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intohisuthhincrediblerapidity
“youdontbelongtooursociety;then”saidsseal
“no;ifraididont;”saidkatharine;hsuchready
rssealaredather
hapuzzledexpression;asifsheuldnotclassifyher
angthevarietiesofhunbeingsknooher
“butsurely“shebegan
“ssealisanenthusiastinthesetters;”said
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第24节
ostapologetically“indher
sotisthatothershavearighttotheirviewsevenif
theydifferfrouroh”hasaveryfunny
picturethisasuffragistandanagricultural
laborerhaveyouseenthisissdatchet”
rylaughed;andsaid“no”
thesubstanceofthejoke;
ssuccess
upontheexpressionheartisthadputintothe
peoplesfacesssealsatallthetiperfectlygrave
directlyhehaddonespeakingsheburstout:
“butsurely;ifyoucareaboutthe
all;yousttohavethevote”
“ineversaidididnttohavethevote;”
katharineprotested
“theneerofoursociety”s
sealdended
katharinestirredherspoonroundandround;stared
intothesainedsilentclacton;
anedaquestiononts
hesitation;heputtokatharine
“areyouinanyed;iothepoet
alardycehisdaughter;ibelieve;rriedahilbery”
“yes;ihepoetsgranddaughter;”saidkatharine;h
alittlesigh;afterapause;andforanttheywere
allsilent
“thepoetsgranddaughter”ssealrepeated;halfto
herself;hashakeofherhead;asifthatexplained
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nightandday
herable
thelightkindledinclactonseye
“ah;indeedthatinterestsverych;”hesaid“i
oisshilberyat
oiiuldhaverepeatedthegreaterpartofhibr 》
byheartbutonegetsoutofthery;
unfortunatelyyoudontreerhiisuppose”
asharprapatthedoordekatharinesanswerinaudible
sseallookeduphrenewedhopeinhereyes;
andexclaing:
“theproofsatlast”rantoopenthedoor“oh;itsonly
denhashecried;pttonceal
herdisappointntralph;katharinesupposed;wasa
frequentvisitor;fortheonlypersonhethoughtitnecessary
togreetaryatonceexplainedthe
strangefactofherbeingtherebysaying:
“katharinehasetoseehoe”
ralphfelthielfstiffenunfortably;ashesaid:
“ihoperyhasntpersuadedyouthatsheknowshow
torunanoffice”
“one
totheother
atthesererksssealbegantoexhibitsignsof
disposure;selvesbyatossing
ventofherhead;and;asralphtookaletterfrobr 》
hispocket;andplacedhisfingeruponacertainsentence;
sheforestalledhiyexclainginnfusion:
“no
butits
onesohherality;alhinkingof
sothingnehattobedoingandarent
andiethatdatesixed
ithadnothingtodoaryatall;iassureyou”
“dearsally;dontapologize;”saidry;laughing
“naresuchpedantstheydontknothings
tter;andthingsdont”
“no;speakupforoursex;”saidclacton
inajoculaner;indeed;butlikestinsignificant
nheoresentbeingfoundfaulth
byaan;inargunthewasfondof
callinghielf“aren”heo
enterintoaliterarynservationisshilbery;and
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virginiawoolf
thusletthetterdrop
“doesntitseetrangetoyou;sshilbery;”hesaid;
“thatthefrench;es;
havenopoetparehyourgrandfather
letseethereschenierandhugoandalfredde
sseten;but;atthesati;theresa
richness;afreshnessaboutalardyce”
herethetelephonebellrang;andhehadtoabsent
hielfileandabohat;although
literatureisdelightful;itisnotrsseal
roseatthesati;butreinedhoveringoverthe
table;deliveringherselfofatiradeagainstpartygovent
“forifiotellyouiknoairs
intrigue;andcanbedonebythepohepurse;
youe;denhayou;indeed
hers
daughterforhe;
andonhistostoneihadthatversefrohepsal
put;aboutthesoheseedand
igivethatheshouldbealivenowere
goingtosee”butreflectingthatthegloriesofthe
futuredependedinpartupontheactivityofhertypeer;
shebobbedherhead;andhurriedbacktothe
se;froediatelyissued
soundsofenthusiastic;butobviouslyerratic;position
rydeitclearatonce;bystartingafreshtopif
generalinterest;thatthoughshesaorofher
lleague;shedidnotintendtohaveherlaughedat
“thestandardofralityseetofrightfullylow;”
sheobservedreflectively;pouringoutasendcupof
tea;“especiallyangened
theydontseethatsllthingstter;andthatswhere
theleakagebegins;andthenies
iverynearlylostteeryesterday;”she
on;lookingatralphile;asthoughhe
kneper“itkes
veryangryeliesdoesntitke
youangry”sheaskedkatharine
“butnsideringthateveryoellslies;”katharine
rerked;lookingabouttheroooseewhereshehad
putdobrellaandherparcel;fortherewasan
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nightandday
inticyinthearyandralphaddressed
eaary;on
theotherhand;least;that
katharineshouldstayandsofortifyherinherdeteation
nottobeinlovehralph
ralph;hislipstothetable;
haddeuphisndthatifsshilberyleft;hewould
gohher
“idontthinkthatitelllies;andidontthinkthat
ralphtellslies;doyou;ralph”ryntinued
katharinelaughed;oregayety;asitseedto
ry;thansheuldproperlyacuntforwasshe
laughingatatthepresublykatharinehadrisen;
andherandthither;atthepressesand
theachineryoftheoffice;asif
sheinusent;
arytokeephereyesonherstraightlyand
ratherfie
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第25节
rcely;asifsheed;schievous
bird;ightlightonthetopstboughandpickoff
theruddiestcherry;en
lesslikeeaagined;ralph
thought;lookingfrootheotheextnt;he
too;rose;andnoddingtory;askatharinesaidgoodbye;
openedthedoorforher;andfollo
rysatstillanddenoattettopreventthebr 》
frooingforasendorterthedoorhadshut
ontheereyesrestedonthedoorhastraightforward
fiercenessinont;acertaindegree
ofbeentseedtoenter;but;afterabriefhesitation;
sheputdooclearaway
theteathings
theiulseotakethisaction
heresultofaveryslittlepieceofreasoning;
andthus;perhaps;pulse
asitseeditpassedthroughhisndthatifhessed
thischanceoftalkingtokatharine;heo
faceanenragedghost;
again;dendinganexplanationofhi