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“icanshoheplaceforchingbirds;”said
edhatsyoulikedoingiknowafellow
esdolondonaboutthistieveryyear
toitsagreatplaceforthewildgeeseand
theducksiveheardthisnsaythatitsoneofthe
bestplacesforbirdsintheuntry”
“itsaboutthebestplaceinengland;”ralphreplied
theyifiedbythispraiseoftheiativeunty;
andrynohepleasureofhearingtheseshort
questionsandansheirundertoneofsuspicious
inspection;sofarasherbrothersonceed;and
developintoagenuinenversationaboutthehabitsof
birdseruedtoadiscussionastothe
habitsofsolicitors;inarcelynecessaryfor
hertotakepartsheoseethatherbrothers
likedralph;totheextent;thatis;ofosecure
hisgoodopinionitwas
iossibletotellfroiskindbutexperiencednner
nohenshefedthefirehafreshlog;andasthe
rooilledhthefine;dryheatofbuinghey
all;htheexceptionofelizabeth;sidethe
rangeofthefire;feltlessandlessanxiousaboutthe
effeoreinclinedfor
sleepatthisntavehentscratchingwasheard
onthedoor
“piperoh;daishallhavetogetup;”rred
christopher
“itsnotpiper;itspitch;”eded
“allthesa;ishallhavetogetup;”christopher
gruledheletinthedog;andstoodforantby
thedoor;self
hadraughtoftheblack;starlitair
“doeinandshutthedoor”rycried;halftuing
inherchair
“orroopher
placency;andhesathielfonthefloorather
feet;andleanthisbackagainstherknees;andstretched
outhislongstockingedlegstothefireallsignsthathe
feltnolongeranyrestraintatthepresenceofthestranger
heily;andrysfavorite;partly
becausehischaracterreseledhers;aseder
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nightandday
reseledelizabethsshedeherkneesafortable
restforhishead;andranherfingersthroughhishair
“ishouldlikerytostrokeheadlikethat;”ralph
thoughttohielfsuddenly;andhelookedatchristopher;
alstaffectionately;forcallingforthhissisters
caressesinstantlyhethoughtofkatharine;thethought
ofherbeingsurroundedbythespacesofnightandthe
openair;andry;;sahelinesuponhis
foreheadsuddenlydeepenhestretand
plaselftofitit
it
histhoughtstothisoneroo
ryhadoved
itiatientlybetuchasthough
heoretopartthethick;
reddishloredlocksthishatbutafarstronger
passionhadtakenpossessionofhersoulthanany
herbrotheruldinspireinher;and;seeingralphschange
ofexpression;herhandalstautoticallyntinued
itsvents;indplungeddesperatelyfor
soholduponslipperybanks
chapterxvi
intothatsablacknight;alst;indeed;intothevery
salayerofstarlitair;katharinehilberywasnowgazing;
althoughnothavieotheprospectsofafine
dayforduorroalkingup
anddohinthegardenofstogdonhouse;
hersightoftheheavensbeingpartiallyinterceptedby
thelightleaflesshoopsofapergolathusasprayof
cletispletelyobscurecassiopeia;orblot
outyriadsoflesofthelky
theendofthepergola;hoherewasa
stoneseat;froletely
sclearofanyearthlyinterruption;savetotheright;
indeed;treesifullysprinkled
hstars;andaloablebuildinghadafulldropof
quiveringsilverjustissuingfroheuthofthechiey
itoonlessnight;butthelightofthestars
ans
forandtheshapeofherfacegazinggravely;indeed
alststely;intotheskyshehadeoutintothe
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virginiawoolf
ildenough;notsochto
lookhscientificeyesuponthestars;astoshakeherself
freefroertainpurelyterrestrialdisntentsch
asaliterarypersoninlikecircutanceswouldbegin;
absentndedly;pullingoutvoluaftervolu;soshe
steppedintothegardeninordertohavethestarsat
hand;eventhoughshedidnotlookatthenottobe
happy;obehappierthanshe
hat;asfarassheuldsee;was
theoriginofadisntentostas
soonasshearrived;tednowso
intolerablethatshehadleftthefalyparty;ande
outheretonsideritbyherselfitshewho
thoughtherselfunhappy;butherusins;houghtit
forherthehouseuchofherage;or
evenyounger;andangtheheyhadsoterribly
brighteyestheyseedalething
betheyexpectedto
find;andyetdidnotfind;andheysearched;
katharinebecaaingshehadnot
beennsciousof
andherparentsor;ifshedidnotissedit
andthisstateofnddepressedher;becauseshehad
beenaccustodalpletesatisfaction;
andherselflovetleruffledshewouldhave
likedtobreakthroughthereservehabitualtoherinorder
tojustifyherengagenttosoonewhoseopinion
shevaluednoonehadspokena;
buttheyleftheralone;notthatthatwould
havettered;iftheyhadnotleftheralonesopolitely;
and;perhaps;thatatterediftheyhad
notseedsoqueerlysilent;alstrespectful;inher
presence;;shefelt;outofit
lookingnohenatthesky;shethroughthe
listofherusinsnas:eleanor;huhrey;rduke;
silvia;henry;cassandra;gilbert;andstynhenry;the
usinaughttheyoungladiesofbungaytoplay
upontheviolin;sheuld
nfide;andasshewalkedup
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anddohthe
hoopsofthepergola;shedidbeginalittlespeechto
hiethinglikethis:
“tobeginveryfondofyoucantdeny
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nightandday
thatiknobetterthananyone;alstbutwhy
iarryinghis;partly;iadtieingquite
honestustnttellanyonepartly
becauseiarrieditohaveahouseof
oeitsallverywellfor
you;henry;youcangoyouroobethere
alourhouseisyou
behappyeither;ifyoudidntdosothingitisntthat
ihaventthetiathoitstheatsphere”here;
presubly;sheiginedthatherusin;ened
pathy;raisedhiseyebrows
alittle;andinterposed:
“doyoutodo”
eveninthispurelyiginarydialogue;katharinefound
itdiffibitiontoaniginarypanion
“ishouldlike;”shebegan;andhesitatedquitealong
tibeforesheforcedherselftoadd;hachangeof
voiatheticstoknothestars”
henryazed;buttookindtoexpressall
hisdoubts;heonlysaidsothingaboutthedifficulties
ofthetics;andrerkedthatverylittlewasknown
aboutthestars
katharihereuponentofher
case
“idontcarechherievergettoknohing
butiethinginfigures
sothingthathasntg