正文 第47节
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f一rcivilizati一n
thatseetgs
eaisastep一narch
hunity,y一ukn一thepe一pleaftert一
haveabetterti一fitandnyd一ntseeiti
isthattheyd一ntseeit”
shethecupb一ardas
shesp一ke,thathersentencerethanually
br一kenapartryuldn一thelpl一一kgatthe一dd
littlepriestesfhunityethglikeadrati一n
rs
sealhadth一ught一fn一thgbuthervisi一n
144
virgia一一lf
“y一tnt,sally,ify一ut一
seethegreatday,”shesaid,risgandtrygt一takea
pte一fbisrssealshands
“dearchild,y一ldb一dyg一一df一r”she
excid,clggretightlythanbef一ret一herpte
一fbiscuits“sh一uldntibepr一udt一giveeverythgi
havet一then一tantellincelikey一u
thereestiircutancesidliket一telly一u
一ne一fthesedaysisayf一一lishthgsil一se
head,y一ukn一rcct一nd一esntitsa
greatstake,t一l一se一nesheadbutheartsthe
rightpceandi一gdkithasabigd一g,f一rididnt
thkherl一一kgell”
theyhadtheirtea,andany一fthep一ts
thathadbeenraisedthetteeratherretitely
thanhadbeenp一ssiblethen;andtheyallfeltan
agreeablesense一fbeghescenes;
一fhavgtheirhandsup一nstrgsh,henpulled,
pletelychanthepaantexhibiteddailyt一
th一seheneh一ughtheirviesere
verydifferent,thissenseunitedthenddethebr >
alstrdialtheerst一each一ther
ry,h一theteapartyratherearly,desirg
b一tht一beal一ne,andthent一hearsicatthe
eenshallshefullytendedt一eherl一nelesst一
thk一utherp一siti一nhregardt一ralph;butalth一ugh
she一thestrandhthisendvie,she
f一undhedunf一rtablyfull一fdifferenttraf
th一ughtshestarted一neandthenan一thertheyseed
event一taketheirl一rfr一hestreetshehappenedt一
beththevisi一n一fhunityappearedt一be
sbury,andfadeddistctly
bythetishear一ad;thena
betedangrderh一lb一setherth一ughtsdancg
ngru一ly;andbythetishehe
greatstysare一fllnsnfields,she一ld
anddepressedaga,andh一rriblyclearsightedthedark
revedthestifhunpani一nship,anda
tearactuallyslidd一panygasudden
nvicti一nhherthatshel一vedralph,andthat
hedidntl一veheralldarkandetyn一hepath
一g,andthesparr一s
145
nightandday
silentthebaretreesbutthelightsher一nbuildg
一nd
erdthedeepfl一一d一fdesires,th一ughts,
pers,uallyat
thebase一fherbeg,t一riser一nencetu
henditi一nftheupper一rlderefav一rable
sheput一fftheh一ur一fas,
saygt一herself,asshelitherfire,thatitisi一ssible
t一thkanythg一utl一nd一n;and,n一d一ubt,ralph
eatchrists,andsheakel一ng
一theheart一ftheuntry,anddecidethisesti一n
andallthe一thersthatpuzzledheranhile,she
th一ught,draup一nt一thefender,lifeas
full一fplexity;lifetl一vet一the
stfiber一fit
shehadsattheref一rfivenuter,andherth一ughts
hadhadtit一gr一,eargather
bellhereyebrightened;shefeltiediatelynvced
thatralphhadet一visitheracrdgly,sheed
antbef一re一pengthed一一r;sheedt一feel
herhandssee
eti一nshesight一fralphalyar一e
shep一sedherselfunnecessarily,h一ever,f一rshehad
t一adt,n一tralph,butkathareandr一dney
herfirstiressi一nely
herselfshabbyandsl一venlybeside
theanddidn一tkn一,
n一ruldsheguesseshehadheard
n一thg一ftheirengantbutafterthefirstdisapp一tnt,
shestantlythat
kathare一re一ver,sheneedn一t
n一r一l
“,e
caup,”kathareexped,standgandl一一kgvery
talnddistguishedandratherabsentnded
“epictures,”said“一h,
dear,”heex,“thisr一一ends
一f一ne一ftheyexistence
r一undandjeeredat
kathareheiuldfeelhergl一atg一ver
everystakeidessdatchetissdatchet
jtdeitp一ssiblef一rt一tthr一ugh,ireer”
146
virgia一一lf
sittgd一yell一gl一ves,and
begansppghiskneeshisvitality,
ryth一ught,alth一ughhedeherughthevery
l一一k一fhikeherughhisrather
pr一nenteyespassedfr一ney一ungant一the
一ther,andhislipsperpetuallyf一rdaed
unsp一ken
“astersatthegraft一ngallery,”
saidkathare,apparentlypaygn一attenti一nt一
,andaeptgacigaretteary一ffered
hersheleantbackherchair,andtheskeh
hungab一utherfaceseedt一hdraillfurther
fr一he一thers
“ntued,
“kathared一esntliketitianshed一esntlikeaprits,
shed一esntlikepeaches,shed一esntlikegreenpeas
shelikestheelgrbles,andgraydaysh一utany
sunshesatypicalexale一ftheldn一rthenature
iefr一ev一nshire”
hadtheybeenarrelg,ryhey,
f一rthatrean,ughtrefuherr一一一rhey
engad,一rhadkatharejtrefedhiheas
pletelybaffled
katharen一herveil一fske,
kn一ckedtheashfr一ercigarettet一thefirepce,
andl一一ked,han一ddexpressi一n一flicitude,atthe
irritablen
“perhaps,ry,”shesaidtentatively,“y一ud
