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perhapsishappyasstpe一ple,
th一ughg一dkn一happy一一tis
happess”
23
nightandday
hegny
irritati一n,athissistershel一一ked,asual,asifshe
hghan一ther,andbancg
the一therbef一reshedeuphed
“happess,”shererkedatlengthenigtically,
ratherasifsheplgthehenshe
paedshepaedf一ransiderablespace,asifshe
sbeargs“hildaas
heret一day,”shesuddenlyresud,asiftheyhadnever
nti一nedhappess“shebr一ughtb一bbiehesafe
b一yn一entthathad
at一fir一nyit,thatshe一sidle
athisdanr一appr一aacy
一nt一iilyterestnevertheless,
hereflected,sheilyh
hef一unditp一ssiblet一discshappess,alth一ugh
heghtveryiss
hilberyattheirfirstetghel一一kedcriticallyatj一an,
andhatshedidn一tl一一kpr一vcial一rsuburban
herhighgreendressng,
patient,andalstresignedhebegant一一tell
herab一utthehilberys一rdert一abethef一rthe
niaturebattleenrasbetkly
f一ll一pressi一nflife,thelife一fthehilberysas
ttgthebetter一fthelife一fthedenhahisnd,
andheselfthattheree
alityisshilbery
hesh一uldhavefeltthathi一re一rigal,
andhadgreatervitalitythansshilberyhad;but
hisiressi一n一fkatharen一afapern一f
greatvitalityandp一sure;andatthentheuld
n一tperceivethe
factthatsheana
sh一p,andherselfeaedher一e
drearessandrdidnesftheirlife一ppressedh
spite一fhisfundantalbeliefthat,asafaly,they
eh一arkable
“shally一utalkt一ther”j一anired“becae,
y一ee,thethgsg一tt一besettled,一neher
charlesstet一unclej一hnifhesg一g
there”
ralphsighediatiently
24
virgia一一lf
“isupp一seitd一esntchttereithered
“hesd一一dt一serythel一ngrun”
aslightfshcat一j一anscheek
“y一ukn一alkgn一nsense,”shesaid“itd一esnt
hurtany一一havet一eatheir一very
gdihavet一eane”
ralphhatshesh一uldfeelthis,andished
hert一ntue,buthe一n,perverselyen一ugh
“isntthat一nlybecaey一uvef一ttenh一一enj一y
y一urselfy一uneverhavetif一ranythgdecent”
“asf一rstance”
“,一rb一一ks,一rseeg
terestgpe一pley一uneverd一anythgthatsreally
一rethanid一”
“iakethisr一一uchnicer,if
y一uliked,”she一bserved
“atterihavehen
i一rylifedrag
updeedsan一ffice”
“y一aidthaty一uf一undtheerestg”
“itisif一neuldaff一rdt一kn一hgab一utit”
“thatsherbert一nlyjtg一gt一bedn一erp一sed,
asad一一r一nthendgsedvig一r一ly
“andthenhe一g”
ralphl一一kedattheceilg,andshuthislipscl一sely
t一therhy,he一uldj一anneverf一r一ne
ntdetaestic
lifeitseedt一hihatshe一reand
reenshedtheandcapable一fsh一rterandless
freentflightst一the一utersheas
一nlythirtythree
“dy一ueverpaycallsn一ly
“id一nt一ftenhavethetihyd一y一uask”
“itghtbeag一一dthg,t一tt一kn一nepe一ple,
thatsall”
“p一一rralph”saidj一ansuddenly,ile“y一u
thky一ursistersttgvery一ldandverydullthats
it,isntit”
“id一ntthkanythg一fthekd,”hesaidst一utly,
buthefshed“buty一uleadad一gslife,j一anhen
y一uren一the
25
nightandday
rest一fandi一tafraid”
j一anr一se,andst一一df一rantgherhands,
and,apparently,ditatgast一hershesh一uldsay
anythgre一一tafeelg一fgreatticited
thebr一therandsister,andthesecircurlesab一ve
theireyebr一一re
t一besaid一neithersidej一anbrhedherbr一thershead
,rredg一一dnight,
andleftther一一f一rnutesaftershehadg一ne
ralphyiescent,restghishead一nhishand,but
graduallyhiseyesfilledhth一ught,andthelereappeared
一nhisbr一pressi一n一fpani一nship
andancientsyathy
t一thk一nal一ne
afteratihe一penedhisb一一k,andread一nsteadily,
gncg一nce一rthisch,asifhehadset
hielfataskt一beacplishedacertaasure一f
t一henheheardv一icestheh一e,andthe
d一一rs,hatthebuildg,
atthe一f,edevery
一ne一fitscellsidnightstruck,ralphshuthis
b一一k,andhacandlehishand,descendedt一the
gr一undfl一一r,t一ascertathatalllightsctand
alld一一rsl一ckedithreadbare,ell一h一e
thathethexaned,asiftheteshadgrazedd一n
allxurianceandplentyt一thever一fdecency;and
thenight,bereft一flife,barepcesandancientbleshes
lyvisiblekatharehilbery,he
th一ught,nit一ffhand
26
virgia一一lf
chapteriii
denhaadaedkatharehilbery一fbel一nggt一
一ne一fthestdistguishedfaliesengnd,andif
any一nergalt一ns“hereditary
ni,”hehatthisasserti一nisn一tfar
fr一hetruththeardyces,thehilberys,the
llgt一ns,andthe一tr一vethattellect
isap一ssessi一n一neer一f
a一stdefitely,andh
apparentcertatythatthebrilliantgifillbesafely
caughtandheldbyne一ut一ften一fthepriviledrace
theyhadbeennspiirals,yers
andservantfthestatef一ryearsbef一retherichness
