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arichouchoftheirineonrent;and
otherdetailsknobyheartshelistenedtoall
this;sothatsheuldhavepassedanexanationinit
bythetierloobridge;andyetshe
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nightandday
orelisteningtoitthansheingthe
pavingstonesatherfeetshehan
shehadfeltinherlifeifdenhaldhaveseenhow
visiblybooksofalgebraicsyols;pagesallspeckledh
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astheytrodtheeanknt;hissecretjoyinherattention
ghthavebeendispersedsheon;saying;
“yes;iseebuthohathelpyouyour
brotherhaspassedhisexanation”sosensibly;that
hehadnstantlytokeephisbrainincheck;andallthe
tishehroughatelespeat
eshadodisksheril
shefeltherselfpossessedoftwobodies;onewalkingby
theriver;theothecentratedtoasilver
globealoftinthefinebluespaof
vaporsthathevisible
theskyonce;andsahatnostaro
piercetheflightoferycloudsnooursingrapidly
beforethewindshelookeddownhurriedlyagain
therehisfeeling
ofhappiness;shefree;shealone;she
illionfibres;everysteptook
heearerhonevertheless;sheexultedasshehadnever
exultedbeforetheairoredistinct;
theldstoneofthebalustradelderandharder;
ruckherhandagainstit
nofeelingofannoyancereined;hecertainly
didnothinderanyflightsheghtake;
e;but
thathedition;ortoanythingthathe
hadsaid;shehadnonsciousnessatall
theyofcabsand
oibusesthesurreysideofthe
river;thesoundofthetraffiotorhos;
andthelightbellssoundedreandre
distinctly;and;e
silentninstincttheyslackenedtheir
paeofseprivacyallowed
thetoralph;thepleasureoftheselastyardsofthe
hkatharihatheuldnotlook
beyondthepresentnttothetiwhensheshould
havelefthihehadnoontsof
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theirpanionshipinaddingfreshohe
hadalreadysaidsincetheyhadstoppedtalking;she
hadbeetohiotsocharealperson;asthe
veryanhedreaof;buthissolitarydreahad
neverproducedanysuchkeennessofsensationasthat
selfrangely
transfiguredhehadpletesteryofallhisfaculties
forthefirsttihewasinpossessionofhisfull
poseedto
havenoperceptibleendbuttheodhadnoneofthe
restlessnessorfeverishdesiretoaddonedelighttoanother
arked;andsospoilt;
thestrapturousofhisiginingsitoodthat
tooksuan
lifethathedisturbedinthe
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leastbythegliding
presenceofataxicab;andhoutagitationheperceived
thatkatharinealso;andtuedher
headinthatdirectiontheirhaltingstepsacknowledged
thedesirabilityofengagingthecab;andtheystopped
siltaneously;andsignedtoit
“thenyoueknoisionassoonas
youcan”heasked;hhishandonthedoor
shehesitatedforantsheuldnotiediately
recallthequestionhatshehadtodecide
“ie;”shesaidvaguely“no;”sheadded;ina
send;bethinkingherofthedifficultiesofinganything
decideduponaquestiontohshehadpaidno
attention;“idontseehoanageit”
shestoodlookingatdenhansideringandhesitating;
hherfootuponthestepheguessedherdifficulties;
heknehatshehadheardnothing;he
knehingthatshefelt
“theresonlyoneplacetodiscussthingssatisfactorily
thatiknohatskew”
“kew”
“kensedecisionheshut
thedoorandgaveheraddresstothedriversheinstantly
hiandhercabjoinedthe
knottedstreafvehicles;eachrkedbyalight;and
indistinguishableonefroheotherhestoodching
forant;andthen;asifsefierceiulse;
frohespotheyhadstood;hetued;
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crossedtheroadatarapidpace;anddisappeared
hepetusofthislastodof
alstsupeaturalexaltationuntilhereachedanarrow
street;atthishouretyoftrafficandpassengershere;
heritheshopshtheirshutteredwindows;
thesothandsilveredcurveoftheent;or
anaturalebboffeeling;hisexaltationslowlyoozedand
desertedhihehelossthatfollows
anyrevelation;hehadlostsothinginspeaking
tokatharine;for;afterall;he
lovedthesaastherealkatharineshehadtranscended
herentirelyatnts;herskirthadbloher
etis
thepausebetsand
thevoishe
feltaxtureofdisgustandpityatthefigurecutby
hunbeingsheytrytocarryout;inpractice;
allboth
heandkatharinehadappeared
theherecalled
thesll;inexpressive;nplacehey
hadtriedtonicateheachother;herepeated
thevertohielfbyrepeatingkatharineswords;he
cainafeontstosuchasenseofherpresence
thatheorethaneverbutshewasengaged
toberried;hereeredhastartthe
strengthofhisfeelinginstantly;and
hegavehielfuptoanirresistiblerageandsenseof
frustrationtheigeofrodneyh
everycircutanceoffollyandindignitythatlittlepink
cheekeddancingstertorrykatharihatgibbering
assonkeyonanorganthat
posing;vain;fantasticalfophhistragediesandhis
edies;hisinnurablespitesandpridesand
pettinesseslordrryrodneyshestbeasgreata
foolashe;
andashesatintheeroftheundergroundcarriage;
helookedasstarkanigeofunapproachableseverity
asuldbeigineddirectlyhereachedhohesat
dohistable;andbegantoekatharinealong;
adletter;beggingherforboththeirsakestobreak
ploringheottodoroy
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forevertheonebeauty;theoruth;theonehope;not
tobeatraitor;nottobeadeserter;forifshewereand
hehaquietandbriefassertionthat;ever
shedidorleftundone;heobethe
best;andacceptfroerhgratitudeheveredsheet
aftersheet;andheardtheearlycartsstartingforlondon
beforehetobed
chapterxxiv
thefirstsignsofspring;evensuchasketheelves
felttoiddleoffebruary;notonlyproduce
littleoresheltereders
ofbringtobirththoughts
anddesiresparabletothosefaintlyloredand
sindsofnanden
livesfrozenbyage;sofarasthepresentisnceed;to
ahardsurface;herreflectsnoryields;atthis
seasonbeesoftandfluid;reflectingtheshapesand
lorsofthepresent;asheshapesandlorsof
thepastinthershilbery;theseearlyspring
daysuchas