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ralphsstrengthofogetherhthepressureof
ovinginthepathh
ledthatneeded;inparticular;anstantrepetition
ofaphrasetotheeffectthathesharedthen
fate;founditbestofall;andher;andby
repeatingsuchphrasesheacquiredpunctualityandhabits
ofonstratethatto
beaclerkinasolicitorsofficehebestofallpossible
lives;andthatotheraitionswerevain
but;likeallbeliefsnotgenuinelyheld;thisonedepended
veryountofacceptanceitreceived
frotherpeople;andinprivate;hepressure
ofpublipinionoved;ralphlethielf
shisactualcircutances
106
virginiawoolf
uponstrangevoyagesh;indeed;hewouldhavebeen
ashadtodescribeinthesedrea;ofurse;hefigured
innobleandronticparts;butselfglorification
otiveofthetheygaveoutletto
sospiritodoinreallife;for;
isralph
haddeuphisndthatthere;
ntetuouslyenough;hecalleddrea;intheworld
etisseedtohihatthis
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spiritostvaluablepossessionhehad;hethought
thatbyansofitheuldsetfloetractsof
theearth;curenyills;orraiseupbeautywherenone
noed;itoo;afierceandpotentspirith
entsonthe
officeina
nutestandinginnakedness;ifhegaveoithis
endeavor;foyyears;hadbeentontrolthespirit;
andattheageoftyninehethoughtheuldpride
hielfuponaliferigidlydividedintothehoursofwork
andthoseofdrethethout
hageaatteroffact;thiseffortat
disciplinehadbeenhelpedbytheinterestsofadifficult
profession;buttheoldnclusiontohralphhad
eind;
andtingedhisvieelancholybeliefthatlife
forstpeoplepelstheexerciseofthelos
andesthepreciousones;untilitforcesustoagree
thatthereislittlevirtue;astleprofit;in
onceseedtousthenoblestpartofourinheritance
denhaltogetherpopulareitherinhisoffice
oranghisfalyheoopositive;atthisstageof
hiscareer;astoandoo
proudofhisselfntrol;and;asisnaturalinthecaseof
personsnotaltogetherhappyoredintheiditions;
tooapttoprovethefollyofntentnt;ifhe
foundanyoneothathe
officehisratherostentatiousefficiencyannoyedthose
orelightly;and;iftheyforetold
hisadvancent;itpathetically
indeed;heappearedtoberatherahardandself
suffian;anners
thatprosinglyabrupt;ed
107
nightandday
hadesiretogetonintheural;
theseanofnoans;butnot
engaging
theyoungnintheofficehadaperfectrighttothese
opinions;becausedenhahoiculardesire
fortheirfriendshiphelikedthehut
thepinthatpartntoflifeed
toherto;indeed;hehadfoundlittledifficulty
inarranginghislifeasthodicallyashearrangedhis
expenditure;butaboutthistihebegantoenunter
experiencesary
datchethadbegunthisnfusionting
intolaughteratsorerkofhis;alstthefirst
titheytsheuldnotexplainwasshe
thoughthiuiteastonishinglyoddwhenheknewher
ondayandwednesday
andsaturday;sheoreased;shelaughed
tillhelaughed;too;edto
herveryoddthatheshouldknouchaboutbreeding
bulldogsasanyninengland;thathehadallection
ofeekly
visittooldsstrotteratealing;hority
uponthescienceofheraldry;neverfailedtoexciteher
laughtersheedtoknohing;eventhekindof
cakeheoldladysuppliedontheseoccasions;and
theirsuerexcursionstochurchesintheneighborhood
oflondonforthepurposeoftakingrubbingsofthebrasses
beportantfestivals;froheinterestshe
tookintheinsixnthsshekneoreabouthisodd
friendsandhobbiesthanhisohersandsistersknew;
afterlivingallhislife;andralphfoundthisvery
pleasant;thoughdisordering;forhisoself
hadalwaysbeenprofoundlyserious
certainlyitarydatchet
andtobee;directlythedoor;quiteadifferent
sortofperson;eccentricandlovable;hscarcelyany
likenesstotheselfstpeoplekneeless
serious;andratherlessdie;forhe
tohearrylaughingathiandtellinghiasshewas
fondofdoing;thatheknehingatallaboutanything
shedehialso;takeaninterestinpublicquestions;
foruralliking;andessof
108
virginiawoolf
tuinghiroorytoradical;afteraurseofpublic
etings;acutely;andended
byexcitinghivenrethantheyexcitedher
butheind;
hedividedtheutoticallyintothoseheulddiscuss
ustkeepforhielfshe
kneed
tofindyoungnveryreadytotalkabouttheelves;
andhadetolistentothesonelistenstochildren;
houtanythoughtofherselfbuthralph;she
hadverylittleofthistealfeeling;and;innsequence;
achkeenersenseofheroy
lateoneafteoonralphsteppedalongthestrandto
aninterviehalaeoon
lightostover;andalreadystreaofgreenish
andyelloificiallightoan
atsphererylanes;wouldnowhavebeen
softokeofhsidesof
theroadtheshophains
andhighlypolishedleathercases;oodupon
shelvesdeofthickplateglassnoneofthesediffer
entobjects;butfroll
oftheedrepressionofstirandcheerfulness
thusitcaaboutthathesaing
to;andlookedstraightather;asifshewere
onlyanillustrationofthearguntthatwasgoingforward
inhisndinthisspirithenoticedtheratherset
expressioninhereyes;andtheslight;halfnscious
ventofherlips;ogetherhherheight
andthedistinadeherlookasifthe
scurryingcropededher;andherdirection
froheirshenoticedthiscaly;butsuddenly;
ashepassedher;hishandsandkneesbegantotrele;
andhisheartbeatpainfullyshedidnotseehiand
elinesuck
toherry:“itslifethattters;nothingbutlife
theprocessofdisveringtheeverlastingandperpetual
process;notthedisveryitselfatall”thusoccupied;
shedidnotseedenhaandhehadnottheurageto
stopherbutiediatelythehestrand
parted
tothestheterogeneousthingsusic
109
nightandday
sounds;andsopleasantpressionthathewas
verygladthathehadnotstoppedher;afterallitgrew
sloer;butlasteduntilhestoodoutsid
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ethe
barristerschaers
erviehthebarristerwas
toolatetogobacktotheofficehissightofkatharine
hadputhiueerlyoutoftuneforadosticevening
hestreetsoflondon
untilh