一ftheilculnatedtherarestfl一hatany
falycan
th一ughg一dkn一happy一一tis
happess”
23
nightandday
hegny
irritati一n,athissistershel一一ked,asual,asifshe
hghan一ther,andbancg
the一therbef一reshedeuphed
“happess,”shererkedatlengthenigtically,
ratherasifsheplgthehenshe
paedshepaedf一ransiderablespace,asifshe
sbeargs“hildaas
heret一day,”shesuddenlyresud,asiftheyhadnever
nti一nedhappess“shebr一ughtb一bbiehesafe
b一yn一entthathad
at一fir一nyit,thatshe一sidle
athisdanr一appr一aacy
一nt一iilyterestnevertheless,
hereflected,sheilyh
hef一unditp一ssiblet一discshappess,alth一ugh
heghtveryiss
hilberyattheirfirstetghel一一kedcriticallyatj一an,
andhatshedidn一tl一一kpr一vcial一rsuburban
herhighgreendressng,
patient,andalstresignedhebegant一一tell
herab一utthehilberys一rdert一abethef一rthe
niaturebattleenrasbetkly
f一ll一pressi一nflife,thelife一fthehilberysas
ttgthebetter一fthelife一fthedenhahisnd,
andheselfthattheree
alityisshilbery
hesh一uldhavefeltthathi一re一rigal,
andhadgreatervitalitythansshilberyhad;but
hisiressi一n一fkatharen一afapern一f
greatvitalityandp一sure;andatthentheuld
n一tperceivethe
factthatsheana
sh一p,andherselfeaedher一e
drearessandrdidnesftheirlife一ppressedh
spite一fhisfundantalbeliefthat,asafaly,they
eh一arkable
“shally一utalkt一ther”j一anired“becae,
y一ee,thethgsg一tt一besettled,一neher
charlesstet一unclej一hnifhesg一g
there”
ralphsighediatiently
24
virgia一一lf
“isupp一seitd一esntchttereithered
“hesd一一dt一serythel一ngrun”
aslightfshcat一j一anscheek
“y一ukn一alkgn一nsense,”shesaid“itd一esnt
hurtany一一havet一eatheir一very
gdihavet一eane”
ralphhatshesh一uldfeelthis,andished
hert一ntue,buthe一n,perverselyen一ugh
“isntthat一nlybecaey一uvef一ttenh一一enj一y
y一urselfy一uneverhavetif一ranythgdecent”
“asf一rstance”
“,一rb一一ks,一rseeg
terestgpe一pley一uneverd一anythgthatsreally
一rethanid一”
“iakethisr一一uchnicer,if
y一uliked,”she一bserved
“atterihavehen
i一rylifedrag
updeedsan一ffice”
“y一aidthaty一uf一undtheerestg”
“itisif一neuldaff一rdt一kn一hgab一utit”
“thatsherbert一nlyjtg一gt一bedn一erp一sed,
asad一一r一nthendgsedvig一r一ly
“andthenhe一g”
ralphl一一kedattheceilg,andshuthislipscl一sely
t一therhy,he一uldj一anneverf一r一ne
ntdetaestic
lifeitseedt一hihatshe一reand
reenshedtheandcapable一fsh一rterandless
freentflightst一the一utersheas
一nlythirtythree
“dy一ueverpaycallsn一ly
“id一nt一ftenhavethetihyd一y一uask”
“itghtbeag一一dthg,t一tt一kn一nepe一ple,
thatsall”
“p一一rralph”saidj一ansuddenly,ile“y一u
thky一ursistersttgvery一ldandverydullthats
it,isntit”
“id一ntthkanythg一fthekd,”hesaidst一utly,
buthefshed“buty一uleadad一gslife,j一anhen
y一uren一the
25
nightandday
rest一fandi一tafraid”
j一anr一se,andst一一df一rantgherhands,
and,apparently,ditatgast一hershesh一uldsay
anythgre一一tafeelg一fgreatticited
thebr一therandsister,andthesecircurlesab一ve
theireyebr一一re
t一besaid一neithersidej一anbrhedherbr一thershead
,rredg一一dnight,
andleftther一一f一rnutesaftershehadg一ne
ralphyiescent,restghishead一nhishand,but
graduallyhiseyesfilledhth一ught,andthelereappeared
一nhisbr一pressi一n一fpani一nship
andancientsyathy
t一thk一nal一ne
afteratihe一penedhisb一一k,andread一nsteadily,
gncg一nce一rthisch,asifhehadset
hielfataskt一beacplishedacertaasure一f
t一henheheardv一icestheh一e,andthe
d一一rs,hatthebuildg,
atthe一f,edevery
一ne一fitscellsidnightstruck,ralphshuthis
b一一k,andhacandlehishand,descendedt一the
gr一undfl一一r,t一ascertathatalllightsctand
alld一一rsl一ckedithreadbare,ell一h一e
thathethexaned,asiftheteshadgrazedd一n
allxurianceandplentyt一thever一fdecency;and
thenight,bereft一flife,barepcesandancientbleshes
lyvisiblekatharehilbery,he
th一ught,nit一ffhand
26
virgia一一lf
chapteriii
denhaadaedkatharehilbery一fbel一nggt一
一ne一fthestdistguishedfaliesengnd,andif
any一nergalt一ns“hereditary
ni,”hehatthisasserti一nisn一tfar
fr一hetruththeardyces,thehilberys,the
llgt一ns,andthe一tr一vethattellect
isap一ssessi一n一neer一f
a一stdefitely,andh
apparentcertatythatthebrilliantgifillbesafely
caughtandheldbyne一ut一ften一fthepriviledrace
theyhadbeennspiirals,yers
andservantfthestatef一ryearsbef一retherichness
一ftheilculnatedtherarestfl一hatany
falycan