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hersheseedtobeholdherhthatcuriousintensityasabeingbeyondour
sphere;sothatlifeintheirpresenceisaheightenedprocess;
illunatingnotonlyourselvesbutansiderable
stretentshentrasted
herohtheirsandgavebackthering
“igivesithielf;”
shesaid“keepitfor;katharine”
“iassureyoueverythingsperfectlyallright;”saidralph
“lettell”
he;inspiteofcassandrasprotest;toreach
thedoor;rshilbery;eitherheparlor
idoscioushherusualprescienceoftheneed
forherintervention;openedthedoorandslinglysurveyed
the
“dearcassandra”sheexclaid“hofulto
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nightandday
seeyoubackagainaincidence”sheobserved;
inageneralisupstairsthekettleboils
overharine;isayigotolook;andifind
ethingtoher
oisfaction;althoughnobodyfeltcertainthing
preciselyitwas
“ifindcassandra;”sherepeated
“shessedhertrain;”katharineinterposed;seeing
thatcassandraospeak
“life;”beganshilbery;drathe
portraitsontheissingtrains
andinfinding”butshepulledherselfupandrerked
thatthekettlesthaveboiledpletelyovereverything
tokatharinesagitatednditappearedthatthiskettle
ouskettle;capableofdelugingthehouse
initsincessantsho;theenragedrepresentative
ofallthosehouseholddutiesed
sheranhastilyuptothedra;andthe
restfolloround
cassandraanddreairstheyfoundrodneyob
servingthekettlehuneasinessbuthsuchabsence
ofndthatkatharinescatastropheo
befulfilledinputtingthetterstraightnogreetings
rodneyandcassandrachoseseats
asfarapartaspossible;andsatdohanairof
peoplekingaveryteorarylodgnteithers
hilberypervioustotheirdisfort;orchoseto
ignoreit;orthoughtithightithatthesubjectwas
changed;forshedidnothingbuttalkaboutshakespeares
to
“sochearthandsoche
spiritbroodingoveritall;”shesed;andonto
singherstrange;halfearthlysongofdas;
ofgreatpoets;andtheunchangedspiritofnobleloving
heyhadtaught;sothatnothingchanges;and
oneageislinkedhanother;andnoonedies;andwe
alletinspirit;untilsheappearedobliviousofanyone
intheroobutsuddenlyherrerksseedtontract
theenoruslyheyweresoaring
andtoalight;airilyandteorarily;uponttersof
reiediatent
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“katharineandralph;”shesaid;asiftotrythesound
“andcassandra”
“ifeelselfinanentirelyfalseposition;”said
desperately;thrustinghielfintothisbreachinher
reflerhilbery
toldyesterdaytoleavethehouseidnointentionof
ingbackagainishallnow”
“ifeelthesatoo;”cassandrainterrupted“after
unelastnight”
“ihaveputyouintoastodiousposition;”rodney
hisseat;inoventhewas
itatedsiltaneouslybycassandra“untilihaveyour
fathersnsentihavenorighttospeaktoyoulet
aloneinthishouse;ynduct”helookedat
katharine;staered;andfellsilent”ynduct
hasbeenreprehensibleandinexcusableintheextre;”
heforcedhielftontinue“ihaveexplained
everythingtoyourthersheissogenerousastotry
andkebelievethatihavedonenoharou
havenvincedherthatbehavior;selfishandweakas
ited;likeaspeaker
hisnotes
totionsseedtobestrugglinginkatharine;
ohedesiretolaughattheridiculousspectacleof
kingheraforlspeechacrosstheteatable;
theotheradesiretoething
ch
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ildlikeandhonestinhiuchedherinexpressibly
toeveryonessurprisesherose;stretchedouther
hand;andsaid:
“youvenothingtoreproachyourselfhyouvebeen
alherehervoicediedahetears
forcedtheelvesintohereyes;andrandoheeks;
oved;seizedherhandandpressed
ittohislipsnooneperceivedthatthedra
doorhadopeneditselfsuffiitatleasthalf
thepersonofhilbery;orsagazeatthescene
roundtheteatableost
disgustandexpostulationhehdrewunseenhepaused
outsideonthelandingtryingtoreverhisselfntrol
andtodecideightostdignity
pursueitthathisirely
nfusedtheaningofhisinstructionsshehadplunged
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nightandday
thellintothestodiousnfusionheeda
nt;andthen;uchprelinaryrattlingofthe
handle;openedthedoorasendtitheyhadallregained
theirplaces;soincidentofanabsurdnature
hadnolaughingandlookingunderthetable;
sothathisentrancepassedntarilyunperceived
katharine;hflushedcheeks;raisedherheadandsaid:
“ylastattetatthedratic”
“itsastonishingadistancetheyroll;”saidralph;
stoopingtotuuptheerofthehearthrug
“donttroubledontbotherrs
hilberybegan;andthensaed:
“oh;trevor;ent
ring”
hilberylookedinstinctivelyatthecarpetrerkably
enough;theringhadrolledtotheverypointwhere
hestoodhesaherubiestouchingthetipofhisboot
su
stooping;hanabsurdlittlethrillofpleasureatbeing
theoofindothersking
theringup;hepresentedit;habohatwas
urtlyintheextre;tocassandraaking
ofaboaticallyfeelingsofplaisance
andurbanity;hilberyfoundhisresentntpletely
hesendinand
straightenedhielfcassandradaredtoofferhercheek
andreceivedhiseracehenoddededegree
ofstiffnesstorodneyanddenhahrisen
uponseeinghiandnors
hilberyseedtohavebeeningfortheentranceof
herhusband;andforthisprecisentinordertoput
tohiquestiontheardorhhshe
announcedit;hadevidentlybeenpressingforutterance
forsotipast
“oh;trevor;pleasetell;hedateofthe
firstperfolet”
inordertoansrhilberyhadtohavereurse
totheexactscholarshipofrodney;andbeforehe
hadgivenhisexcellentauthoritiesforbelievingashe
believed;rodneyfelthielfadttedonceretothe
societyofthecivilizedandsanctionedbytheauthority
ofnolessapersonthanshakespearehielfthepower
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ofliterature;porarilydesertedhilbery;
noeba;pouringovertherawuglinessof
hunaffairsitssoothingbalandprovidingaforbr 》
intosopainfullythe
nightbeforeuldbeldedsothattheyfellroundly
frohetongueinshapelyphrases;hurtingnobodyhe
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