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endetothisafterantofsurprisinganguish;
shesuonedheruragetotellhiowshewished
onlythatsheghthelphiandhadfradthefirst
errificandstartling
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topeopleintheirovedition;soundedupon
thedoor
“katharine;iworshipyou;”heurged;halfinawhisper
“yes;”shereplied;hdrahalittleshiver;“but
youstopenthedoor”
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enteredtheroondsaharine
seated;heonsciousofachange
inthegradeoftheatspheresuchasatravelerets
etisupontheroads;particularlyaftersunset;
claychilltoa
hoardofunspentthinhesnessofhay
andbeanfieldischerished;asifthesunstillshonealthough
theonisuphehesitated;heshuddered;he
elytothe
hebalancedhisstickstcarefullyagainstthefoldsof
thecurtainthusoccupiedhhisoionsand
preparations;hehadlittletitoobserveeitherof
theothertptoofagitation
asheghtperceiveandtheyhadlefttheirtokensin
brightnessofeyeandpallorof
aasthatof
katharinehilberysdailylifebeautyandpassionwere
thebreathofherbeing;hethought
shescarcelynoticedhispresence;oronlyasitforced
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hertoadoptannerofposure;ainly
farfroeeling;hoore
agitatedthansheentofprosed
helptooktheforfsonplaceuponthe
ageofthebuildingorthearchitectsna;hgave
hinexbleinadraaindesigns;
hethreefolloostcarefully
ittotell;butitiscertainthatnotone
ofthethreefoundforthentanythingtosayyears
oftraininginadracaatlengthtokatharines
help;andshesaidsothingsuitable;atthesant
thetablebecauseshe
perceivedthatittreledagreedeffusively;
denharoboratedhispeakinginratherhighpitched
tones;theythrustasidetheplans;anddreothe
fireplace
“idratherliveherethananyhewholeoflondon;”
saiddenha
“andivegotnoolive”katharihought;as
sheagreedaloud
“youuldgetroohere;nodoubt;ifyoued
to;”rodneyreplied
“butiustleavinglondonforgoodivetakenthat
ttageient
seedtonveyverylittletoeitherofhishearers
“indeedthatssadyoustgiveyouraddress
butyoucutyourselfoffaltogether;surely”
“youllbeving;too;isuppose;”denhaerked
shohat
katharinellectedherselfandasked:
“hettageyouvetaken”
inanstuedandlookedatheras
theireyest;sherealizedforthefirsttithatshe
;andshereered;hout
recallinganydetails;thatshehadbeenspeakingof
hiuitelately;andthatshehadreasontothinkillof
hieer;but
shefeltthatthereassofknoind
etoexaneknowledgenow
lyingonthefarsideofagulfbutheragitationflashed
thequeerestlightsuponherpastshestgetthrough
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thetterinhand;andthenthinkitoutinquietshe
benthedtofolloralphwassayinghewas
tellingherthathehadtakenattageinnorfolk;and
shehatshekneknohatparticular
neighborhoodbutafterantsattentionher
ndfleorodney;andshehadanunusual;indeed
unprecedented;sensethattheyouchandshared
eachothersthoughtsifonlyralphthere;she
s
hand;thentobendhisheaduponhershoulder;forthis
orethananythingatthe
nt;unless;indeed;sheorethananything
tobealoneyes;thatsheedshewas
sicktodeathofthesediscussions;sheshiveredatthe
efforttorevealherfeelingsshehadforgottentoanswer
wasspeakingnow
“butodointheuntry”sheasked
atrandostrikingintoanversationhshehad
onlyhalfheard;insuchaakebothrodney
anddenhaookatherhalittlesurprisebutdirectly
shetookupthenversation;itstu
tofallsilentheatonceforgottolistentothey
houghheinterposednervouslyatintervals;
“yes;yes;yes”asthenutespassed;ralphspresence
beoreintolerabletohisince
thereuchthathestsaytokatharine;the
ntheuldnottalktoher;terribledoubts;unanswerable
questionsacculated;ustlaybefore
katharine;forshealoneuldhelphiowunless
heuldseeheralone;itpossibleforhibr 》
evertosleep;ortoknoont
ofdness;ad;or
dhenoddedhishead;andsaid;nervously;“yes;yes;”
andlookedatkatharine;andthoughthoifulshe
looked;thereired
rethereotioninherfaceitan
expressionhehadneverseentherethen;asheuing
overansbyoheralone;she
rose;andheakenbysurprise;forhehaduntedon
thefactthatshehisonlychance;
then;ofsayingsothingtoherinprivate;otake
herdoairsandhhertothestreetwhilehe
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hesitated;hoehthedifficultyofputting
onesilethoughtintohoughts
teredabout;andalloostrongforutterance;
heethingthatill
reunexpehischair;looked
atkatharine;andsaid:
“ioing;tooshallogether”
andbeforeuldseeany
orbebetterto
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detainkatharinehehadtaken
hishat;stick;andhedooropenforkatharine
topassoutthestthatulddoostand
attheheadofthestairsandsaygoodnightheuld
notoffertogoheuldnotinsistthatshe
shouldstayhechedherdescend;ratherslowly;owing
totheduskofthestaircase;andhehadalastsightof
denhaheadandofkatharinesheadneartogether;
againstthepanels;ejealousy
overainednscious
oftheslippersuponhisfeet;heer
therthe
spotatthetuofthestaircasekathariuedto
lookback;trustingtothislastglancetosealtheirpact
ofgoodfriendshipinsteadofretuinghersilent
greeting;grinnedba
orofrage
shestoppeddeadforant;andthendescended
slootheurtshelookedtotherightandtothe
left;andonceupintotheskysheonsciousof
denhasabloeasuredthe
distancethatstbetraversedbeforeshewouldbealone
butetothestrandnocabsobe
seen;anddenharokethesilencebysaying:
“thereseeobenocabsshalltle”
“very
aion;orabsorbedinhisown
thoughts;ralphsaidnothingfurther;andinsilencethey
edistancealongthestrandralphwasdoing
hisbesttoputhisthoughtsintosuchorderthatone
inationthatwhen
hespokeheshouldspeakadehiutoffthe
ntofspeakingtillhehadfoundtheexactwords
andeventheplacethatbestsuitedhithestrandwas
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nightand