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“ipetuosity,and
checkedherself.hertheralirredhertofeel
andthinkquickly,andthenshereeredthatherfather
here,listeninghattention.
“isityouwish”heasked,asshepaused.
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heoftensurprisedher,thus,intotellinghihe
hadnotanttotellhiaheyargued,while
s.hilberyonhherohoughts.
“iotherous.iattea,and
theyeaboutpoetry.”
“thinkingyoustbepoetical,iseeayou”
“alkingtoyouaboutpoetry,katharine”
s.hilberydended,andkathariivingherparentsanatofhervisittothesuffrage
office.
“theyhaveanofficeatthetopofoheoldhouses
inrussellsquare.ineversahqueerlookingpeople.
andthendisverediedtothepoet,and
talkedtoaboutpoetry.evenrydatchetseedifferent
inthatatsphere.”
“yes,theofficeatsphereisverybadforthesoul,”
said.hilbery.
“idontreeranyoffirussellsquareinthe
olddays,livedthere,”s.hilberysed,
“andis
intoastuffylittlesuffrageoffice.still,iftheclerksread
poetrytherestbesothingni.”
“no,becausetheydoas,”katharine
insisted.
“butitsnireadingyrandfather,
andnotfillingupthosedreadfullittleforallday
long,”s.hilberypersisted,heotionofofficelife
beingderivedfroocevieenebehind
theuherbank,assheslippedthesns
intoherpurse.
“atanyrate,theyhaventdeaofkatharine,
arked.
“ohno,”saidkatharineverydecidedly,“iwork
foranything.”
“itsr.hilberyntinued,agreeinghhis
daughter,“hohesightofonesfellohusiastsalways
chokesoneoff.theyshohefaultsofones
oreplainlythaagonists.one
beenthusiastiesstudy,butdirectlyonees
intotouchhthepeoplehone,allthe
glargoes.soivealo
telltheashepeeledhisapple,hottedhibr >
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nightandday
selfonakeaspeechata
politicaleting,and
fortheidealsofhisowhilehisleadersspoke,
hebecagraduallyedtotheotherhinking,
ifthinkingituldbecalled,andhadtofeignillness
ioavoidkingafoolofhielfanexperience
ofpubligs.
katharienedaasshegenerallydidwhen
herfather,andtosoexteher,describedtheir
feelings,thatshequiteuoodandagreed,
but,atthesati,saethingheydidnot
see,andaledisappointntheyfell
shortofhervision,astheyalessucceeded
eachotherslyandnoiselesslyinfrontofher,
aable,andasthetalk
rredoninfaliargrooves,shesatthere,rather
likeajudge,listeningtoherparents,whodid,indeed,
feelitverypleasantadeherlaugh.
dailylifeinahousehereareyoungandoldis
fullofoniesaies,hare
diseaningofthebr >
isobs
totheirperfornce.
suyofthecigarand
theglassofport,herighthand
andohandof.hilbery,andsiltaneously
s.hilberyandkathariherooalltheyears
theyhadlivedtogethertheyhadneverseen.hilbery
skehiscigarordrinkhisport,andtheywouldhave
feltitunseeyif,byce,theyhadsurprisedhis
hesatthere.theseshort,butclearlyrked,periodsof
separatiohesexeswerealwaysusedforan
iscripttohadbeensaidatdihe
senseofbeiogetheringoutststrongly
alesexereligiousrite,secluded
frohefele.kathari
ofodthatpossessedherassheairstothe
dra,herthersarnhers;andsheuld
anticipatethepleasurehued
onthelights,theybardedthedra,fresh
sainorderforthelastseoftheday,
htheredparrotsshetzcurtains,and
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thearhairsingintheblaze.s.hilberystood
overthefire,hoonthefender,andherskirts
slightlyraised.
“oh,katharine,”sheexe
thinkofaandtheolddaysinrussellsquarei
seethedeliers,andthegreensilkofthepiano,and
asittinginhercashreshahewindow,
singingtillthelittleragaffinboysoutsidestoppedto
listen.papasentinhabunchofvioletswhilehe
usthavebeenasuer
evening.thathingswerehopeless.”
asshespokeanexpressiret,usthave
efrequentlytocausethelineshnowgrewdeep
roundthelipsandeyes,settledonherface.thepoets
rriagehadnotbeenahappyone.hehadlefthiswife,
andaftersoyearsofaratherrecklessexistence,she
haddied,beforeherti.thisdisasterhadledtogreat
irregularitiesofedurs.hilberyght
besaidtohaveescapededucationaltogether.butshe
hadbeeherspanionattheseasonwhenhe
s.shehadsatonhiskneein
tavesandotherhauntsofdrunkes,anditwasfor
hersake,sopeoplesaid,thathehadcuredhielfofhis
dissipation,aheirreproachableliterarycharacter
thattheionhaddeserted
hiass.hilberygreore
ahepast,andthisadisasterseedat
tisalsttopreyuponhernd,asifsheuldnot
passoutoflifeherselfhoutlayingtheghostofher
parentssorroorest.
kathariherther,butit
todothissatisfactorilyselves
uchofalegend.thehouseinrussellsquare,
forexale,s,andthegnoliatree
inthegarden,andthesvoicedpiano,andthesound
offeetingdoherridors
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