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ahaloofgold.
“theyrefrotogdonhouse,”saidkatharineabruptly,
halittlejerkofherhead.
s.lvaihatitotellheiece
sheosayiftheyuallyinphysical
ntact,forthespiritualdistaidable.
katharine,hoadeures,ands.
lvain,here,
plungedhoutpreface:
“peoplearetalkingaboutyou,katharihatiswhyi
haveethising.yiveforsaying
idchratheotsayisayisonlyforyourown
sake,child.”
“theresnothingtiveyet,auntcelia,”said
katharine,or.
“peoplearesayingthatgoeseveryh
youandcassandra,andthatheisaltentions.
attherkhadaoutfivedances
hher.atthezootheyogether.they
lefttogether.theynevercabackheretillseveninthe
evening.butthatisnotall.theysayhisnnerisvery
rkedheisquitedifferenthere.”
s.lvain,selvestogether,
andosttooneof
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nightandday
protest,hereceased,andlookedilyatkatharine,as
iftojudgetheeffeunication.aslightrigidity
hadpassedoverkatharinesface.herlipswere
pressedtogether;hereyesracted,andtheywere
stillfixedupoain.thesesuperficialges
veredareinnerloathingsuchasghtfollow
thedisplayofsohideousorispectacle.the
ispectacleionbeheldforthe
firsttifroheoutside;herauntsadeher
realizehoelyrepulsivethebodyoflifeishout
itssoul.
“length.
s.lvaindeagestureasifthercloser,
butitretued.
“goodyouarehowunselfishhow
yousacrificeyourselftoothers.butyouvebeentoounselfish,
katharine.youhavedecassandrahappy,and
shehastakenadvantageofyoodness.”
“idontuand,auntcelia,”saidkatharine.“
hascassandradone”
“cassandrahasbehavedinahatiuldnothave
thoughtpossible,”saids.lvainly.“shehas
beenutterlyselfishutterlyheartless.istspeakto
herbefo.”
“idontuand,”katharinepersisted.
s.lvainlookedather.possiblethatkatharine
reallydoubtedthatthereethingthats.lvain
herselfdidnotuandshebracedherself,andpronounced
thetrendouswords:
“cassandrahasstolenslove.”
stilltheedtohavecuriouslylittleeffect.
“doyouan,”saidkatharihathehasfallenin
lovehher”
“thereareakingnfallinlovehone,
katharine.”
katharinereinedsilent.thesilencealards.
lvain,andshebeganhurriedly:
“nothihesethingsbut
youroointerfere;ihavenot
auselessoldan.i
havenoyotoseeyouhappy,
katharine.”
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virginiawoolf
agairets,buttheyreined
ety.
“youarenotgoingtosaythesethingstocassandra,”
saidkatharinesuddenly.“youvesaidtheo;thats
enough.”
katharinespokesolohsuchrestraintthat
s.lvainhadtostraintocatchherwords,andwhen
sheheardthehe.
“ivedeyouangryikneed.
shequivered,andakindofsobshookher;butevento
havedekatharineangryerelief,andallowed
hertofeelsooftheagreeablesensationsofrtyrdo
“yes,”saidkathariandingup,“ioangrythati
dohinkyoudbettergo,
auntcelia.uandeachother.”
attheseontterribly
apprehensive;sheglaheiecesface,but
readnopitythere,whereuponshefoldedherhandsupon
ablackvelvetbagtitudethat
ostoneofprayer.everdivinitysheprayed
to,ifprayshedid,atanyrateshereveredherdignity
inasingularedheiece.
“rriedlove,”shesaidslophasisupon
everyostsacredofallloves.theloveof
husbandandostholyisthe
lessonaschildrefroer;thatisthey
everfet.ihavetriedtospeakasshewouldhave
ertospeak.youarehergrandchild.”
kathariojudgethisdefes,
aonvictitoffalsity.
“idothereisanyexcuseforyourbehavior,”
shesaid.
attheseont
besideheiece.shehadent
before,andshedidnotknoho
breakdoheterribleanceofferedherby
oneueofyouthayandsex,should
havebeenalltearsandsupplirs.lvain
herselfatterofthiskindshe
uldnotadtthatsheistaken.
shebeheldherselfthearriedloveinits
purityandsuprecy;heiecestoodforshewas
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nightandday
quiteuosay,butshehthegravest
suspis.theoldanandtheyounganstood
sidebysideinunbrokensilence.s.lvainuldnot
keupherndtohdraiples
treledinthebalanainedunappeased.
sheransaequestionthat
shouldforcekatharioenlightenher,butthesupply
ited,thechoicedifficult,andated
thedooropenedandrodney.hecarried
inhishandanenorusandsplendidbunchofe
andpurpleflors.lvain,
ordisregardingher,headvaraighttokatharine,
aedtheflohthewords:
“theseareforyou,katharine.”
kathariookthes.lvain
didnotfailtointercept.buthallherexperience,she
didnotk.shechedanxiously
forfurtherillunatioedherhoutobvious
signofguilt,and,explainingthathehadaholiday,
bothheandkathariakeitfrahat
hisholidayshouldbecelebratedhflo
ine,too,ural;
ands.lvaiofeelthatshelaidherselfopen
toachargeofselfishnessifshestayed
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