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virginiawoolf
plishedhistask;heresud
hiscrouchingpositionagain;andbegantotoyhthe
littlegreenstoneattachedtohischchainhisdeep;
ovalshapedeyeses;butbehind
thesuperficialglazeseedtobroodanobservantand
sicalspirit;thebroheeyestill
unusuallyvividbutalookofindolence;theresultof
skepticisrofatastetoofastidioustobesatisfiedby
theprizesandnclusionssoeasilyhinhisgrasp;
lenthinexpressionalstoflancholyaftersitting
thusforati;heseedtoreachsopointin
histhinkingonstrateditsfutility;uponh
hesighedandstretchedhishandforabooklyingonthe
tablebyhisside
directlythedooropenedheclosedthebook;andthe
eyesoffatherandtherbothrestedonkatharineas
sheedatonceto
givethetiveheyhadnothadbeforeto
theheappeared;assheinher
lighteveningdress;extrelyyoung;andthesightof
herrefreshedtheonlybecauseheryouthand
ignorancedetheirknoe
value
“theonlyexcuseforyou;katharine;isthatdinneris
stilllaterthanyouare;”saidhilbery;puttingdown
hisspectacles
“idontndherbeinglateing;”
saidshilbery;lookinghprideatherdaughter
“still;idontknohatilikeyourbeingoutsolate;
katharine;”shentinued“youtookacab;ihope”
heredinnerally
ledhistheywerealldressed
fordinner;and;indeed;theprettinessofthedinnertable
ritedthatplinttherehuponthe
table;andthechinaderegularcirclesofdeepblue
upontheshiningbroiddletherewasa
bou;andone
ofpuree;sofreshthatthenarroalsurved
backthesurrounding
ousvictorianerssurveyed
thisentertainnt;andslipsofpaperpastedbeneath
theestifiedinthegreatnsoing
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nightandday
thatheionatelyorforever
thefatheranddaughterentent;
apparently;toeattheirdinnerinsilence;orhafew
crypticrerksexpressedinashorthand
beunderstoodbytheservantsbutsilencedepresseds
hilbery;andfarfroindingthepresenaids;she
;andogether
unnsciousoftheirapprovalordisapprovalof
herrerksinthefirstplaceshecalledtheoness
thattherooanusual;andhadallthe
lightstuedon
“thatsrecheerful;”sheexclaid“dyouknow;
katharine;thatridietoteae
oh;hoakeepigraallthe
ti;andigotsonervous;expectingtheyouknow;
thatispilttheteaandhedeanepigraboutthat”
“harineaskedherfather
“onlyoneofgeese;happily;kesepigra
augustuspelhaofurse;”saidshilbery
“iotsorrythati;”saidkatharine
“pooraugustus”shilberyexclaid“butwereall
toohardonhireerhoedheistohis
tiresooldther”
“thatsonlybecausesheishistheranyonennected
self”
“no;no;katharihatstoobadthatssthe
ean;trevor;sothinglongandlatinthesort
ofharineknow”
hilberysuggested“cynical”
“hatlldoidontbelieveinsendinggirlstollege;
butishouldteaakes
onefeelsodignified;bringingouttheselittleallusions;
andpassingongracefullytothenexttopicbutidont
knoeoveriactuallyhadtoaskaugustus
thenaoftheladyhaeth;asyou
aynt
putdoeinhis
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diary”
“ipetuosity;and
checkedherselfhertheralirredhertofeel
andthinkquickly;andthenshereeredthatherfather
here;listeninghattention
“isityouwish”heasked;asshepaused
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heoftensurprisedher;thus;intotellinghihe
hadnotanttotellhiandthentheyargued;while
shilberyonhherohoughts
“iotherousiattea;and
theyeaboutpoetry”
“thinkingyoustbepoetical;iseeandarentyou”
“alkingtoyouaboutpoetry;katharine”
shilberydended;andkatharinettedto
givingherparentsanacuntofhervisittothesuffrage
office
“theyhaveanofficeatthetopofoneoftheoldhouses
inrussellsquareineversahqueerlookingpeople
andthendisverediedtothepoet;and
talkedtoaboutpoetryevenrydatchetseedifferent
inthatatsphere”
“yes;theofficeatsphereisverybadforthesoul;”
saidhilbery
“idontreeranyofficesinrussellsquareinthe
olddays;livedthere;”shilberysed;
“andis
intoastuffylittlesuffrageofficestill;iftheclerksread
poetrytherestbesothingni”
“no;becausetheydontreaditas;”katharine
insisted
“butitsnireadingyourgrandfather;
andnotfillingupthosedreadfullittleforallday
long;”shilberypersisted;heotionofofficelife
beingderivedfroochancevieenebehind
theunteratherbank;assheslippedthesovereigns
intoherpurse
“atanyrate;theyhaventdeanvertofkatharine;
arked
“ohno;”saidkatharineverydecidedly;“iwork
foranything”
“itsrhilberyntinued;agreeinghhis
daughter;“hohesightofonesfellohusiastsalways
chokesoneofftheyshohefaultsofones
oreplainlythanonesantagonistsone
canbeenthusiasticinonesstudy;butdirectlyonees
intotouchhthepeoplehone;allthe
glargoessoivealo
telltheashepeeledhisapple;hottedhibr 》
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nightandday
selfonakeaspeechata
politicaleting;and
fortheidealsofhisowhilehisleadersspoke;
hebecagraduallynvertedtotheotherhinking;
ifthinkingituldbecalled;andhadtofeignillness
inordertoavoidkingafoolofhielfanexperience
ofpublicetings
katharinelistenedandfeltasshegenerallydidwhen
herfather;andtosoextentherther;describedtheir
feelings;thatshequiteunderstoodandagreed;
but;atthesati;saethingheydidnot
see;andaledisappointntheyfell
shortofhervision;astheyalessucceeded
eachotherslyandnoiselesslyinfrontofher;
andthetable;andasthetalk
rredoninfaliargrooves;shesatthere;rather
likeajudge;listeningtoherparents;whodid;indeed;
feelitverypleasantadeherlaugh
dailylifeinahousehereareyoungandoldis
fullofoniesandpieties;hare
diseaningofthebr 》
isobs
totheirperfoce
suchonyofthecigarand
theglassofport;herighthand
andonthelefthandofhilbery;andsiltaneously
shilberyandkatharinelefttherooalltheyears
theyhadlivedtogethertheyhadneverseenhil