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“there”sheasked.
“fortheceofseeingyou,”hereplied.
“youedallnightifithadntbeenfor
.itsusthavebeenld.
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uldyouseenothingbutourwindows.”
“ite.”
“icalledyou”shehadcalledunnsciously.
“theyoing,”shetoldhiafter
apause.
“ylad”heasked.
shebentherhead.“yes,yes,”shesighed.“butyou
dontknoe”
ralphdeasoundofuanding.“youedthere
lastnighttoo”sheasked.
“yes.ireplied.
theedtofilltherootion
hariedhthesoundofdistant
ent,the
criesofsirenshootingdoheriver,thedarknessand
theheuprightfigurestandih
thelapost.
“inginthedark,”shesaid,glangatthewindow,
asifhesasheitsdifferent”
shebrokeoff.“iotthepersonyouthink
.untilyourealizethatitsiossible”
plagherelbohetable,sheslidherrubyring
upanddoractedly.shefrothe
roherboundbooksoppositeher.ralphlooked
keenlyather.verypale,butstelyratedupon
heraniifulbutsolittleao
seeetefroilso,thereethingdistant
andabstractaboutherandchilled
hitthesati.
“no,yht,”hesaid.“idontknowyou.ivenever
knownyou.”
“yetperhapsyoukerthananyoneelse,”
shesed.
sodetachedinstinctdeherahatshewas
gazingatabookeother
partofthehouse.sheotheshelf,tookit
douedtoherseat,plagthebookonthe
tablebet.ralphopeandlookedatthe
portraitofaninouseshirtllar,
edthefrontispiece.
“isayidoknoed,shutting
thebook.“itsonlyforntsthatigod.”
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“doyoucalltont”
“isoyouthatnothisinstant,iseeyou
preciselyasyouare.noonehaseverknownyouasi
knoakendohatbookjust
noknownyou”
“thatstrue,”shereplied,“butyoutthinkho
dividedhoateasebewildered.
theuythedarktheingoutside
iseeing,
andidontseeyoueither.butidosee,”sheon
quickly,gingherpositionandfrowningagain,“heaps
ofthings,onlynotyou.”
“tellyousee,”heurged.
butsheuldnotreducehervisionto
hedark,butrathera
generalext,anatsphere,ried
tovisualizeit,tookforsaheflanksof
northehillsandflashinglightuponfieldsandpools.
“iossible,”shesighed,laughingattheridiculousnotion
ofputtinganypartofthisintowords.
“try,katharine,”ralphurgedher.
“butitialkingasortofhesort
ofnonsenseoalkstooneself.”sheayedby
theexpressionoflonginganddespairuponhisface.“i
ountainihofengland,”
sheatteted.“itstoosillyigoon.”
“ogether”hepressedher.
“obedisappointingthe
desireofachild.hisfacefell.
“yourealhere”
“itexplain.”sheuldnotexplainthatshewas
essentiallyalohere.“itsnotauntainih
ofengland.itsaniginationastoryoellsoneself.
youhaveyourstoo”
“youreeinne.yourethethingikeup,
yousee.”
“oh,isee,”shesighed.“thatspossible.”
shetueduponhilstfierusttryto
stopit,”shesaid.
“i,”herepliedroughly,“becausei”hestopped.
herealizedthatthenthadetoiartthat
iortanceriedto
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iarttorydatbanknt,
tothedruraupo.howshould
heofferittokatharinehelookedquicklyather.hesaw
thatshe;onlyaseof
her.thesightrousedinhiuch
desperationthathehadpulse
toriseahehouse.herhandlaylooselycurled
upoable.heseizeditandgraspeditfiryasifto
kesureofherexistendofhisoausei
loveyou,katharine,”hesaid.
soroundnessorthessentialtothatstatent
hisvoidshehadrelytoshake
herheadveryslightlyforhiodropherhandandtu
aeathisopotehoughtthat
shehaddetectedhisoleaveher.shehaddisceed
thebreakinhisresolution,theblanknessintheheartof
hisvision.itruethathehadbeenhappieroutin
thestreet,thinkingofher,thannohathehe
sarooher.helookedatherhaguiltyexpression
onhisfaent
norreproach.herposewaseasy,andshe
seedtogiveeffeoodofquietspeculationby
thespinningofherrubyringuponthepolishedtable.
denhaothisdespairinthoughts
nocupiedher.
“youdontbelieve”hesaid.histoneble,
anddehersleathi
“asfarasiuandyoubutshouldyouadvise
todohthisring”sheasked,holdingitout.
“ishouldadviseyoutoletkeepitforyou,”he
replied,ioneofhalfhurousgravity.
“afteryouvesaid,ihardlytrustyouunless
youllunsayyouvesaid”
“verynotinlovehyou.”
“butithinkyouareinlovee.asia
you,”sheaddedcasuallyenough.“atleast,”shesaid
slippingherringbacktoitsoldposition,“other
hestatewerein”
shelookedathiravelyandinquiringly,asifinsearch
ofhelp.
“its
alone,”hestated.
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“soithought,”shereplied.
ioexplaintoherhisstateofnd,ralphreunted
hisexperiehephotograph,theletter,
andtheflokeenedveryseriously.
“andthenyouravingaboutthestreets,”she
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