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youropinion;peyton”for;asthereinisterof
literaturepresentinthepersonoftheeditorofanesteed
revie
peytonleantalittlebackinhischair;and;putting
hisheadratherononeside;observedthatthation
thathehadneverbeenabletoansirelytohis
satisfactionthereuchtobesaidonbothsides;but
ashensidereduponrs
hilberybrokeinuponhisjudieditations
“lovely;lovelyophelia”sheexclaid“awonderful
pooingall
bedraggled;theresayelloilytus
ontheelectriclightetea;and
says;oh;atheersfrozenintheciste;and
okscutherfingertotheboneandtheniopenalittle
greenbook;andthebirdsaresinging;thestarsshining;
thefloherasifthese
presenceshadsuddenlynifestedtheelvesroundher
diningrooable
“hastheokanded;
addressingherselfnaturallytokatharine
“oh;theoksfingerisonlytingit;”
saidshilbery“butifshehadcutherarff;katharine
arked;han
affectionateglanceatherdaughter;wholook
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ed;she
thought;alittlesad“buthorrid;horridthoughts;”
shewoundup;layingdownheapkinandpushingher
orecheerful
totalkaboutupstairs”
upstairsinthedracassandrafoundfresh
sourcesofpleasure;firstinthedistinguishedandexpectant
lookoftherooandtheninthechanceofexercising
herdiviningroduponaneentofhun
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nightandday
beingsbuttheloen;theirditative
silences;thebeautyoheratleast;shoneeven
frolaberhencircled
elderlynecks;changedheroresubdued
desirerelytochandtoered
osphereinatters
ostinnosyllables;
bytheolderenedherasoneof
theelvesherexpressionbecaverygentleandsyathetic;
asifshe;too;udeforthe
ehoanagedand
depree
sheperceivedthatkatharinenity
inso
andgentlenessandnceandbegantolaugh
“areyoulaughingat”katharineasked
ajokesofoolishandunfilialhexplaining
“ithingridiculousintheoftaste;but
still;ifyouhalfshutyoureyesandlooked”katharine
halfshuthereyesandlooked;butshelookedinthewrong
direorethanever;and
illlaughinganddoingherbesttoexplainina
hataunteleanor;throughhalfshuteyes;was
liketheparrotinthecageatstogdonhouse;he
gentlencainandrodneyraightupto
thendedtoknothey
“iutterlyrefusetotellyou”cassandrareplied;standing
upstraight;claspingherhandsinfrontofher;and
facinghiherckeryhehad
notevenforasendthefearthatshehadbeenlaughing
athisheauselifewassoadorable;
soenchanting
“ah;butyoureefeelthebarbarityof
sex;”hereplied;dratogetherandpressing
hisfingertipsuponaniginaryoperahatorlacca
cane“sofdullthings;
andnoore
thananythingintheworld”
“youdontdeinute”shecried“notfor
asendhknohatyouvebeenenjoyingyourself
ienselyhasnthe;katharine”
“no;”shereplied;“ithinkhesspeakingthetruthhe
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virginiawoolf
doesntcarechforpolitics”
herply;producedacurious
changeinthelight;sparklingatsphereatonce
losthislookofanitionandsaidseriously:
“idetestpolitics”
“idontthinkanynhastherighttosaythat;”said
cassandra;alstseverely
“iagreeianthatidetestpoliticians;”herrected
hielfquickly
“yousee;ibelievecassandraisinist;”
katharineinist
sixnthsago;butitsnogoodsupposingthatsheis
nos
ineyesonenevercantell”shesledatherasan
eldersisterghtsle
“katharine;youkeonefeelsohorriblysll”
cassandraexclaid
“no;no;thatsnoteans;”rodneyinterposed
“iquiteagreethatenhaveanienseadvantage
overusthereonessesalotbyattetingtoknow
thingsthoroughly”
“heknohoroughly;”saidkatharine“butthen
healsoknopainting;andacertain
auntaboutsichesverycultivatedperhapsthe
stcultivatedpersoniknow”
“andpoetry;”cassandraadded
“yes;iarked;
andtuingherheadasthoughshesaethingthat
neededherattentioninafareroftheroosheleft
the
foranttheystoodsilent;aftereda
deliberateintroductiontoeachother;andcassandra
“henry;”shesaidnextnt;“hatastage
oughttobenobiggerthanthisdrahes
theretobesinginganddancingasingonly
alltheoppositeofand”
theysatdoharine;tuinghed
thehhishandraisedingesticulation
andhisuthopen;asifreadytospeakthent
cassandraceased
katharinesduty;heritopullacurtainor
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nightandday
veachair;herforgottenordischarged;butshe
ntinuedtostandbythehoutdoinganything
theelderlypeopleogetherround
thefiretheyseedanindependent;ddleagednity
busyhitsoelling
storiesveryverygraciously
butforherthereploynt
“ifanybodysaysanything;ishallsaythatiooking
attheriver;”shethought;forinherslaverytoherfaly
traditions;sheopayforhertransgression
eplausiblefalsehoodshepushedasidetheblind
andlookedattheriverbutitandthe
erouples
eringsloheroad;keepingascloseto
therailingsaspossible;thoughthetreeshadasyetno
leavestocastshadobraceskatharine;
thushdraherlonelinesstheeveninghadbeen
oneofpain;offeringher;nuteafteute;plainer
proofthatthingsasshehadforeseenshe
hadfacedtones;gestures;glances;sheknehher
ba;that;evennow;wasplungingdeeper
anddeeperintothedelightofunexpectedunderstanding
osttoldherthathewasfinding
itinfinitelybetterthanheuldhavebelievedshe
lookedoutoftheinedtoforget
privatesfortunes;toforgetherself;toforgetindividual
liveshhereyesuponthedarksky;voicesreachedher
froheroon
asiftheycafroeopleinanotherworld;aworld
antecedenttoherhatheprelude;
theantechaertoreality;itelydead;she
heardthelivingtalkingthedreaatureofourlifehad
neverbeenreapparenttoher;neverhadlifebeen
recertainlyanaffairoffoursexisted
onlyhintherangeoflightsandfires;beyond
orethandarknessshe
seedphysicallytoh
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avesteppedbeyondtheregion
akesitdesirabletopossess;
tolove;tostruggleandye