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ntofspeakingtillhehadfoundtheexactwords
andeventheplacethatbestsuitedhithestrandwas
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toobusythereuchrisk;also;offindingan
etycabhoutaionhetuedto
theleft;dohesidestreetsleadingtotheriver
onnoacuntsttheypartuntilsothingofthevery
greatestiortancehadhappenedheknely
heosay;andhadarrangednotonly
thesubstance;buttheorderinosayit
nohathehher;notonlydid
hefindthediffiostinsuruntable;
buthehathehherforthus
disturbinghiandcasting;asitwassoeasyforaperson
ofheradvantagestodo;thesephantoandpitfalls
acrosshispathheinedthatheion
herasseverelyasheself;and
ketheoth;oninance
orrenounceitbutthelongertheyhus
alone;thereheurbedbythesenseofher
actualpresenceherskirtblehefeathersinherhat
etishesa;
orhadtoup
thesilencelengthdre
tentiontohifirstshehattherewasno
hispany;thensherecalledvaguely
sothingthatryhadsaidtokeherthinkillof
hisheuldnotreer;buttherellection;
binedasterfulalkso
fastdoadeherreandre
nsarked;thoughdisagreeable;
forcebyhersideshestoppedand;lookingroundherfor
acab;sightedoneinthedistancehehusprecipitated
intospeech
“shouldyoundiftlefarther”heasked
“theressothingitosaytoyou”
“veryhathisrequesthad
sothingtodoarydatchet
“itsquieterbytheriver;”hesaid;andinstantlyhe
crossedover“ierelythis;”hebegan
buthepausedsolongthatsheuldseehisheadagainst
thesky;theslopeofhisthincheekandhislarge;strong
nosearkedagainstitwhilehepaused;
thoseheintended
tousepresentedtheelves
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“ivedeyoustandardeversinceisawyouive
dreaaboutyou;ivethoughtofnothingbutyou;you
representtotheonlyrealityintheworld”
hishequeerstrainedvoiceinhhe
spokethedeitappearasifheaddressedsoperson
anbesidehibutsoone
faraway
“andnoetosuchapassthat;unless
iadi
thinkofyouasthestbeautiful;thetruestthingin
theinued;filledhasenseofexaltation;
andfeelingthathehadnoneednoochoosehis
hpedanticaccuracy;forheedtosay
eplaintohi
“iseeyoueverye
youreeverythingthatexists;therealityofeverything
life;itellyou;possiblehoutyouand
no”
shehadheardhiofarhafeelingthatshehad
droppedsoterialadesenseofthe
restsheuldheaoreofthisunintelligiblerabr 》
blingshefeltthatshewasoverhearing
eantforanother
“idontunderstand;”shesaid“youresayingthings
thatyoudontan”
“ianeveryphaticallyhe
tuedhisheadtohewordsshe
isin
loveebaarydatchets
voiceherangerblazedupinher
“isaed
hedeaventasifheaken
aback;butansont:
“shetoldyouthatihadaskedhertorry;isuppose”
“no”katharineexclaid;insurprise
“ididthoughithedayisalinln;”he
ntinued“ihadanttoaskhertorry;and
thenilookedoutoftheerthat
ididntarrybutididit;and
shekneeithoughtthen;
andstillthink;thatsheeibehavedvery
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badlyidontdefendself”
“no;”saidkatharine;“ishouldhopenottheresno
defencethaticanthinkofifanynductishat
is”shespokehanenergythatedeven
reagainstherselfthanagainsthi“itseeto;”
shentinued;eenergy;“thatpeopleare
boundtobehonesttheresnoexcuseforsuchbehavior”
sheuldnoheexpression
onrydatchetsface
afterashortpause;hesaid:
“iaottellingyouthatianlove
notinlovehyou”
“ididntthinkthat;”shere
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plied;nse
beent
“ihavenotspokenaean;”
headded
“tellthenean;”shesaidat
length
asifobeyinganinstinct;theybothstopped
and;bendingslightlyoverthebalustradeoftheriver;
lookedintothefloer
“yousaythattobehonest;”ralphbegan
“veryrytotellyouthefacts;butiwayou;
youllthinkditsafact;though;thatsinceifirst
saonthsagoihavedeyou;inan
utterlyabsurdyidealilstashad
totellyouethe
thingthatttersstinlife”hecheckedhielf
“houtknothatyourebeautiful;and
allthat;iveetobelievethatesortof
agreent;thatethingtogether;thatwe
seesothingivegotintothehabitofigining
you;ilhinkingyoudsayordo;iwalk
alongthestreettalkingtoyou;idreafyouitsrely
abadhabit;asing;itsan
experiene;well;
thosearethefacts”
siltaneously;theybothwalkedonveryslowly
“ifyoueyouhis;”
shesaid“knoherwevealwaysbeen
interruptedethisthatday
auntsca”sheasked;rellectingtheene
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hebowedhishead
“thedayyoutoldofyourengagent;”hesaid
shethought;hastart;thatshewasnolongerengaged
“idenythatishouldceasetofeelthisifiknewyou;”
heorereasonablythatsall
ishouldnttalkthekindofnonsenseivetalkedtonight
butitnonsenseithetruth;”hesaiddoggedly
“itstheiortantthingyouetotalk
asifthisfeelingforyouion;butall
ourfeelingsarethatthebestoftherehalfillusions
still;”headded;asifarguingtohielf;“ifitas
realafeelingasiapableof;ishouldntbechanging
lifeonyouracunt”
“ean”sheinquired
“itoldyouiakingattageiivingup
profession”
“onacunt”sheasked;inazent
“yes;onyouracunt;”herepliedheexplainedhis
aningnofurther
“butidontknostances;”shesaid
atlast;ashereinedsilent
“youhavenoopinionaboutoneheother”
“yes;isupposeihaveanopinion”shehesitated
hentrolledhisoaskhertoexplainherself;
andchtohispleasuresheon;appearingtosearch
hed
“ithoughtthatyoucriticizedperhapsdisliked
ithoughtofyouasapersonwhojudges”
“no;ipersone
“tell;then;adeyoudothis”sheasked;
afterabreak
hetoldherinanorderlyokeningcarefulpreparation;
allthathehadanttosayatfirst;hoood
other
hadsaid;andhissisterjoanhadrefrainedfroaying;
exaeatthebank;
prospecthisbrotherhadofeaingalivelihoodin
arichouchoftheirineonrent;and
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