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shesherhandoverthefadedsheet;anddrew
herselfupsquarelytothetableasifsherefusedtoe
tianylongerthegestureother
ithintedattheexistehingsteandunapproachable
inherdaughterscharacter;ruckchill
uponher;asthesightofpoverty;ordrunkenness;orthe
logicetisthoughtgoodto
delishherillenniubr 》
struckchilluponhershebacktoheroable;
andputtingonherspectacleshacuriousexpression
ofquiethulity;addressedherselfforthefirsttithat
ingtothetaskbeforehertheshockpathetic
onherforonce;
herindustrysurpassedherdaughterskatharineuld
notreducetheothatparticularperspectivein
artineau;forinstance;wasafigureof
solidiortance;andpossessedofagenuinerelationship
tothisfigureortothatdatesingularlyeno
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ugh;the
sharpcallofthetelephonebellstillechoedinherear;
andherbodyandndateoftension;asif;
atanynt;sheghthearanothersuonsof
greaterinteresttoherthanthehenieenth
centuryshedidnotclearlyrealizethiscallo
be;butheearshavegotintothehabitoflistening;
theygoonlisteninginvoluntarily;andthuskatharine
spentthegreaterpartoftheinginlisteningtoa
varietyofsoundsinthebackstreetsofchelseaforthe
firsttiinherlife;probably;shershilbery
keepsocloselytoher
shakespeareeassnowandagain
sheheardasighfroertherstable;butthatwas
theonlyproofshegaveofherexistence;andkatharine
didnotthinkofnnectingiththesquareaspectof
heroionatthetable;or;perhaps;shewould
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nightandday
havethrootherthereason
ofherrestlessnesstheonlyanagedtoacplish
intheurseoftheingter;addressed
toherusin;cassandraotblingletter;
long;affeandingallatonce
shebadecassandraputhercreaturesinthechargeofa
grooandetotheoraheywouldgo
andhearsosictogethercassandrasdislikeofrational
society;shesaid;ationfasthardening
intoaprejudice;helongrun;isolateher
frollinterestingpeopleandpursuitsshewasfinishing
thesheethesoundsheicipatingallthe
tiapeduphastily;
andslaedthedoorades
hilberystartoinherpreoccupied
stateshehadnotheardthebell
thealveonthestairs;inhetelephonewas
placed;ainofpurple
velvetitforsuperfluouspossessions;such
asexistinsthouseshekageof
threegenerationsprintsofgreatuncles;fadfortheir
proheeast;hungabovechineseteapots;whose
sidesedbylittlegoldstitches;andtheprecious
teapots;again;stooduponbookcasesntaining
thepleteerstt
thethreadofsound;issuingfrohetelephone;was
alhesurroundings;so
itseedtokatharineeo
bine;ortostrikeadisrd
“aninquire;
ination;forheuertheunfaliar
voicenoisshilberyoutofalltheerof
voiceshefarendofthetelephone;
outoftheenorusrangeofpossibilities;e;
etoask
herselfthisquestionitont
“ivelookedoutthetrainearlyonsaturdayafteoon
ebestialphdenhabut
illeitdown”
orethantheusualsenseofbeingiingedupon
thepointofabayo;katharinereplied:
“ithinkiuldeilllookatengagents
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virginiawoolf
holdon”
shedroppedthechine;andlookedfixedlyatthe
printofthegreatuncleceasedtogaze;
iableauthority;intoah;as
yet;beheldnosytooftheindiantinyandyet;
gentlysthehintheblacktube;
es;ofchina
teapots;orofredvelvetcurtainsshechedtheoscillation
ofthetube;andatthesantbecanscious
oftheindividualityofthehouseinood;
sheheardthesoftdosticsoundsofregularexistence
uponstairovents
throughthehehousenextdoorshehad
noveryhielf;ed
thetelephooherlipsandrepliedthatshethought
saturdayhershehopedthathesay
goodbyeatonce;althoughshefeltnoparticularanxiety
toattendtohewassaying;andbegan;evenwhile
hespoke;tothinkofhero;hitsbooks;
itspaperspressedbetheleavesofdictionaries;
andthetablethatuldbeclearedforworkshere
placedtheinstrunt;thoughtfully;herrestlessnesswas
assuaged;shefinishedherlettertocassandrahout
diffip
hherusualquickdecision
abunonescaughtshilberyseyewhen
theyhadfinishedluncheontheblueandpurpleande
oftheboandinginapoolofvariegatedlightona
polishedchippendaletableinthedrawindow;
deherstopdeadationofpleasure
“anded
“hat
theyvebeenforgottenandpassedover;andthatnobody
esareoverdue;andtheok
leavinginateerhoutingforherhere
ebodyiknoont
thenaofthisdesirableacquaintanceescaped
herthebestrepresentativeoftheforlopanywhose
dayoneswas;in
katharinesopinion;thehe
croftheactuallydestituteand
starving;sheuchhavepreferred;s
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nightandday
hilberys;forthough
infortablecircutances;sheelydull;
unattractive;nnectedinsoobliquefashionhliterature;
andhadbeentouchedtothevergeoftears;on
oneoccasion;byanafteooncall
ithappenedthatshilberyhadanengagentelsewhere;
sothatthetaskoftakingthefloothe
croarineshetookherletterto
cassandraeaningtopostitinthefirstpillar
boxshecatowhen;hoof
doors;andnstantlyinvitedbypillarboxesandpost
officestoslipherenvelopedoheirscarletthroats;
sheforboreshedeabsurdexcuses;asthatshedid
notocrosstheroad;orthatsheainto
passanotherpostofficeinarecentralpositionalittle
fartheronthelongersheheldtheletterinherhand;
hoorepersistentlycertainquestionspressed
uponher;asiffrollectionofvoicesintheair
theseinvisiblepeopleedher
sherodney;orent
brokenoffright;theyasked;toinvite
cassandraforavisit;androdneyinlove
hher;orlikely
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tofallinlovethenthequestioners
pausedforant;andresudasifanothersideof
theprobleadjustetotheioticedidralph
denhaeanbyhesaidtoyoulastnightdoyou
nsiderthatheisinlovehyouisitrighttonsent
toasolitary;andadviceareyou
goingtogivehibouthisfuturehasrodney
causetobejealousofyouduct;anddoyou
proposetodoaboutrydatchetareyougoing
tododoeshonorrequire