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www.lizi.twether,,”she
said,fettingthatshehadnotanttospeakinthis
way.
“no,katharine,idont,”hereplied,replaghisnuscript
inthedraegoodtothinkofyou.”
soquietananswasbynoexpression
oflove,butrelybythestatentthatifshestgo
heakehertothestrand,andould
ont,gehisdressinggo,
vedhertotheestfeelingofaffe
thatshehadyetexperienced.he
rooshestoodbythebookcase,takingdownbooks
andopenireadingnothingontheirpages.
shefeltcertainthatshearryrodney.hoould
oneavoidithohithereshe
sighed,and,puttihoughteaway,fell
intoadreatate,iherperson,
andtheedged.beingafrequent
visitortothathere
uatingly.ifshehadtriedtoanalyzeheriressions,
shehattheredtherealities
oftheappearances,
popededpared
hthosecalledforthinactuallife.thered
thethingsohavefelt,hadtherebeencause;
theperfecthappinessofent;
thebeautyseenhereinflyingglisesonly.no
doubtchofthefuitureofthisly
frohepast,andevenfroheenglandofthe
elizabethanage.hobellishntofthisigi
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nightandday
naryightge,tiesantin
it.itthe
nstraint;andthe
processofaentarkedbyresignation
andakindofstoietno
acquaintahere,asdenhaid,raculouslytransfigured;
sheplayednoheroicpart.buttherecertainly
shelovedsognaniushero,andastheys
togetherangtheleafhungtreesofanunknownworld,
theysharedthefeelingsefreshandfastasthe
heshore.butthesandsofherliberationwere
runningfast;eventhroughtheforestbranchesca
soundsofrodneyvingthingsonhisdressingtable;
andkatharihisexcursionbyshutting
theverofthebooksheing
itinthebookshelf.
“,”shesaid,speakingratherfaintlyatfirst,like
onesendingavoicefroleeptoreachtheliving.“,”
sherepeatedfiry,“ifyoustilletorry
you,iwill.”
perhapsitanuldexpecttohavethe
stntousquestionofhislifesettledinavoiceso
level,sotoneless,sodevoidofjoyorenergy.atanyrate
denoansont
laterhesteppedbrisklyfroisdressingrooandobserved
thatifsheoreoystershethought
hekneongersshopstill
open.shebreatheddeeplyasighofrelief.
extractfrolettersentafers.hilbery
tohersisterinlars.lvain:
“hoetetthenaintelegra
suice,riglishna,too,and,inaddition,
hehasallthegracesofintellect;hehasreadliterally
everything.itellkatharine,ishallalon
rightsideatdinner,soastohavehiywhen
peoplebegintalkingaboutcharactersinshakespeare.
theyberich,buttheyllbevery,veryhappy.iwas
sittinginrooateonenight,feelingthatnothing
niceeagain,wheniheard
katharisideinthepassage,andithoughtto
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virginiawoolf
self,shallicallherinahoughtinthat
hopeless,drearyhink,hthefiregoing
outandonesbirthdayjustover,y
troublesolittleselfntrolhaditsreward,
foextappedatthedoorand,and
satontherug,andthoughherofussaidanything,
ifeltsohappyallofasendthatiuldnthelp
yage,howi
hopeyoullhaveadaughter,tooyoukno
katharineis.shee,that
infoolish,nervousstateidreadedsothing,idont
quiteknoehoerall,
shehaddeuphernd.shehadten.sheexpected
hiorrladatall.ididnt
arryawill
kenodifference.ishallalher
st,thenisaoldhershe
stgivehiverything,everything,everythingitold
herishouldbethankfultoesend.butwhy,when
everythingstuedoutjustasonealwould
tuout,henedonothingbutothing
butfeeladesolateoldanwhoselifesbeenafailure,
andnokatharine
saidto,iaappy.ieryhappy.andtheni
thought,thoughitallseedsodesperatelydislat
theti,katharinehadsaidshey,andishould
haveason,andituchrewonderfully
thaniuldpossiblyigine,forthoughthe
sernsdontsayso,idobelievetheeantfor
ustobehappyioldthattheye
nearus,andseeuseveryday;andsheh
thelife,ao.
and,afterall,itorehorridifshedidnt
rryorsupposesherriedsoone
enduresupposeshehadfalleninloveeone
arriedalready
“andthoughohinksanyonegoodenoughfor
thepeopleonesfondof,hehasthekiruestinstincts,
iure,andthoughheseenervousandhis
nnerisnotnding,ionlythihings
becauseitskatharine.andnoes
overthat,ofurse,alltheti,katharinehas
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nightandday
hehasnt.shedoesnd,sheisntnervous;ites
naturallytohertoruleandntrol.itstithatshe
shouldgiveallthistosoonehen
there,saveinourspirits,foreverpeople
say,iureishallebacktothiswonderfulworld
iserable,where,even
notoseeselfstretyhandsfor
anotherpresentfrohegreatfairytreewhoseboughs
arestillhunghentingtoys,thoughtheyarerarer
nohebranchesoneseesno
lohebluesky,butthestarsaopsof
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