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factthatsheana
shop;andherselfeaedheroe
drearinessandsordidnessoftheirlifeoppressedhin
spiteofhisfundantalbeliefthat;asafaly;they
ehoarkable
“shallyoutalktother”joaninquired“because;
yousee;thethingsgottobesettled;oneher
charlesstetounclejohnifhesgoing
there”
ralphsighediatiently
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“isupposeitdoesntchttereithered
“hesdoodtoseryinthelongrun”
aslightflushcaintojoanscheek
“youknoalkingnonsense;”shesaid“itdoesnt
hurtanyoohavetoeatheirovery
gladihavetoeane”
ralphhatsheshouldfeelthis;andwished
hertontinue;butheon;perverselyenough
“isntthatonlybecauseyouveforgottenhooenjoy
yourselfyouneverhavetiforanythingdecent”
“asforinstance”
“;orbooks;orseeing
interestingpeopleyouneverdoanythingthatsreally
orethanido”
“ialakethisroouchnicer;if
youliked;”sheobserved
“atterihavewhen
iorylifedrawing
updeedsinanoffice”
“yousaidthatyoufoundthelaeresting”
“soitisifoneuldaffordtoknohingaboutit”
“thatsherbertonlyjustgoingtobednoerposed;
asadooronthelandingslaedvigorously
“andthenheoing”
ralphlookedattheceiling;andshuthislipsclosely
togetherwhy;heouldjoanneverforone
ntdetaestic
lifeitseedtohihatsheoreand
reenshedintheandcapableofshorterandless
frequentflightsintotheoutershewas
onlythirtythree
“dyoueverpaycallsnoly
“idontoftenhavethetiwhydoyouask”
“itghtbeagoodthing;togettoknownewpeople;
thatsall”
“poorralph”saidjoansuddenly;ile“you
thinkyoursistersgettingveryoldandverydullthats
it;isntit”
“idontthinkanythingofthekind;”hesaidstoutly;
butheflushed“butyouleadadogslife;joanwhen
yourenothe
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nightandday
restofusandiotafraid”
joanrose;andstoodforantingherhands;
and;apparently;ditatingastohersheshouldsay
anythingreootafeelingofgreatinticyunited
thebrotherandsister;andthesecircularlinesabove
theireyebroore
tobesaidoneithersidejoanbrushedherbrothershead
;rredgoodnight;
andlefttherooforsonutesaftershehadgone
ralphlayquiescent;restinghisheadonhishand;but
graduallyhiseyesfilledhthought;andthelinereappeared
onhisbropressionofpanionship
andancientsyathy
tothinkonalone
afteratiheopenedhisbook;andreadonsteadily;
glancingonceorthisch;asifhehadset
hielfatasktobeacplishedinacertainasureof
tinohenheheardvoicesinthehouse;andthe
doors;hatthebuilding;
atthetopof;edinevery
oneofitscellsidnightstruck;ralphshuthis
book;andhacandleinhishand;descendedtothe
groundfloor;toascertainthatalllightsinctand
alldoorslockedithreadbare;wellwohouse
thathethusexaned;asiftheinteshadgrazeddown
allluxurianceandplentytothevergeofdecency;andin
thenight;bereftoflife;bareplacesandancientbleshes
lyvisiblekatharinehilbery;he
thought;nitoffhand
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denhaadaccusedkatharinehilberyofbelongingto
oneofthestdistinguishedfaliesinengland;andif
anyonergaltons“hereditary
genius;”hehatthisassertionisnotfar
frohetruththealardyces;thehilberys;the
llingtons;andtheottoprovethatintellect
isapossessiononeerof
aostindefinitely;andh
apparentcertaintythatthebrilliantgiftwillbesafely
caughtandheldbynineoutoftenoftheprivilegedrace
theyhadbeennspiirals;lawyers
andservantsofthestateforsoyearsbeforetherichness
ofthesoilculnatedintherarestflohatany
falycan
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boast;agreatinentang
thepoetsofengland;arichardalardyce;andhavingproduced
hitheyprovedonazingvirtuesof
theirracebyproceedingunnceedlyagainhtheir
usualtaskofbreedingdistinguishedntheyhadsailed
hsirjohnfranklintothenorthpole;andriddenh
havelocktothereliefoflucknoheywere
notlighthousesfirybasedonrockfortheguidanceof
theirgeneration;theyeady;serviceablecandles;
illunatingtheordinarychaersofdailylifeever
professionyoulookedat;thereonor
analardyehority
andpronence
itybesaid;indeed;thatenglishsocietybeing
itis;noverygreatritisrequired;onceyoubeara
e;toputyouintoapositionis
easierontheinentthanobscureandif
thisistrueofthesons;eventhedaughters;eveninthe
nieenthportance
philanthropistsandeducationalistsiftheyare
spinsters;andtheeniftheyrry
itistruethatthereentableexceptions
tothisruleinthealardycegroup;stoindicate
thattheorerapidlyto
thebadthantheothers;
asifitehobut;onthe
hesefirstyearsofthetiethcentury;the
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alardycesandtheirrelationsheirheadswell
aboveatthetopsofprofessions;
es;theysitinluxuriouspublic
offices;;they
esolidbooksindarkvers;issuedbythepressesof
thetdiesthe
eshisbiography
nohesourceofthisnobilityhepoet;
andhisiediatedescendants;therefore;ed
rs
hilbery;invirtueofherpositionastheonlychildofthe
poet;ily;andkatharine;
herdaughter;hadsosuperiorrankangalltheusins
andnneoresobecauseshewasanonly
childthealardyceshadrriedandinterrried;and
theiroffspringweregenerallyprofuse;andhadawayof
etingregularlyineaealsand
falycelebrationsisacred
character;anding
andfastinginthechurch
intisgoneby;shilberyhadknohepoets;
allthenovelists;allthebeautifulenanddistinguished
nofhertithesebeingnoherdeadorsecluded
intheirinfirlory;shedeherhouseaet
ingplaceforherosheent
thepassingofthegreatdaysofthenieenth
century;entoflettersandartwas
representedinenglandbytes
heirsuccessorssheheabsence
ofanypoetorpainteroovelistofthetruecaliber
atthepresentdayextupono
runate;inasunsetodofbenignantreniscence;
odisturbhadtherebeen
needbutshevisitingtheirinferiorityupon
th