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“ed.bothkatharine
auedroundveryquicklyandratherguiltily.
rodneyper
wasruffled.
“thatse,”herepeated,
lookingatkatharine.
“iveonlybeenhereabouttennutes,”shereplied.
“dearkatharine,youleftthedraoveran
ho.”
shesaidnothing.
“doesitverychtter”henryasked.
rodneyfoundithardtobeunreasohepresence
ofanothern,anddidnotans.
“theydontlikeit,”hesaid.“itisntkindtooldpeople
toleavethelohoughivenodoubtitsch
reasingtosituphereandtalktohenry.”
“weines,”saidhenryurbanely.
“yes.butuchreiing
thingsbeforethat,”saidkatharine.
froheappareernationtohurthih
shespoke,henrythoughtthatsosortofexplosionon
rodneysparttotakeplace.
“iquiteuandthat,”saidrodney,hhis
littlechuckle,leanihebackofhischairandtapping
thelyhhisfiheywereall
silent,andthesileabletohenry,
atleast.
“”katharinesuddenlyasked,
pletegeoftoneandalittlegestureof
herhand.
“ofurseitsaidsulkily.
“ayandtalktohenry,andillgodown,”
shereplied.
sheroseasshespoke,andasshetuedtoleavethe
rooshelaidherhand,hacuriouslycaressiure,
uponrodneysshoulder.instantlyrodneyclasped
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herhandinhis,pulseofetionthat
heentatiouslyopeneda
book.
“ishalledo,asshedrew
ba.
“ohno,”shesaidhastily.“youstayhereandtalkto
henry.”
“yes,do,”saidhenry,shuttinguphisbookagain.his
invitatione,houtbeingpreciselyrdial.
rodneyevidentlyhesitatedastotheurseheshould
pursue,butseeingkatharihedoor,heexclaid:
“no.iehyou.”
shelookedbadsaidinaveryndingtone,
andhanexpressionofauthorityuponherface:
“itsuselessforyoutoe.ishallgotobedinten
nutes.goodnight.”
sheheoth,buthenryuldnothelp
notigthatherlastnodion.rodney
satdoherheavily.
hisrtificationhathenryscarcely
likedtoopentheionererkofa
literarycharacter.oherhand,unlesshechecked
hirodbegintotalkabouthisfeelings,and
irretielypainful,atanyratein
prospeiddleurse;thatis
tosay,heeanoteupontheflyleafofhisbook,
ingstunfortable.”
thishederatedhthoseflourishesaive
bordersselvesupontheseoccasions;
andashedidso,hethoughttohielfthat
ightbe,theydidnot
justifyherbehavior.shehadspokenhakindofbrutality
ed,
enhaveapeculiarbliothefeelings
ofn.
thepeorever
hielf.perhaps,forhean,hewas
rehurtthathenryhadseenhiebuffedthanbythe
rebuffitself.hehkatharine,andvanityis
notdeay
hazard,inthepresenceofonesorodney
eheuragethatlaughable
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andlovabledefedasteredhisfirst
iulse,insoakeafoolofhielf,hedrew
inspirationfroheperfectfitofhiseveningdress.he
choseacigarette,tappeditonthebackofhishand,
displayedhisexquisitepusontheedgeofthefender,
andsuonedhisselfrespect.
“youveseveralbigestatesroundhere,otway,”hebegan.
“anygoodhuntisee,pack
bean”
“sirbudge,thesugarking,hasthebiggestestate.
heboughtoutpoorstanhabankrupt.”
“hatbeveeyoralfred”
“alfred.idonthuntself.yreathuntsn,
arentyouyouhaveagreatreputationasahorsen,
anyhoohelprodneyinhis
efforttoreverhisplacy.
“oh,iloveriding,”rodneyreplied.“uldigetahorse
doeifottanyclothes.it
igihough,oldyouihingofarider”
totellthetruth,henrylaboreduhesadifficulty;
hedidnote,and,
therefore,herepliedvaguelythathehadalwaysheard
thatrodneyrider.intruth,hehadheard
verylittleabouthione
asafigureoftentobefoundinthebackgroundathis
auntshouse,aably,thoughinexplicably,engaged
tohisusin.
“idontcarechforshooting,”rodinued;
“butoodoit,unlessoobealtogether
outofthings.idaresaytheressoveryprettyuntry
roundhere.istayedonhall.young
thorpearriedold
lordbolhadaughter.verynicepeopleintheirway.”
“idontxinthatsociety,”henryrerked,rather
shortly.butrodney,noartedonanagreeablecurrent
ofrefleptationofpursuing
italittlefurther.heappearedtohielfasanwho
vedeasilyinverygoodsociety,andkne
thetruevaluesoflifetobehielfaboveit.
“oh,butyoushould,”heon.“itshstaying
there,anyhoakeoneveryfortable,
andtheenareravishing.”
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“theehoughttohielf,hdisgust.
“uldanyanseeinyou”histolerancewas
rapidlybeingexhausted,butheuldnothelpliking
rodheless,andthisappearedte,
forheouth
hespeakerirreparably.hebegan,
inshort,toan
arryhisusinghtbe.uldanyone,
exceptarathersingularcharacter,affordtobesoridiculously
vain
“idontthinkishouldgetoninthatsociety,”hereplied.
“idontthinkishouldknotosaytolady
roseifither.”
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