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“ah；”shesaid；“katharinesnothereshestbeupstairs
inherrooyouhavesothingtosaytoher；i
knoyoucanfindyourway”shevaguely
indicatedtheceilinghagestureofherhandshehad
beesuddenlyseriousandposed；stressinher
oissedhibr 》
hadadignitythatralphneverforgotsheseedto
kehireehaoallthatshe
possessedhelefttheroo
thehilberyshouseanystories
andpassageshcloseddoors；all；oncehehadpassed
thedrafloor；unknoountedas
highasheuldandknoeto
“yiein”heasked
avoicefroinanswered“yes”
he；ofa
baretable；andofalonglookingglasskatharinehad
risen；andeepapersinher
hand；teredtothegroundasshesaw
hervisitortheexplanationonethesounds
eaning
savetheelvesasiftheforcesoftheworldwereall
atasundertheysat；claspinghands；
nearenoughtobetakenevenbytheliciouseyeof
tihielfforauniteduple；anindivisibleunit
“dontve；dontgo；”shebeggedofhiwhenhe
stoopedtogatherthepapersshehadletfallbuthetook
thenhishandsand；givingherbyasuddeniulse
hisoysticalnclusion；
theyreadeachotherspositionsinsilence
katharinereadhissheetstoanend；ralphfollowedher
figuresasfarashistheticsthey
ent；
andsatforatiinsilence
“thosehepapersyouleftontheseatatkew；”
saidralphatlength“youfoldedtheoquicklythati
uldntseetheywere”
sheblushedverydeeply；butasshedidnotveor
attettohideherfae
onedisardofalldefences；orralphlikenedhertoa
blingtofoldthebr 》
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virginiawoolf
selvesontofexposure
hadbeenexquisitelypainfulthelightshedstartlingly
vividshehadnoeone
sharedherlonelinessthebeente
andhalfthepreludetoprofoundrejoicingnorwasshe
unnsciousthatonthesurfacetheust
appearoftheutstabsurdityshelookedtoseeher
ralphsled；butfoundhisgazefixedonherhsuch
gravitythatshetuedtothebeliefthatshehadtted
nosacrilegebutenrichedherself；perhapsieasurably；
perhapseteallyshehardlydaredsteepherself
intheinfiniteblissbuthisglanceseedtoaskfor
soassuranceuponanotherpointofvitalinterestto
hiitbeseeher
shehadreaduponhisnfusedsheethadanyaning
ortruthtohershebentherheadonceretothepapers
sheheld
“ilikeyourlittledotesroundit；”she
saidditatively
ralphnearlytorethepagefroerhandinshaand
despairplatingtheidi
otiostnfusedandetionalnts
heeannothingtoanother；
althoughsohoitnveyednotonly
katharineherselfbutallthosestatesofndhhad
clusteredroundhersincehefirstsatea
onasundayafteoonitrepresentedbyitscircuerence
ofsdgessurroundingacentralblotallthatencircling
glosurrounded；inexplicably；sony
oftheobjectsoflife；softeningtheirsharpoutline；so
thatheuldseecertainstreets；books；andsituations
ostperceptibletothephysicaleye
didshesledidsheputthepaperdoning
itnotonlyforitsinadequacybutforitsfalsity
orethatheonlyloved
thevisionofherbutitdidnotoccurtoherthatthis
diagraadanythingtodoply；
andinthesatoneofreflection：
“yes；theethinglikethattotoo”
hereceivedherassurancehprofoundjoyquietly
andsteadilythereroseupbehindtheof
lifethatsoftedgeoffiresredtinttothe
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nightandday
atsphereandcrohescenehshadowssodeep
anddarkthatoneuldfancypushingfartherintotheir
densityandstillfarther；exploringindefinitelyher
therehets
notheysharedthesasenseof
theiendingfuture；vast；sterious；infinitelystored
hundevelopedshapesheachwouldunwrapfor
theothertobehold；butforthepresenttheprospectof
thefuturehsilentadoration
atanyrate；theirfurtherattetstonicatearticulately
erruptedbyaknockonthedoor；and
theentranaidystery；
announcedthataladyisshilbery；but
refusedtoalloetobegiven
harinerose；e
herduties；ralphforlated
anyguess；ontheirairs；astowho
thisanonyusladyghtprovetobeperhapsthefantastic
notionthatshetleblackhunchbackprovided
hasteelknife；o
katharinesheart；appearedtoralphreprobablethan
another；andhepushedfirstintothediningroooavert
thebloed“cassandra”hsuchheartiness
atthesightofca
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ssandraotandingbythe
diningrooablethatsheputherfingertoherlipsand
beggedhiobequiet
“nobodystknohere；”sheexplainedinasepulchral
issedtrainihavebeenwandering
aboutlondonalldayicanbearitnolonger
katharine；itodo”
katharinepushedforilyfound
outforherifnotactuallyfainting；
she
“supstairs；”saidralph；assoonassheappeared
toberevered“illgoandaskhioedoo
you”hisoanfidencethat
everyoneelseobehappytoobutcassandra
hadherunclesndsandangertoovividlyinher
ndtodareanysuchdefianceshebecaagitated
andsaidthatshestleavethehouseatonceshewas
notinanditiontogo；hadtheyknoosend
herkatharinesnsense；hhadbeeninabey
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virginiawoolf
anceforthepastillfailedher；andshe
uldonlyask；“buthevague
beliefthattotakelodgingsdependedentirelyupona
suffiy
luggage；”innooanclusion
“youvelostyourluggage；”sherepeatedhereyesrested
uponralph；edbetterfitted
toacpanyaprofoundthanksgivingforhisexistence
orsovoealdevotionthanaquestion
aboutluggagecassandraperceivedthelook；andsaw
thatitued；hereyesfilledhtearsshefaltered
insheo
discussthequestionoflodgingharine；who
seedtohavenicatedsilentlyhralph；and
obtainedhisperssion；tookherrubyringfroerfinger
andgivingittocassandra；said：“ibelieveit
youhoutanyalteration”
thesehavebeenenoughtonvince
cassandraofuchobelievehad
notralphtakenthebarehandinhisanddended：
“youtellusyoureglad”cassandrawasso
gladthatthetearsrandoaintyof
katharinesengagentnotonlyrelievedherofathousand
vaguefearsandselfreproaches；butentirely
quenpaired
herbeliefinkatharineheroldfaithcabackto
hersheseedtobeholdherhthatcuriousintensityasabeingbeyondour