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virginiawoolf
“hefirste
tond“because;isuppose;itkeepsanidealaliveh
ghtdieotherwise”
aeoverherface;asiftheflaof
hedironically
andhtheexpressionhhehadcalledsadbefore;
foreforit
“idontknouchsenseinhavingideals;”
shesaid
“butyouhavethe”herepliedenergetically“whydowe
callthedealsitsastupids;ian”
shefollohpartedlips;asthoughto
anss;
ian;”thedoorofthedraswungopen;and
soreinedforaperceptibleinstanttheybothheld
theelvessilent;herlipsstillparted
faroff;theyheardtherustleofskirtsthentheowner
oftheskirtsappearedinthedoorost
filled;nearlynuchsller
ladypaniedher
“aunts”katharinerred;underherbreathher
tonehadahintoftragedyinit;butnoless;ralphthought;
thanthesituationrequiredsheaddressedthel
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argerlady
asauntllicent;thesllerrslvain;
arryingcyrilto
hisauntllicentin
partioothed;
incaadinedexistenceoelderlyladies
payingcallsinlondonaboutfiveoclockintheafteoon
portraitsbyroey;seenthroughglass;havesothing
oftheirpink;lloingsoftness;
asofapritshanginguponaredheafteoon
sunsshaffs;
chains;andspossibleto
deteanbeinginthessofbrown
andblackchairslvainwasa
chslighterfigure;butthesadoubtastotheprecise
linesofhetourfilledralph;asheregardedthe
alforebodingarkofhiswouldever
reachthesefabulousandfantasticcharactersforthere
ethingfantasticallyunrealinthecuriousswayings
andnoddingsofsshaasifherequipntin
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nightandday
cludedalargeched;
oingnote;short
untiltheenglishlanguageseednolongerfitfo
purposesinantofnervousness;soralph
thought;katharinehadtuedoninnurableelectric
lightsbutsshaadgainedietusperhapsher
soventshadthatendinvieained
speech;andshenoelyand
elaborately
“iefroyouywellask
;othatianshe
hundredthti;becauseofthesunsetshere
forthesunsets;butthatyyearsago
hesunsetsnonow
nearerthanthesouthast”herrichandrontiotes
paniedbyaehand;h;
onds;rubies;and
eraldsralphorereseled
anelephant;hajeoo;
balancedinsecurelyuponitsperch;andpeckingcapriciously
ataluofsugar
“hesunsetsnoed“doyou
findsunsetsno”
“iliveathighgate;”hereplied
“athighgateyes;highgatehasitschar;youruncle
johnlivedathighgate;”shejerkedinthedirectionof
katharineshesankherheaduponherbreast;asiffora
ntsditation;;shelookedupandobserved:
“idaresaythereareveryprettylanesinhighgate
icanrellectother;katharine;
throughlanesblossonghhobutwhere
isthehaeerthatexquisitedescription
indequinbutiforget;you;
inyourgeneration;ent;
atarvel”hereshedisplayed
bothherbeautifulehands”donotreaddequincey
youhaveyourbelloc;yourchesterton;yourbeard
shaey”
“butidoreaddequinore
thanbellocandchesterton;anyhow”
“indeed”exclaidsshahagestureof
surpriseandreliefngled“youare;then;araraavisin
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yourgenerationiaelightedtoetanyonewhoreads
dequincey”
hereshehollooascreen;and;leaning
toharine;inquired;inaveryaudiblewhisper;
“doesyourfriende”
“denha”saidkatharine;orethanherusual
cleaessandfiress;“esforthereviewheisa
lawyer”
“thecleanshavenlips;shoheexpressionofthe
uthiregnizethetonceiale
”
“theyusedtoeaboutsochintheolddays;”
slvaininterposed;thefrail;silverynotesofher
voicefallinghthestoneofanoldbell
“yousayyouliveathighgate;”shentinued“iwonder
heryouhappentoknohereisanoldhouse
calledteestlodgestillinexistenceanolde
houseinagarden”
ralphshookhishead;andshesighed
“ah;no;itsthavebeenpulleddoe;
halltheotheroldhousestherety
lanesinthosedaysthatetyour
auntely;youknoharine“they
ethroughthelanes”
“asprigofyinherbon;”sshajaculated;
reniscently
“andnextsundayhehadvioletsinhisbuttonholeand
thatwashoeguessed”
katharinelaughedshelookedatralphhiseyeswere
ditative;andshehefoundinthisold
gossiptokehiondersontentedlyshefelt;she
hardlykne
“unclejohnyes;poorjohn;youal
goontalking;
heyneededlittleinvitationtodo
“thathisfather;oldsirrichard;alalled
hipoorjohn;orthefoolofthefaly;”slvain
hastenedtoinforhe“theotherboys;
andheuldneverpasshisexanations;sothey
senthioindiaalongvoyageinthosedays;poor
fello;youkno
upbuthehisknighthoodandapension;ibe
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nightandday
lieve;”shesaid;tuingtoralph;“onlyitisnotengland”
“no;”sshafirdher;“itisnotenglandin
thosedayshoughtanindianjudgeshipaboutequal
toauntyurtjudgeshipathohishonorapretty
title;butstill;notatthetopofthetreehowever;”she
sighed;“ifyouhaveahildren;andpeople
noewell;
youhavetotakeyoucanget;”shencluded
“andifancy;”slvainresud;loe
rathefidentially;“thatjohnore
ifithadntbeenforhisilyshewasa
verygoodan;devotedtohiofurse;butshewas
notaitiousforhiandifabitiousfor
herhusband;especiallyinaprofessionlikethelas
soongettoknor
denhaosaythathofourfriends
ejudges;bylookingatthegirlstheyrried
andsoitalwayswillbei
dontthink;”sheadded;suingupthesescatteredrerks;
“thatanynisreallyhappyunlesshesucceeds
inhisprofession”
sshapprovedofthissentintoreponderous
sagacityfroersideoftheteatable;inthefirst
placebysarking:
“no;narenotthesaasenifancyalfred
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tennysonspokethetruthaboutthatasaboutnyother
thingshooetheprincea
sequeltotheprincessinfessilsttiredof
princessesoshoagood
ncanberice;antigoneand
rdelia;butanhowdoyou;asa
poet;ardenha
“iotapoet;”saidralphgoodhuredly“inly
asolicitor”
“butyoudended;afraid
lestsheshou