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over;sheuldnothelpbelievingthat;houtanywords
onherside;theyetilonger
theysatsilent;sidebyside;aryfingeredthefur
ontheskirtoftheolddress
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thefactthatsheent
theonlyreason
katharinealstatracingspeedalongthestrandinthe
direspunctualityghthavebeen
achievedbytakingacab;hadshenotheopen
airtofanintoflathegloaryswords
forangalltheiressionsoftheeveningstalkone
henatureofarevelationandsubduedtherestto
insignificancethusonelooked;thusonespoke;such
waslove
“shesatupstraightandlookedat;andthenshe
said;inlove;”katharinesed;tryingtosetthe
otionitodhso
chhatnotagrainofpityoccurredtoher;it
eblazingsuddenlyinthedark;byitslight
katharineperceivedfartoovividlyforherfortthe
diocrity;indeedtheentirelyfictitiouscharacterofher
oheypretendedtorrespondh
rysfeelingsshedeuphedtoactinstantly
upontheknoindin
azentbacktothesceneupontheheath;whenshe
hadyielded;heavenknoed
noperightrevisit
theplaceuedand
succuedtoutterbeentinafog
“itsallsosile;”shesaidtoherself“therecantbe
anydoubtiveonlygottospeaknoto
speak;”sheetoherosteps;
andpletelyforgotrydatchet
rodney;havingebackearlierfroheoffice
thanheexpected;satdoelodies
in“thegicflute”uponthepianokatharinee;
butthathingneicular
likingforsic;andhefeltintheodforit;perhapsit
orestrange;
reflected;because;asarule;theenofher
falyusicalherusin;cassandra
otple;hadaveryfiasteinsic;and
hehadchagrellectionsofherinalightfantastic
attitude;playingthefluteintheingrootstogdon
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nightandday
househerecalledusingh
heose;longlikealltheotedtoextend
itselfintotheflute;asifsheeinitablygraceful
speusicallethelittlepicturesuggested
veryhappilyherlodiousandsicalteerant
theenthusiasofayounggirlofdistinguishedupbringing
appealedto;andsuggestedathousandways
inplishnts;heuld
beofservicetohersheoughttobegiventhechanceof
hearinggoodsic;asitisplayedbythosewhohave
inheritedthegreattraditionreover;froneortwo
rerksletfallintheurseofnversation;hethought
itpossiblethatshehadkatharineprofessedtolack;
apassionate;ifuntaught;appreciationofliteraturehe
hadlentherhisplayanharineain
tobelate;and“thegicflute”isnothinghout
avoieofingin
ingalettertocassandra;exhortinghertoreadpope
inpreferen
orehighlydevelopedhesethielfdopose
thispieceofadviceinashapeand
playful;andyetdidnoinjurytoacausehhehad
nearatheart;harineuponthestairs
antlateritistaken;
itselfto
hisletterhisteerhadchangedfroneofurbane
ntentntindeedofdeliciousexpansiontooneof
uneasinessandexpectationthedinnerin;
andhadtobesetbythefiretokeephot
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itwasnowa
quarterofanhourbeyondthespecifiedtihebethought
hifapieceofne
intheearlierpartofthedayootheillnessofone
ofhisfellohatheno
holidayuntillaterintheyear;eanthe
postponentoftheirrriagebutthispossibility;after
all;sodisagreeableastheprobabilityh
forheverytickoftheclockthat
katharinehadpletelyforgottenherengagentsuch
thingshadhappenedlessfrequentlysincechrists;but
iftheyobegintohappenagain
iftheirrriageshouldtuout;asshehadsaid;afarce
heacquittedherofanyonly;but
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thereethinginhercharacteradeitiossible
forhertohelphurtingpeopleold
riedtofitherheachof
thesedescriptions;buthehadtoohatshepuzzled
hi
“therearesonythingsthatshedoesntunderstand;”
hereflected;glancingatthelettertocassandrahhe
hadbegunandlaidasidefroinishing
theletteruchenjoyedbeginning
thereasonight;atanynt;
entertheroothethought;ilyinghisbondage
toher;irritatedhithat
heheletterlyingopenforhertosee;and
heaketheopportunityoftellingherthathehad
senthisplaytocassandraforhertocriticizepossibly;
butnotbyanyanscertainly;thiswouldannoyher
andashereachedthedoubtfulfortofthisnclusion;
theree
intheykissedeaadenoapology
forbeinglatenevertheless;herrepresenceved
hitrangely;butheinedthatthisshould
notakesokindofstand
againsther;togetatthetruthaboutherhelether
keheroself
htheplates
“ivegotapieceofneharine;”hesaid
directlytheysatdoyholiday
inaprilarriage”
herappedthehacertaindegreeofbriskness
katharinestartedalittle;asiftheannouncent
disturbedherthoughts
“thatakeanydifference;eanthe
leaseisntsigned;”shereplied“buthashappened”
hetoldher;inanoffhand
clerkshadbrokendoighthavetobeawayfor
nths;sixnthseven;inheywouldhave
tothinkovertheirpositionhesaiditinah
stru
therehathehher
sufficientlysoperhaps
sheeshelookedforaclock
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nightandday
“itsagoodthingtakethehousethen;”she
repeatedthoughtfully
“itllan;too;ifraid;thatishantbeasfreefor
ansiderabletiasihavebeen;”hentinuedshe
hadtitoreflectthatshegainedsothingbyallthis;
thoughitinebutthelight
e
alonguchbyhisnner
asbyhisneeetopposition;
pletoenunterparedhshe
didnotknoithatshehadtoenunterthe
alpassedinquiet;rolledtalkaboutindifferent
thingssicasubjectabouthsheknew
anything;butshelikedhiotellherthings;anduld;
shesed;ashetalked;fanarried
lifespentthus;overthefire;spentthus;orhabook;
perhaps;forthensheetoreadherbooks;
andtograspfiryusind
ospherewasveryfree
suddenlybrokeoffshelookedupapprehensively;
brushingasidethesethoughtshannoyance
“tertocassandra”heasked
herithadsoaning
orothertonight;oreod“ruckup
afriendship;”headded
“shesatho;ithink;”katharinereplied
“theykeephertoochatho;”said“why
dontyouaskhertostayhyou;andletherheara
littlegoodsicilljus