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displayedhisexquisitepusontheedgeofthefender;
andsuonedhisselfrespect
“youveseveralbigestatesroundhere;otway;”hebegan
“anygoodhuntingletsee;pack
bean”
“sirbudge;thesugarking;hasthebiggestestate
heboughtoutpoorstanhabankrupt”
“hatbeveeyoralfred”
“alfredidonthuntselfyoureagreathuntsn;
arentyouyouhaveagreatreputationasahorsen;
anyhoohelprodneyinhis
efforttoreverhisplacency
“oh;iloveriding;”rodneyreplied“uldigetahorse
doeiforgottobringanyclothesicant
igine;though;oldyouihingofarider”
totellthetruth;henrylaboredunderthesadifficulty;
hedidnote;and;
therefore;herepliedvaguelythathehadalwaysheard
thatrodneyriderintruth;hehadheard
verylittleabouthione
asafigureoftentobefoundinthebackgroundathis
auntshouse;andinevitably;thoughinexplicably;engaged
tohisusin
“idontcarechforshooting;”rodneyntinued;
“butonehastodoit;unlessonestobealtogether
outofthingsidaresaytheressoveryprettyuntry
roundhereistayedonhallyoung
cranthorpearriedold
lordbolhadaughterverynicepeopleintheirway”
“idontxinthatsociety;”henryrerked;rather
shortlybutrodney;noartedonanagreeablecurrent
ofrefleptationofpursuing
italittlefurtherheappearedtohielfasanwho
vedeasilyinverygoodsociety;andkne
thetruevaluesoflifetobehielfaboveit
“oh;butyoushould;”heon“itshstaying
there;anyhoakeoneveryfortable;
andtheenareravishing”
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virginiawoolf
“theen”henrythoughttohielf;hdisgust
“uldanyanseeinyou”histolerancewas
rapidlybeingexhausted;butheuldnothelpliking
rodneynevertheless;andthisappearedtohitrange;
forheouth
nedthespeakerirreparablyhebegan;
inshort;toan
arryhisusinghtbeuldanyone;
exceptarathersingularcharacter;affordtobesoridiculously
vain
“idontthinkishouldgetoninthatsociety;”hereplied
“idontthinkishouldknotosaytolady
roseifither”
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“idontfindanydifficulty;”rodneychuckled“youtalk
tothebouttheirchildren;iftheyhaveany;ortheir
acplishntspainting;gardening;poetrytheyre
sodelightfullysyatheticseriously;youknohinka
ansopinionofonespoetryisalhhaving
dontasktheortheirreasonsjustasktheortheir
feelingskatharine;forexale”
“katharine;”saidhenry;phasisuponthe
na;alstasifheresentedrodneysuseofit;
“katharineisveryunlikesten”
“quite;”rodneyagreed“sheis”heseedabout
todese“shes
lookingveryostinquired;
inadifferenttonefrohatinhhehadbeenspeaking
henrybenthishead
“but;asafaly;youregiventoods;eh”
“notkatharine;”saidhenry;hdecision
“notkatharine;”rodneyrepeated;asifhehe
aningofthebuther
engagenthaschangedheaturally;”headded;“one
thisstatent;buthenryreinedsilent
“katharinehashadadifficultlife;insoways;”he
ntinued“iexpectthatrriagewillbegoodforher
shehasgreatpowers”
“great;”saidhenry;hdecision
“yesbutnodirectiondyouthinktheytake”
rodneyhadpletelydroppedhisposeasanof
theedtobeaskinghenrytohelphin
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nightandday
adifficulty
“idontknoatedcautiously
“dyouthinkchildrenahouseholdthatsortof
thingdyouthinkthatllsatisfyhed;iutall
day”
“shepetent;”henrystated
“oh;shespetent;”saidrodney“but
igetabsorbedinpoetryharinehasntgot
thatsheadrespoetry;youknothat
beenoughforher”
“no;”saidhenryhepaused“ithinkyoureright;”he
added;asifhenguphisthoughts“katharine
hasntfoundherselfyetlifeisntaltogetherrealtoher
yetisotisthink”
“yes”rodneyinquired;asifhewereeagerforhenry
tontinue“thatisi”hewasgoingon;ashenry
reinedsilent;butthesentencefinished;for
thedooropened;andtheyerruptedbyhenrys
youngerbrothergilbert;chtohenrysrelief;forhe
hadalreadysaidrethanheliked
chapterxvii
hesunshone;asitdidhunusualbrightness
thatchristsuchthatwasfaded
andnotaltogetherupinstogdonhouseand
itsgroundsintruth;sirfrancishadretiredfroervice
underthegoventofindiahapensionthatwas
notadequate;inhisopinion;tohisservices;asitcertainly
bitionshiscareerhad
noteuptohisexpectations;andalthoughhewasa
veryfine;ahoganyloredoldn
tolookat;andhadlaiddohoicecellarofgood
readingandgoodstories;youuldnotlongreinignorant
ofthefahadsoured
thehehadagrievancethisgrievancedatedbackto
theddleyearsofthelastcentury;e
officialintrigue;hisritshadbeenpassedoverina
disgracefulnnerinfavorofanother;hisjunior
therightsandingthatthey
hadsoexistenceinfact;learlyknown
tohisenthad
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virginiawoolf
playedaverylargepartintheirlives;andhadpoisoned
thelifeofsirfranentinloveis
saidtopoisontheanlongbrooding
onhisfailure;ntinualarrangentandrearrangent
ofhisdesertsandrebuffs;haddesirfrancischof
anegoist;andinhisretirenthisteerbecaincreasingly
difficultandexacting
hisoods
thatshehedehis
daughtereleanorintohischiefnfidante;andthepri
ofherlifeedbyherfatherto
herhedictatedtheirsoavengehis
ry;andshehadtoassurehistantlythathis
treatnthadbeenadisgracealready;attheageof
thirtyfive;hercheeksothers
haderiesof
indiansunsandindianrivers;andclarofchildrenina
nursery;shetleofsubstancetothink
about;asladyot;knitting
ostperpetuallyupon
thesaeroideredbirduponthesafirescreen
butthenladyotthe
greatkebelievegaofenglishsociallifehasbeen
invented;shespentstofhertiinpretendingto
herselfandheeighborsthatsheportant;
choccupiedperson;ofnsiderablesocial
standingandsufficienthinvieheactualstate
ofthingsthisganeededagreatdealofskill;and;
perhaps;attheageshehadreachedshey
sheplayedfarretodeceiveherselfthantodeceive
anyoneelsereover;thearrhin;she
forgottokeepupap