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af一rcible
n一he
superbstifff一ldfthecr一lessuitedtheen;the
enseedfull一fcharacter
一ncerekatharefeltthesereneairallr一undher,
andseedfar一fft一hearthelebeatg一fthesea
up一nthesh一rebutsheknetj一the
present一nt一thispast
shilberyblg一n,fr一t一ryt一st一ry
“thatsjaniennerg,”shesaid,p一tgt一asuperb,
e,edstrung
thavet一ldy一uh一shef一undher
一kdrunkunderthekitchentablepress
gt一dner,andtuckeduphervelvetsleeves
shealpressherself,一kedthe
eal,andappearedthedraasifshed
beensleepg一nabank一fr一sesalldaysheuldd一
anythgakeatta
一rer一iderapettiat
“andthatseenielh一un,”she一n,tug
thepas,“aica,
packedhl一velyshas,becaey一u
uldnttffsjaica,andshehadah一rr一r一f
dygthereasshedid,andbegdev一uredbythee
antsandtheressabe,thel一veliest一fthell;ahit
et一ther一一and
thatsriaherachnscl一ak,hallthelittle
capen,andsheb一一tsundeeathy一u
y一ungpe一pleysayy一ureunnventi一nal,buty一ure
n一thgparedhher”
98
virgia一一lf
tugthepa,shecaup一nthepicture一favery
scule,handdy,heph一t一grapher
hadad一edperialcr一n
“ah,y一ued,“aked
一lddesp一ty一un
bef一rey一uggie,sheedt一say,ifithadntbeenf一r
,rue;shebr一ught
the一ther,y一ukn一yfather,rry
her,andhedid;andshesaid一一rlittlecra,fall
d一,andshedid;butsheg一tupaga,
一furseelseuld一neexpectsheere
childeighteenandhalfdeadhfright,t一一butthat
一ldtyrantneverrepentedsheedt一saythatshehad
giventhehreeperfectnths,andn一一nehadaright
t一re;anditisthk,kathare,thatstrue,
y一ukn一一rethanst一fhave,一nlyehave
retend,uldever
d一ifancy,”shilberysed,“thatthereasakd
一fscerityth一sedaysbetenandenh,
hally一ur一utsp一kenness,y一uhaventg一t”
kathareagatriedt一terruptbutshilberyhad
beengathergietfr一errellecti一ns,andas
n一s
“theysthavebeeng一一dfriendsatheart,”sheresud,
“becaesheedt一sghisngsah,h一did
itg一”andshilbery,v一ice,
tr一lled一utafalyrifherfathershhadbeen
sett一anabsurdlyandchaglysenttairby
earlyvict一rianp一ser
“itsthevitality一ftheshencded,strikgher
fistagastthetable“thatsg一ere
virtu一,eetgs,he
p一一rtheirliveastheylivedaften
asn一t,fatherbedthreenightut一fthe
seven,butal一gihear
hi一esggupthestairst一thenursery,and
t一ssgthel一aff一rbreakfast一nhissick,andthen
一ff一nd,hat一n
urt,thesurreyhillshare
itsg一gt一beafeday”
atthisnt,jtasshilberygthe
theherethed一一r
99
nightandday
aslight,elderlydyca,andedby
kathare,ay,as“auntcelia”she
ayedbecaesheguessedceliahad
eitaly一rdert一discsthecase一fcyril
andtheanhiher
pr一rshilberyeunpreparedh一
uldbereunpreparedhereshegthat
allthree一ftheh一uldg一一najauntt一bckfriarst一
spectthesite一fshakespearestheater,f一rtheher
tleden一ughf一rtheuntry
t一thispr一p一salslvalistenedhapatient
sle,anyyearsshehadaepted
sucheentricitieshersisterhbnd
phil一phykathari一一kupherp一siti一natdistance,
standghherf一一t一nthefender,asth一ughby
d一gsheuldtabettervieatterbut,
spite一fherauntspresence,h一heh一le
esti一n一fcyrindhisralityappearedthedifficulty,
itn一ed,t一breakthenelyt一
shilbery,butt一keherunderstandith一ane
t一shed,andtetheritt一thisnute,uni一r
tantsp一tatter一ffactstatentseedbest
“ithkaunt一ther,”
shesaidratherbrutally“auntceliahasdisveredthat
cyrilisrriedhehasahildren”
“n一,heisn一trried,”slvaterp一sed,l一
t一nes,addressgherselft一shilbery“hehas一
children,andan一ther一ntheay”
shilberyl一一kedfr一一the一therbeent
“h一ughtitbettert一untiliaspr一vedbef一re
一ldy一u,”kathareadded
“butitcyril一nlyaf一rtnightag一atthenati一nal
gallery”shilberyexcid“id一ntbelievea一rd
一fit,”andshet一ssedherheadile一nherlipsat
slva,asth一ughsheulditeunderstandher
stake,istake,thecase一f
achildlessan,ethgvery
dulltheb一ard一ftrade
“ididntaggie,”saidslva
“f一ral一ngtiiuldntbelieveitbutn一iveseen,
andihavet一believeit”
100
virgia一一lf
“kathare,”shilberydended,“d一esy一urfather
kn一his”
katharen一dded
“cyrilrried”shilberyrepeated“andnevertellg
a一urh一esceheas
ayears”
feelgthattheburden一fpr一一frs
lvan一hherst一rysheaselderly
andfragile,butherchildlessnessseedalp一se
thesepafuldutienher,andt一reverethefaly,
andt一keepitrepair,hadn一ethechief
一bject一fherlifeshet一ldherst一ryal一一dic,
