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asstraightasaronroadthroughthedarkhaircassandra
pressedagainbykatharinesturity;and;asshe
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ofobjectsreflectedfrohebackground;cassandra
thoughtthatnosighthadeverbeenquitesoronticit
andthehouse;andthe
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theydoairsratherlate;inspiteofkatharines
extrespeedingettingreadytocassandrasearsthe
buzzofvoicesinsidethedrahetuning
upoftheinstruntsoftheorchestraitseedto
herthattherebersofpeopleintherooand
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thattheyrangers;andthattheyiful
anddressedhthegreatestdistinction;althoughthey
provedtobestlyherrelations;andthedistinctionof
theirclothingpartial
observer;totheeat
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rpeyton;andthedoorsprangopen;
anddinner
rodneyofferingherhisslightlybentblackarasshe
hadsecretlyhopedhe;hadthescene
beenlookedatonlythroughhereyes;itsthavebeen
desagicalbrilliancythepatteofthe
soupplates;thestifffoldsofthenapkins;hroseby
thesideofealilies;the
longsticksofbreadtiedhpinkribbon;thesilverdishes
andthesealoredchaagneglasses;htheflakes
ofgoldngealedintheirsteallthesedetails;together
ellofkidgloves;ntributed
toherexhilaration;ustberepressed;
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theoreforhertorvelat;itistrue;
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inentofprivately
shecalled“reality”itthattheywould
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uldpossiblybedull;andlittlepeytononherright
androdneyonherlefteasure
endoedtohersounstakable
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denditantsourceofsurprisetohershe
scarcelykner
peytonortorodneybuttoonewho;bydegrees;
assudtheshapeofanelderlynustache;
shedescribedhohatvery
afteoon;andhoakenacabanddriven
throughthestreetspeyton;aneditoroffiftyyears;
boedly;happarentunderstanding
atleast;heunderstoodthatshewasveryyoung
andpretty;andsahatsheed;thoughheuld
notgatheratonberfrois
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virginiawoolf
othereobeexcitedabout“were
thereanybudsonthetrees”heasked“hlinedid
shetravelby”
heiableinquiriesbyherdesire
toknoherhehosewhoread;or
oneofthoserpeytonwas
bynoanssureherthoughthedid
bothheadeastdangerous
nfessionsheulddeduthat
onefaed
hiliberalerofparliant
;nonallyengagedinadesultorynversation
haunteleanor;heardeveryakingadvantage
ofthefactthatelderlyladieshavelittlentinuity
ofnversation;atleastthey
esteeortheiryouthandtheirsex;heassertedhispresence
byaverynervouslaugh
directlysheedto
findthat;instantlyandhsuchease;anotherofthese
fascinatingbeingsoldhforherextraction
“theresnodoubtyoudoinarailarriage;
;”shesaid;kinguseinherpleasureofhisfirst
na“youneveroncelookoutofthewindow;youread
alltheti”
“andthat”peyton
asked
“oh;thathesapoet;ofurse;”saidcassandra“buti
stnfessthatiknehatbefore;soitisntfairive
gotyouuscripte;”sheon;disregarding
peytoninashalessallsortsofthings
itoaskyouaboutit”
inclinedhisheadandtriedtoncealthepleasure
thatherrerkgavehibutthepleasure
unalloyedhoght
be;hepeoplewhoshoweda
grossoretionaltasteinliterature;andifcassandra
erredevenslightlyfroensideredessentialin
thisrespecthefortbyflinging
outhishandsandwrinklinghisforehead;hewouldfind
nopleasureinherflatteryafterthat
“firstofall;”sheproceeded;“itoknohyyou
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nightandday
chosetoeaplay”
“ahyouanitsnotdratic”
“ianthatidontseeitwouldgainbybeing
actedbutthendoesshakespearegainhenryandiare
alcertainheswrong;
buticantproveitbecauseiveonlyseenshakespeare
aquitepositive;”sheinsisted;
“thatshakespeareeforthestage”
“youreperfeed“iwashoping
youhatsidehenrysirelywrong
ofurse;ivefailed;asallthedesfaildear;dear;
iedyoubefore”
frohispointtheyproceededtogoover;asfaras
ryservedthethedifferentaspectsofrodneys
drashesaidnothingthatjarreduponhianduntrained
daringhadthepoulateexperienceto
suchanextentthatrodneylyseentohold
hisforksuspendedbeforehiedthefirst
prinrshilberythoughttoherselfthat
shehadneverseenhiosuchadvantage;yes;hewas
sohoindedherofsoonewho
eoneinguishedshehad
forgottenhisna
ent
“youvenotreadtheidiot”sheexclaid
“ivereadreplied;alittletestily
“oneofderision
“infessidontunderstandtherussians”
“shakehandsshakehands”booduncleaubreyfrobr 》
acrossthetable“neitherdoiandihazardtheopinion
thattheydonttheelves”
theoldgentlenhadruledalargepartoftheindian
eire;buthehehabitofsayingthathehad
ratherhavetentheablenow
tookpossessionofasubjectchtoitslikingaunt
eleanorshoonitorysignsofpronouncingan
opinionalthoughshehadbluntedhertasteuponso
forfphilanthropyfortyfiveyears;shehadafine
naturalinstinctforanupstartorapretender;andknew
toahairbreadthliteratureshouldbeandit
shouldnotbesheotheknoarcely
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virginiawoolf
thoughtitattertobeproudof
“insanityisnotafitsubjectforfiction;”sheannounced
positively
“theresthelet;”hilbery
interposed;inhisleisurely;halfhuroustones
“ah;butpoetrysdifferent;trevor;”saidaunteleanor;
asifshehadspeshakespearetosay
so“differentaltogetherandiveneverthought;for
part;thathaetadastheykeoutis
youropinion;peyton”for;asthereinisterof
literaturepresentinthepersonoftheeditorofanesteed
revie