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“ithinkheseeabletotakeself,”katharine
observed.,afeelingof
hostilityhadrise.
“doyoureallythinkitsary,aftera
pause.
“hoell”katharineasked.
“haveyoueverarydended
rashlyandfoolishly.
“ityfeelings
heresaeo.”
“ary.
“oughtitohavetoldhihatibehisfriend”
katharineasked.“shallitellhihatifso,reason
shalligivehi
“ofurseyouttellhihat,”saidry,ntrolling
herself.
“ibelieveishall,though,”saidkatharinesuddenly.
“ilostteer,katharine;ishouldnthavesaid
idid.”
“theptorily.
“thatsisay.itsnothit.”shespokeh
unnecessaryveheitdirectedagainst
rydatchet.theiranisityhadpletelydisappeared,
anduponbothofthecloudofdifficultyanddarkness
rested,obsgthefuture,inheyhadbothto
findaway.
“no,no,itsnothit,”katharied.“suppose,
asyousay,itsoutofthequestionthisfriendship;
hefallsinlovee.idontthat.still,”
sheadded,“ibelieveyouexaggerate;lovesnoteverything;
rriageitselfisonlyohethings”they
hadreachedtheinthhfare,andstoodlookingat
theoibusesandpassersby,ed,forthent,
toillustratekatharinehadsaidofthediversity
ofhus.forbothofthethadbee
ohosentsofextredetat,
seeunnecessaryeveragaintoshouldertheburdenof
happinessandselfassertiveexisteheieighbors
etotheirpossessions.
“idontlaydoary,reveringherself
first,astheytuedafteralongpauseofthisdescription.
“allisayisthatyoushouldknoyoure
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aboutforcertain;but,”sheadded,“iexpectyoudo.”
atthesatishe
onlybyentsforkatharines
rriage,butbytheiressionhshehadofher,
thereonherardarkandinscrutable.
theyhestepsh
leduptorysflat.heretheystoppedandpausedfora
nt,sayingnothing.
“youstgoin,”saidkatharine,rousingherself.“hes
etogoonhhisreading.”she
glancedupatthelightedhetopofthe
house,ahlookedatitandont.
aflightofsecircularstepsranuptothehall,
andrysloouhefirstthree,and
paused,lookingdoharine.
“ithinkyouuethevalueofthatetion,”she
saidslobedanother
stepandlookeddooreuponthefigurethat
lylitup,standingireethalorless
facetuedupe
byandkathariuedandstoppedit,sayingasshe
opehedoor:
“reer,ieer,”
sheadded,havingtoraisehervoicealittle,and
shuttingthedoorupoofherwords.
ryuhestairsstepbystep,asifshehadto
liftherbodyuparelysteepast.shehadhad
tokatharine,andevery
stepvanquishedherdesire.sheheldongriy,enuraging
herselfasthoughsheaking
sogreatphysibi.shewas
nsr.bast,sittingatthetopofthestairs
ents,offeredhersolidfootingifshewere
capableofreagit.thekno
senseofexaltation.
.bastraisedhiseyesassheopehedoor.
“illgooneifyou
anythingexplained.”
hehadbeenrereadingthedot,andkingpencil
hergined,andheon
againasiftherehadbeennointerruption.rysatdown
acushions,litanarette,andlis
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tenedhafroe.
katharibatheerofthecabthatcarried
hertochelsea,nsciousoffatigue,andnscious,
too,ofthesoberandsatisfactorynatureofsudustry
asshehadjustposed
andcaldher.esheletherself
inasquietlyassheuld,inthehopethatthehousehold
obed.butherexcursionhadoccupied
lesstithahought,andsheheardsounds
ofunstakablelivelinessupstairs.adooropened,and
shedreihe
soundantthat.peyton
oodsheuldseethestairs,thoughshewas
herselfinvisible.sooneingdohestairs,
andnorodney.helookeda
littlestrange,asifhewerewalkinginhissleep;hislips
vedasifheeparttohielf.heca
doepbystep,honehanduponthe
baoguidehielf.shethoughthelookedasif
heeodofhighexaltation,ade
herunfortabletonessanylongerunseen.she
steppedintothehall.hegaveagreatstartuponseeing
herandstopped.
“katharine”heexclaid.“youvebeenout”heasked.
“yes.aretheystillup”
hedidnotansothegroundfloor
rhthedooroodopen.
“itsbeenrehanitellyou,”hesaid,
“incrediblyhappy”
hehing.
foraoodatoppositesidesofatable
sayingnothing.thenheaskedherquickly,“buttell,
hotoyoudidyouthink,katharine
isthereacethatshelikestell,katharine”
beforesheuldanshelanding
aboveanddisturbedtheitdisturbedexcessively.
hestartedback,othehall,and
saidinaloudandostentatiouslyordinarytone:
“goodnight,kathariobednow.ishallseeyou
soon.ihopeishallbeabletoetorrow.”
heupstairsandfound
cassandraonthelanding.sheheldthreebooksin
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herhand,andsheoopingtolookatothersina
littlebookcase.shesaidthatsheuldellh
booksheedtoreadinbed,poetry,biography,or
taphysics.
“doyoureadinbed,katharine”sheasked,as
theyairss
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