herthathehad
discardedthefriendship,suitedhisnveniencetodoso,efalselyphilosophicaltheoryh
dehisnductalltheoexpress
herselfthus,hadnotryatonceinterruptedher“no,no,”shesaid;“youdontunderstandiftheresanyfaultitsneentirely;afterall,ifonechoosestorunrisks”
hervoicefalteredintosilenceitwasboeinuponherhopletelyinrunningherriskshehadlostherprize,lostitsoentirelythatshehadnolongertheright,intalkingofralph,topresuthatherknowledgeofhiupplantedallotherknopletely
possessedherlove,sincehisshareinitful;
andnoakethingsyetrebitter,herclear
visionoftheulousand
uncertain,becauseanotheessofitfeelingherdesirefortheoldunsharedinticytoogreattobeboehouttears,sherose,othefartherendofthe
rooheldtheastered
forantthegriefitselfignoble;thesting
ofitlayinthefactthatshehadbeenledtothisactoftreacheryagainstherselftrapped,cheated,robbed,firstbyralphandthenbykatharine,sheseedalldissolvedinhuliation,andbereftofanythingsheuldcallheroearsofnher
cheeksbuttears,atleast,sheuldntrol,andwouldthisinstant,andthen,tuing,sheharine,
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nightandday
andretrieveuldberetrievedofthellapseof
herurage
shetuedkatharinehadnotved;shewasleaningalittleforothefire
sothingintheattituderendedryofralphsohe,leaningforherfixedlyinfront
ofhiindfaraing,
untilhebrokeoffary”and
thesilenancetoher,gave
ostdelightfultalkthatshehadeverknown
sothingunfaliarintheposeofthesilentfigure,sothingstill,sole,signifiadeher
holdherbreathshepausedherthoughtshout
bitteesssheandnfidence
sheoreby
katharinessideryhadnoospeakinthesilencesheseedtohavelostherisolation;she
oncethesuffererandthepitifulspectatorofsuffering;sheore
bereft;shenselybeloved
attettoexpressthesesensationsore
over,sheuldnothelpbelievingthat,houtanywordsonherside,theyetilonger
theysatsilent,sidebyside,aryfingeredthefurontheskirtoftheolddress
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chapterxxii
thefactthatsheent
theonlyreason
katharinealstatracingspeedalongthestrandinthedirespunctualityghthavebeen
achievedbytakingacab,hadshenotheopen
airtofanintoflathegloaryswords
forangalltheiressionsoftheeveningstalkonehenatureofarevelationandsubduedtheresttoinsignificancethusonelooked;thusonespoke;suchwaslove
“shesatupstraightandlookedat,andthenshesaid,inlove,”katharinesed,tryingtosettheotionitodhso
chhatnotagrainofpityoccurredtoher;it
eblazingsuddenlyinthedark;byitslight
katharineperceivedfartoovividlyforherfortthediocrity,indeedtheentirelyfictitiouscharacterofheroheypretendedtorrespondh
rysfeelingsshedeuphedtoactinstantly
upontheknoindin
azentbacktothesceneupontheheath,whenshehadyielded,heavenknoed
noperightrevisit
theplaceuedand
succuedtoutterbeentinafog
“itsallsosile,”shesaidtoherself“therecantbeanydoubtiveonlygottospeaknoto
speak,”sheetoherosteps,
andpletelyforgotrydatchet
rodney,havingebackearlierfroheoffice
thanheexpected,satdoelodies
in“thegicflute”uponthepianokatharinee,
butthathingneicular
likingforsic,andhefeltintheodforit,perhapsitorestrange,
reflected,because,asarule,theenofher
falyusicalherusin,cassandra
otple,hadaveryfiasteinsic,and
hehadchagrellectionsofherinalightfantasticattitude,playingthefluteintheingrootstogdon241
nightandday
househerecalledusingh
heose,longlikealltheotedtoextend
itselfintotheflute,asifsheeinitablygracefulspeusicallethelittlepicturesuggested
veryhappilyherlodiousandsicalteerant
theenthusiasofayounggirlofdistinguishedupbringingappealedto,andsuggestedathousandways
inplishnts,heuld
beofservicetohersheoughttobegiventhechanceofhearinggoodsic,asitisplayedbythosewhohaveinheritedthegreattraditionreover,froneortworerksletfallintheurseofnversation,hethoughtitpossiblethatshehadkatharineprofessedtolack,apassionate,ifuntaught,appreciationofliteraturehehadlentherhisplayanharineain
tobelate,and“thegicflute”isnothinghout
avoieofingin
ingalettertocassandra,exhortinghertoreadpopeinpreferen
orehighlydevelopedhesethielfdopose
thispieceofadviceinashapeand
playful,andyetdidnoinjurytoacausehhehadnearatheart,harineuponthestairs
antlateritistaken,
itselfto
hisletterhisteerhadchangedfroneofurbanententntindeedofdeliciousexpansiontooneofuneasinessandexpectationthedinnerin,
andhadtobesetbythefiretokeephot
