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www.lizi.twhirosg;and,thuspelled,
denhaassedthenitorylapost,toh,
inpassing,hebreathedanexcuse,forhoouldhebreak
auallylinkedinhis“you
stnotthinkthatihaveanybitteessagainsther
farfrot.itsnotaltogetherherfault,pirl.she
lives,youknohoseodious,selfteredlives
atleast,ithinkthediousforaanfeedingher
supohing,havingntrolofeverythiing
fartoochheroespoilt,ina
sense,feelingthateveryoherfeet,andsonot
realizinghosthatis,howrudelyshebehaves
topeopleallheradvaill,todoher
justice,shesnofool,”headded,asifto
nottotakeanyliberties.“shehastaste.shehassense.
shederstandyoualktoher.butshesa
an,andtheresanendofit,”headded,hanother
littlesar
“anddidyoutellherallthistonight”denhasked.
“ohdear,no.ishouldhinkoftellingkatharine
thetruthaboutherself.thatdoatall.onehas
tobeinanattitudeofadorationiogetonh
katharine.
“noarryhihy
dontigoho”denhahoughttohielf.buthe
etheydid
notspeak,thoughrodneyhuedsnatchesofatune
outofanoperabyzart.afeelingofand
likingbineverynaturallyinthendofoo
anotherhasjustspokenuatedly,revealingrather
reofhisprivatefeelingsthaeoreveal.
deosortofpersonrodney
etirodothinkabout
denha
“youreaslavelike,isuppose”heasked.
“asolicitor,yes.”
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“isotischuckit.
youegrate,denhashouldhavethoughtthatwould
suityou.”
“iveafaly.”
“iftenonthepointofgoingself.andtheni
knolivehoutthis”andhewavedhis
handtohecityoflondon,this
nt,theappearaooutofgrayblue
cardboard,andpastedflatagainstthesky,hwasof
adeeperblue.
“thereareofondof,andtheresa
littlegoodsidafeures,nohen
justenoughtokeeponedanglingabouthere.ah,buti
uldntliveusic
picturesdyoucareatallforfirsteditioa
fehingsuphere,thingsipickupcheap,fori
taffivetheyask.”
theyhadreachedasllurtofhigheighteenth
turyhouses,inoneofs.
theycliedaverysteepstaircase,throughwhose
uninatingthe
baheirtedpillars,andthepilesofplates
setontheilk.rodneys
rooall,butthesittingrooindowlooked
outintoaurtyard,ent,andits
siree,andacrosstotheflatredbrickfrontsofthe
oppositehouses,havesurpriseddr.
johnson,ifhehadeoutofhisgraveforatuinthe
onlight.rodhisla,pulledhiscurtains,offered
denhachair,and,flingingthenuscriptofhis
paperontheelizabethaaphorontothetable,
exclaid:
“ohdear,ebutitsoveow,
andsoaythinknoreaboutit.”
hethenbusiedhielfverydexterouslyinlightinga
fire,produgglasses,ake,andcupsandsaucers.
heputonafadeddressinggown,anda
pairofredslippers,andadvanbler
inonehandaher.
“thebaskervillengreve,”saidrodney,itto
hisguest.“iuldntreadhinacheapedition.”
whenheonghisbooksandhisvalu
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ables,aablyanxioustokehisvisitorfortable,
andvingaboutethingofthedexterityand
grarelaxedhiscriticalattitude,
areathohrodhanhewould
havedoneaerkno.rodneys
roofaperson
nypersonaltastes,guardingtherhblasts
ofthepublichscrupulousattention.hispapersand
hisbooksroseinjaggedundsontableandfloor,round
edhnervouscarelesthisdressinggown
ghtdisarraheversoslightly.onachairstood
astackofphotographsofstatuesandpictures,
toexhibit,onebyone,forthespaceofa
dayorthebooksonhisshelveswereasorderlyas
regintsofsoldiers,andthebashonelike
sonybrolehough,ifyoutookone
frotsplaceyousaebehindit,since
spairrorstoodabove
thefirepladreflectedduskilyinitsspotteddepths
thefaintyellosonofajarfuloftulipsh
stoodaersandpipesandcigarettesupon
thentelpiece.asllpianooccupiedaerofthe
roohthesreof“dongiovanni”openuponthe
bracket.
“,ashefilledhispipeand
lookedabouthi“thisisallverynidfortable.”
roduedhisheadhalfroundandsled,h
theprideofaproprietor,andtheedhielffrobr >
sling.
“tolerable,”hettered.
“butidaresayitsjustashatyouhavetoea
yourownliving.”
“ifyouanthatishouldntdoanythinggoodh
leisureifihadit,idaresayyht.butishouldbe
tentisashappyyospendasi
liked.”
“idoubtthat,”denhaeplied.
theysatsilent,andtheskefroheirpipesjoined
acablyinabluevaporabovetheirheads.
“iuldspendthreehourseverydayreading
shakespeare,”rodneyrerked.“andtheressid
pictures,letalohesocietyofthepeopleonelikes.”
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“youdbeboredtodeathii.”
“oh,igrantyouishouldbeboredifididnothing.but
ishouldeplays.”
“h
“ishouldeplays,”herepeated.“ivetenthree
quartersofonealready,andinlyingforaholiday
tofini**.anditsnotbadno,soofitsreally
ratheice.”
thequestionaroseindenhandherheshould
asktoseethisplay,as,nodoubt,heedtodo.
helookedratherstealthilyatrodney,apping
thealnervouslyost
physithought,w
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