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cassandrashouldcassandrayouveaskedcassandrato
stayhyou”
“yes；butivenotpostedtheletter”
hecrossedhiskneesinadisfitedsilencebyallhis
desitpossibletoaskaanhe
hadjustbrokenoffhisengagenttohelphiobee
acquaintedanhavieohis
fallinginlovehherifithattheir
engagentpleteseparation
stances；letters
andgiftsued；afteryearsofdistancethesevered
uplet；perhapsataneveningparty；andtouched
handsunfortablyhanindifferentwohe
pletely；heotrustto
hisoentioncassandrato
katharineagain；foths；anddoubtlessyears；hewould
neverseekatharineagain；anythingghthappentoher
inhisabsence
katharineostasies
ashepletegenerosity
pointedtheainengaged
torodneyandtoverhisexperintshurtwas
noblerinherthanrevanityfoughtforitslife
“iogiveupfreedooranindefiniteti；”she
thought；“inorderthatyseecassandrahere
athiseasehesnottheuragetonageithout
helphestoochofaeopenly
heshehatesthenotionofapublicbreach
hestokeepusboth”
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nightandday
hispoint；rodneypocketedtheletter
andelaboratelylookedathischalthoughthe
aeantthatheresignedcassandra；forheknewhis
opetenceanddistrustedhielfentirely；and
lostkatharine；forhisfeelinghough
unsatisfathattherewas
nothingelseleftforhiodoheogo；
leavingkatharinefree；ashehadsaid；totellherther
thattheengagentanendbuttodoplain
dutyrequiredofanhonorablen；stanefforth
onlyadayorto
hithatarelationshipsuchashehadglancedath
desireuldbepossiblebetandkatharine；he
hefirst；todenyh
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indignationbutnotitude
hadchanged；hisfeelingssand
possibilitieshadbeensho；andtheyhadanalst
irresistiblefascinationandforcethetrainingofa
lifeofthirtyfiveyearshadnotlefthiefenceless；he
asterofhisdignity；herose；indde
uptoanirrevocablefarewell
“ileaveyou；then；”hesaid；standingupandholding
outhishandpale；butlent
hiignity；“totellyourtherthatourengagentis
endedbyyourdesire”
shetookhishandandheldit
“youdonttrust”shesaid
“ido；absolutely；”hereplied
“noyoudonttrusttohelpyouiuldhelp
you”
“iopelessedpassionately；
buthdreuedhisback
houghtthatshesaforthe
firsttihoutdisguise
“itsuselesstopretendthatidontunderstand
youreoffering；katharineiadtyousayspeaking
toyouperfectlyfrankly；ibelieveatthisnt
thatidoloveyourusin；thereisachancethat；h
yourhelp；ightbutno；”hebrokeoff；“itsiossible；
itsinfinitelytoblaforhavingallowed
thissituationtoarise”
“sitbesideletsnsidersensibly”
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“yoursensehasbeenourundoing”hegroaned
“iaccepttheresponsibility”
“ah；butcanialloed“itwould
anforustfaceit；katharihatour
engagentstandforthetinonally；infact；of
urse；yourfreedo”
“andyourstoo”
“yes；hbefreeletussaythatisaw
cassandraonce；thesenditions；
andthenif；asithinkcertain；thehingprovesa
dreaotherinstantlytellher
norecy”
“itinutes；
besides；sheotelyunderstand”
“yourfather；thenthissecrecyisdetestableitsdishonorable”
“fatheryther”
“ah；edtounderstand”rodney
groaned；“butitsfroourpointofvieust
lookatititsnotonlyaskingtooch；itsputtingyou
intoapositionapositioninendure
toseeoer”
“patiently；
“andifnottalkingnonsense；”
sheproybesttothinkthis
outfroverypointofvieetothenclusion
thattherearerisksobetaken；
thoughidontdenythattheyhurthorribly”
“katharine；youndyoullndtooch”
“noishant；”shesaidstoutly“ishallndagooddeal；
butireparedforthat；ishallgetthroughit；because
youeyoullbothhelpinfact；wellhelp
eachotherthatsachristiandoctrine；isntit”
“itsoundsrelikepaganiso；”rodneygroaned；
ashereviehesituationintoian
doctrine
andyetheuldnotdenythatadivinereliefpossessed
hiandthatthefuture；insteadofwearinga
leadloredsk；noedhathousandvaried
gaietiesandexcitentsheuallytosee
cassandraore
anxioustoknohedateofherarrivalthanheuld
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nightandday
oselfitseedbasetobesoanxiousto
plupledgenerosityand
ofhisoptiblebasenessandyet；thoughhe
usedtheseatically；theyhadnoeaning
hedebasedinhisohehad
done；andasforpraisingkatharine；heynotpartners；
nspirators；peoplebentuponthesaquesttogether；
sothattopraisethepursuitofanendas
anactofgenerosityeaninglesshetookherhand
andpressedit；notinthankssochasinanecstasyof
radeship
“ingherwords；
seekinghereyesinanenthusiasffriendship
hereyesdarkhsadnessastheyrested
onhi“hesalreadygone；”shethought；“farawayhe
thinksofnore”andthefancycatoherthat；
astheysatsidebyside；handinhand；sheuldhearthe
earthpouringfrobovetokeabarrierbet；
sothat；astheysat；theyedsendbysend
byanierableed
herasthatofbeingsealedaall
panionshipost；ca
toanendatlast；andbynnsenttheyunclasped
theirfingers；rodneytouchinghershhislips；asthe
curtainparted；andshilberypeeredthroughtheopening
hherbenevolentandsarcasticexpressiontoask
eertuesdayor
inster
“dearest；”shesaid；pausing；asifsheuld
notresistthepleasureofencroachingforasendupon
thisance
“dearestchildren；”sheadded；disappearingpulsive
gesture；asifsheforcedherselftodrahecurtain
uponasceneptationto
interrupt
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ataquarterpastthreeintheafteoonofthefollowing
saturdayralphdenhaatonthebankofthelakein
kehedialplateofhischinto
sectionshhisforefingerthejustandinexorablenature
oftiitselfight
havebeenposingahytotheunhastingand
unrestingredtogreetthe
lapseofnuteafteutehsteacquiescencein
theinevitableorderhisexpressionwassosevere；so
serene；soiobile；thatitseedobviousthatforhibr 》
atleasttherehedepartingh