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dealinggenerouslyhotherpeoplewhenhehadfound
hisleaflet;andofferedafesuponkeeping
papersinorder;thetypeingopabruptly;and
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interruptionthantheother;becausesheneverknely
sheed;andhalfadozenrequestswould
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facethatseedpeentlyflushedhphilanthropic
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onlyhervastenthusiasndher;
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forion
sotheinghepileoflettersgrew;
andryfelt;atlast;thatshehecenterganglionof
averyfinehfelloverengland;
andoneofthesedays;ouchedtheheartofthe
systeogetherand
ettingtheirsplendidblazeofrevolutionaryfireworks
forsosuchtaphorrepresentsshefeltabout
heredbythreehours
ofapplication
shortlybeforeoneorrsseal
desistedfroheirlabors;andtheoldjokeaboutluncheon;
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patronizedavegetarianrestaurant;ssealbrought
sandebeneaththeplareesin
russellsquare;ent;
upholsteredinredplush;nearby;where;
chtothevegetariansdisapproval;youuldbuysteak;
tngin
apewterdish
“thebarebranuch
good;”ssealasserted;lookingoutintothesquare
“butoneary
“infessidontknoanageit;ss
datarked“ishouldsleepallthe
afteoon;iknoealintheddleof
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beneath;forheinvariablyreadso
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toapicturegallery;balancinghissocialhan
ardentcultureofary
hadverysoondivined
sotheypartedandryonderingif
theyguessedthatshereally
theandsupposingthattheyhadnotquitereached
thatdegreeofsubtletysheboughtherselfanevening
paper;e;lookingoverthetopof
itagainandagainatthequeerpeoplewhowerebuying
partingtheirsecrets;untilsoyoungan
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calledout;“eleanor;
eandsitby;”andtheyfinishedtheirlunchtogether;
partingonthestripofpaventangthedifferent
linesoftraffichapleasantfeelingthatthey
oreintotheirseparateplacesin
thegreatandeteallyvingpatteofhunlife
but;insteadofgoingstraightbacktotheofficetoday;
rytuedintothebritishseuandstrolleddown
thegalleryhtheshapesofstoneuntilshefoundan
etyseatdirearbles
shelookedattheandseed;asusual;boeupon
sootion;byhherlife
atonnandbeautifulaniression
uch;perhaps;tothesolitudeand
chillandsilenceofthegalleryastotheactualbeautyof
thestatuesonestsuppose;atleast;thatheretions
purelyesthetic;because;aftershehad
gazedattheulyssesforanuteorto
thinkaboutralphdenhasosecuredidshefeelh
thesesilentshapesthatshealstyieldedtoaniulse
tosay“ianlovehyou”aloudthepresenceofthis
ienseandenduringbeautydeheralstalagly
nsetiproud
ofafeelinge
proportionsherdailywork
sherepressedheriulsetospeakaloud;androseand
lesslyangthestatuesuntil
shefoundherselfinanothergallerydevotedtoengraved
obelisksandotiontook
anothertushebegantopictureherselftravelingh
ralphinalandonstersin
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nightandday
thesand“for;”shethoughttoherself;asshegazedfixedly
atsoinfortionprintedbehindapieceofglass;
“thehingaboutyouisthatyourereadyfor
anything;yourenotintheleastnventional;likest
cleve”
andshenjuredupasels
back;inthedesert;ndedaribe
ofnatives
“thatisovingontothe
nextstatue“youalakepeopledoyou”
aglo;andfilledhereyesh
brightnessnevertheless;beforeshelefttheseuhe
saying;evenintheprivacyofherown
nd;“ianloveight
veryeditselfsheher
annoyedhherselfforhavingallohanillnsidered
breachofherreserve;weakeningherpowersof
resistanpulseretuagain
for;asshehestreettoheroffice;theforce
ofallhercustoryobjectionstobeinginlovehany
oneovercahershedidnotarryatallit
seedtoherthatthereethingateurishin
bringingloveintotouchhaperfectlystraightforward
friendship;suchashershralph;wo
yearsnoninterestsin
iersonaltopics;suchasthehousingofthepoor;or
thetaxationoflandvalues
buttheafteoonspiritdifferedintrinsicallyfrohe
ingspiritryfoundherselfchingtheflightof
abird;orkingdrahebranchesoftheplane
treesuponherblottingpaperpeopler
ellofcigarette
skeissuedfroisroosseal
edtohereither
“quitesplendid”or“reallytoobadforwords”sheused
topastetheseintobooks;orsendtheoherfriends;
havingfirstdrahe
rgin;aproceedinginguishably
thedepthsofherreprobationortheheights
ofherapproval
aboutfouroeafteoonkatharine
hilberyionoftea
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presenteditselfthestreetlasalready;
andasshestoodstillforantbeneathoneofthe
shetriedtothinkofsoneighboringdra
hereandtalkngenialtoher
odthatod;oothespinningtrafficandthe
eveningveilofunreality;e
surroundingsperhaps;onthehebest
placeinopreservethisqueersenseofheightened
existenceatthesatisheotalk
reeringrydatchetandherrepeatedinvitations;
shecrossedtheroad;tuedintorussellsquare;and
peeredabout;seekingfouershasenseofadventure
thatofallproportiontothedeeditself
shefoundherselfinadiylightedhall;unguardedbya
porter;andpushedopenthefirststhe
offiissdatchetdidshebelong
tothesrfrkatharineshookherheadha
sleofdisyavoicefroinshouted;“nothe
sgstopfloor”
katharineuntedpastinnurableglassdoors;h
initialsontheandbeore
doubtfuloftheofherventureatthetopshe
pausedforanttobreatheandllectherse