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herheadandreceivingthetearsuponhercheek;
acceptedthensilenceasthensecrationofherlove
“please;ss;”saidtheid;aboutelevenoclockon
thefollooing;“slvainisinthekitchen”
alongoffloheshadarrived
froheuntry;andkatharine;kneelinguponthe
floorofthedra;while
cassandraanarhair;andabsentndedly
despasdiffersofhelp
acceptedtheidsssagehadacuriouseffectupon
katharine
sherose;aidbeing
gone;saidehaticallyandeventragically:
“youknoeans”
cassandrahadunderstoodnothing
“auntceliaisinthekitchen;”katharinerepeated
“hekitchen”cassandraasked;notunnaturally
“probablybecauseshesdisveredsothing;”
katharinerepliedcassandrasthoughtsfleothesubject
ofherpreoccupation
“aboutus”sheinquired
“heavenknoharinereplied“ishantlether
stayinthekitchen;thoughishallbringheruphere”
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nightandday
thestenesshhisedthat
tobringauntceliaupstairsereason;adisciplinary
asure
“forgoodnesssake;katharine;”cassandraexclaid;
juingfroerchairandshoation;
“dontberashdontlethersuspectreer;nothings
certain”
katharineassuredherbynoddingherheadseveraltis;
butthennerincalculated
toinspirepletenfidenceinherdiplocy
slvainting;orratherperching;uponthe
edgeofahertherewas
anysoundreasonforherber;
orheritrrespondedhthespiritofher
quest;slvaininvariablycainbythebackdoor
andsatintheservantsroohenshewasengagedin
nfidentialfalytransactionstheostensiblereason
shegaveorshilberyshouldbe
disturbedbut;intruth;slvaindependedevenre
thanstelderlyenofhergenerationuponthedelicious
etionsofinticy;agony;andsecrecy;andthe
additionalthrillprovidedbythebasent
lightlytobeforfeitedsheprotestedalstplaintively
harineproposedtogoupstairs
“ivesothingthatitosaytoyouinprivate;”
shesaid;hesitatingreluctantlyuponthethresholdofher
aush
“thedraisety”
“butightetyourtheruponthestairswe
ghtdisturbyourfather;”slvainobjected;taking
theprecautiontospeakinawhisperalready
butaskatharinespresenceelynecessary
tothesuccessoftheintervieharineobstinately
recededupthekitchenstairs;slvainhadno
ursebuttofolloivelyabouther
assheproceededupstairs;drestogether;and
steppedspectionpastalldoors;herthey
“nobodyurred;parative
sanctuaryofthedrahadbeenreached
“iseethatihaveinterruptedyou;”sheadded;glancingat
thefloontlatershe
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virginiawoolf
inquired;“eonesittinghyou”noticinga
handkerchiefthatcassandrahaddroppedinherflight
“cassandraetoputthefloer;”
saidkatharine;andshespokesofiryandclearly
thatslvainglanaindoorand
thenatthecurtainhthe
relicsfrohedra
“ah;cassandraisstillarked“and
didsendyouthoselovelyflowers”
katharinesatdoeherauntandsaidneither
yesnooshelookedpasther;anditghthavebeen
thoughtthatsheicallythepatte
oftheent;
frorslvainspointofvieadeit
necessarytositveryclosetogether;andthelightwas
diaredhthathroughthree
harineandthebasketofflowers;and
gaveeventheslightangu
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larfigureofslvainherself
ahaloofgold
“theyrefrotogdonhouse;”saidkatharineabruptly;
halittlejerkofherhead
slvainfeltthatitotellheiece
sheosayiftheyuallyinphysical
ntact;forthespiritualdistancebetidable
katharine;hoadenoovertures;ands
lvain;heroicurage;
plungedhoutpreface:
“peoplearetalkingaboutyou;katharinethatiswhyi
haveethisingyouforgiveforsaying
idchratheotsayisayisonlyforyourown
sake;child”
“theresnothingtoforgiveyet;auntcelia;”said
katharine;or
“peoplearesayingthatgoeseveryh
youandcassandra;andthatheisaltentions
attherkhadancehesatoutfivedances
hheratthezootheyogetherthey
lefttogethertheynevercabackheretillseveninthe
eveningbutthatisnotalltheysayhisnnerisvery
rkedheisquitedifferenthere”
slvain;selvestogether;
andosttooneof
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nightandday
protest;hereceased;andlookedintentlyatkatharine;as
iftojudgetheeffeunicationaslightrigidity
hadpassedoverkatharinesfaceherlipswere
pressedtogether;hereyesracted;andtheywere
stillfixeduponthecurtainthesesuperficialchanges
veredanextreinnerloathingsuchasghtfollow
thedisplayofsohideousorindecentspectaclethe
indecentspectacleionbeheldforthe
firsttifroheoutside;herauntsadeher
realizehoelyrepulsivethebodyoflifeishout
itssoul
“length
slvaindeagestureasiftobringhercloser;
butitretued
“goodyouarehowunselfishhow
yousacrificeyourselftoothersbutyouvebeentoounselfish;
katharineyouhavedecassandrahappy;and
shehastakenadvantageofyourgoodness”
“idontunderstand;auntcelia;”saidkatharine“
hascassandradone”
“cassandrahasbehavedinahatiuldnothave
thoughtpossible;”saidslvainly“shehas
beenutterlyselfishutterlyheartlessistspeakto
herbeforeigo”
“idontunderstand;”katharinepersisted
slvainlookedatherpossiblethatkatharine
reallydoubtedthatthereethingthatslvain
herselfdidnotunderstandshebracedherself;andpronounced
thetrendouswords:
“cassandrahasstolenslove”
stilltheedtohavecuriouslylittleeffect
“doyouan;”saidkatharine;“thathehasfallenin
lovehher”
“thereareakingnfallinlovehone;
katharine”
katharinereinedsilentthesilencealards
lvain;andshebeganhurriedly:
“nothingadesaythesethingsbut
youroointerfere;ihavenot
auselessoldani
havenoyotoseeyouhappy;
katharine”
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virginiawoolf
againshestrets;buttheyreined
ety
“youarenotgoingtosaythesethingstocassandra;”
saidkatharinesuddenly“youvesaidtheo;thats
enough”
katharinespokesolohsuchrestraintthat
slvainhadtostraintocatchherw