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www.lizi.tw“idontfindanydifficulty,”rodneychuckled.“youtalk
tothebouttheirchildren,iftheyhaveany,ortheir
acplishntspainting,gardening,poetrytheyre
sodelightfullysyathetic.seriously,youknohinka
ansopinionofonespoetryisalhhaving.
dontasktheortheirreasons.justasktheortheir
feelings.katharine,forexale”
“katharine,”saidhenry,phasisuponthe
na,alstasifheresentedrodneysuseofit,
“katharineisveryuen.”
“quite,”rodneyagreed.“sheis”heseedabout
todese.“shes
lookingveryostinquired,
inadifferenttonefrohatinhhehadbeenspeaking.
hehishead.
“but,asafaly,yiventoods,eh”
“notkatharine,”saidhenry,hdecision.
“notkatharine,”roded,asifhehe
aningofthe.buther
ehasgedher.naturally,”headded,“one
thisstatent,buthenryreinedsilent.
“katharinehashadadifficultlife,insoways,”he
ntinued.“iexpectthatrriagewillbegoodforher.
shehasgreatpowers.”
“great,”saidhenry,hdecision.
“yesbutnodiredyouthiake”
rodneyhadpletelydroppedhisposeasanof
theedtobeaskiohelphin
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nightandday
adifficulty.
“idontknoatedcautiously.
“dyouthinkchildrenahouseholdthatsortof
thingdyouthinkthatllsatisfyhernd,iutall
day.”
“shepetent,”henrystated.
“oh,shespetent,”saidrodney.“but
igetabsorbediry.harinehasntgot
that.sheadrespoetry,youknothat
beenoughforher”
“no,”saidhenry.hepaused.“ithinkyht,”he
added,asifhenguphisthoughts.“katharine
hasntfoundherselfyet.lifeisntaltogetherrealtoher
yetisotisthink”
“yes”rodneyinquired,asifhewereeagerforhenry
tontihatisi”hewasgoingon,ashenry
reinedsilent,butthesentenished,for
thedooropened,andtheyerruptedbyhenrys
youngerbrilbert,chtohenrysrelief,forhe
hadalreadysaidrethanheliked.
chapterxvii
hesunshone,asitdidhunusualbrightness
thatchristsuchthatwasfaded
andnotaltogetherupinstogdonhouseand
itsgrounds.intruth,sirfrancishadretiredfroervice
uhegoventofindiahapensionthatwas
notadequate,inhisopinion,tohisservices,asitcertainly
bitions.hiscareerhad
ohisexpectations,andalthoughhewasa
veryfine,ahoganyloredoldn
tolookat,andhadlaiddohoicecellarofgood
readingandgoodstories,youuldnotlongreinignorant
ofthefahadsoured
thehehadagrievahisgrievaedbackto
theddleyearsofthelasttury,e
officialintrigue,hisritshadbeenpassedoverina
disgracefulnnerinfavorofanother,hisjunior.
therightsandingthatthey
hadsoexistenfact,learlyknown
tohisenthad
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virginiawoolf
playedaverylargepartintheirlives,andhadpoisoned
thelifeofsirfrainloveis
saidtopoisonthean.longbrooding
onhisfailure,ntinualarraandrearra
ofhisdesertsandrebuffs,haddesirfrancischof
anegoist,andinhisretirenthisteerbecreasingly
difficultaing.
hisoods
thatshe.hedehis
daughtereleanorintohischiefnfidante,andthepri
ofherlifeedbyherfather.to
herhedictatedtheirsoavengehis
ry,aoassurehistantlythathis
treatnthadbeenadisgrace.already,attheageof
thirtyfive,hercheeksothers
haderiesof
indiansunsandindianrivers,andclarofchildrenina
nursery;shetleofsubstahink
about,asladyot,knitting
ostperpetuallyupon
thesaeroideredbirduponthesafires.
butthenladyotthe
greatkebelievegaofenglishsociallifehasbeen
ied;shespentstofhertiiendingto
herselfandheeighborsthatsheportant,
choccupiedperson,ofnsiderablesocial
standingandsuffith.invieheactualstate
ofthingsthisganeededagreatdealofskill;and,
perhaps,attheageshehadreachedshey
sheplayedfarretodeceiveherselfthantodeceive
anyoneelse.reover,thearrhin;she
fottokeepupappearanore.
thechesinthecarpets,andthepallorofthe
dra,hairorverhadbeenrenewed
forsoyears,iserablepension,
buttotheearoftof
ilies,
adistinctdividinglineuldbetraced,abouthalfway
inthesuccession,oneyforeducational
purposeshadrunshort,andthesixyoungerchildrenhad
grooreenocallythantheelder.ifthe
boysheyto
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school;iftheyily
hegirlsacceptedsituations
occasionally,butthere
hsiils,tendingsilks,orplaying
thefluteintheirbedroo.thedistinbetween
theelderost
tothedistinbetlassandalower
one,forhonlyahaphazardeducationandinsuffit
alloplishnts,
friends,andpointsofvieto
befou
office.bethethereonsiderable
hostility,theeldertryingtopatrohe
youheyoungerrefusingtorespecttheelder;but
onefeelinguhendinstantlyclosedanyriskof
abreachtheirnbeliefinthesuperiorityofthe
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