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nuscript;andafterspreadingitsothlyuponhisknee;
helookedupatkatharinesuspiciouslyhecaughther
sling
“ibelieveyouonlyasktoreadoutofkindness;”he
burstout“letsfindsothingelsetotalkaboutwho
haveyoubeenseeing”
“idontgenerallyaskthingsoutofkindness;”katharine
observed;“hotoread;you
neednt”
gaveaqueersnortofexasperation;andopened
hisnusore;thoughhekepthiseyesupon
herfaceashedidsonofaceuldhavebeengraveror
rejudicial
“onecantrustyou;certainly;tosayunpleasantthings;”
hesaid;sothingoutthepage;clearinghisthroat;and
readinghalfastanzatohielf“aheheprincessis
lostinthehesoundofaho
thistyonthestage;buticant
gettheeffecthereanyhopa
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nightandday
niedbytherestofthegentlenofgratiansurti
beginwherehesoliloquizes”hejerkedhisheadandbegan
toread
althoughkatharinehadjustdisclaidanyknowledge
ofliterature;shelistenedattentivelyatleast;shelistened
tothefirsttyfivelinesattentively;andthen
shefrotentionwasonlyarousedagainwhen
rodneyraisedhisfingerasign;shekneeter
tochange
histheoryoodhasitsterhisstery
ofters;and;ifthebeautyofa
dradependeduponthevarietyofasuresinh
thepersonagesspeak;rodneysplayssthavechallenged
theharinesignorance
ofshakespearedidnotpreventherfroeelingfairly
certainthatplaysshouldnotproduceasenseofchill
stuporintheaudieneherasthelines
floetislongandsotisshort;butalways
deliveredeliltofvoice;ed
tonaileaespotinthehearers
brainstill;sherefleost
exclusivelysculine;enneitherpracticetheor
kno;andoneshusbandsproficiency
inthisdireightlegititelyincreaseonesrespect
forhisincestificationisnobadbasisforrespect
nooneulddoubtthathereading
endedhthefinishoftheact;katharinehadprepared
alittlespeech
“thatseetoextrely;although;
ofurse;idontknoocriticizein
detail”
“butitstheskillthatstrikesyounottheetion”
“inafragntlikethat;ofurse;theskillstrikesone
st”
“butperhapshaveyoutitolistentoonere
shortpiecethescenebete
realfeelinginthat;ithinkdenhagreesthatitsthe
bestthingivedone”
“youvereadittoralphdenhakatharineinquired;
did
hesay”
“dearkatharine;”rodneyexclaid;“idontask
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youforcriticisasishouldaskascholaridaresay
thereareonlyfiveninenglandy
attersastraebutitrustyouwherefeeling
isnyndoftenwheniwas
yself;nohis
thesortofthingkatharinehinkof
youing;katharine;evensthesort
ofthingyouknoandidratheryes;i
reallybelieveidratheryouthoughtying
thananyoneintheworld”
thisributetohistrustinherthat
katharineouched
“youthinktooealtog
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ether;;”she
said;forgettingthatshehadnotanttospeakinthis
way
“no;katharine;idont;”hereplied;replacinghisnuscript
inthedraegoodtothinkofyou”
soquietananswasbynoexpression
oflove;butrelybythestatentthatifshestgo
heakehertothestrand;andould
ont;changehisdressinggo;
vedhertotheestfeelingofaffe
thatshehadyetexperiencedhe
nextrooshestoodbythebookcase;takingdownbooks
andopeningthebutreadingnothingontheirpages
shefeltcertainthatshearryrodneyhoould
oneavoidithohithereshe
sighed;and;puttingthethoughtofrriageaway;fell
intoadreatate;ineanotherperson;
andtheedchangedbeingafrequent
visitortothathere
unhesitatinglyifshehadtriedtoanalyzeheriressions;
shehattheredtherealities
oftheappearances;
popededpared
hthosecalledforthinactuallifethered
thethingsoneghthavefelt;hadtherebeencause;
theperfecthappinessofent;
thebeautyseenhereinflyingglisesonlyno
doubtchofthefuitureofthisly
frohepast;andevenfroheenglandofthe
elizabethanagehobellishntofthisigi
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nightandday
naryightchange;tiesantin
ititthe
nstraint;andthe
processofaentarkedbyresignation
andakindofstoietno
acquaintancethere;asdenhaid;raculouslytransfigured;
sheplayednoheroicpartbuttherecertainly
shelovedsognaniushero;andastheys
togetherangtheleafhungtreesofanunknownworld;
theysharedthefeelingsefreshandfastasthe
heshorebutthesandsofherliberationwere
runningfast;eventhroughtheforestbranchesca
soundsofrodneyvingthingsonhisdressingtable;
andkatharihisexcursionbyshutting
theverofthebooksheing
itinthebookshelf
“;”shesaid;speakingratherfaintlyatfirst;like
onesendingavoicefroleeptoreachtheliving“;”
sherepeatedfiry;“ifyoustilletorry
you;iwill”
perhapsitanuldexpecttohavethe
stntousquestionofhislifesettledinavoiceso
level;sotoneless;sodevoidofjoyorenergyatanyrate
denoansont
laterhesteppedbrisklyfroisdressingrooandobserved
thatifsheoreoystershethought
hekneongersshopstill
openshebreatheddeeplyasighofrelief
extractfrolettersentafershilbery
tohersisterinlarslvain:
“hoetoforgetthenaintelegra
suchanice;rich;englishna;too;and;inaddition;
hehasallthegracesofintellect;hehasreadliterally
everythingitellkatharine;ishallalon
rightsideatdinner;soastohavehiywhen
peoplebegintalkingaboutcharactersinshakespeare
theyberich;buttheyllbevery;veryhappyiwas
sittinginrooateonenight;feelingthatnothing
niceeagain;wheniheard
katharineoutsideinthepassage;andithoughtto
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self;shallicallherinandthenithoughtinthat
hopeless;drearyhink;hthefiregoing
outandonesbirthdayjustover;y
troublesonherbutlittleselfntrolhaditsreward;
foextntshetappedatthedoorandcain;and
satontherug;andthoughherofussaidanything;
ifeltsohappyallofasendthatiuldnthelp
yage;howi
hopeyoullhaveadaughter;tooyoukno
katharineisshee;that
infoolish;nervousstateidreadedsothing;idont