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that;inhisopinion;nosensiblepersonuldbeafraid
oflikingtowork
“yes;”saidkatharine;asifhehadstatedthisopinion
aloud“ishouldliketostartsothingsothingoff
onesothatsishouldlike”
“yes;thatsthefun;”saidbast;lookingather
forthefirsttiratherkeenly;andrefillinghispipe
“butyoucantlitean;”said
ry“ianthereareothersortsofworknooneworks
harderthanaanhlittlechildren”
“quiteso;”saidbast“itspreciselytheen
hbabiestogetholdof”heglancedathis
docunt;rolleditintoacylinderbetweenhisfingers;
andgazedintothefirekatharinefeltthatinthispany
anythingthatonesaids
rits;onehadonlytosayohought;rather
barelyandtersely;ptionthatthe
nuerofthingsthatuldproperlybethoughtabout
itedandbastiffupon
thesurface;thereelligenceinhisfaceh
attractedherintelligence
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“know”sheasked
“eanaboutus”bastasked;h
alittlesle
“thatdependsuponnythings;”saidrythenspirators
lookedpleased;asifkatharinesquestion;h
thebeliefintheirexistenceplied;hadaing
effe
“instartingasocietysuchasostart
sayanyreatpresent;”bastbegan;ha
littlejerkofhishead;“thereareteer
thepressandthepublicothersocieties;hshall
benaless;havegoneunderbecausetheyveappealed
onlytoiration
society;hdiesassoonasyouvealldisveredeach
othersfaults;youstnobblethepressyoustappeal
tothepublic”
“thatsthedifficulty;”saidrythoughtfully
“thatsesin;”saidbast;jerking
hisheadinrysdirection“shestheonlyoneofus
akeaejobofitibr 》
tiedtoanoffiysparetiareyou;
byanychance;onthelookoutforajob”heasked
katharine;ixtureofdistrustanddeference
“rriageisherjobatpresent;”ryrepliedforher
“oh;isee;”saidbasthedealloesfor
that;heandhisfriendshadfacedthequestionofsex;
alonghallothers;andassigneditanhonorableplace
intheirscheoflifekatharinefeltthisbeneaththe
roughnessofhisnner;andarustedtothe
guardianshipofrydatchetandbastseedto
heragoodantirbeautiful
placeor;toputitfiguratively;aplacewhereanylineof
bluestsoftlylinkedtreetotreeuponthehorizonfor
antshethoughtshesanowover
thefire;thefeaturesofthatoriginalnill
recalleverynohen;althoughhe
entalofficial;oran
varietyofhinotthatbast;givinghisdaysto
r;wouldlong
anytraceofhispossibilitiesofpleteness;
but;forthent;inhisyouthandardor;
stillspeightiginehibr 》
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nightandday
thecitizenofanoblerstatethanourskathariued
overhersllstoation;and
theirsoptthenshereered
thatsheheirbusiness;androse;
stillthinkingofthissociety;andthusthinking;shesaid
tobast:
“etojoinees;i
hope”
henodded;andtookhispipefroisuth;but;
beingunabletothinkofanythingtosay;heputitback
again;althoughhewouldhavebeengladifshehad
stayed
againstheraryinsistedupontakingherdoairs;
andthen;asthereobeseen;they
stoodinthestreettogether;lookingaboutthe
“gobarbast
hhispapersinhishand
“youcantthestreetsaloneinthose
ary;butthedesiretofindacab
hertruereasonforstandingbesidekatharineforanute
ortposure;bastand
hispapersseedtoheranincidentaldiversionoflifes
seriouspurposeparedetrendousfact
anifesteditselfasshestoodalonehkatharine
ityhavebeentheianhood
“haveyouseenralph”sheaskedsuddenly;hout
preface
“yes;”saidkatharinedireeer
ittookherant
orteeraryshouldaskherifshe
hadseenralph
“ibelieveiealous;”saidry
“nonsense;ry;”saidkatharine;ratherdistractedly;
takingheradbeginningtohestreetinthe
direainroad“letsee;tokew;
andobefriendsyes;thatshappened”
ry;inthehopethatkatharineell
herrebutkatharinesaidnothing
“itsnotaquestionoffriendship;”ryexclaid;her
angerrising;toherosnothow
canitbeivenorighttointerfere”shestopped“only
idratherralphhurt;”shencluded
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“ithinkheseeabletotakeself;”katharine
observed;afeelingof
hostilityhadrisenbet
“doyoureallythinkitsary;aftera
pause
“hoell”katharineasked
“haveyoueverarydended
rashlyandfoolishly
“icantyfeelings
heresaeoneinit”
“ary
“oughtitohavetoldhihatibehisfriend”
katharineasked“shallitellhihatifso;reason
shalligivehi
“ofurseyoucanttellhihat;”saidry;ntrolling
herself
“ibelieveishall;though;”saidkatharinesuddenly
“ilostteer;katharine;ishouldnthavesaid
idid”
“theptorily
“thatsisayitsnothit”shespokeh
unnecessaryvehence;butitdirectedagainst
rydatchettheiranisityhadpletelydisappeared;
anduponbothofthecloudofdifficultyanddarkness
rested;obscuringthefuture;inheyhadbothto
findaway
“no;no;itsnothit;”katharinerepeated“suppose;
asyousay;itsoutofthequestionthisfriendship;
hefallsinloveeidontthatstill;”
sheadded;“ibelieveyouexaggerate;lovesnoteverything;
rriageitselfisonlyoneofthethings”they
hadreachedtheinthoroughfare;andstoodlookingat
theoibusesandpassersby;ed;forthent;
toillustratekatharinehadsaidofthediversity
ofhuninterestsforbothofthethadbee
oneofthosentsofextredetachnt;
seeunnecessaryeveragaintoshouldertheburdenof
happinessandselfassertiveexistencetheieighbors
etotheirpossessions
“idontlaydoary;reveringherself
first;astheytuedafteralongpauseofthisdescription
“allisayisthatyoushouldknoyoure
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nightandday
aboutforcertain;but;”sheadded;“iexpectyoudo”
atthesatishe
onlybyentsforkatharines
rriage;butbytheiressionhshehadofher;
thereonherardarkandinscrutable
theyhestepsh
leduptorysflatheretheystoppedandpausedfora
nt;sayingnothing
“youstgoin;”saidkatharine;rousingherself“hes
etogoonhhisreadi