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difficultyaboutthat.”
“but,”sheexclaid,alststandingstillinhersurprise,
“youhebar,then”itflashedacross
herndthathestalreadybeeory.
“thesoligivingthatup.”
“butonce,
rapidspeeost
lancholytohinkyoureveryogiveitup.
youuchhappier.”
atthisveryobe
strikingapathintothefutureforhitheysteppedinto
theyardofaninn,andtherebeheldthefalyachof
theototached,
hesendofthestable
doorbythehostler.
“idontknoeansbyhappiness,”hesaid
briefly,havingtostepasideioavoidagroo
abucket.“hinkishallbehappyidont
expecttobeanythingofthekind.iexpecttoberather
lessunhappy.ishallycharan
ifhappinessnsistsinthat.doyouthink”
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sheuldnotansdiately
surroundedbyotherersofthepartybys.
hilbery,andry,henryot.
rodneydiatelyandsaidto
her:
“henryisgoingtodrivehoother,andi
suggestthattheyshouldputusdous
k.”
katharinenoddedherhead.sheglahian
oddlyfurtiveexpression.
“unfortunatelyight
havegivenyoualift,”hentiodenhahisnner
ptory;heseedanxioustohasten
thedeparture,andkatharinelookedathiroi
toti,asdenhaoticed,hanexpressionhalfof
inquiry,halfofannoyanother
intoherary:
“itoseeyou.areyougoingbacktolondonat
onceiiledatralph,butherlook
ethingshehinking,and
inaveryfeiheotofthe
stableyardandtueddohehighroadleadingtothe
villageoflasher.
theretudriveostassilentasthedrivefrobr >
hohadbeenintheing;indeed,s.hilberyleant
backhclosedeyesinherer,ahersleptor
feignedsleep,asherhabitheintervalsbetween
theseasonsofactiveexertion,orntihestory
oing.
abouttilesfroashertheroadrahe
roundedsuitoftheheath,alonelyspotrkedbyan
obeliskofgratingforththegratitudeofsreatladyoftheeighteeury
uponbyhighenatthisspotanddeliveredfroeath
justashopeseedlost.i
plaured,and
theheather,hickroundthegranitepedestal,
dethelightbreezetastesly;ihe
sighingofthetreesoahollowsound,and
theheathostassolitaryastheety
shecloudsaboveit.
hererodoppedthecarriageandhelpedkatharine
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nightandday
toalight.henry,too,gaveherhishand,andfahat
shepresseditveryslightlyinpartingasifshesenthi
ssage.butthediately,hout
rs.hilbery,aheuplestandingby
theobelisk.thatrodneyhherandhad
dethisopportunityforspeakingtoher,katharineknew
verye
hade,nor,indeed,koexpedthus
reinedsilent.thecarriagegreallerandsller
upontheduskyroad,andstillrodneydidnotspeak.
perhaps,shethought,heeduntilthelastsignofthe
carriagehaddisappearedbehecurveoftheroad
airelyaloocloaktheirsilence
shereadtheingontheobelisk,todohshehad
topletelyroundit.sheurringaword
tothepiousladysthanksaboveherbreathwhen
rodneyjoinedher.iheysetoutalo
trackedthevergeofthetrees.
tobreakthesilencelyrodneywished
todo,auldnotdotohisoisfa.in
panyitoapproachkatharine;alone
hher,thealoofnessandforceofhercharacterchecked
allhisnaturalthodsofattack.hebelievedthatshe
hadbehavedverybadlytohibuteachseparateinstance
ofunkindnessseedtoopettytobeadvanced
heyogether.
“theresnoneedforustorace,”heplailast;
upondiatelyslaedherpad
.indesperationhesaidthe
firstthihoughtof,verypeevishlyandhoutthe
dignifiedpreludeended.
“ivenotenjoyedholiday.”
“no”
“no.ishallbegladtogetbacktain.”
“saturday,sunday,ndaythereareonlythreedays
re,”sheunted.
“nooneenjoysbeingdeafoolofbeforeother
people,”heblurtedout,forhisirritationroseasshespoke,
andgotthebetterofhisaedby
thatawe.
“thatrefersto,isuppose,”shesaidcaly.
“everydaysincee
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thingtokeappearridiculous,”heon.“of
urse,solongasitasesyou,youree;butwe
havetoreerthatospendourlives
together.iaskedyou,onlythising,forexale,to
eoutandtakeatueinthegarden.iwas
inutes,andyouneverca.every
onesaee.iwasso
ashadthatiin.then,onthedriveyouhardly
spoketo.henrynoticedit.everyoicesit.
youfindnodifficultyintalkingtohenry,though.”
shehesevariousplaintsaerned
philosophicallytoans,althoughthe
laststuonsiderableirritation.sheo
findouthoelay.
“hesethiotter,”shesaid.
“veryayasytongue,”he
replied.
“intheelvestheydoter;ifthey
hurtyou,ofursetheytter,”sherrectedherself
s,and
heeforaspace.
“andightbesohappy,katharine”heexclaid
iulsively,ahroughhis.shehdrew
itdirectly.
“aslongasyouletyourselffeellikethisweshallnever
behappy,”shesaid.
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