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theantiquary,ehorthebrideoflaeror”
hedehisoeruld
protestorkeherescape,shefoundherselfbeingtued
bytheagencyofsiran
being.
yet.hilberyhadgravedoubts,asheread,her
theprocessorethanskindeep.civilizationhad
beenveryprofoundlyandunpleasantlyoverthrohat
evening;theextentoftheruinined;
hehadlosthisteer,aphysicaldisasteottobe
tchedforthespaceoftenyearsorso;andhisown
nditientlyrequiredsoothingandrenovatingat
thehandsoftheclassics.hishouseateof
revolution;hehadavisionofunpleasaerson
thestaircase;hisalso
e;eratureitselfaspecificagainstsuch
disagreeablesanoteofholloeas
heread.
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nsideringthat.hilberylivedinahousehwas
accuratelynueredisfellohat
hefilledupfor,paidrent,andhadsevenreyearsof
tenancytorun,hehadanexcuseforlayingdownlawsfor
thenductofthosehis
excuse,thoughprofoundlyie,hefounduseful
durierregnufcivilizationhhhenow
foundhielffaced.inobediehoselaws,rodney
disappeared;cassandrachedtocatchthe
eleventhirtyonndaying;denhaasseenno
re;sothatonlykatharihelaofthe
upperroo,reined,and.hilberythoughthielf
petenttoseethatshedidnothingfurthertoprose
herself.ashebadehergoodiday
hehatheknehingofshehinking,
but,ashereflectedebitteess,eventhis
oings.
hetohisstudy,e,toreup,ande
agaiertohiseba
aesticdifficulties
first,butinalaterdraftrediscreetlyleftunspecified.
evenifshestartedtheveryntthatshegotit,he
reflected,sheetilltuesdaynight,and
heuntedlugubriouslythenuerofhoursthathewould
havetospendinapositioableauthorityalone
hhisdaughter.
ondered,asheaddressed
theenvelopetohisntrolthetelephone.
heuldnotplaythespy.sheghtbeking
anyarrasshechose.yetthethoughtdidnotdisturb
hiochasthestrange,unpleasant,illicitatsphere
ofthehtheyoungpeoplethenight
before.hissenseofdisfortostphysical.
hadhekno,katharinehdrawn,
bothphysicallyandspiritually,frohetelephone.she
satinherroothediariesspreadingtheirwide
leavesoablebeforeher,andallthepagesh
theyhadnanyyearsarrangedinapile.
shehthesteadyrationthatisproduced
bythesuccessfulefforttothinkdoeun
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virginiawoolf
ethoughtbyansofahought.having
absorbedtheuhought,herndonh
additionalvigor,derivedfrohevictory;oof
paperlinesoffiguresandsyolsfrequentlyandfiry
arkedthedifferentstagesofitsprogress.
a;thereking
andshatlivingpeoplewere
atheothersideofthedoor,andthedoor,h
uldbethroe
againsttheehoobe
stressinhero,assunghersnty
unnsciously.
stepsapproachedherunheard.itistruethattheywere
stepsthatlingered,divagated,anduhe
deliberationnaturaltoosixtys,reover,
arefullofleavesandblosso;butthey
steadily,andsoonatapoflaurelboughsagainstthe
doorarrestedkatharinespencilasittouchedthepage.
shedidnotve,hoblankeyedasifing
fortheinterruptiontocease.ihedooropened.
atfirst,sheattaovingssreeoeheroondepelyof
anyhunagency.thensheregnizedpartsofher
thersfadpersonbehindtheyellowflowersand
softvelvetofthepaluds.
“frohakespearesto”exclaids.hilbery,
droppiiressupontheflesture
thatseedtoindicateanactofdedication.thenshe
flungherarbracedherdaughter.
“thankgod,katharine”sheexclaid.“thankgod”
sherepeated.
“youveeback”saidkatharine,veryvaguely,standing
uptoreceivetheerace.
althoughsheregnizedhertherspresence,shewas
veryfarfroakingpartinthese,afeltitto
beazinglyappropriatethatherthershouldbethere,
thankinggodehaticallyforunknownblessings,and
stre
shakespearesto.
“nothitersinthers.hilberyntinued.
“nasarehing;itshats
everything.ididntsilly,kind,interferiers.i
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didnte.ikhe
first.iprayedthatitghtbeso.”
“youkherswords
softlyandvaguely,lookingpasther.“howdidyouknow
it”shebegan,likeachild,tofiasselhanging
froertherscloak.
“thefirsteveningyoutold,katharine.oh,andthousands
oftisdinnerpartiestalkingaboutbooks
theeintotherooourvoicewhenyou
spokeofhi”
katharionsidereachoftheseproofsseparately.
thenshesaidgravely:
“iotgoingtorry.aheres
cassandra”
“yes,therescassandra,”saids.hilbery.“iowniwas
alittlegrudgingatfirst,but,afterall,sheplaysthe
pianosobeautifully.dotell,katharine,”sheasked
iulsively,“hateveningsheplayed
zart,andyouthoughtiwasasleep”
katharinerellectedhdifficulty.
“torydatchets,”shereered.
“ah”saids.hilbery,ent
inhervoiy
littlespeculation.”shelookedatherdaughter.katharine
falteredbehatiainggaze;she
flushed,tuedahenlookeduphverybright
eyes.
“iotinlove,”shesaid.
“dontrryunlessyoureinlove”said
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