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www.192.twdkathariharinewho
hadlatelylaininhisar,katharineherselfthest
adredofenhelookedather,hdoubt,and
hay,butsaidnothing.
“yes,yes,”shesaid,interpretinghise,
“itstrue.iknoshefeelsforyou.”
“sheloves”
katharinenodded.
“ah,butifeelhoanibesureof
feeliennutesagoiaskedyoutorry
.istillidontknoiwish”
hechedhishandsandtuedaway.hesuddenly
facedheranddeellyoufeelfor
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denha”
“forralphdenhasheasked.“yes”sheexclaid,
asifshehadfoundtheaarilyperplexing
question.“yourejealousof,;butyoure
notinlovee.iealousofyou.therefore,for
bothoursakes,isay,speaktocassandraatonce.”
hetriedtoposehielf.hewalkedupanddown
theroohepausedatthehe
floeano
havekatharinesassuranfirdbecasoinsistent
thatheuldnolongerdenytheoverstering
strengthofhisfeelingforcassandra.
“yht,”heexclaid,ingtoastandstilland
rappinghisknualltablecarrying
oneslendervase.“ilovecassandra.”
ashesaidthis,thecurtainshangingatthedoorofthe
littlerooarted,andcassandraherselfsteppedforth.
“ihaveoverheardeveryed.
apausesuent.rodneydea
stepforwardandsaid:
“thenyouknoeyour
answer”
sheputherhandsbeforeherface;shetuedawayand
seedtoshrinkfroothofthe
“urred.“but,”sheadded,
raisingherheadthekissh
ission,“hofullydifficult
itallisourfeelings,ianyoursandneand
katharines.kathariell,are”
“rightofurseanswered
her,“if,afterarryanof
suprehensiblenfusion,suchdeplorable”
“dont,,”katharierposed;“cassandrahas
heardus;shejudgeter
thanellher.”
but,stillholdingshand,questionsanddesires
.hadshedin
listeningeherdidkatharine
thinkherrightaboveall,didreallyloveher,for
everandever,betterthananyone
“istbefirst,katharine”sheexclaid.“i
tsharehivenhyou.”
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“ishallneveraskthat,”saidkatharine.sheveda
littleaheysatandbeganhalfnsciously
sherflowers.
“butyouvesharede,”cassandrasaid.“
ishareisoaniknois,”she
added.“andi.youve
neveruoodeachother.youretoodifferent.”
“iveneveradredanybodyre,”interposed.
“itsnotthat””its
uanding.”
“haveineveruoodyou,katharinehaveibeen
veryselfish”
“yes,”pathy,
asyathetic;youveedherto
bepractical,apractical.youvebeenselfish;
youvebeeingandsohaskathariit
anybodysfault.”
katharinehadlistehisattetatanalysish
keeion.cassandrasedtorubtheold
blurredigeoflifeandfreshenitsorvelouslythatit
lookedne.
“itsquitetrue,”shesaid.“it.”
“therearenythingsthathellaletoyou
for,”cassandrantiillreadingfroerinvisible
book.“iacceptthat,katharine.ishallneverdisputeit.
itobegenerousasyouvebeengenerous.butbeing
inlovekesitrediffie.”
theybrokethesilence.
“ohingibegofyouboth,hesaid,andtheold
nervousnessofuedashegla
kathariersagain.
itsnotthatiidaional,asyouthink,
katharisthatitspoilsthingstodiscusstheit
ulespeoplesnds;andnoereallsohappy”
cassandraratifiedthisnclusionsofarassheonceed,
and,afterreceivingtheexquisitepleasure
lasabsoluteaffeandtrust,
lookedanxiouslyatkatharine.
“yes,iappy,”sheassuredhi“andiagree.wewill
alkaboutitagain.”
“oh,kathariharine”cassandracried,holdingout
herarhetearsrandoheeks.
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chapterxxx
thedayotherdaystothreepeople
inthehousethatthenroutineofhouseholdlife
theidrs.hilberyier,
theclockstriking,andthedooropening,andalltheother
signsofloablishedcivilizationappearedsuddenly
tohavenoaningsaveastheylulled.ands.hilbery
intothebeliefthatnothingunusualhadtakenplace.it
cedthats.hilberyhoutvisible
cause,unlessacertaincrudenessverginguponarseness
ieerofherfavoriteelizabethansuldbe
heldresponsiblefortheod.atanyrate,shehadshut
up“thedualfi”hasigh,ando
knooldroddinner,herthere
soyoungebody
adeyoubelievethatlifeifulshe
gotlittlehelpfroodney,andaftersingingherplaintive
requieorthedeathofpoetrybyherself,she
eering
theexistenozart.shebeggedcassandratoplayto
her,andheyupstairscassandraopehe
pianodireosphere
ofunxedbeauty.atthesoundofthefirstnotes
katharineandrodhfeltanenorussenseof
reliefattheliseusicgavetheoloosen
theirholdupontheisfbehavior.theylapsed
intothedepthsofthought.s.hilberyed
aood,thatwashalf
reverieandhalfsluer,halfdelielancholyand
halfpurebliss..hilberyaloended.heely
sical,anddecassandraahathelistened
toeverynote.sheplayedherbest,andwonhis
approval.leaningslightlyf
hislittlegreenstone,heheiionof
herphrasesa
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