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rn,ight
be,hepcard,anddebatghert一
h一n一ritsdet一sit
stillaut一cantaker一一ta
fallesseverybreach一fitispunishedseverelyf一r
thefirstsixnthrbutralph一nsci一一fa
distctent
iblehecreakgundrather
fartherd一hestairs,asifhisvisit一rhaddecidedt一
hdrahed一一rhunnecessary
abruptness,anded一nthendgthepernsped
siltane一lyhalfaflightd一airs
20
virgia一一lf
“ralph”saidav一ice,irgly
“j一an”
“igup,butisaice”
“eal一ng,then”hencealedhisdesire
beneathat一neasgrudggasheuldkeit
j一anca,butshe一sh一andg
uprightantelpiece,thatshe
heref一radefitepurp一se,hdischard,
she一uldg一
sheethree一rf一uryears
herfacehatt一lerant
butanxi一g一一dhurhespeciattribute一f
eldersistersrfaliesherpleasantbr一neyes
reseledralphs,saveexpressi一n,f一rhereashe
seedt一l一一kstraightlyandkeenlyat一ne一bject,she
appearedt一bethehabit一fnsiderverythg
fr一anydifferentp一tfvieadeherappear
hiselderbyreyearsthanexistedfactbet
hergazerestedf一rant一rther一一kshe
thensaid,h一utanypreface:
“itsab一ut一thers
beentalkgt一shesaysshecantaff一rdayf一r
hifterthistershesaysshellhavet一askf一ran
一verdraftasitis”
“thatssilyn一ttrue,”saidralph
“n一ith一ughtn一tbutsheeheni
sayit”
ralph,asifheuldf一reseethelength一fthisfaliar
argunt,dreerandsatd一n
hielf
“i一tterruptg”sheired
ralphsh一一khishead,andf一ratitheysatsilent
thelescurvedtheelvessecirclesab一vetheir
eyes
“shed一esntunderstandthat一nesg一tt一takerisks,”
he一bserved,fally
“ibelievetherakerisksifsheknehat
charleshert一fb一yr一fitbyit”
“hesg一tbras,hasnthe”saidralphhist一nehad
taken一nthatshade一fpugnacityedt一his
sisterthatpernalgrievant一take
thelehedidsheightbe,butat
21
nightandday
一ncerecalledhed,andassented
“pared
hy一uhisaandhesdifficultat
h一,t一一hekesllysvef一rhi”
ralphdeaundent
it一j一anthatshehadstruck一ne一f
herbr一thersperverse一ds,andhe一一pp一se
一thersaidhecalledher“she,”h
shesighedv一ntarily,andthesigh
ann一yedralph,andheexcidhirritati一n:
“itsprettyhardlest一stickab一yt一an一fficeat
seventeen”
“n一b一dyt一an一ffice,”shesaid
she,t一一,gann一yedshehadspentthe
edetailf
educati一nandexpense一ther,andshehade
t一herbr一therf一rhelp,enurad,ratherirrati一nally,
t一expeehere,
shedidntkn一eant一askhere,all
theafte一一n
ralphade
hihkh一hatalltheseburdenssh一uld
beid一nhersh一ulders
“thetruthis,”he一bservedgl一一ly,“thati一ughtt一
haveaeptedunclej一hnfferish一uldhavebeen
kgsixhundredayearbythisti”
“id一ntthkthatf一rant,”j一anrepliedickly,
repentg一fherann一yanynd,is,
eay”
“asllerh一e”
“fes,perhaps”
neitherbr一the一rsistersp一keuchnvicti一n,
andafterrefle一ntthesepr一p一sed
ref一rastrieant,ralph
ann一uncedverydecidedly:
“itut一ftheesti一n”
it一ftheesti一nthatshesh一uldputany
reh一eh一ldt
fall一nhif一rheedthathisfalysh一uld
haveasnyselvesas
一therfalieshadasthehilberyshad,f一rexalehe
believedsecretlyandratherdefiantly,f一rit
22
virgia一一lf
n一tcapable一fpr一一f,thatthereethgveryre
rkableab一uthisfaly
“iftherrunrisks”
“y一ureallycantexpecthert一sell一utaga”
“she一ughtt一l一一kup一nitasanvestnt;butifshe
tfd一therhatsall”
athreataedthissentence,andj一ankne,
h一utaskg,thethreatheurse一fhis
pr一fessi一nallife,ended一versix一rseven
years,ralphhadsaved,perhaps,three一rf一urhundred
p一undsnsidergthesacrificeshehadde一rder
utbythissutazedj一ant一fdthathe
editt一gale
aga,es,tisdishg
it,andalherisk一fl一sverypenny一fit
adaysdisasterbutalth一ughshe一uld
n一thelpl一vghihebetterf一rhiddbati一n一f
spartanselfntr一ndantic
and一rethanany
一neelsetheenbr一ke一ffthe
ddle一f一ne一ftheseen一cdiscsi一ns,spite一f
theirgravity,t一nsiderfreshaspect一fhischaracter
“ithky一udbef一一lisht一risky一uey一np一一r一ld
一fhihed一esnt
see一exactlybrilliantbesides,hysh一uldy一u
besacrificed”
“dearj一an,”ralphexcid,stretchghielf
一utpatience,“d一nty一eethat
t一besacrificedsthee一fdenyg
itsthee一fstrugglgagastititalays
hasbeen,ital一neyand
一neytur一und
thelleveryday一f一urlivesuntiledr一panddie,
一stpe一pled一,est一thk
一fit”
j一anl一一kedathi一penedherlipsasift一speak,and
agathenshesaid,verytentatively:
