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www.192.twverythingthatesheptyheaded...itevenseeherlovelinessnow.”
heerunningtohilookingupathintaleyes.
hesaid,”goodoldbetsy,”andfoheledears.
ganoldfishinghatonhishead,heleftthehouseaiedbythedog.
thisaiesssaunterofhisrouatebegangraduallytosoothehisjanglednerves.hestrokedtheneandhadaare.
veialookedherbestuponahorse.lordhorburylookedupatheriration,fondnessandaqueersenseofhoing.
hesaid,”hullo,veia.”
”hullo,stephen.”
”inthefiveacre”
”yes,shesingalongnicely,isntshe”
”firstrate.haveyouseenthattineiboughtatchattisleyssale”
theytalkedhorsesforsohenhesaid:
”bytheelyshere.”
”here,athorbury”
itveiasdetoshosheuldnotquitekeeptheuooutofhervoice.
”yes.tueduplastnight.”
there.thenstephensaid:
”youthati,veia.hogo”
shensideredant.
”h,ifyouknoean.”
”policegivinganythingaway”
”no.”
stephensaid,”sthavebeenratheranunpleasantbusinessforyou.”
”exactlyenjoyit.butittoodevastating.theroneredet.”
stephenslashedabsentndedlyatthehedge.
”isay,veia,anyideahaveyou,ianasto”
veiakerrshookherheadslowly.
”no.”shepausedanute,seekinghoosttactfullytoputihatidoknoeandidhavespottedher.”
stephenlaughedtoo.
”thatsallrightthen,”hesaidcheerfully.
hepasseditoffasajoke,butsheheardthereliefinhisvoice.sohehadbeenthinking
sheschedherthoughtsaway.
”veia,”saidstephen,”iveknoe,haventi”
”hyes.doyoureerthoseaogotoaschildren”
”doinotifeelisaythingstoyou”
”ofurseyou.”
shehesitated,thentteroffae:
”itscicely,isuppose”
”yes.lookhere,veia.ixedupangiselleinanyway”
veiaanseer.ihavehelepigossipyet.”
”doyouthink”
”besurprised.”
stephenhoughtfully.veiasaidgently:
”ean,youliveprettysedetachedlives,dontyouthisbusinessisheraffair,notyours.”
”aslongasshesybusioo.”
”yreetoadivorce”
”atruedupbusiness,youanidoubtifshedacceptit.”
”hece”
”ifihadcauseicertainlyly.
”isuppose,”saidveiathoughtfully,”sheknohat.”
”yes.”
theyoralsofa.”aloudshesaid:”sotheresnothingdoing”
heshookhishead.thenhesaid:
”ifiarry”
lookiraightbetotion:
”isupposeiwould.”
stephenshedalfroallingdesperately,adlyinlovehaclevercalculatingcatofachirl.
stephensaid,”arvelouslifetogether.”
piuffins,thesllof,thatistotionlessvoice:
”stephen,ifyoucare,aboutitifofftogether.cicelyodivorceyou.”
heinterruptedherfiercely:
”doyouthinkidletyoudoathinglikethat”
”ishouldntcare.”
”ishould.”
hespokehfinality.
veiathought.”thatsthat.itsapity,really.heshopelesslyprejudiced,butratheradear.itobedifferent.”
aloudshesaid:”ephen,illbegettingalong.”
shetouchedherhe,andinthatglancehefeelingthattheircarefulwordshadavoided.
assherouheerofthelane,veiadroppedheranupauedittoherhanexaggeratedbow.
”afner,”shethoughtasshethankedhi”iseeoreerhisfaindsearrdaysatjuanlespiherhalfthoughtofstephen.
onlyjustasshereaerysuddenlypullherhalfdreangbrainuphajerk:
”thelittlenehisseatintheaeroplaheysaidattheiheective.”
andhardonthatotherthought:
”ishedoingdownhere”
chapter13
jaedherselfatantoiheingaftertheirepidationofspirit.
thepersonself,andeinousfrown.
ittospeakinbrokenenglishoheportalsofbruto.
heupbraidedjaneasapleteiecile..haviedhisspleentothefull,jaedtoescape,receivingasshedidsesizedherfriend,gladys.
gladyseanoran**int,farae,hervoiceular.
”dontyoup.anditsbeliefitisntgoingtojutheyolddevilingin,dahereyes.isupposeshellbeieentantru,asusual.ihopeshehasntbroughtthatlapdoghher
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