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thereadiorodakeanintolerably
longti.
“yes,”sheobservedatlength,“averygletter.”
rodneysfaceuedaway,asifinbashfulness.
hervieostvedhertolaughter.
sheglanore.
“iseenohar”blurtedout,“inhelpingher
pleifshereallycaresforthatsort
ofthing.”
“theresnoreasoncare,”said
katharine,nsultingthepagesoncere.“infact
ah,hereitisthegreekalphabetisabsolutelyfasating.
obviouslyshedoescare.”
“ayberatheralargeorder.ihinking
sofplay,thoughtheyre
toogenerous,evidentlyiatureshetberethan
tytheycertainlyshohesortof
thingones:realfeelingforpoetry,uanding,
notford,ofurse,butitsattherootofeverything
afterall.theredbenoharnlendingherbooks”
“ainlynot.”
“butifithuedtoarresponden,
kathariakeit,attersh
seeoalittlerbid,ian,”hefloundered,“you,
froourpointofviehattheresnothingdisagreeable
toyouiionifso,youveonlyto
speak,ahinkofitagain.”
sheheviolenceofherdesirethathe
nevershouldthinkofitagain.foraninstantitseed
toheriossibletosurrenderaninticy,ight
heinticyoflove,butainlytheinti
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cyoftruefriendship,toanyanintheworld.
cassandrashegood
enoughforhitheletterseedtoheraletterofflattery
aletteraddressedtohisade
herangrytothinkoanother.forhe
isedshehadonlytospeak,andhehink
ofcassandraagain.
shepaused.rodneyguessedthereason.heazed.
“sheloves,”hethought.theanheadred
rethanahe,ashehad
givenuphopethatshe.andnow
thatforthefirsttiheed
it.hefeltitasafetter,anence,sothing
adetheoth,buthinparticular,ridiculous.
hepletely,buthiseyes
wereopenandhewasnolongerherslaveorherdupe.he
asterinfuture.theinstantproloself
askatharinerealizedthestrengthofherdesireto
speaktheforever,and
thebasenessofthetetationo
kethevent,orspeakthehhehad
oftenbeggedherfor,o
feeling.sheheldtheletterinherhand.shesatsilent.
atthishe
voirs.hilberyalkingofproofsheets
resbutchersledgers
inaustralithefrohe
otherrs.hilberyandaugustus
pelhatoodinthedoorrs.hilberystoppedshort.
shelookedatherdaughter,andatthenherdaughter
arry,ilethataled
totreleonthebrinkofsatire.
“thebestofalltreasures,.pelhasheexclaid.
“doharistill,..pelhaill
eanotherday.”
.pelhaooked,sled,boess
hadvedon,follohoutaain
orbys.hilbery.
buthertherhadsettledthequestionsohow.
katharinedoubtednolonger.
“asitoldyoulastnight,”shesaid,“ithinkitsyour
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disveryourfeelingisforheosyourduty
toher,ase.butusttellther.we
tgooending.”
“thatisentirelyinyourhands,ofurse,”saidrodney,
diateretutothennerofaforln
ofhonor.
“veryharine.
directlyhelefthersheother,and
explainthattheeight
bebetterthattheyshouldgotogether
“but,katharine,”rodneybegan,nervouslyatteting
tostuffcassandrassheetsbatotheirenvelope;“if
cassandrashouldcassandrayouveaskedcassandrato
stayhyou.”
“yes;butivenotpostedtheletter.”
hecrossedhiskneesinadisfitedsilence.byallhis
desitpossibletoaskaanhe
hadjustbrokenoffhiseohelphiobee
acquaintedanhavieohis
fallinginlovehher.ifithattheir
epleteseparation
stances,letters
andgiftsued;afteryearsofdistahesevered
uplet,perhapsataneveningparty,andtouched
handsunfortablyhanindifferentwo.he
pletely;heotrustto
hisoentioncassandrato
katharineagain;fornths,anddoubtlessyears,hewould
neverseekatharineagain;anythingghthappentoher
inhisabsence.
kathariasies
ashepletegenerosity
poiheainengaged
torodneyandtoverhisexperintshurtwas
noblerihanrevanityfoughtforitslife.
“iogiveupfreedooranindefii,”she
thought,“ihatyseecassandrahere
athisease.hesnottheuragetohout
helphestoochofaeopenly
hes.hehatesthenotionofapublicbreach.
hestokeepusboth.”
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hispoint,rodneypocketedtheletter
andelaboratelylookedathisch.althoughthe
aeantthatheresignedcassandra,forheknewhis
opetenddistrustedhielfentirely,and
lostkatharine,forhisfeelinghough
unsatisfathattherewas
nothingelseleftforhiodo.heogo,
leavingkatharinefree,ashehadsaid,totellherther
thattheeanend.buttodoplain
dutyrequiredofanhonorablen,stanefforth
onlyadayorto
hithatarelationshipsuchashehadglah
desireuldbepossiblebetandkatharine,he
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