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“iotapoet;”saidralphgoodhuredly“inly
asolicitor”
“butyoudended;afraid
lestsheshouldbebalkedofherpricelessdisvery;a
youngntrulydevotedtoliterature
“inspareti;”denhaeassuredher
“inyourspareti”sshachoed“thatisa
proofofdevotion;indeed”shehalfclosedhereyes;and
indulgedherselfinafascinatingpictureofabriefless
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barristerlodgedinagarret;rtalnovelsby
thelightofafarthingdipbuttheroncehfell
uponthefiguresofgreatinedtheirpages
shakespeareaboutetlifefortifiedbythe
;andhowfar
shenfusedhiherooffiction;itwouldbe
hardtosayliteraturehadtakenpossessionevenofher
riessheatchinghipresubly;hcertain
eout;after
apause;h:
“uendennisoniuldneverforgive
laura;”shepronounarrying
george;inspiteofeverythinggeorgeeliotdidthe
verysathing;andlean;
annerofadancingsterbuton;
noance;
distinction;andthennectionerepiece
ofundergraduatefollyarthur;infess;hasalways
seedtoabitofafop;icantiginehowlaura
rriedhibutyousayyoureasolirdenha
nohereareoneorthingsishouldliketoask
youaboutshakespeare”shedreall;wo
voluedifficulty;openedit;andshookitin
theair“theysay;nohatshakespearewasalawyer
theysay;thatacuntsforhisknoan
naturetheresafineexaleforyou;denhastudy
youran;andthehericher
oneofthesedays;ihavenodoubttell;howdowe
eoutofit;noterorhanyouexpected”
thusuptheannature
inafeatingly:
“;agooddealafraidthe
ordinarynisabitofarascal”
“andtheordinaryan”
“no;idontliketheordinaryaneither”
ah;dear;ivenodoubtthatsverytrue;verytrue”
sshaighed“shyou;
anyho;andthoughtthatthere
inctpooulddo
selftosatire
“eer;rs
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nightandday
lvaininterposed;ratherresentingthee
involvedintalkingaboutfictitiouspeopleight
betalkingaboutrealpeople“butyoueer
hikatharine”
“lavingtonoh;yes;ido;”saidkatharine;waking
frotherthoughtsr
eerthefieldandthe
pondakinghaystacksr
lavington”
“sheisrighttherers
sharoborated“llaisdestudiesofitfor
opheliasosaythatisthebestpictureheever
painted”
“andireerthedogchainedupintheyard;and
thedeadsnakeshanginginthetoolhouse”
“ittenbythatyouhebull;”
slvainntinued“butthatyouuldntreer;
thoughitstrueyouhildsuch
eyesshehad;denhausedtosaytoherfather;
shesngusallupinherlittle
ndandtheyhadanurseinthosedays;”sheon;
tellingherstoryingsoleitytoralph;“who
an;butengagedtoasailorwhenshe
oughttohavebeenattendingtothebaby;hereyeswere
ontheseaandshilberyallohisgirlsusanher
natostayinthevillagetheyabused
hergoodness;iorrytosay;andheywalkedin
thelanes;theystoodtheperaulatoraloneinafield
albecaenragedby
theredblanketintheperaulator;andheavenknows
ighthavehappenedifagentlenhadnotbeen
e;andrescuedkatharinein
hisar”
“ithinkthebullcelia;”said
katharine
“darling;itreddevonshirebull;andnot
longafteritgoredantodeathandhadtobedestroyed
andyourtherforgavesusanathingiuld
neverhavedone”
“ggiessyathiesirelyhsusanandthe
sailor;iaure;”saidssharathertartly“
sisterinlainued;“haslaidherburdensupon
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providenceateverycrisisinherlife;andprovidence;i
stnfess;hasrespondednobly;sofar”
“yes;”saidkatharine;halaugh;forshelikedthe
rashnessily“
thersbullsalont”
“gladyouhavesoone
toprotebullsnow”
“ibulls;”
saidkatharine
ithappenedthatsshaadoncereproduced
herpoeofshakespeare;anding
ralphuponanobseasure”
hedidnotatonceseizetheaningofkatharine
andheraunt;hesupposed;referred
tososllusin;forhenoharineasachild
inapinafore;but;nevertheless;heuchdistracted
thathiseyeuldhardlyfollohehe
paperantlaterheheardthepeakdistinctlyof
anengagentring
“ilikerubies;”heheardkatharinesay
“tobeirisondintheviewlesswinds;
andblohrestlessviolenceroundabout
thependantworld”
sshantoned;atthesainstant“rodney”
fitteditselfto“”inralphsndhefeltnvinced
thatkatharineorodneyhisfirst
sensationragehherforhaving
dehpleasant
oldseeherasachildplayingina
ado;e
shearry
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rodney
butpossiblesurelyitpossibleforin
hiseyessheillachildhepausedsolongoverthe
bookthatsshaadtitolookoverhisshoulder
andaskheiece:
“andhaveyousettleduponahouseyet;katharine”
thisnvinonstrousidea
helookedupatonceandsaid:
“yes;itsadifficultpassage”
hisvoicehadchangedsoch;hespokehsuch
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curtnessandevenpt;thatsshabr 》
lookedathiairlypuzzledhappilyshebelongedtoa
generationen;and
sherelyfeltnvincedthatthisdenhaasvery;
very
seedtohavenoretosay;andsecreteditonce
reaboutherpersonhtheinfinitelypatheticresignation
oftheold
“katharinesengagedtorodney;”shesaid;by
hepause;“averyoldfriendofourshe
hasaerature;toowonderful”
shenoddedherheadrathervaguely“youshould
eteachother”
denhaoneoleavethehouseassoonas
heuld;buttheelderlyladieshadrisen;andwereproposing
tovisitshilberyinherbedroosothatany
veonhispartpossibleatthesati;he
ething;buthekne;to
katharinealoneshetookherauntsupstairs;andretued;
ingtooncerehanairofinnocence
andfriendlinessthatazedhi
“fatheryousitdown”
andshelaughed;asifnoightshareaperfectly
friendlylaughattheteaparty
butralphdenoattettoseathielf
“istngratulateyou;”hesaid“ito
”hesaegraver
thanbefore
“engagent”sheasked“yes;iaoingtorry
rodney”
ralphreinedstandinghhishandonthebackof
aedtoplunge
intodarknessbethelookedather;buther
faceshonoregret
osciousnesso