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happiness”
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nightandday
heglany
irritation,athissister.shelooked,asusual,asifshe
hinghanother,andbalang
theogetherbeforeshedeuphernd.
“happiness,”shererkedatleically,
ratherasifsheplingthehenshe
paused.shepausedforansiderablespace,asifshe
sbearings.“hildawas
heretoday,”shesuddenlyresud,asiftheyhadnever
ntionedhappiness.“shebroughtbobbiehesafine
boyhathad
atingeofironyinit,thatsheosidle
athisdangerousapproaacy
ontotopiilyi.heless,
hereflected,sheilyh
hefounditpossibletodiscusshappiness,although
heghtveryiss
hilberyattheirfirsteting.helookedcriticallyatjoan,
andhatshedidnotlooksoprovincialorsuburban
inherhighgreendressng,so
patient,andalstresigned.hebegantootell
heraboutthehilberysioabusetheforinthe
niaturebattleekly
follopressionsoflife,thelifeofthehilberyswas
gettierofthelifeofthedenhainhisnd,
andheselfthattheree
qualityinisshilbery.
heshouldhavefeltthathisoinal,
andhadgreatervitalitythansshilberyhad;but
hisiniressionofkatharinenoasofapersonreatvitalityandposure;andatthentheuld
notperceivethe
factthatsheana
shop,andherselfeaedheroe
drearinessandsordidnessoftheirlifeoppressedhin
spiteofhisfundantalbeliefthat,asafaly,they
ehoarkable.
“shallyoutalktother”joaninquired.“because,
yousee,thethingsgottobesettled,oneher.
charlesstetounclejohnifhesgoing
there.”
ralphsighediatiently.
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“isupposeitdoesntchttereithered.
“hesdoodtoseryinthelongrun.”
aslightflushtojoanscheek.
“youknoalkingnonsense,”shesaid.“itdoesnt
hurtanyoohavetoeatheirovery
gladihavetoeane.”
ralphhatsheshouldfeelthis,andwished
hertontiheon,perverselyenough.
“isntthatonlybecauseyouvefottenhooenjoy
yourselfyouneverhavetiforanythi”
“asforinstance”
“,orbooks,orseeing
iingpeople.youneverdoanythingthatsreally
orethanido.”
“ialakethisroouicer,if
youliked,”sheobserved.
“atterihavewhen
iorylifedrawing
updeedsinanoffice”
“yousaidthatyoufoundthelaeresting.”
“soitisifoneuldaffordtoknohingaboutit.”
“thatsherbertonlyjustgoingtobednoerposed,
asadooronthelandingslaedvigorously.
“andthenheoing.”
ralphlookedattheceiling,andshuthislipsclosely
together.why,heouldjoanneverforone
aestic
lifeitseedtohihatsheoreand
reeheandcapableofshorterandless
frequentflightsintotheoutershewas
onlythirtythree.
“dyoueverpaycallsnoly.
“idontoftei.whydoyouask”
“itghtbeagoodthing,togettoknownewpeople,
thatsall.”
“poorralph”saidjoansuddenly,ile.“you
thinkyoursistersgettingveryoldandverydullthats
it,isntit”
“idontthinkanythingofthekind,”hesaidstoutly,
butheflushed.“butyouleadadogslife,joan.when
yourenothe
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restofus.andiotafraid.”
joanrose,andstoodforantingherhands,
and,apparently,ditatingastohersheshouldsay
anythi.afeelingofgreatintiited
thebrotherandsister,andthesecircularlinesabove
theireyebroore
tobesaidoherside.joanbrushedherbrothershead
,rredgoodnight,
aherooforsoershehadgone
ralphlayquiest,restinghisheadonhishand,but
graduallyhiseyesfilledhthought,andthelinereappeared
onhisbropressionofpanionship
andasyathy
tothinkonalone.
afteratiheopenedhisbook,andreadonsteadily,
glangohisch,asifhehadset
hielfatasktobeacplishediainasureof
ti.nohenheheardvoithehouse,andthe
doors,hatthebuilding,
atthetopof,edinevery
oscells.idnightstruck,ralphshuthis
book,andhadleinhishand,desdedtothe
groundfloor,toascertainthatalllightsind
alldoorslocked.ithreadbare,wellwohouse
thathethusexaned,asiftheinteshadgrazeddown
allluxuriandplentytothevergeofdedin
thenight,bereftoflife,barepladableshes
lyvisible.katharinehilbery,he
thought,nitoffhand.
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chapteriii
denhaadaccusedkatharinehilberyofbelongingto
ohestdistinguishedfaliesinengland,andif
anyaltons“hereditary
genius,”hehatthisassertionisnotfar
frohetruth.thealardyces,thehilberys,the
llingtons,aoprovethatintellect
isapossessiononeerof
aostindefinitely,andh
appareaintythatthebrilliantgiftwillbesafely
caughtandheldbyoftenoftheprivilegedrace.
theyhadbeennspiirals,lawyers
andservantsofthestateforsoyearsbeforetheriess
ofthesoilatedintherarestflohatany
faly
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