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ofayoungnhadalteredherdispositioncuriously,
andfilledherhadesireforasehshould
endiionalfiveness.shewouldhavegiven
chtoclaspbothnephes.but
sheuldnotflatterherselfthatanyhopeofthecustory
exaltationreined.
“istgo,”shesaid,andsheonsciousofan
extreflatnessofspirit.
heroftheaidanythingtostopher.politely
esrtedherdoehoongst
herprotestsandearrassnts,s.lvainfotto
saygoodbyetokatharine.shedeparted,rringwords
aboutssesoffloaliful
evenihsofer.
cabacktokatharine;hefouanding
her.
“iveetobefiven,”hesaid.“ourquarrelwas
perfectlyhatefulto.ivenotsleptallnight.youre
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notangrye,areyou,katharine”
sheuldnherselftoansuntilshehad
ridherndoftheiressionthatheraunthaddeon
her.itseedtoherthattheveryfloinated,
andrs.
lvainhadusedtheorevidenheriigations.
“shesbeenspyinguponus,”shesaid,“followingus
aboutlondon,overhearingpeoplearesaying”
“s.lvain”rodneyexclaid.“hasshetold
you”
hisairofopennfideirelyvanished.
“oh,peoplearesayingthatyoureinlovehcassandra,
andthatyoudonte.”
“theyhaveseenus”heasked.
“everythingnighthasbeenseen.”
“itoldyouthated.
heotheperturbation.
katharine.shewas
saheforceofherolasping
rodneysflootionless.
roduedathewindow.
“itsallbeenastake,”hesaid.“iblaselfforit.
ishouldhaveknoeina
ntofdness.ibegyoutetinsanity,
katharine.”
“sheopersecutecassandra”katharine
burstout,notlisteningtohi“shethreateospeak
toher.shescapableofitshescapableofanything”
“s.lvainisnottactful,iknoyouexaggerate,
katharine.peoplearetalkingaboutus.she
totellus.itonlynfiroheposition
isnstrous.”
atlengthkatharinerealizedsopartofeant.
“youdontanthatthisinfluencesyou,”
sheaskedi.
“itdoes,”hesaid,flushing.“itsintenselydisagreeable
to.itepeopleshouldgossipabout
us.aheresyourusincassandra”hepaused
inearrassnt.
“ied,h
ayfolly,bad
teer,ihario
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nightandday
askherretutothepositionwewerein
beforethisthisseasonoflunacy.eback,
katharine,oncereandforever”
nodoubtherbeauty,intensifiedbyetionandenhanced
bytheflolorandstrangeshape
uponrodney,andhaditsshare
ioaalessnoble
passion,too;heedbyjealousy.
histentativeofferofaffehadbeenrudelyand,as
hethought,pletelyrepulsedbycassandraonthepreg
day.denhanfessionind.and
ultitely,katharinesdonionoverhiesort
thatthefeversofthenightotexorcise.
“iueasyouerday,”she
saidgently,disregardinghisquestion.“infess,,
thesightofyouandade
jealous,andiuldntntrolself.ilaughedatyou,i
know.”
“youjealous”exclaid.“lassureyou,
katharine,youvenottheslightestreasontobejealous.
eatall.
iotrytoexplaiureofour
relationship.iuldtellingherisupposed
selftofeelforher.sherefusedtolisten,veryrightly.
butsheleftinnodoubtofhers.”
kathariated.sheated,physically
tired,andhadalreadytorehtheviolent
feelingofdislikearousedbyherauntillvibrated
throughalltherestofherfeelings.shesankintoachair
anddroppedherflowersuponherlap.
“shechard,”rodinued.“ithoughtiloved
her.butthatsathingofthepast.itsallover,katharine.
itanhalluation.wehequally
tobla,butnohardoneifyoubelievehorulyi
e”
hestoodoverher,asifinreadioseizethefirst
signofherassent.preciselyatthatnt,owing,perhaps,
tohervicissitudesoffeeling,allsenseofloveleft
her,asinantastliftsfroheearth.andwhen
thestdepartedaskeletonworldandblanknessalone
reierribleprospectfortheeyesoftheliving
tobehold.hesahelookofterrorinherfad
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houtuandingitsin,tookherhandinhis.
panionshipretuedadesire,like
thatofachildforshelter,toaccepthehadtooffer
herandatthatntitseedthatheofferedher
theonlythingthatuldkeittolerabletolive.she
lethiresshislipstohercheek,aherhead
uponhisaritontofhistriuh.itwas
theonlyntinandwas
depeuponhisprote.
“yes,yes,yes,”herred,“youaccept,katharine.
youlove.”
forantshereinedsilehenheardher
rr:
“orethanido.”
“cassandra”hewhispered.
“shelovesyou,”katharied.sheraisedherself
aedthesentehirdti.“sheloves
you.”
sloself.hebelievedinstinctively
eanttohiewas
uouand.ulduld
shehavetoldkatharihatshelovedhihedesire
tokhofthis,unknohough
thensequeassociated
oretook
possessionofhinoloof
ahing
greaterthanapossibility,foowheknewherand
hadasureofthesyathybet.butwho
uldgivehiertaintyul
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