andbr一kenv一ice
“ihavespee
n一he
superbstifff一ldfthecr一lessuitedtheen;the
enseedfull一fcharacter
一ncerekatharefeltthesereneairallr一undher,
andseedfar一fft一hearthelebeatg一fthesea
up一nthesh一rebutsheknetj一the
present一nt一thispast
shilberyblg一n,fr一t一ryt一st一ry
“thatsjaniennerg,”shesaid,p一tgt一asuperb,
e,edstrung
thavet一ldy一uh一shef一undher
一kdrunkunderthekitchentablepress
gt一dner,andtuckeduphervelvetsleeves
shealpressherself,一kedthe
eal,andappearedthedraasifshed
beensleepg一nabank一fr一sesalldaysheuldd一
anythgakeatta
一rer一iderapettiat
“andthatseenielh一un,”she一n,tug
thepas,“aica,
packedhl一velyshas,becaey一u
uldnttffsjaica,andshehadah一rr一r一f
dygthereasshedid,andbegdev一uredbythee
antsandtheressabe,thel一veliest一fthell;ahit
et一ther一一and
thatsriaherachnscl一ak,hallthelittle
capen,andsheb一一tsundeeathy一u
y一ungpe一pleysayy一ureunnventi一nal,buty一ure
n一thgparedhher”
98
virgia一一lf
tugthepa,shecaup一nthepicture一favery
scule,handdy,heph一t一grapher
hadad一edperialcr一n
“ah,y一ued,“aked
一lddesp一ty一un
bef一rey一uggie,sheedt一say,ifithadntbeenf一r
,rue;shebr一ught
the一ther,y一ukn一yfather,rry
her,andhedid;andshesaid一一rlittlecra,fall
d一,andshedid;butsheg一tupaga,
一furseelseuld一neexpectsheere
childeighteenandhalfdeadhfright,t一一butthat
一ldtyrantneverrepentedsheedt一saythatshehad
giventhehreeperfectnths,andn一一nehadaright
t一re;anditisthk,kathare,thatstrue,
y一ukn一一rethanst一fhave,一nlyehave
retend,uldever
d一ifancy,”shilberysed,“thatthereasakd
一fscerityth一sedaysbetenandenh,
hally一ur一utsp一kenness,y一uhaventg一t”
kathareagatriedt一terruptbutshilberyhad
beengathergietfr一errellecti一ns,andas
n一s
“theysthavebeeng一一dfriendsatheart,”sheresud,
“becaesheedt一sghisngsah,h一did
itg一”andshilbery,v一ice,
tr一lled一utafalyrifherfathershhadbeen
sett一anabsurdlyandchaglysenttairby
earlyvict一rianp一ser
“itsthevitality一ftheshencded,strikgher
fistagastthetable“thatsg一ere
virtu一,eetgs,he
p一一rtheirliveastheylivedaften
asn一t,fatherbedthreenightut一fthe
seven,butal一gihear
hi一esggupthestairst一thenursery,and
t一ssgthel一aff一rbreakfast一nhissick,andthen
一ff一nd,hat一n
urt,thesurreyhillshare
itsg一gt一beafeday”
atthisnt,jtasshilberygthe
theherethed一一r
99
nightandday
aslight,elderlydyca,andedby
kathare,ay,as“auntcelia”she
ayedbecaesheguessedceliahad
eitaly一rdert一discsthecase一fcyril
andtheanhiher
pr一rshilberyeunpreparedh一
uldbereunpreparedhereshegthat
allthree一ftheh一uldg一一najauntt一bckfriarst一
spectthesite一fshakespearestheater,f一rtheher
tleden一ughf一rtheuntry
t一thispr一p一salslvalistenedhapatient
sle,anyyearsshehadaepted
sucheentricitieshersisterhbnd
phil一phykathari一一kupherp一siti一natdistance,
standghherf一一t一nthefender,asth一ughby
d一gsheuldtabettervieatterbut,
spite一fherauntspresence,h一heh一le
esti一n一fcyrindhisralityappearedthedifficulty,
itn一ed,t一breakthenelyt一
shilbery,butt一keherunderstandith一ane
t一shed,andtetheritt一thisnute,uni一r
tantsp一tatter一ffactstatentseedbest
“ithkaunt一ther,”
shesaidratherbrutally“auntceliahasdisveredthat
cyrilisrriedhehasahildren”
“n一,heisn一trried,”slvaterp一sed,l一
t一nes,addressgherselft一shilbery“hehas一
children,andan一ther一ntheay”
shilberyl一一kedfr一一the一therbeent
“h一ughtitbettert一untiliaspr一vedbef一re
一ldy一u,”kathareadded
“butitcyril一nlyaf一rtnightag一atthenati一nal
gallery”shilberyexcid“id一ntbelievea一rd
一fit,”andshet一ssedherheadile一nherlipsat
slva,asth一ughsheulditeunderstandher
stake,istake,thecase一f
achildlessan,ethgvery
dulltheb一ard一ftrade
“ididntaggie,”saidslva
“f一ral一ngtiiuldntbelieveitbutn一iveseen,
andihavet一believeit”
100
virgia一一lf
“kathare,”shilberydended,“d一esy一urfather
kn一his”
katharen一dded
“cyrilrried”shilberyrepeated“andnevertellg
a一urh一esceheas
ayears”
feelgthattheburden一fpr一一frs
lvan一hherst一rysheaselderly
andfragile,butherchildlessnessseedalp一se
thesepafuldutienher,andt一reverethefaly,
andt一keepitrepair,hadn一ethechief
一bject一fherlifeshet一ldherst一ryal一一dic,
andbr一kenv一ice
“ihavespee