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“doyouan,ainlove”cassandraasked,
breathingquiovingherhands.
“yes,inlove,”katharied.
“hoanyagedtorry”
cassandraburstout.
“heybeinlovehyou.”
“idontthinkyouveanyrighttosaysuchthings,
katharine,”cassandraexclaid.“
dontyoundintheleasthobehavestoother
enifibearit”
“engaged,”saidkatharierapause.
“katharine”cassandracried.
“no,engaged,”katharied.“butno
oneknobutourselves.”
“butuandyourenotengaged”
cassandrasaidagain.“oh,thatexplainsityourenotin
loveyoudontarryhi
“inloveheachotheranylonger,”said
katharine,asifdisposingofsothingforeverandever.
“he,hoherpeopleyou
are,katharine,”cassandrasaid,here
seengtofallandllapsetogether,andnotraceofanger
orexyquietude.
“yourenotinlove”
“butilovehi”saidkatharine.
cassandrareinedboheofthe
revelation,forsolittleharine
speak.herattitudeeoneo
beion.she
sighedprofoundly;sheelysilent,andapparently
overebyherthoughts.
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“dyoukis”shesaidatlength,and
shookherpilloakingreadyforsleep.
oretookupher
dle.perhapstheedressinggoheloosened
hair,andsothingunseeingintheexpressionof
theeyesgaveheralikeoaanwalkinginher
sleep.katharileast,thoughtso.
“theresnoreasohen”
cassandrasaid,pausing.“unlessyouetogo,
katharinedoyouetodo”
forthefirsttitheireyest.
“youed,as
ifshereadthecertaintythere.butasshelookedshesaw
asightthatsurprisedher.thetearsroseslowlyin
katharineseyesandstoodthere,briingbutntained
thetearsofsoprofouion,happiness,
grief,renunotionsoplexinitsnature
thattoexpressitpossible,andcassandra,bending
herheadandreceiviearsuponhercheek,
acceptedthensileheionofherlove.
“please,ss,”saidtheid,aboutelevenoclo
thefollooing,“s.lvainisi.”
alongoffloheshadarrived
froheuntry,andkatharine,kneelinguponthe
floorofthedra,while
cassandraanarhair,andabsentndedly
despasdiffersofhelp
accepted.theidsssagehadacuriouseffectupon
katharine.
sherose,aidbeing
gone,saidehaticallyaragically:
“youknoeans.”
cassandrahaduoodnothing.
“auntceliaisi,”katharied.
“hekit”cassandraasked,notunnaturally.
“probablybecauseshesdisveredsothing,”
katharinereplied.cassandrasthoughtsfleothesubject
ofherpreoccupation.
“aboutus”sheinquired.
“heavenknoharinereplied.“ishaher
stayi,though.ishallbringheruphere.”
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nightandday
thestenesshhisedthat
tauntceliaupstairsereason,adisciplinary
asure.
“foodnesssake,katharine,”cassandraexclaid,
juingfroerchairandshoation,
“dontberash.dohersuspect.reer,nothings
certain”
katharineassuredherbynoddingherheadseveraltis,
butthennerincalculated
toinspirepletenfidenherdiplocy.
s.lvainting,orratherperg,uponthe
edgeofa.hertherewas
anysoundreasonforherber,
orheritrrespohespiritofher
quest,s.lvaininvariablybythebackdoor
andsatintheservantsroohenshewasengagedin
ialfalytransas.theostensiblereason
shegaver.nors.hilberyshouldbe
disturbed.but,intruth,s.lvaindependedevenre
thanstelderlyeneionuponthedelicious
etionsofinticy,agony,andsecredthe
additionalthrillprovidedbythebasent
lightlytobeforfeited.sheprotestedalstplaintively
harineproposedtogoupstairs.
“ivesothingthatitosaytoyouinprivate,”
shesaid,hesitatiantlyupohresholdofher
aush.
“thedraisety”
“butightetyourtherupoairs.we
ghtdisturbyourfather,”s.lvaied,taking
theprecautiontospeakinawhisperalready.
butaskatharinespresenceelynecessary
tothesuccessoftheinterviehariinately
recededupthekitstairs,s.lvainhadno
ursebuttofolloivelyabouther
assheproceededupstairs,drestogether,and
steppedspepastalldoors,herthey
.
“nobodyurred,parative
sanctuaryofthedrahadbeenreached.
“iseethatihaveinterruptedyou,”sheadded,glangat
thefloontlatershe
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inquired,“eoinghyou”notiga
handkerchiefthatcassandrahaddroppedinherflight.
“cassaoputthefloer,”
saidkatharine,andshespokesofiryandclearly
thats.lvainglanaindoorand
thenatthecurtainhthe
relicsfrohedra.
“ah,cassandraisstillarked.“and
didsendyouthoselovelyflowers”
katharidoeherauntandsaidher
yesnoo.shelookedpasther,anditghthavebeen
thoughtthatsheicallythepatte
oftheent,
frors.lvainspointofvieadeit
necessarytositveryclosetogether,andthelightwas
diaredhthathroughthree
harihebasketofflowers,and
gaveeventheslightangu
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