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oilytoallothers.henryheeldestofthe
youngergroup,andtheirleader;heboughtstrangebooks
andjoinedoddsocieties;hehoutatiefora
adeofblackflannel.he
hadlongrefusedtotakeaseateitherinashippingoffice
orinateartsed,inspite
ofthedisapprovalofunclesandaunts,inpractigboth
violinandpiano,
professionallyupoher.indeed,forthirtytwo
yearsoflifehehadnothingresubstantialtoshow
thananuscriptbookntainingthesreofhalfan
opera.inthisprotestofhis,katharinehadalwaysgiven
hiersupport,andassheobean
extrelysensibleperson,ooobe
eeuse.indeed,
edoassheusuallyspenta
greatpartofhertiinprivatenferenceshhenry
andthesilks
beloheyoungerseshehadagreat
reputationfornsense,andforsothingthat
theydespisedbutinedandcalledknowledge
ofthehatistosay,oftheh
respectableelderlypeople,goingtotheirclubsanddining
outihinkandbehave.shehadre
thanonbassadorbetweenlady
otpoorlady,forinstan
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sultedherforadvicewhen,oneday,sheopened
dooronassionofdisvery,and
foundtheceilinghungulberryleaves,thewindows
blockedhcages,aablesstackedh
hodeanufactureofsilkdresses.
“iething
thatotherpeopleareiedin,katharine,”she
observed,ratherplaintively,detailinghergrievances.“its
allhenrysdoing,youknoiesand
takingtothesenastyis.itdoesntfollohatifa
naytoo.”
theihechairs
andsofasinladyotappear
rethanusuallyshabby,andthegallalen,
herbrothersandusins,pire
aheirbonesonnyfrontiers,lookedatthe
ofyellooinglight
seedtohavedraheirphotographs.lady
otaybeatthefadedrelidtued,
hresignation,toherballsofh,curiously
andcharacteristically,anivorye,butrather
ataishedyelloe.shehadcalledheiefor
alittlechat.shehadalore
thanever,sincehereorodney,ed
toladyotelysuitable,andjustonewould
er.kathariinglyincreased
herreputationforbyaskingtobegiven
knittingneedlestoo.
“itssoverypleasant,”saidladyotoknitwhile
oalking.andnoydearkathariellabout
yourplans.”
theetionsofthenightbefore,hshehadsuppressed
insuchaokeepherailldawn,had
leftkatharitlejaded,andthusretteroffact
thanusual.sheereadytodiscussherplans
housesas,servantsandenohoutfeeling
thattheynceedherverych.asshespoke,knitting
thodicallyaned,happroval,
theupright,responsiblebearingofheiece,tothe
prospearriagehadbroughtsogravitystbeing
inabride,a,inthesedays,strare.yes,
katharinesehadgedheralittle.
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“aperfectdaughter,hterinlaw”she
thoughttoherself,anduldrastingher
erablesilksin
herbedroo
“yes,”shentinued,glangatkatharihe
round,greenisheyesoist
rbles,“katharineislikethegirlsofyouth.ook
theseriousthingsoflifeseriously.”butjustasshewas
derivingsatisfathisthought,anding
soofthehoardedhnoneofherown
daughters,alasseedhedooropened,
ands.hilbery,orrather,didnotein,but
stoodinthedooriled,havingevidentlystaken
theroo
“inevershallknoyed.
“inothelibrary,andidont
tointerrupt.youandkatharilechat”
thepresenceofhersisterinlaadeladyotly
uneasy.hohshewassayingin
ggiespresenceforsheethingthatshe
hadneversaid,alltheseyears,toggieherself.
“inplacesabout
rriage,”shesaid,y
aggie”
“rriage,”saids.hilbery,ingintotheroo
andnoddingherheadoarriage
isaschool.andyoudoheprizesunlessyotoschool.charlottehasheprizes,”sheadded,
givinghersisterinlaadelady
otoreunfortablestill.shehalflaughed,ttered
sothing,andendedonasigh.
“auntcharlottearried
unlessyousubttoyourhusband,”saidkatharine,
frangherauntsoredefiniteshape
thantheyhadreallyhusshe
didnotappearatalloldfashioned.ladyot
herandpausedforant.
“adviseaanstohave
thingsheroarried,”shesaid,beginning
afreshroherelaborately.
s.hilberykhingofthecircesh,
asshethought,hadinspiredthisrerk.inant
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herfacepathy
quiteknooexpress.
“eited,fettingthat
hertrainofthoughtghtnotbeobvioustoherlisteners.
“but,charlotte,ituchworseiffrank
haddisgracedhielfinanyisntour
husba,butofe
horsesandpalanquins,too;butstill,iliketheinkpots
best.andkatharine,
“yourfatherybedeabarotorrow.”
ladyotr.hilberyssister,knee
hat,inprivate,thehilberyscalledsirfrancis“that
oldturk,”andthoughshedidnotfollors.
hilberysrerks,shekhe
“but
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