;katharine;youareinlove”atharine
flushed;lookedstartled;asifshehadsaidsothing
thatsheoughtnottohavesaid;andshookherhead
hastilyshilberyaskedforfurtherdetailsofthis
extraordinaryhouse;andinterposedafeions
abouttheetingbetsandleridgeinalane;
fortofthent;anddrew
katharineontofurtherdescriptionsandindiscretionsin
truth;shefoundanextraordinarypleasureinbeingthus
freetotalktosooneiseandequally
benignant;thetherofherearliestchildhood;whose
silenceseedtoansionsthatwereneverasked
shilberylistenedakinganyrerkfora
nsiderabletisheseedtodraonclusions
ratherbylookingatherdaughterthanbylisteningto
her;and;ifined;shewouldprobablyhavegiven
ahighlyinaslifehistory
exceptthatheherless;andlived
athighgateallofuchinhisfavorbutby
ansofthesefurtiveglancesshehadassuredherself
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nightandday
thatkatharineateeately;
thestexquisitepleasureandthestprofoundalar
sheuldnothelpejaculatingatlast:
“itsalldoneinfivenutesataregistryofficenowadays;
ifyouthinkthechurchservicealittlefloridh
itis;thoughtherearenoblethingsinit”
“butarried;”katharinereplied
ehatically;andadded;“erall;isntitperfectly
possibletolivetogetherarried”
againshilberylookeddisposed;and;inher
trouble;tookupthesheetshe
table;andbegantuingtheverthishat;
andtteringtoherselfassheglanced:
“aplusbnuscequalsxyzitssodreadfullyugly;
katharinethatsifeelsodreadfullyugly”
kathariookthesheetsfroerthershandand
beganshufflingthebsentndedlytogether;forher
fixedgazeseedtoshohatherthoughtsent
uponsoothertter
“knougliness;”shesaidatlength
“buthedoesntaskitofyou”shilberyexclaid
“notthatgraveyoungnhthesteadybrowneyes”
“hedoesntaskanythingherofusaskanything”
“ifiuldhelpyou;katharine;bytheryof
ifelt”
“yes;tellyoufelt”
shilbery;hereyesgrohe
enoruslylongrridorofdaysatthefarendofh
thelittlefiguresofherselfandherhusbandappeared
fantastioonlitbeach;
hrosesshedusk
“leboatgoingouttoashipatnight;”
shebegan“thesunhadsetandtheonwasrising
overourheadstheresuponthe
erinthe
ddleofthebayyourfathersheadlookedsogrand
againstthestiththegreatsea
hevoyageforeverandever”
theanoniouslyupon
katharinesearsyes;thereousspaceof
thesetherehethreegreenlightsuponthe
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stear;thebedupondeckandso;
voyagingoverthegreenandpurpleers;pastthecliffs
andthesandylagoonsandthroughpoolscroh
thestsof