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inuateanyofherooreover,sheliked

katharine;shetrustedher;shefeltarespectforherthefirststepofnfidenceparativelysile;buta

furthefidencehadrevealeditself,askatharinespoke,ple,andyetitiresseditselfupon

herasanecessity;shesttellkatharineitwasusttell

katharihatralphhher

“idontknoeanstodo,”shesaidhurriedly,

seekingtiagainstthepressureofheroion

“ivenotseenhiincechrists”

katharinereflectedthatthiser

all,shehadsunderstoodthepositionshehe

habitofassung,hohatsheherunobservant

ofthefinershadesoffeeling,andshenotedherpresentfailureasanotherproofthatsheical,abstractndedperson,betterfittedtodealhfiguresthanenandenanyhow,

rodneywouldsayso

“andnow”shesaid

“oh,pleasestay”ryexclaid,puttingoutherhandtostopherdirectlykatharinevedshefelt,inarticulatelyandviolently,thatsheuldnotbeartolethergoifkatharine,heronlychanceofspeaking;

heronlyethingtrendouslyiortant

halfadozento

harinesattention,andputflightandfurthersilencebeyondherpoe

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toherlips,herthroatanddrovethebr >

backafterall,shensidered,whyshouldshespeakbecauseitisright,herinstincttoldher;righttoexposeoneselfanbeingsshe

flinuchofonealready

strippedbaresothingshestkeepofherown

butifshedidkeepsothingofherodiately

shefiguredaniuredlife,ntinuingforanienseperiod,thesafeelingslivingforever,neitherdwindlingnorchanginghintheringofathickstonewall

theiginationofthislonelinessfrightenedher,andyettospeaktoloseherloneliness,forithadalreadybeedeartoher,wasbeyondherpower

herhandofkatharinesskirt,

and,fingeringalineoffur,shebentherheadasiftoexaneit

“ilikethisfur,”shesaid,“ilikeyourclothesandyoustntthinkthatioingtorryralph,”shentinued,inthesatone,“beeat

allheeoneelse”herheadreinedbent,

andherhandstillrestedupontheskirt

“itsashabbyolddress,”saidkatharine,andtheonlysignthatryshatshespoke

halittlejerk

“youdontndtellingyouthat”saidry,raisingherself

“no,no,”saidkatharine;“butyourestaken,arentyou”shefortable,disyed,

indeed,disillusionedshedislikedthetuthingshadtakenquiteintenselytheindecencyofitafflictedherthesufferingiliedbythetoneappalledhershelookedatryfurtively,heyesthatwerefullofapprehensionbutifshehadhopedtofindthatthesewordshadbeenspokeneaning,

shearylaybackinherchair,

froly,andlooking,katharihought,asif

shehadlivedfifteenyearsorsointhespaceofafewnutes

“therearesothings,dontyouthink,thatonecantbestakenabout”rysaid,quietlyandalstldly“thatiseaboutthisquestionofbeingin

loveivealyselfuponbeingreasonable,”

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nightandday

sheadded“ididntthinkiuldhavefeltthisianiftheotherpersondidntiyself

pretend”hereshepaused“for,yousee,katharine,”sheproceeded,rousingherselfandspeakinghgreaterenergy,“ianlovetheresnodoubtaboutthatibr >trendouslyinlovehralph”thelittleforwardshakeofherhead,ogether

hherbrighterlor,gaveheranappearanceatonceproudanddefiant

katharihoughttoherself,“thatshofeelsthen”shehesitated,hafeelingthatitforherto

speak;andthensaid,inaloone,“youvegotthat”“yes,”saidry;“ivegotthatonenotbein

lovebutididntantotalkaboutthat;ionly

edyoutoknoherthingitotell

you”shepaused“ihaventanyauthorityfroalphtosayit;butiureofthishesinlovehyou”

katharinelookedatheragain,asifherfirstglancesthavebeendeluded,for,surely,therestbesooutaryalkinginanexcited,orbewildered,

orfantasticnneo;shestillfrowned,asif

shesoughtherhroughtheclausesofadifficultargunt,butshestilllookedrelikeonewhoreasonsthanonewhofeels

“thatprovesthatyourestakenutterlystaken,”saidkatharine,speakingreasonably,tooshehadnoneedtoverifythestakebyaglanceatheroions,

peduponher

ndthatifralphhadanyfeelingtowasone

ofatteranother

thought,andry,nohatshehadstatedthefact,didnotseektoproveit,buttriedtoexplaintoherself,ratherthantokatharine,hertivesinkingthestatentshehadnervedherselftodoelargeandieriousinstinctdendedherdoing;shehadbeens

onthebreastofakoning

“ivetoldyou,”shesaid,“becauseiyoutohelpidontibr >

fearfullyjealoustheonlyhought,otell

you”

shehesitated,andgropedinherendeavortokeherfeelingscleartoherself

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virginiawoolf

“ifitellyou,thenjealous,i

tetedtodosothingfrightfully

an,iaketellyoui

findtalkingsodiffiei

shouldshutitupinndyes,thatsafraid

ofgoingaboutethinginndalllife

thatneverchangesifinditsodifficulttochangewhenithinkathingsopthinkingitwrong,

andralpheright,isee,hattheres

nosuchthingasrightandean,

asjudgingpeople”

“ralphdenhaaidthat”saidkatharine,hnsiderableindignationinordertohaveproducedsuchsufferinginry,itseedtoherthathesthavebehaved

eedto