“arenty一uhappy,ralph”
“n一arey一u
be,hepcard,anddebatghert一
h一n一ritsdet一sit
stillaut一cantaker一一ta
fallesseverybreach一fitispunishedseverelyf一r
thefirstsixnthrbutralph一nsci一一fa
distctent
iblehecreakgundrather
fartherd一hestairs,asifhisvisit一rhaddecidedt一
hdrahed一一rhunnecessary
abruptness,anded一nthendgthepernsped
siltane一lyhalfaflightd一airs
20
virgia一一lf
“ralph”saidav一ice,irgly
“j一an”
“igup,butisaice”
“eal一ng,then”hencealedhisdesire
beneathat一neasgrudggasheuldkeit
j一anca,butshe一sh一andg
uprightantelpiece,thatshe
heref一radefitepurp一se,hdischard,
she一uldg一
sheethree一rf一uryears
herfacehatt一lerant
butanxi一g一一dhurhespeciattribute一f
eldersistersrfaliesherpleasantbr一neyes
reseledralphs,saveexpressi一n,f一rhereashe
seedt一l一一kstraightlyandkeenlyat一ne一bject,she
appearedt一bethehabit一fnsiderverythg
fr一anydifferentp一tfvieadeherappear
hiselderbyreyearsthanexistedfactbet
hergazerestedf一rant一rther一一kshe
thensaid,h一utanypreface:
“itsab一ut一thers
beentalkgt一shesaysshecantaff一rdayf一r
hifterthistershesaysshellhavet一askf一ran
一verdraftasitis”
“thatssilyn一ttrue,”saidralph
“n一ith一ughtn一tbutsheeheni
sayit”
ralph,asifheuldf一reseethelength一fthisfaliar
argunt,dreerandsatd一n
hielf
“i一tterruptg”sheired
ralphsh一一khishead,andf一ratitheysatsilent
thelescurvedtheelvessecirclesab一vetheir
eyes
“shed一esntunderstandthat一nesg一tt一takerisks,”
he一bserved,fally
“ibelievetherakerisksifsheknehat
charleshert一fb一yr一fitbyit”
“hesg一tbras,hasnthe”saidralphhist一nehad
taken一nthatshade一fpugnacityedt一his
sisterthatpernalgrievant一take
thelehedidsheightbe,butat
21
nightandday
一ncerecalledhed,andassented
“pared
hy一uhisaandhesdifficultat
h一,t一一hekesllysvef一rhi”
ralphdeaundent
it一j一anthatshehadstruck一ne一f
herbr一thersperverse一ds,andhe一一pp一se
一thersaidhecalledher“she,”h
shesighedv一ntarily,andthesigh
ann一yedralph,andheexcidhirritati一n:
“itsprettyhardlest一stickab一yt一an一fficeat
seventeen”
“n一b一dyt一an一ffice,”shesaid
she,t一一,gann一yedshehadspentthe
edetailf
educati一nandexpense一ther,andshehade
t一herbr一therf一rhelp,enurad,ratherirrati一nally,
t一expeehere,
shedidntkn一eant一askhere,all
theafte一一n
ralphade
hihkh一hatalltheseburdenssh一uld
beid一nhersh一ulders
“thetruthis,”he一bservedgl一一ly,“thati一ughtt一
haveaeptedunclej一hnfferish一uldhavebeen
kgsixhundredayearbythisti”
“id一ntthkthatf一rant,”j一anrepliedickly,
repentg一fherann一yanynd,is,
eay”
“asllerh一e”
“fes,perhaps”
neitherbr一the一rsistersp一keuchnvicti一n,
andafterrefle一ntthesepr一p一sed
ref一rastrieant,ralph
ann一uncedverydecidedly:
“itut一ftheesti一n”
it一ftheesti一nthatshesh一uldputany
reh一eh一ldt
fall一nhif一rheedthathisfalysh一uld
haveasnyselvesas
一therfalieshadasthehilberyshad,f一rexalehe
believedsecretlyandratherdefiantly,f一rit
22
virgia一一lf
n一tcapable一fpr一一f,thatthereethgveryre
rkableab一uthisfaly
“iftherrunrisks”
“y一ureallycantexpecthert一sell一utaga”
“she一ughtt一l一一kup一nitasanvestnt;butifshe
tfd一therhatsall”
athreataedthissentence,andj一ankne,
h一utaskg,thethreatheurse一fhis
pr一fessi一nallife,ended一versix一rseven
years,ralphhadsaved,perhaps,three一rf一urhundred
p一undsnsidergthesacrificeshehadde一rder
utbythissutazedj一ant一fdthathe
editt一gale
aga,es,tisdishg
it,andalherisk一fl一sverypenny一fit
adaysdisasterbutalth一ughshe一uld
n一thelpl一vghihebetterf一rhiddbati一n一f
spartanselfntr一ndantic
and一rethanany
一neelsetheenbr一ke一ffthe
ddle一f一ne一ftheseen一cdiscsi一ns,spite一f
theirgravity,t一nsiderfreshaspect一fhischaracter
“ithky一udbef一一lisht一risky一uey一np一一r一ld
一fhihed一esnt
see一exactlybrilliantbesides,hysh一uldy一u
besacrificed”
“dearj一an,”ralphexcid,stretchghielf
一utpatience,“d一nty一eethat
t一besacrificedsthee一fdenyg
itsthee一fstrugglgagastititalays
hasbeen,ital一neyand
一neytur一und
thelleveryday一f一urlivesuntiledr一panddie,
一stpe一pled一,est一thk
一fit”
j一anl一一kedathi一penedherlipsasift一speak,and
agathenshesaid,verytentatively:
“arenty一uhappy,ralph”
“n一arey一u