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nt;sayingnothing
“youstgoin;”saidkatharine;rousingherself“hes
etogoonhhisreading”she
glancedupatthelightedhetopofthe
house;andtheybothlookedatitandont
aflightofsecircularstepsranuptothehall;
andrysloountedthefirstthree;and
paused;lookingdoharine
“ithinkyouunderratethevalueofthatetion;”she
saidslobedanother
stepandlookeddooreuponthefigurethat
lylitup;standinginthestreethalorless
facetuedupe
byandkathariuedandstoppedit;sayingasshe
openedthedoor:
“reer;ieer;”
sheadded;havingtoraisehervoicealittle;and
shuttingthedoorupontherestofherwords
ryuntedthestairsstepbystep;asifshehadto
liftherbodyupanextrelysteepascentshehadhad
tokatharine;andevery
stepvanquishedherdesiresheheldongriy;enuraging
herselfasthoughsheaking
sogreatphysibingaheightshewas
nsrbast;sittingatthetopofthestairs
ents;offeredhersolidfootingifshewere
capableofreachingitthekno
senseofexaltation
bastraisedhiseyesassheopenedthedoor
“illgooneifyou
anythingexplained”
hehadbeenrereadingthedocunt;andkingpencil
notesinthergined;andheon
againasiftherehadbeennointerruptionrysatdown
angtheflatcushions;litanothercigarette;andlis
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tenedhafroe
katharineleantbackintheerofthecabthatcarried
hertochelsea;nsciousoffatigue;andnscious;
too;ofthesoberandsatisfactorynatureofsuchindustry
asshehadjustposed
andcaldheresheletherself
inasquietlyassheuld;inthehopethatthehousehold
obedbutherexcursionhadoccupied
lesstithanshethought;andsheheardsounds
ofunstakablelivelinessupstairsadooropened;and
shedreincasethe
soundantthatpeyton
oodsheuldseethestairs;thoughshewas
herselfinvisiblesooneingdohestairs;
andnorodneyhelookeda
littlestrange;asifhewerewalkinginhissleep;hislips
vedasifheeparttohielfheca
doepbystep;honehanduponthe
banisterstoguidehielfshethoughthelookedasif
heeodofhighexaltation;ade
herunfortabletonessanylongerunseenshe
steppedintothehallhegaveagreatstartuponseeing
herandstopped
“katharine”heexclaid“youvebeenout”heasked
“yesaretheystillup”
hedidnotansothegroundfloor
roohroughthedooroodopen
“itsbeenrehanicantellyou;”hesaid;
“incrediblyhappy”
hehing
foranttheystoodatoppositesidesofatable
sayingnothingthenheaskedherquickly;“buttell;
hotoyoudidyouthink;katharine
isthereachancethatshelikestell;katharine”
beforesheuldanshelanding
aboveanddisturbedtheitdisturbedexcessively
hestartedback;othehall;and
saidinaloudandostentatiouslyordinarytone:
“goodnight;katharinegotobednowishallseeyou
soonihopeishallbeabletoetorrow”
nextntheupstairsandfound
cassandraonthelandingsheheldthreebooksin
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nightandday
herhand;andsheoopingtolookatothersina
littlebookcaseshesaidthatsheuldnevertellh
booksheedtoreadinbed;poetry;biography;or
taphysics
“doyoureadinbed;katharine”sheasked;as
theyairss
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idebyside
“sotisohingsotisanother;”said
katharinevaguelycassandralookedather
“dyouknoraordinarilyqueer;”shesaid“every
oneseetoalittlequeerperhapsitstheeffect
oflondon”
“isqueer;too”katharineasked
“hinkheisalittle;”cassandrareplied“queer;
butveryfascinatingishallreadltontonightits
beenoneofthehappiestnightsoflife;katharine;”
sheadded;lookinghshydevotionatherusinsbeautiful
face
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london;inthefirstdaysofspring;hasbudsthatopen
andflohatsuddenlyshaketheirpetalse;
purple;orcrioninpetitionhthedisplayin
thegardenbeds;althoughthesecityfloerely
sonydoorsflungreetandtheneighborhood;
invitingyoutolookatapiphony;
orrelycroongallsorts
ofvoanbeingsbut;
allthesa;itisnoanrivaltothequieterprocessof
vegetableflorescenceherootthereisagenerous
tiveattheroot;adesiretoshareandiart;or
ationispurelythatofinsensatefervor
andfriction;theeffect;lasts;certainlyenurages
thosehose;
tothinkthebazaar;hbannersfluttering
anddivansheapedeveryquarterof
theglobefortheirdelight
ascassandraotaboutlondonprovidedh
shillingsthatopenedtustiles;orreoftenhlarge
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toherthestlavishandhospitableofhostsaftervisiting
thenationalgallery;orhertfordhouse;orhearing
brahorbeethovenatthebechsteinhall;shewould
ebacktofindaneingher;inwhose
soulbeddedsograinsoftheinvaluablesubstance
illcalledreality;andstillbelieved
thatsheuldfindthehilberys;asthesayingis;“knew
everyone;”andthatarrogantclaiinlyupheld
bythenuerofhouseshinacertainarea;lit
theirlasatnight;openedtheirdoorsafter3p;
andadttedthehilberystotheirdiningroo;say;once
anthanindefinablefreedondauthorityofnner;
sharedbystofthepeoplehese
houses;seedtoindicatethatherition
ofart;sient;theyhin
thegates;anduldsleindulgentlyatthevastss
ofhunityoandstruggle;and
payforentranceninatthedoorthegates
openedinstantlytoadtcassandrasheurally
criticalofoninside;andinclinedtoquote
henrysheoftensucceededin
ntradictinghenry;inhisabsence;andinvariablypaid
herpartneratdinner;orthekindoldladyeered
hergrandther;theplintofbelievingthat
thereeaningintheysaidforthesakeofthe
lightinhereagereyes;chcrudityofexpressionand
sountidinessofpersonwasgenerally
feltthat;givenayearortroduced
togooddresskers;andpreservedfroadinfluences;
sheionthoseelderlyladies;
ssalingthestuff
ofhunitybetbandbreathingso
evenlythatthenecklaces;heir
breasts;seeorepresentsoelentalforce;suchas
theanity;ncluded;alittle
slingly;thatsheeantthatshewould
inallprobabilityrrysoyoungnother
theyrespecte