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hassentaletterfullofquotationsnonsense;though
cleveonsense”
“heyoungergenerationtocarryonits
lifeonthoselines;itsnoneofouraffair;”hererked
“butisntitouraffair;perha
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ps;toketheetrried”
katharineaskedratherwearily
“e”herfather
dendedhsuddenirritation
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nightandday
“onlyastheheadofthefaly”
“butiottheheadofthefalyalfredstheheadof
thefalyletthepplytoalfred;”saidhilbery;
relapsingagainintohisarhairkatharinewasaware
thatshehadtouchedasensitivespot;hoentioning
thefaly
“ithink;perhaps;thebestthingetogo
andseethe”sheobserved
“i;”
hilberyrepliedhuneddecisionandauthority
“indeed;idontunderstandheyvedraggedyouinto
thebusinessatallidontseethatitsgotanythingto
dohyou”
“ivealhcyril;”katharineobserved
“butdidheevertellyouanythingaboutthis”
hilberyaskedrathersharply
katharineshookherheadshewas;indeed;agooddeal
hurtthatcyrilhadnotnfidedinherdidhethink;as
ralphdenharrydatchetghtthink;thatshewas;
forsoreason;unsyathetichostileeven
“astoyourther;”saidhilbery;afterapause;in
edtobensideringtheloroftheflas;
“youhadbettertellherthefactsshedbetterknohe
factsbeforeeveryonebeginstotalkaboutit;though
e;iurei
dontknohelesstalkthereisthebetter”
grantingtheassutionthatgentlenofsixtywho
arehighlycultivated;andhavehadchexperienceof
life;probablythinkofnythingsheydonotsay;
katharineuldnothelpfeelingratherpuzzledbyher
fathersattitude;asshea
distanceheitallhooothed
theseeventsintoaselanceofdecencyonized
hhiso
pt
hioexaneintotheherelyseedtorealize;
ratherlanguidly;thatcyrilhadbehavedinah
herpeopledidnotbehaveinthat
edtobelookingthroughatelespeatlittle
figureshundredsoflesinthedistance
herselfishanxietynottohavetotellshilbery
hadhappeneddeherfolloherintothehall
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virginiawoolf
afterbreakfastthenextinginordertoquestion
hi
“haveyoutoldther”sheaskedhenertoher
fatherostste;andsheseedtoholdendless
depthsofreflectioninthedarkofhereyes
hilberysighed
“dearchild;ityhead”hesothed
hissilkhatenergetically;andatonceaffectedanairof
hurry“illsendanoteroundfroheofficeiate
thising;andiveanyauntofproofstoget
through”
“thatdoatall;”katharinesaiddecidedly“she
stbetoldyouoristtellhertohave
toldheratfirst”
hilberyhadnoonhishead;andhis
handhedoorknobanexpressionharine
kneherchildhood;oshield
hinsonegleeintohiseyes;lice;
hur;andirresponsibilityhenodded
hisheadtoandfrosignificantly;openedthedoor
ovent;andsteppedouthalight
nessunexpectedathisageheo
hisdaughter;andalone;katharineuld
nothelplaughingtofindherselfcheatedasusualindostic
bargainingshherfather;andlefttodothe
disagreeable
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nightandday
chapterixthising;andgetalotdone”
katharinedislikedtellinghertheraboutcyrilssbehavior
quiteasuchthe
sareasonstheybothshrank;nervously;aspeoplefear
thereportofagunonthestage;frollthatwouldhave
tobesaidonthisooreover;was
unabletodecideisbehavior
asusual;shesaethingother
didnotsee;andtheeffeethingo
suspendindhoutanyqualification
atalltheyhinkheritwasgoodor
bad;toheriterelyathingthathadhappened
rshilberyhad
alreadydippedherpenintheink
“katharine;”shesaid;liftingitintheair;“ivejust
deoutsuchaqueer;strangethingaboutyourgrandfather
ihreeyearsandsixnthsolderthanhewas
other;
butighthavebeenhiseldersister;andthatseeto
suchapleasantfancyioingtostartquitefresh
shebeganhersentence;atanyrate;andkatharinesat
doheroable;untiedthebundleofoldletters
uponoothedtheutabsent
ndedly;andbegantodecipherthefadedscript
inanuteshelookedaother;tojudgeher
odpeaceandhappinesshadrelaxedeverysclein
herface;herlipsedveryslightly;andherbreath
cainsoth;ntrolledinspirationslikethoseofa
childselfhabuildingofbricks;
andincreasinginecstasyaseachbrickisplacedinposition
soshilberyheskiesand
treesofthepastheverystrokeofherpen;andrecalling
thevoiwas;and
undisturbedbythesoundsofthepresentnt;
katharineuldfancythathere
ti;andthatsheandhertherhedinthe
lightofsixtyyearsagouldthepresentgive;she
parehtherichcrosbestowed
bythepasthereoinginprocess
ofnufacture;eachsendintedfreshby
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virginiawoolf
theantelpieceshestrainedherears
anduldjusthear;faroff;thehootofatorcarand
therushofingneareranddyingawayagain;
andthevoiencryingoldironandvegetablesin
oneofthepoorerstreetsatthebas;
ofurse;ain
ocarryonanyparticularoccupation
givesoffriesofods;ofideas;ofpostures
thathavebeenseeninit;sothattoattetanydifferent
kindofostiossible
katharineeshe
enteredherthersroobyalltheseinfluences;h
hadhadtheirbirthyearsago;hild;and
hadsothingsnabouttheandnnected
theelveshe
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arlyriesofthecaveous
glooandsonorousechoesoftheabbeyher
layburiedallthebooksandpictures;eventhe
;orhadreference
tohieventheantelpieceandthe
littleshepherdesseshtheirsheephadbeenboughtby
hiorapennyapieanostand
hatrayoftoysinkensingtonhighstreet;askatharine
hadoftenheardherthertelloftenshehadsatinthis
rooindfixedsofiryonthosevanished
figuresthatsheuldalstseethesclesroundtheir
eyesandlips;andhadgiventoeachhisoh
itstricksofaccent;andhisatandhiscravatoften
shehadseedtoherselftobevingangthean
invisibleghostangtheliving;betteracquaintedh
thehanhheroheir
secretsandpossessedadivineforeknoheir
destinytheyhadbeensounhappy;suchddlers;so
edtohersheuldhavetoldthebr 》
elancholyfact
thattheyoher;ando
etogriefintheiroiquatedheirbeh