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itanhallucinationwehequally
tobla;butnohardoneifyoubelievehorulyi
e”
hestoodoverher;asifinreadinesstoseizethefirst
signofherassentpreciselyatthatnt;owing;perhaps;
tohervicissitudesoffeeling;allsenseofloveleft
her;asinantastliftsfroheearthandwhen
thestdepartedaskeletonworldandblanknessalone
reinedaterribleprospectfortheeyesoftheliving
tobeholdhesahelookofterrorinherface;and
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houtunderstandingitsorigin;tookherhandinhis
panionshipretuedadesire;like
thatofachildforshelter;toaccepthehadtooffer
herandatthatntitseedthatheofferedher
theonlythingthatuldkeittolerabletoliveshe
lethiresshislipstohercheek;andleantherhead
uponhisaritontofhistriuhitwas
theonlyntinandwas
dependentuponhisprotection
“yes;yes;yes;”herred;“youaccept;katharine
youlove”
forantshereinedsilenthethenheardher
rr:
“orethanido”
“cassandra”hewhispered
“shelovesyou;”katharinerepeatedsheraisedherself
andrepeatedthesentenceyetathirdti“sheloves
you”
sloselfhebelievedinstinctively
eanttohiewas
unabletounderstandulduld
shehavetoldkatharihatshelovedhihedesire
toknohetruthofthis;unknohough
thensequenentassociated
oretook
possessionofhinolongerentof
antiething
greaterthanapossibility;foowheknewherand
hadasureofthesyathybetbutwho
uldgivehiertaintyul
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dkatharine;katharinewho
hadlatelylaininhisar;katharineherselfthest
adredofenhelookedather;hdoubt;and
hanxiety;butsaidnothing
“yes;yes;”shesaid;interpretinghise;
“itstrueiknoshefeelsforyou”
“sheloves”
katharinenodded
“ah;butifeelhoanibesureof
feelingselftennutesagoiaskedyoutorry
istillidontknoiwish”
heclenchedhishandsandtuedawayhesuddenly
facedheranddended:“tellyoufeelfor
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denha”
“forralphdenhasheasked“yes”sheexclaid;
asifshehadfoundtheansentarilyperplexing
question“yourejealousof;;butyoure
notinloveeiealousofyoutherefore;for
bothoursakes;isay;speaktocassandraatonce”
hetriedtoposehielfhewalkedupanddown
theroohepausedatthehe
floeano
havekatharinesassurancenfirdbecasoinsistent
thatheuldnolongerdenytheoverstering
strengthofhisfeelingforcassandra
“youreright;”heexclaid;ingtoastandstilland
rappinghisknualltablecarrying
oneslendervase“ilovecassandra”
ashesaidthis;thecurtainshangingatthedoorofthe
littlerooarted;andcassandraherselfsteppedforth
“ihaveoverheardeveryed
apausesuentrodneydea
stepforwardandsaid:
“thenyouknoeyour
answer”
sheputherhandsbeforeherface;shetuedawayand
seedtoshrinkfroothofthe
“urred“but;”sheadded;
raisingherheadthekissh
ission;“hofullydifficult
itallisourfeelings;ianyoursandneand
katharineskatharine;tell;are”
“rightofurseanswered
her;“if;afterarryanof
suchinprehensiblenfusion;suchdeplorable”
“dont;;”katharineinterposed;“cassandrahas
heardus;shecanjudgeter
thanellher”
but;stillholdingshand;questionsanddesires
hadshedonewrongin
listeningeherdidkatharine
thinkherrightaboveall;didreallyloveher;for
everandever;betterthananyone
“istbefirst;katharine”sheexclaid“i
cantsharehivenhyou”
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“ishallneveraskthat;”saidkatharinesheveda
littleaheysatandbeganhalfnsciously
sortingherflowers
“butyouvesharede;”cassandrasaid“
ishareisoaniknois;”she
added“andiyouve
neverunderstoodeachotheryouretoodifferent”
“iveneveradredanybodyre;”interposed
“itsnotthat””its
understanding”
“haveineverunderstoodyou;katharinehaveibeen
veryselfish”
“yes;”pathy;
andshesnotsyathetic;youveedherto
bepractical;andshesnotpracticalyouvebeenselfish;
youvebeenexactingandsohaskatharinebutit
anybodysfault”
katharinehadlistenedtothisattetatanalysish
keenattentioncassandrasedtorubtheold
blurredigeoflifeandfreshenitsorvelouslythatit
lookedne
“itsquitetrue;”shesaid“it”
“therearenythingsthathellaletoyou
for;”cassandrantinued;stillreadingfroerinvisible
book“iacceptthat;katharineishallneverdisputeit
itobegenerousasyouvebeengenerousbutbeing
inlovekesitrediffie”
theybrokethesilence
“ohingibegofyouboth;hesaid;andtheold
nervousnessofnnerretuedasheglancedat
katharine“tersagain
itsnotthatiidandnventional;asyouthink;
katharineitsthatitspoilsthingstodiscusstheit
unsettlespeoplesnds;andnoereallsohappy”
cassandraratifiedthisnclusionsofarassheonceed;
and;afterreceivingtheexquisitepleasure
ofherglance;hitsabsoluteaffectionandtrust;
lookedanxiouslyatkatharine
“yes;iappy;”sheassuredhi“andiagreewewill
nevertalkaboutitagain”
“oh;katharine;katharine”cassandracried;holdingout
herarhetearsrandoheeks
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thedayotherdaystothreepeople
inthehousethatthenroutineofhouseholdlife
theidrshilberyingaletter;
theclockstriking;andthedooropening;andalltheother
signsoflongestablishedcivilizationappearedsuddenly
tohavenoaningsaveastheylulledandshilbery
intothebeliefthatnothingunusualhadtakenplaceit
chancedthatshilberyhoutvisible
cause;unlessacertaincrudenessverginguponarseness
intheteerofherfavoriteelizabethansuldbe
heldresponsiblefortheodatanyrate;shehadshut
up“thedualfi”hasigh;ando
knooldrodneyatdinner;herthere
soyoungebody
adeyoubelievethatlifeifulshe
gotlittlehelpfroodney;andaftersingingherplaintive
requieorthedeathofpoetrybyherself;she
eering
theexistenozartshebeggedcassandratoplayto
her;andhey