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playing;andstofthepictures,atanyrate,werevery
dull,aysay,.”shespokeha
kindofguardedgentleness.
ry,agly,retiredtokepreparationsinthe
pantry.
“intheheyafter”sheaskedofher
oionilelookingglasshere.
sheuger,for,oning
bahtheteathings,katharine
infordher,apparentlyhavingbeeninstructedsotodo
by,oftheire.
“,”shesaid,“thinksthatperhapsyoudontknow.
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arried.”
ryfoundherselfshakingshand,andaddressing
herngratulationstohiasifkatharinecessible;
shehad,iakenholdoftheteakettle.
“letsee,”katharinesaid,“oshoterinto
theedodgeofyour
o,aboutkingtea”
ryosuspectthatthiswassaidin
orderto
arriageissed.
katharihavebeeedinherowndrawing
roontrollingasituationednosortof
diffiind.rathertohersurprise,ry
foundherselfkiionabout
olditalianpictures,harinepouredouttea,cut
cake,keptsplatesupplied,ore
thao
havetakenpossessionofrysrooandtohahe
cupsasiftheybelooher.butiturally
thatitbredntinry;orary,
shefoundherselfputtingherhandonkatharinesknee,
affeateal
inthisassutionofntrolandthinkingof
katharineasonearried,theseteal
airsfilledrysndhaneendeess,and
evenedverycholderand
reexperiehanshewas.
analked.ifhisappearanceially
againsthiithadtheadvantageofkinghis
solidritssothingofasurprise.hehadkeptnotebooks;
heknepare
differentexalesindifferentgalleries,andhisauthoritative
ansointelligeionsgaia
little,ryfelt,frohesrttaps,ashe
deliveredtheuponthelusofal.shepressed.
“yourtea,,”saidkatharily.
hepaused,gulpeditdoly,andntinued.
astruckrythatkathariheshadeof
herbroadbriedhat,andioftheske,
andintheobscurityofhercharacter,iling
toherself,notaltogetheriealspirit.
shesaidple,butherea,
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,”dolyandcautiouslyand
exaonga
oants.forthesendtithatdayryfeltherself
baffledbysothinginscrutableinthecharacterofa
persontoshefeltherselfchattracted.she
thoughtthatifsheokatharine,she,too,
hosefretfulquestions
evidentlyteasedhisbride.and
yetkatharinesvoiceble.
“ietokno
picturesaswellasbooks”sheasked.
“hoe”ansed,
ryguessed,atthislittleplint.“why,ialways
travelyothepicture
gallerytheveryfirstthingintheing.andtheni
etn,andtalktothetheresaninoffice
ishschool.ielling
ssdatishschool.ipickedupalot
ofitfroitsaenhavegibbons,hisna
is.youstethitolundthis
notary,“its
oneofkatharinesposes,ssdatchet.didyouknowshe
posedshepretendsthatshesneverreadshakespeare.
andesheis
shakespearerosalind,youknow,”andhegavehisqueer
littleentappearedvery
oldfashionedandalstinbadtaste.ryactuallyfelt
herselfblush,asifhehadsaid“thesex”or“theladies.”
nstrained,perhaps,bynervousness,rodinued
inthesavein.
“sheknopurposes.
doyouenhleaing,whenyouhave
sochelseeverything,ishouldsayeverything.
leaveussothing,eh,katharine”
“leaveyousothing”saidkatharine,apparentlywaking
frobroustbegoing”
“isittonightthatladyferrilbydineshusno,we
ste,”saidrodney,rising.“dyouknohe
ferrilbys,ssdatchettheyoabbey,”he
added,forherinfortion,asshelookeddoubtful.“and
ifkatharinekesherselfverygtonight,
perhapslllendittousforthehoneyon.”
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“iagreethatybeareason.otherwiseshesadull
an,”saidkatharileast,”sheadded,asifto
qualifyherabruptness,“ifinditdifficulttotalktoher.”
“becauseyouexpecteveryootakeallthe
trouble.iveseesilentawholeevening,”hesaid,
tuingtory,ashehadfrequentlydonealready.“dont
youfindthat,toosotiswhenwerealone,ive
uhetionch”herehetookoutalarge
goldebetween
onererka.andoedtennutes
andte,
sheonlysaidu
“iureiorry,”katharineapologized.“iknos
abadhabit,butthen,yousee,atho”
therestofherexcusearywas
nceed,bytheclosingofthedoor.shefanciedshe
uldhearfindingfreshfaultoairs.a
ntlater,thedoorbellrangagain,andkatharine
reappeared,haviherpurseonachair.shesoon
foundit,andsaid,pausingforantatthedoor,and
speakingdifferentlyastheywerealone:
“ithinkbeingengagedisverybadforthecharacter.”
sheshookherpurseinherhanduntiltheinsjingled,
asifshealludedrelytothisexaleetfulness.
butthererkpuzzledry;itseedtoreferto
sothingelse;andhernnerhadgedsely,
noofhearing,thatsheuldnot
helplookingatherforanexplanation.shelookedalst
ste,sothatry,tryingtosleat
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