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shilberyandkatharinelefttherooalltheyears
theyhadlivedtogethertheyhadneverseenhilbery
skehiscigarordrinkhisport;andtheywouldhave
feltitunseeyif;bychance;theyhadsurprisedhis
hesattheretheseshort;butclearlyrked;periodsof
separationbethesexeswerealwaysusedforan
intitepostscripttohadbeensaidatdinner;the
senseofbeingentogetheringoutststrongly
alesexereligiousrite;secluded
frohefelekatharinekhesort
ofodthatpossessedherassheairstothe
dra;herthersahers;andsheuld
anticipatethepleasurehued
onthelights;theybothregardedthedra;fresh
sandsetinorderforthelastsectionoftheday;
htheredparrotsshechintzcurtains;and
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thearhairsingintheblazeshilberystood
overthefire;honefootonthefender;andherskirts
slightlyraised
“oh;katharine;”sheexe
thinkofaandtheolddaysinrussellsquareican
seethechandeliers;andthegreensilkofthepiano;and
asittinginhercashreshahewindow;
singingtillthelittleragaffinboysoutsidestoppedto
listenpapasentinhabunchofvioletswhilehe
usthavebeenasuer
eveningthathingswerehopeless”
asshespokeanexpressionofregret;usthave
efrequentlytocausethelineshnowgrewdeep
roundthelipsandeyes;settledonherfacethepoets
rriagehadnotbeenahappyonehehadlefthiswife;
andaftersoyearsofaratherrecklessexistence;she
haddied;beforehertithisdisasterhadledtogreat
irregularitiesofedurshilberyght
besaidtohaveescapededucationaltogetherbutshe
hadbeenherfatherspanionattheseasonwhenhe
sshehadsatonhiskneein
tavesandotherhauntsofdrunkenpoets;anditwasfor
hersake;sopeoplesaid;thathehadcuredhielfofhis
dissipation;andbeetheirreproachableliterarycharacter
thattheionhaddeserted
hiasshilberygreore
andreofthepast;andthisancientdisasterseedat
tisalsttopreyuponhed;asifsheuldnot
passoutoflifeherselfhoutlayingtheghostofher
parentssorroorest
katharinefortherther;butit
todothissatisfactorilyselves
uchofalegendthehouseinrussellsquare;
forexale;s;andthegnoliatree
inthegarden;andthesvoicedpiano;andthesound
offeetingdoherridors
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;andotherproperties
ofsizeandroncehadtheyanyexistenceyetwhy
shouldsalardyansion;
and;ifshedidnotlivealone;didshe
liveforitsoharineratherlikedthistragic
story;andohearthedetailsofit;
andtohavebeenabletodiscusstheranklybutthisit
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bers
hilberyantlyrevertingtothestory;itwasalways
inthistentativeandrestlessfashion;asthoughby
atouchhereandtheresheuldsetthingsstraighth
hadbeencrookedthesesixtyyearsperhaps;indeed;she
nolongerkhetruthwas
“iftheydlivedno
havehappenedpeoplearentsosetupontragedyasthey
yfatherhadbeenabletogoroundthe
cure;everythingwouldhave
erightbutuldidoandthentheyhadbad
friends;bothoftheadeschiefah;katharine;
arry;bequite;quitesurethatyouloveyour
husband”
thetearsstoodinshilberyseyes
fortingher;katharihoughttoherself;“now
thisisdontunderstand
thisisthesortofpositioniltinginto
hopleitstbetoliveastheydo”forallthe
eveningshehadbeenparingherhoandherfather
andtherhthesuffrageofficeandthepeoplethere
“but;katharine;”shilberyntinued;honeof
hersuddenood;“though;heavenknows;i
dontarried;surelyifeveranloved
aan;lovesyouanditsanice;richsounding
natookatharinerodney;unately;
doesntanthathesgotanyney;becausehehasnt”
thealterationofheaannoyedkatharine;andshe
observed;rathersharply;thatshedidntarry
anyone
“itsverydullthatyouarryonehusband;
certainly;”shilberyreflected“ialhatyou
uldrryeverybodyarryyouperhaps
theylletothatinti;butanonfess
thatdear”butherehilberycain;and
theresolidpartoftheeveningbeganthisnsisted
inthereadingaloudbykatharinefrooprosework
orother;otherknittedscarvesinterttently
onalittlecircularfra;andherfatherreadthenewspaper;
notsoattentivelybutthatheuldnthurously
nohefortunesofthehero
andtheheroinethehilberyssubscribedtoalibrary;h
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deliveredbooksontuesdaysandfridays;andkatharine
didherbesttointerestherparentsintheworksofliving
andhighlyrespershilberyurbed
bytheverylookofthelight;goldes;
andakelittlefacesasifshetastedsothing
bitterasthereadingrhilbery
odeshacuriouselaboratebanter
suightapplytotheantiising
childsothisevening;afterfivepagesorsoofoneof
thesesters;shilberyprotestedthatitoo
cleverandcheapandnastyforwords
“please;katharine;readussothingreal”
katharinehadtogotothebookcaseandchooseaportly
voluinsleek;yellolyasedative
effectuponbothherparentsbutthedeliveryofthe
eveningpostbrokeinupontheperiodsofhenryfielding;
andkatharinefoundthatherlettersneededallher
attention
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shetookherlettersuptoherrooher;havingpersuaded
herthertogotobeddirectlyhilberyleft
theforsolongasshesatinthesaroosher
ther;shilberyght;atanynt;askfora
sightofthepostaveryhastyglananysheets
hadshoeincidence;herattention
hadtobedirectedtonydifferentanxieties
siltaneouslyinthefirstplace;rodneyhadtena
veryfullaind;rated
byason;andhedendedarensideration
oftheirposition;orethan
shelikedthentheretersobe
laidsidebysideandparedbeforesheuldkeout
thetruthoftheirstory;andevenhe
fand
finallyshehadtorefleanypagesfro
usinselfinfinancialdifficulties;h
forcedhiotheunngenialoccupationofteaching
theyoungladiesofbungaytoplayupontheviolin
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butthetestory
differentlyhechiefsourceofherperplexityshe
hershockedtofinditdefinitelyestablished
thatheroondusin;cyrilalardyce;hadlivedfor
thelastfouryearsanhiswife;
tto
bearhinotherthisstateofthingshadbeendisvered