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www.lizi.twinuateanyofherooreover,sheliked
katharine;shetrustedher;shefeltarespectforher.the
firststepofnfidenceparativelysile;buta
furthernfidencehadrevealeditself,askatharinespoke,
ple,airesseditselfupon
herasay;shesttellkathariwas
usttell
katharihatralphhher.
“idontkodo,”shesaidhurriedly,
seekingtiagainstthepressureofheroion.
“ivenotseenhiincechrists.”
katharinereflectedthatthiser
all,shehadsuoodtheposition.shehe
habitofassung,hohatsheherunobservant
ofthefinershadesoffeeling,aedher
presentfailureasanotherproofthatsheical,
abstradedpersoerfittedtodealhfigures
thanenanden.anyhow,
rodneywouldsayso.
“andnow”shesaid.
“oh,pleasestay”ryexclaid,puttingoutherhand
tostopher.directlykatharinevedshefelt,inarticulately
andviolently,thatsheuldolethergo.
ifkatharine,heronlyceofspeaking;
herohingtrendouslyiortant
.halfadozento
hariention,andputflightandfurther
silencebeyondherpoe
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virginiawoolf
toherlips,herthroatanddrovethebr >
back.afterall,shensidered,whyshouldshespeak
becauseitisright,herinstincttoldher;righttoexpose
oneselfanbeings.she
flinuchofonealready
strippedbare.sothikeepofherown.
butifshedidkeepsothingofherodiately
shefiguredaniuredlife,ntinuingforaniense
period,thesafeelingslivingforever,herdwindling
norginghintheringofathickstonewall.
theiginationofthislonelinessfrightenedher,and
yettospeaktoloseherloneliness,forithadalready
beedeartoher,wasbeyondherpower.
herhandofkatharinesskirt,
and,fingeringalineoffur,shebentherheadasifto
exa.
“ilikethisfur,”shesaid,“ilikeyourclothes.andyou
stntthinkthatioingtorryralph,”shentinued,
ione,“beeat
all.heeoneelse.”herheadrei,
andherhandstillrestedupontheskirt.
“itsashabbyolddress,”saidkatharine,andtheonly
signthatryshatshespoke
halittlejerk.
“youdontndtellingyouthat”saidry,raising
herself.
“no,no,”saidkatharine;“butyourestake
you”shefortable,disyed,
indeed,disillusioned.shedislikedthetuthingshad
takenquiteinteheindecyofitafflictedher.
thesufferingiliedbythetoneappalledher.shelooked
atryfurtively,heyesthatwerefullofapprehension.
butifshehadhopedtofindthatthesewordshad
beenspokeneaning,
shearylaybaherchair,
froly,andlooking,katharihought,asif
shehadlivedfifteenyearsorsointhespaceofafew
nutes.
“therearesothings,dontyouthink,thato
bestakenabout”rysaid,quietlyandalstldly.
“thatiseaboutthisquestionofbeingin
love.ivealyselfuponbeingreasonable,”
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nightandday
sheadded.“ididntthinkiuldhavefeltthisian
iftheotherpersondidnt.iyself
pretend.”hereshepaused.“for,yousee,katharine,”she
proceeded,rousingherselfandspeakinghgreater
energy,“iaheresnodoubtaboutthat.ibr >
trendouslyinlovehralph.”thelittleforward
shakeofherhead,ogether
hherbrighterlaveheranappearaonce
proudanddefiant.
katharihoughttoherself,“thatshofeelsthen.”
shehesitated,hafeelingthatitforherto
speak;andthensaid,inaloone,“youvegotthat.”
“yes,”saidry;“ivegotthat.obein
love.butididntantotalkaboutthat;ionly
edyoutokhingitotell
you”shepaused.“ihaventanyauthorityfroalph
tosayit;butiureofthishesinlovehyou.”
katharinelookedatheragain,asifherfirstglance
sthavebeendeluded,for,surely,therestbeso
outaryalkingied,orbewildered,
orfantastier.no;shestillfrowned,asif
shesoughtherhroughtheclausesofadifficult
argunt,butshestilllookedrelikeonewhoreasons
thanonewhofeels.
“thatprovesthatyourestakenutterlystaken,”
saidkatharine,speakingreasonably,too.shehadnoneed
toverifythestakebyaglaheroions,
peduponher
ndthatifralphhadanyfeelingtowasone
ofatteranother
thought,andry,nohatshehadstatedthefact,did
oproveit,buttriedtoexplaintoherself,rather
thantokathariivesinkient.
shehadnervedherselftodeandierious
instindedherdoing;shehadbeens
onthebreastofakoning.
“ivetoldyou,”shesaid,“becauseiyoutohelp
.idontibr >
fearfullyjealous.theonlyhought,otell
you.”
shehesitated,andgropedinherendeavortokeher
feelingscleartoherself.
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virginiawoolf
“ifitellyou,thenjealous,i
tetedtodosothingfrightfully
an,iaketellyou.i
findtalkingsodiffie.i
shouldshutitupinhatsafraid
of.goingaboutethinginndalllife
thatneverges.ifinditsodifficulttoge.when
ithinkathingsopthinkingitwrong,
andralpheright,isee,hattheres
nosuchthingasrightandean,
asjudgingpeople”
“ralphdenhaaidthat”saidkatharine,hnsiderable
indignation.iohaveproducedsuchsuffering
inry,itseedtoherthathesthavebehaved
eedto
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