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thetruthaboutherselfthatdoatallonehas
tobeinanattitudeofadorationinordertogetonh
katharine
“noarryhihy
dontigoho”denhahoughttohielfbuthe
etheydid
notspeak;thoughrodneyhuedsnatchesofatune
outofanoperabyzartafeelingofntetand
likingbineverynaturallyinthendofoo
anotherhasjustspokenunpreditatedly;revealingrather
reofhisprivatefeelingsthanheintendedtoreveal
denhaegantosortofpersonrodney
etirodneybegantothinkabout
denha
“youreaslavelike;isuppose”heasked
“asolicitor;yes”
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virginiawoolf
“isotischuckit
youegrate;denhashouldhavethoughtthatwould
suityou”
“iveafaly”
“iftenonthepointofgoingselfandtheni
knolivehoutthis”andhewavedhis
handtohecityoflondon;this
nt;theappearanceofatooutofgrayblue
cardboard;andpastedflatagainstthesky;hwasof
adeeperblue
“thereareoneortfondof;andtheresa
littlegoodsic;andafeures;nohen
justenoughtokeeponedanglingabouthereah;buti
uldntliveusic
picturesdyoucareatallforfirsteditionsivegota
fehingsuphere;thingsipickupcheap;fori
cantaffordtogivetheyask”
theyhadreachedasllurtofhigheighteenth
centuryhouses;inoneofs
theycliedaverysteepstaircase;throughwhose
uninatingthe
banistershtheirtedpillars;andthepilesofplates
setontheilkrodneys
rooall;butthesittingrooindowlooked
outintoaurtyard;ent;andits
singletree;andacrosstotheflatredbrickfrontsofthe
oppositehouses;havesurpriseddr
johnson;ifhehadeoutofhisgraveforatuinthe
onlightrodneylithisla;pulledhiscurtains;offered
denhachair;and;flingingthenuscriptofhis
paperontheelizabethanuseoftaphorontothetable;
exclaid:
“ohdear;ebutitsoveow;
andsoaythinknoreaboutit”
hethenbusiedhielfverydexterouslyinlightinga
fire;producingglasses;ake;andcupsandsaucers
heputonafadedcriondressinggown;anda
pairofredslippers;andadvanbler
inonehandandaheother
“thebaskervillengreve;”saidrodney;offeringitto
hisguest“iuldntreadhinacheapedition”
whenheonghisbooksandhisvalu
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nightandday
ables;aablyanxioustokehisvisitorfortable;
andvingaboutethingofthedexterityand
grarelaxedhiscriticalattitude;
andfeltreathohrodneythanhewould
havedoneanynbetterknorodneys
roofaperson
nypersonaltastes;guardingtheroheroughblasts
ofthepublichscrupulousattentionhispapersand
hisbooksroseinjaggedundsontableandfloor;round
edhnervouscarelesthisdressinggown
ghtdisarrangetheversoslightlyonachairstood
astackofphotographsofstatuesandpictures;
toexhibit;onebyone;forthespaceofa
dayorthebooksonhisshelveswereasorderlyas
regintsofsoldiers;andthebashonelike
sonybronzebeetlehough;ifyoutookone
frotsplaceyousaebehindit;since
spairrorstoodabove
thefireplace;andreflectedduskilyinitsspotteddepths
thefaintyellosonofajarfuloftulipsh
stoodangthelettersandpipesandcigarettesupon
thentelpieceasllpianooccupiedaerofthe
roohthesreof“dongiovanni”openuponthe
bracket
“;ashefilledhispipeand
lookedabouthi“thisisallveryniceandfortable”
rodneytuedhisheadhalfroundandsled;h
theprideofaproprietor;andthenpreventedhielffrobr 》
sling
“tolerable;”hettered
“butidaresayitsjustashatyouhavetoea
yourownliving”
“ifyouanthatishouldntdoanythinggoodh
leisureifihadit;idaresayyourerightbutishouldbe
tentisashappyyospendasi
liked”
“idoubtthat;”denhaeplied
theysatsilent;andtheskefroheirpipesjoined
acablyinabluevaporabovetheirheads
“iuldspendthreehourseverydayreading
shakespeare;”rodneyrerked“andtheressicand
pictures;letalohesocietyofthepeopleonelikes”
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virginiawoolf
“youdbeboredtodeathinayearsti”
“oh;igrantyouishouldbeboredifididnothingbut
ishouldeplays”
“h
“ishouldeplays;”herepeated“ivetenthree
quartersofonealready;andinlyingforaholiday
tofini**anditsnotbadno;soofitsreally
ratheice”
thequestionaroseindenhandherheshould
asktoseethisplay;as;nodoubt;heedtodo
helookedratherstealthilyatrodney;apping
thealnervouslyost
physithought;w
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第20节
ithdesiretotalkabout
thisplayofhis;andvanityunrequitedandurgenthe
seedverychatdenharcy;anddenhald
nothelplikinghipartlyonthatacunt
“asked;
androdneylookediediatelyappeased;but;nevertheless;
hesatsilentforant;holdingthepokerperfectly
uprightintheair;regardingitinent
eyes;andopeninghislipsandshuttingthegain
“doyoureallycareforthiskindofthing”heaskedat
length;inadifferenttoneofvoicefrohatinhhe
hadbeenspeakingand;houtingforananswer;
heon;ratherquerulously:“veryfearefor
poetryidaresayitboresyou”
“perhaps;”denhaerked
“you;”rodneyannounced;puttingdown
thepoker
ashevedtofetchtheplay;denhatretcheda
handtothebookcasebesidehiandtookdohe
firstvoluouchedithappenedto
beasllandverylovelyeditionofsirthosbrowne;
ntainingthe“uburial;”the“hydriotaphia;”andthe
“gardenofcyrus;”and;openingitatapassagehhe
knebegantoreadand;
forsoti;ntinuedtoread
rodneyresudhisseat;anuscriptonhis
knee;andfroitotiheglancedatdenhaand
thenjoinedhisfingertipsandcrossedhisthinlegsover
thefender;asifheexperiencedagooddealofpleasure
atlengthdenhahutthebook;andstood;hhis
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nightandday
baakinganinarticulate
huingsoundedtorefertosirthos
brohishatonhishead;andstoodoverrodney;
illlaystretchedbackinhischair;hhistoes
hinthefender
“ishalllookinagainsoti;”denhaerked;
uponanuscript;
houtsayinganythingexcept”ifyoulike”
denhaookthenuscriptandter
heuchsurprisedtofindathinparcelonhis
breakfastplate;hevery
pyofsirthosbrou