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both.bastinhisexposition,andryierrogation,
alitycalculated
toanndforirrelevant
disi
touand”andhisrepliesinvariablyrepresented
thevieeonecalled“we.”
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nightandday
bythistiryostpersuadedthatshe,too,
r.bastin
believingthat“our”viey,“our”policy,
stoodforsothingquitedefinitelysegregatedfrohe
inbodyofsoination.
theappearanospherewas
extrelyinngruous,andhadtheeffeakingry
reerallsortsofthingsthatshehadbeengladto
fet.
“youvebeendiningout”sheaskedagain,looking,
ile,atthebluesilkandthepearlsewn
shoes.
“no,atho.areyoustartingsothingnew”
katharinehazarded,ratherhesitatingly,lookingatthe
papers.
“ore.
“ihinkingofleavingourfriendsinrussellsquare,”
ryexplained.
“isee.andthehingelse.”
“afraidilikeary.
“afraid,”said.bast,nveyingtheiression
that,inhisopinion,nosensiblepersonuldbeafraid
oflikingtowork.
“yes,”saidkatharine,asifhehadstatedthisopinion
aloud.“ishouldliketostartsothingsothingoff
ohatsishouldlike.”
“yes,thatsthefun,”said.bast,lookingather
forthefirsttiratherkeenly,andrefillinghispipe.
“butyoutlitean,”said
ry.“ianthereareothersortsofwork.nooneworks
harderthanaanhlittlechildren.”
“quiteso,”said.bast.“itspreciselytheen
hbabiestogetholdof.”heglahis
dot,rolleditintoaderbetweenhisfingers,
andgazedintothefire.katharihatinthispany
anythingthatonesaids
rits;onehadonlytosayohought,rather
barelyandtersely,ptionthatthe
hingsthatuldproperlybethoughtabout
ited.and.bastiffupon
thesurface;thereelligenhisfaceh
attractedherintelligence.
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virginiawoolf
“know”sheasked.
“eanaboutus”.bastasked,h
alittlesle.
“thatdependsuponnythings,”saidry.thenspirators
lookedpleased,asifkatharinesquestion,h
thebeliefintheirexistenceplied,hadaing
effe.
“instartingasocietysuchasostart
sayapresent,”.bastbegan,ha
littlejerkofhishead,“thereareteer
thepressandthepublic.othersocieties,hshall
benaless,havegoneunderbecausetheyveappealed
onlytoiration
society,hdiesassoonasyouvealldisveredeach
othersfaults,youstnobblethepress.youstappeal
tothepublic.”
“thatsthedifficulty,”saidrythoughtfully.
“thatsesin,”said.bast,jerking
hisheadinrysdire.“shestheonlyoneofus
akeaejobofit.ibr >
tiedtoanoffiyspareti.areyou,
byanythelookoutforajob”heasked
kathariureofdistrustanddeference.
“rriageisherjobatpresent,”ryrepliedforher.
“oh,isee,”said.bast.hedealloesfor
that;heandhisfriendshadfacedthequestionofsex,
alonghallothers,andassiganhonorableplace
intheirscheoflife.katharihisbehe
roughnessofhisnner;andarustedtothe
guardianshipofrydatchetand.bastseedto
heragoodantirbeautiful
placeor,toputitfiguratively,aplacewhereanylineof
bluestsoftlylireetotreeuponthehorizon.for
ahoughtshesanowover
thefire,thefeaturesofthatinalnill
recalleverynohen,althoughhe
entalofficial,oran
varietyofhinotthat.bast,givinghisdaysto
r,wouldlong
anytraceofhispossibilitiesofpleteness;
but,forthent,inhisyouthandardor,
stillspeightiginehibr >
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nightandday
thecitizenofaatethanours.kathariued
overhersllstoation,and
theirsopt.thenshereered
thatsheheirbusiness,androse,
stillthinkingofthissociety,andthusthinking,shesaid
to.bast:
“etojoinees,i
hope.”
henodded,andtookhispipefroisuth,but,
beinguhinkofanythingtosay,heputitback
again,althoughhewouldhavebeengladifshehad
stayed.
againstheraryinsistedupontakingherdoairs,
andthen,asthereobeseen,they
stoodireettogether,lookingaboutthe
“gobar.bast
hhispapersinhishand.
“youtthestreetsalohose
ary,butthedesiretofindacab
hertruereasonforstandingbesidekatharineforanute
ortposure,.bastand
hispapersseedtoheranialdiversionoflifes
seriouspurposeparedetrendousfact
aeditselfasshestoodaloharine.
ityhavebeentheirnanhood.
“haveyouseenralph”sheaskedsuddenly,hout
preface.
“yes,”saidkatharinedireeer
.ittookherant
orteeraryshouldaskherifshe
hadseenralph.
“ibelieveiealous,”saidry.
“nonsense,ry,”saidkathariherdistractedly,
takingherarndbeginningtohestreetinthe
direainroad.“letsee;tokew,
andobefriends.yes,thatshappened.”
ry,inthehopethatkatharineell
herre.butkatharinesaidnothing.
“itsnotaquestionoffriendship,”ryexclaid,her
angerrising,toherosnot.how
itbeivenhttointerfere”shestopped.“only
idratherralphhurt,”shencluded.
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