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lonelinessthatkatharineback
torooyselfandididiliked”shehad
saidthattohiandinsayingithadgivenhiglise
ofpossibilities;evenofnfidences;asifheghtbe
theooshareherloneliness;therehintofh
dehisheartbeatfasterandhisbrainspinhechecked
hielfasbrutallyasheuldhesawherredden;andin
theironyofherreplyheheardherresentnt
hebeganslippinghissoth;silverchinhispocket;
inthehopethatsohoighthelphielfbackto
thatcalndfatalisticodhhadbeenhiswhen
helookedatitsfaceuponthebankofthelake;forthat
odst;atoodofhisinterurse
hkatharinehehadspokenofgratitudeand
acquiescenceintheletter;and
noustkegoodthose
voe
she;thuschallenged;triedanodefineher
pointssheakedenhanderstand
“dontyouseethatifyouhavenorelationshpeople
itseasiertobehonest”sheinquired“that
iseantoneneednt;onesundeo
obligationtothesurelyyousthavefoundhyour
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oilythatitsiossibletodiscussatters
toyoustbecauseyoureallherdedtogether;because
youreinanspiracy;becausethepositionisfalse”
herreasoningsuspendeditselfalittleinnclusively;for
thesubjectplex;andshefoundherselfinignorance
ha**lyootdenhaas
agreedily
systebuthedidnotat
thatnt
hetuedtoaproblerinterestto
hi
“ivinced;”hesaid;“thattherearecasesinh
perfectsincerityispossiblecasesheresnorelationship;
thoughthepeoplelivetogether;ifyoulike;
heresnoobligationuponeither
side”
“foratiperhaps;”sheagreed;alittledespondently
“butobligationsalobe
nsideredpeoplearentsile;andthoughtheyy
antobereasonable;theyend”inthenditionin
eant;butaddedlaly
”inaddle”
“because;”denhanstantlyintervened;“theydont
ketheelvesunderstoodatthebeginningiuld
undertake;atthisinstant;”hentinued;hareasonable
intonationuchcredittohisselfntrol;
“tolaydosforafriendshiply
sincereandperfectlystraightforward”
she;but;besidesfeelingthat
thetopicealeddangersbetterknooherthanto
hisheindedbyhistoneofhiscuriousabstract
debankntanythingthathinted
atloveforthentalardher;ituchan
inflictiontoherastherubbingofaskinlesswound
butheon;houtingforherinvitation
“inthefirstplace;suchafriendshipstbeunetional;”
helaiditdophatically“atleast;onboth
sidesitstbeunderstoodthatifeitherchoosestofall
inlove;heorshedoessoentirelyathisoher
isunderanyobligationtotheothertheystbeat
libertytobreakortoalteratanynttheystbe
abletosayustbe
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understood”
“andtheygainsothinghhaving”sheasked
“itsariskofurseitsarisk;”herepliedtheword
ents
hherselfoflate
“butitstheonlyhinkfriendshiph
having;”hencluded
“perhapsunderthosenditionsitghtbe;”shesaid
reflectively
“softhefriendshipi
ing;
but;noheless;feltalittleshock;halfofpleasure;
halfofreluctance;alstatent
“ishouldlikeit;”shebegan;“but”
“ind”
“ohno;”sherepliedquickly
“no;no;itisntthat;”sheeto
anendshehadbeentouchedbytheunreservedandyet
cereniousadehecalled
hisofferofter;butifheore
necessaryforhertobecautiousthey
selvesindifficulties;shespeculated;but;atthispoint;
veryfar;afterall;upontheroadofcaution;
herforesightdesertedhershesoughtforsodefinite
catastropheintoustinevitablyplunge
butsheuldthinkofnoneitseedtoherthatthese
catastrophesitious;lifeonandonlife
peoplesaidandnot
onlyanendofherstockofcaution;butit
seedsuddenlyaltogethersuperfluoussurelyifanyone
uldtakeself;ralphdenhald;hehad
toldherthathedidnotloveherand;further;sheditated;
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hthebeechtreesandswinging
herurella;asinherthoughtsheedto
pletefreedouallyapplyso
differentastandardtoherbehaviorinpracticewhy;she
reflected;shouldtherebethisperpetualdisparitybetween
thethoughtandtheaction;bethelifeof
solitudeandthelifeofsociety;thisastonishingprecipice
ononesideofhesouliveandin
broaddaylight;ontheothersideofplative
anddarkasnightnotpossibletostep
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frootheother;erect;andhoutessentialchange
hisnotthechanceheofferedhertherareand
anyrate;shetold
denhapatience
andrelief;thatsheagreed;shethoughthiight;she
soffriendship
“nosgoandhavetea”
infact;theseprincipleshavingbeenlaiddo
lightnessofspiritshothey
ethingofprofoundiortance
hadbeensettled;anduldnoheirattention
totheirteaandthegardenstheywanderedinand
outofglasshouses;sangintanks;breathed
inthescentofthousandsofcaations;andpared
theirrespectivetastesinthetteroftreesandlakes
alkingexclusivelyoftheysahatany
oneghthaveoverheardthetheyfeltthatthepact
betadefirranddeeperbythe
nuerofpeopleandsuspectednothing
ofthekindthequestionofralphsttageandfuture
entionedagain
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althoughtheoldaches;htheirgaypanelsandthe
guardsho;andthehursoftheboxandthevicissitudes
oftheroad;havelonglderedintodustsofaras
theyatter;andarepreservedintheprintedpages
ofouovelistssofarastheypartookofthespirit;a
joueytolondonbyexpresstraincanstillbeavery
pleasantandronticadventurecassandraotthe
ageoftaginefeorepleasant
satiatedonthsofgreenfieldsasshehe
firstroisansvillasontheoutskirtsoflondon
seedtohavesothingseriousaboutit;ively
increasedtheiortanceofeverypersoninthe
railpressionablend;
quickenedthespeedofthetrainandgaveanoteofste
authoritytotheshriekoftheengineletheywere
boundforlondon;theysthaveprecedenceofalltraffic
notsilarlydestinedadifferentdeanoressary
directlyonesteppedoutuponliverpoolstreet
platforandbecaoneofthosepreoccupiedandhasty
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oibuses;andundergroundrailing
shedidherbesttolookdignifiedandpreoccupi