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raofthe
distancetheexpressionrepeateditselfcuriouslyupon
katharinesfaceasshegazedupintohistheyhe
saage；orverynearlysoshehewas
lookingfor；hereinguponashorefor
hitoo；shehroughthe
leafhungforestsforperhapsthefirsttiinherlife
shethoughtofhisan；young；unhappy；teestuous；
fullofdesiresandfaults；forthefirsttisherealized
hiorherself；andnotfroerthersry
heghthavebeenherbrother；shethoughtitseed
toherthattheyysteriouskinship
ofbloodakesitseeossibletointerpretthe
sightsheeyesofthedeadbeholdsointently；or
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nightandday
eventobelievethattheylookhusuponourpresent
joysandsorroood；shethought；
suddenly；andinsteadoflayingherheredflowersupon
hisshrine；shebroughthieroiesperhaps
agiftofgreatervalue；shouldthedeadbenscious
ofgifts；thanfloion
doubts；questionings；anddespondenciesshefelt；asshe
lookedup；oreetohihanhoge；
andhebutaverysllburdenifshe
gavehialso；soshareinshesufferedand
achievedthedepthofhero
reapparenttoherthanthesensethatthedeadasked
neitherflos；butashareinthelifeh
theyhadgivenher；thelifeheyhadlived
rodneyfoundherantlatersittingbeneathher
grandfathersportraitshelaidherhandontheseatnext
herinafriendlyway；andsaid：
“eandsitdohoere
hereifeltselfgettingruderandruder”
“youarenotgoodathidingyourfeelings；”heretued
dryly
“oh；dontsldivehadahorridafteoon”she
toldhioick；
andhopressedherasthepreserve
ofofficershedoorhad
opened；andyavenuesofbustsandpalbr 》
treesandurellashadbeenrevealedtohershespoke
lightly；andsucceededinputtinghithiseaseindeed；
herapidlybeuchathiseasetopersist
inanditionofcheerfulneutralityhefelthisposure
slippingfroikatharinedeitseeonatural
toaskhertohelphioradvisehitosaystraight
outindtheletterfroassandra
thereheletterto
theatsphere
seedchargedhcassandrabut；unless
katharinebeganthesubjectofherord；heuld
notevenhinthestignorethewas
thepartofagentlentopreserveabearingthatwas；
asfarasheuldkeit；thebearingofanundoubting
loveratintervalshesigheddeeplyhetalkedratherre
quieofthe
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operasofzartrhehad
receivedanotice；hesaid；andatonceproducedapocketbook
stuffedin
searchheheldathickenvelopebetweenhisfingerand
thu；asifthenoticefroheoperapanyhadbee
insotachedtoit
“aletterfroassandra”saidkatharine；intheeasiest
voiceinthe
ehere；onlyiforgottopostit”
hehandedhertheenvelopeinsilenceshetookit；
extractedthesheets；andreadthe
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letterthrough
thereadingseedtorodneytotakeanintolerably
longti
“yes；”sheobservedatlength；“averychagletter”
rodneysfaceuedaway；asifinbashfulness
hervieostvedhertolaughter
sheglanore
“iseenohar”blurtedout；“inhelpingher
pleifshereallycaresforthatsort
ofthing”
“theresnoreasoncare；”said
katharine；nsultingthepagesoncere“infact
ah；hereitisthegreekalphabetisabsolutelyfascinating
obviouslyshedoescare”
“ayberatheralargeorderihinking
sofplay；thoughtheyre
toogenerous；evidentlyiatureshecantberethan
tytheycertainlyshohesortof
thingones：realfeelingforpoetry；understanding；
notford；ofurse；butitsattherootofeverything
afteralltheredbenohalendingherbooks”
“nocertainlynot”
“butifithuedtoarrespondenceian；
katharine；itakeit；attersh
seeoalittlerbid；ian；”hefloundered；“you；
froourpointofviehattheresnothingdisagreeable
toyouinthenotionifso；youveonlyto
speak；andineverthinkofitagain”
sheheviolenceofherdesirethathe
nevershouldthinkofitagainforaninstantitseed
toheriossibletosurrenderaninticy；ight
notbetheinticyoflove；butainlytheinti
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nightandday
cyoftruefriendship；toanyanintheworld
cassandrashegood
enoughforhitheletterseedtoheraletterofflattery
aletteraddressedtohisade
herangrytothinkoanotherforhe
isedshehadonlytospeak；andhehink
ofcassandraagain
shepausedrodneyguessedthereasonheazed
“sheloves；”hethoughttheanheadred
rethananyoneinthe；ashehad
givenuphopethatsheandnow
thatforthefirsttiheed
ithefeltitasafetter；anencurance；sothing
adetheoth；buthinparticular；ridiculous
hepletely；buthiseyes
wereopenandhewasnolongerherslaveorherdupehe
asterinfuturetheinstantprolongeditself
askatharinerealizedthestrengthofherdesireto
speaktheforever；and
thebasenessofthetetationo
kethevent；orspeakthehhehad
oftenbeggedherfor；o
feelingsheheldtheletterinherhandshesatsilent
atthisntthere；the
voirshilberyalkingofproofsheets
resbutchersledgers
inaustralithefrohe
otherrshilberyandaugustus
pelhatoodinthedoorrshilberystoppedshort
shelookedatherdaughter；andatthenherdaughter
arry；ilethataled
totreleonthebrinkofsatire
“thebestofalltreasures；pelhasheexclaid
“dontve；katharinesitstill；pelhaill
eanotherday”
pelhaooked；sled；boess
hadvedon；follohoutaain
orbyshilbery
buthertherhadsettledthequestionsohow
katharinedoubtednolonger
“asitoldyoulastnight；”shesaid；“ithinkitsyour
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duty；iftheresachancethatyoucareforcassandra；to
disveryourfeelingisforheosyourduty
toher；asebutusttelltherwe
cantgoonpretending”
“thatisentirelyinyourhands；ofurse；”saidrodney；
diateretutothennerofaforln
ofhonor
“veryharine
directlyhelefthersheother；and
explainthattheengagentight
bebetterthattheyshouldgotogether
“but；katharine；”rodneybegan；nervouslyatteting
tostuffcassandrassheetsbackintotheirenvelope；“if
cassandrashouldcassandrayouveaskedcassandrato
stayhyou”
“yes；butivenotpostedtheletter”