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itself,shebrisklyshutthedoorofhertaxicab,and
age.
thehousehouther.katharine
foundtheidsalreadyinpossessionofherrooh
theyanttothhlyduringherabseo
kathariseedasiftheyhadbrusheday
yearsorsopdusters.it
seedtoherthattheriedtodointhat
roontoaveryinsignifitheapof
dust.theashepherdesses
abathofhotighthavebelonged
toaprofessionalnofthodicalhabits.
gatheringtogetherafe
htheiion
oflookingthroughtheperhaps,intheurse
oftheing.butsheetoairsby
cassandra,hsutervals
betepthatkathariofeelherpurpose
dheyhadreachedthedoor.
cassandraleahebanisters,andlookeddownupon
thepersianrugthatlayonthefloorofthehall.
“doeshinglookoddthising”sheinquired.
“areyoureallygoingtospendtheingh
thosedulloldletters,becauseifso”
thedulloldletters,uedtheheads
ofthestsoberofllectors,able,
and,afterantspause,cassandra,lookinggraveall
ofasudden,askedkatharinehe
“historyofengland”bylordcaulay.itairs
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in.hilberysstudy.theusinsdesdedtogetherin
searchofit.theydivergedintothedraforthe
goodreasonthatthedoorraitofrichard
alardyceattractedtheirattention.
“iheionthat
katharinehadoftenaskedherselflately.
“oh,afraudliketherestofthetleasthenrysays
so,”cassandrareplied.“thoughidontbelieveeverything
henrysays,”sheaddedalittledefensively.
dor.hilberysstudy,hey
begantolookanghisbooks.sodesultoryhis
exanationthatsofifteennutesfailedtodisver
theheyhof.
“styoureadcaulayshistory,cassandra”katharine
asked,s.
“ist,”cassandrarepliedbriefly.
“goingtoleaveyoutolookforitbyyourself.”
“oh,no,katharine.pleasestayandhelp.yousee
youseeitoldidreadalittleeveryday.andi
thativebegunes.”
“e”katharineasked,tuing
totheshelvesagain.
“totea,ifthatsuitsyou”
“ifitsuitstobeout,isupposeyouan.”
“oh,yourehorrid.you”
“yes”
“youbehappytoo”
“iauitehappy,”katharinereplied.
“ianasiakatharine,”shesaidiulsively,“do
letsberriedonthesaday.”
“tothesan”
“oh,no,no.butarrysoone
else”
“heresyourcaulay,”saidkathariuingroundh
thebookinherhand.“ishouldsayyoudbetterbeginto
readatoobeeducatedbyteati.”
“dalordcaulay”criedcassandra,slappingthe
bookupoable.“heottalk”
“alkedenoughalready,”katharinerepliedevasively.
“iknoacaulay,”said
cassandra,lookingruefullyatthedullredverofthe
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nightandday
prese,anic
property,sinceadredit.hehadadvisedalittle
seriousreadingfortheinghours.
“haveyoureadcaulay”sheasked.
“riedtoeducate.”asshespoke
shesacassandrasface,asifshe
hadiliedsoother,resterious,relationship.
shepunarveledather
ohelifeofanother,as
shehadinfluencedcassandraslife.
“kly.
“butiearfullyserious,”saidcassandra,halittle
shudder,andherlookshohatshespokethetruth.
shetuedandglakatharineasshehadnever
glaherbefore.theree,h
dartedonherandthendroppedguiltily.oh,katharine
hadeverythiy,nd,character.sheuldnever
petehkatharine;sheuldneverbesafesolong
askatharinebroodedoverher,donatingher,disposing
ofher.shecalledherld,unseeing,unscrupulous,but
theonlysignshegaveouturiousoneshe
reaeofhistory.
atthatntthebellofthetelephand
katharine
observation,droppedherbookandchedherhands.
shesufferedrefierytortureinthosefeihan
shehadsufferedintheore
ofhercapacitiesforfeeling.butharinereappeared
she,andhadgainedalookofdignity
thatoher.
“”sheasked.
“it,”katharinereplied.
“iantralphdenha”
“eanralphdenhabr >
toldyouaboutralphdenhatheaccusationthat
katharine,callous,andindifferentpossible
infaation.shegave
etofraananshenare
youandgoingtoberried”sheasked.
ents.itwas,
indeed,averydifficultquestiontoansion
thenightbefore,hadindicatedtocassandra
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that,inhisbelief,katharineingeo
ralphdenhanthediningroocassandra,intherosy
lightofherostances,hadbeendisposedto
thinkthatthetterstbesettledalready.butaletter
oingfro
initsexpressionofaffe,hadnveyed
toherobliquelythatheent
oftheireoihatofkatharines.
thisdotcassandranoed,andreadaloud,
uchhesitation.
“athousandpitiesahefearausea
greatdealofnaturalannoyance.if,oherhand,
ihavereasontothinkwillhappen,shouldhappen
e,andthepresentpositionis
notinanyyopinion,
serveallourisbetterthaureexplanation,
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