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requieorthedeathofpoetrybyherself;she
eering
theexistenozartshebeggedcassandratoplayto
her;andheyupstairscassandraopenedthe
pianodireosphere
ofunxedbeautyatthesoundofthefirstnotes
katharineandrodneybothfeltanenorussenseof
reliefatthelicenseusicgavetheoloosen
theirholduponthechanisfbehaviortheylapsed
intothedepthsofthoughtshilberyed
aood;thatwashalf
reverieandhalfsluer;halfdelielancholyand
halfpureblisshilberyaloneattendedheely
sical;anddecassandraahathelistened
toeverynotesheplayedherbest;andwonhis
approvalleaningslightlyforuing
hislittlegreenstone;heheintentionof
herphrasesa
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pprovingly;butstoppedhersuddenlyto
plainofanoisebehindhithewindoas
unhaspedhesignedtorodney;
iediatelytoputthetterrighthestayedant
longerbythehanessary;and
havingdole
usic
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onunderverofsoexquisiterunoflody;heleant
toethingsheglancedat
herfatherandther;andantlaterlefttheroo
alstunobserved;hrodney
“isit”sheasked;assoonasthedoor
rodneydenoansledherdoairsinto
thediningroonthegroundfloorevenwhenhehad
shutthedoorhesaidnothing;butstraighttothe
edthecurtainshebeckonedtokatharine
“thereheisagain;”hesaid“look;thereunderthe
lapost”
katharinelookedshehadnoidearodneywas
talkingaboutavaguefeelingofaladsterypossessed
hershesaanstandingontheoppositeside
oftheroadfappostas
theylookedthefiguretued;eps;and
edtoher
thatheher;andonsciousof
hergazeonhishekneanwas
shedrehecurtainabruptly
“denha”saidrodney“heherelastnighttoo”
hespokestelyhisannerhadbeefullof
authoritykatharinefeltalstasifheaccusedherof
socrishefortablyagitated;as
chbythestrangenessofrodneysbehaviorasbythe
sightofralphdenha
“ifhechoosestoe”shesaiddefiantly
“youcantlethioe
in”rodneyspokehsuchdecisionthatwhenheraised
hisaratharineexpectedhiodrahecurtaininstantly
shecaughthishandation
“”shecried“idontallowyou”
“youcant;”hereplied“youvegooofar”his
handreineduponthecurtain“it;
katharine;”hebrokeout;lookingatherhanexpression
ofntetas
areyougoingtotreathisyoutreated”
shelookedathieofallherperplexity;
atthespiritthatpossessedhi
“iforbidyoutodrahecurtain;”shesaid
hereflected;andthentookhishandaway
“ivenorighttointerfere;”hencluded“illleave
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nightandday
youor;ifyoulike;”
“noicantgoback;”shesaid;shakingherheadshe
bentherheadinthought
“youlovehikatharine;”rodneysaidsuddenlyhis
tonehadlostsothingofitssteness;andghthave
beenusedtourgeachildtonfessitsfaultsheraised
hereyesandfixedtheponhi
“ilovehisherepeatedhenoddedshesearched
hisfaationofhiswords;and;
ashereinedsilentandexpectant;tuedae
reandntinuedherthoughtsheobservedherclosely;
butetokeup
hedtofulfilherobviousdutythestrainsofzart
reaabove
“nohasortofdesperation;
risingfroerchairandseengtondrodneyto
fulfilhisparthedrehecurtaininstantly;andshe
denoattettostophitheireyesatoncesought
thesaspotbeneaththelapost
“hesnotthere”sheexclaid
noohrehewindowupandlooked
outthe;togetherhthe
soundofdistantent;
andthecriesofsirenshootingdoheriver
“denhacried
“ralph”saidkatharine;butshespokescarcelylouder
thansheghthavespokentosooneinthesa
roohtheireyesfixedupontheoppositesideofthe
road;theydidnotnoticeafigureclosetotherailing
thestreetbutdenhabr 》
hadcrossedtheroadandandingtheretheywere
startledbyhisvoicecloseathand
“rodney”
“thereyouareein;denha”rodneytothe
frontdoorandopenedit“hereheis;”hesaid;bringing
ralphintothediningrooarine
stood;et
forasenddenhaookedhalfdazedbythestrong
light;and;buttonedinhisoverat;hhishairruffled
aebody
rescuedfronopenboatoutatsea
protlyshutthehecurtainsheacted
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asterofthesituation;
andkneeanttodo
“yourethefirsttohearthene;”hesaid
“katharineisntgoingtorry;afterall”
“”ralphbeganvaguely;holding
outhishatandglan;hebalanceditcarefully
againstasilverbohatstooduponthesideboard
hethensathielfdoherheavilyattheheadof
theovaldinnertablerodneystoodononesideofhibr 》
andkatharineontheotherheappearedtobepresiding
oversoetingfrostoftheerswere
absentaned;andhiseyesrestedupon
thegloahoganytable
“isengagedtocassandra;”saidkatharinebriefly
atthatdenhaookedupquicklyatrodneyrodneys
expressioniled
alittlenervously;andthenhisattentionseedtobe
elodyfrohefloorabovehe
seedforanttoforgetthepresenceoftheothers
heglancedtohedoor
“ingratulateyou;”saiddenha
“yes;yesinds;
denha”hesaid“itspartlykatharinesdoingpartly
ne”helookedoddlyroundtheroosifheo
kesurethatthesceneinhad
sorealexistence“quited;”herepeated“even
katharine”hisgazeresteduponherfinally;asifshe;
too;hadchangedfroisoldvieiledat
herasiftoenurageher“katharineshallexplain;”he
said;andgivingalittlenodtodenhahelefttheroo
katharinesatdoonce;andleantherchinupon
herhandssolongasrodneytheproceedings
oftheeveninghadseedtobeinhischarge;
andhadbeenrkedbyacertainunrealitynohat
shehralphshefeltatoncethatanstraint
hadbeentakenfroheothshefeltthat
theyofthehouse;hrose;
storyupo
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nstory;uponthetopofthe
“there”sheasked
“forthechanceofseeingyou;”hereplied
“youedallnightifithadntbeenfor
itsusthavebeenld
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nightandday
uldyouseenothingbutourwindows”
“ite”
“icalledyou”shehadcalledunnsciously
“theyoing;”shetoldhiafter
apause
“youreglad”heasked
shebe