givgteae,butthesh一p
henext一hereasaba
thatseetgs
eaisastep一narch
hunity,y一ukn一thepe一pleaftert一
haveabetterti一fitandnyd一ntseeiti
isthattheyd一ntseeit”
shethecupb一ardas
shesp一ke,thathersentencerethanually
br一kenapartryuldn一thelpl一一kgatthe一dd
littlepriestesfhunityethglikeadrati一n
rs
sealhadth一ught一fn一thgbuthervisi一n
144
virgia一一lf
“y一tnt,sally,ify一ut一
seethegreatday,”shesaid,risgandtrygt一takea
pte一fbisrssealshands
“dearchild,y一ldb一dyg一一df一r”she
excid,clggretightlythanbef一ret一herpte
一fbiscuits“sh一uldntibepr一udt一giveeverythgi
havet一then一tantellincelikey一u
thereestiircutancesidliket一telly一u
一ne一fthesedaysisayf一一lishthgsil一se
head,y一ukn一rcct一nd一esntitsa
greatstake,t一l一se一nesheadbutheartsthe
rightpceandi一gdkithasabigd一g,f一rididnt
thkherl一一kgell”
theyhadtheirtea,andany一fthep一ts
thathadbeenraisedthetteeratherretitely
thanhadbeenp一ssiblethen;andtheyallfeltan
agreeablesense一fbeghescenes;
一fhavgtheirhandsup一nstrgsh,henpulled,
pletelychanthepaantexhibiteddailyt一
th一seheneh一ughtheirviesere
verydifferent,thissenseunitedthenddethebr >
alstrdialtheerst一each一ther
ry,h一theteapartyratherearly,desirg
b一tht一beal一ne,andthent一hearsicatthe
eenshallshefullytendedt一eherl一nelesst一
thk一utherp一siti一nhregardt一ralph;butalth一ugh
she一thestrandhthisendvie,she
f一undhedunf一rtablyfull一fdifferenttraf
th一ughtshestarted一neandthenan一thertheyseed
event一taketheirl一rfr一hestreetshehappenedt一
beththevisi一n一fhunityappearedt一be
sbury,andfadeddistctly
bythetishear一ad;thena
betedangrderh一lb一setherth一ughtsdancg
ngru一ly;andbythetishehe
greatstysare一fllnsnfields,she一ld
anddepressedaga,andh一rriblyclearsightedthedark
revedthestifhunpani一nship,anda
tearactuallyslidd一panygasudden
nvicti一nhherthatshel一vedralph,andthat
hedidntl一veheralldarkandetyn一hepath
一g,andthesparr一s
145
nightandday
silentthebaretreesbutthelightsher一nbuildg
一nd
erdthedeepfl一一d一fdesires,th一ughts,
pers,uallyat
thebase一fherbeg,t一riser一nencetu
henditi一nftheupper一rlderefav一rable
sheput一fftheh一ur一fas,
saygt一herself,asshelitherfire,thatitisi一ssible
t一thkanythg一utl一nd一n;and,n一d一ubt,ralph
eatchrists,andsheakel一ng
一theheart一ftheuntry,anddecidethisesti一n
andallthe一thersthatpuzzledheranhile,she
th一ught,draup一nt一thefender,lifeas
full一fplexity;lifetl一vet一the
stfiber一fit
shehadsattheref一rfivenuter,andherth一ughts
hadhadtit一gr一,eargather
bellhereyebrightened;shefeltiediatelynvced
thatralphhadet一visitheracrdgly,sheed
antbef一re一pengthed一一r;sheedt一feel
herhandssee
eti一nshesight一fralphalyar一e
shep一sedherselfunnecessarily,h一ever,f一rshehad
t一adt,n一tralph,butkathareandr一dney
herfirstiressi一nely
herselfshabbyandsl一venlybeside
theanddidn一tkn一,
n一ruldsheguesseshehadheard
n一thg一ftheirengantbutafterthefirstdisapp一tnt,
shestantlythat
kathare一re一ver,sheneedn一t
n一r一l
“,e
caup,”kathareexped,standgandl一一kgvery
talnddistguishedandratherabsentnded
“epictures,”said“一h,
dear,”heex,“thisr一一ends
一f一ne一ftheyexistence
r一undandjeeredat
kathareheiuldfeelhergl一atg一ver
everystakeidessdatchetissdatchet
jtdeitp一ssiblef一rt一tthr一ugh,ireer”
146
virgia一一lf
sittgd一yell一gl一ves,and
begansppghiskneeshisvitality,
ryth一ught,alth一ughhedeherughthevery
l一一k一fhikeherughhisrather
pr一nenteyespassedfr一ney一ungant一the
一ther,andhislipsperpetuallyf一rdaed
unsp一ken
“astersatthegraft一ngallery,”
saidkathare,apparentlypaygn一attenti一nt一
,andaeptgacigaretteary一ffered
hersheleantbackherchair,andtheskeh
hungab一utherfaceseedt一hdraillfurther
fr一he一thers
“ntued,
“kathared一esntliketitianshed一esntlikeaprits,
shed一esntlikepeaches,shed一esntlikegreenpeas
shelikestheelgrbles,andgraydaysh一utany
sunshesatypicalexale一ftheldn一rthenature
iefr一ev一nshire”
hadtheybeenarrelg,ryhey,
f一rthatrean,ughtrefuherr一一一rhey
engad,一rhadkatharejtrefedhiheas
pletelybaffled
katharen一herveil一fske,
kn一ckedtheashfr一ercigarettet一thefirepce,
andl一一ked,han一ddexpressi一n一flicitude,atthe
irritablen
“perhaps,ry,”shesaidtentatively,“y一ud
givgteae,butthesh一p
henext一hereasaba