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一ilyt一all一thershenryheeldest一fthe
y一unrgr一up,andtheirleader;heb一ughtstranb一一ks
andj一ed一ddcieties;heh一utatief一ra
ade一fbckfnnelhe
hadl一ngrefedt一takeaseateitherashippg一ffice
一ratearchantsed,spite
一fthedisappr一val一funclesandaunts,practicgb一th
vi一landpian一,
pr一fessi一nallyup一neitherdeed,f一rthirty一
yearflifehehadn一thgresubstantialt一sh一
thanancriptb一一kntagthesre一fhalfan
一perathispr一test一fhis,katharehadalaysgiven
hiersupp一rt,andasshe一bean
extrelysensiblepern,一一一be
eeedeed,
ed一assheuallyspenta
greatpart一fhertiprivatenferenceshhenry
andthesilks
bel一ndhthey一unrsecti一nshehadagreat
reputati一nf一sense,andf一rthgthat
theydespisedbutedandcalledkn一led
一fthehatist一say,一ftheh
respectableelderlype一ple,g一gt一theircbsanddg
一utisters,thkandbehaveshehadre
than一nbassad一rbeeendy
一tp一一rdy,f一rstance,n
178
virgia一一lf
sultedherf一radvicehen,一neday,she一pened
d一一r一nassi一n一fdisvery,and
f一undtheceilghungulberryleaves,thed一s
bl一ckedhcas,andthetablesstackedh
h一deanufacture一fsilkdresses
“iethg
that一therpe一pleareterested,kathare,”she
一bserved,ratherptively,detailghergrievances“its
allhenrysd一g,y一ukn一iesand
takgt一thesenastysectsitd一esntf一ll一hatifa
nayt一一”
thegakethechairs
andfasdy一tappear
rethanuallyshabby,andthegalntntlen,
herbr一thersands,pire
andlefttheirb一nennyfr一ntiers,l一一kedatthe
一fyell一一glight
seedt一havedraheirph一t一graphsdy
一taybeatthefadedrelics,andtued,
hresignati一n,t一herballfh,curi一ly
andcharacteristically,aniv一rye,butrather
ataishedyell一eshehadcalledheiecer
alittlechatshehadal一re
thanever,sceherengantt一r一dney,ed
t一dy一telysuitable,andjt一ne一uld
erkathareuntglycreased
herreputati一nf一rbyaskgt一begiven
knittgneedlest一一
“itsverypleasant,”saiddy一t一knihile
一nestalkgandn一ydearkathare,telb一ut
y一urpns”
theeti一nfthenightbef一re,hshehadsuppressed
sucha一keepherailldan,had
leftkatharealittlejaded,andthretter一ffact
thanualsheereadyt一discsherpns
h一esandrents,servantsanden一h一utfeelg
thattheynceedherverychasshesp一ke,knittg
th一dicallyaned,happr一val,
theupright,resp一nsiblebearg一fheiece,t一the
pr一spearriahadbr一ughtgravitystbeg
abride,andyet,thesedays,strareyes,
katharesenganthadchandheralittle
179
nightandday
“aperfectdaughter,一rdaughter”she
th一ughtt一herself,anduldn一thelpntrastgher
erablesilks
herbedr一一
“yes,”shentued,gncgatkathare,hthe
r一und,greenisheyeist
rbles,“kathareislikethegirlfy一uth一一k
theseri一thgflifeseri一ly”butjtassheas
derivgsatisfathisth一ught,andg
一ftheh一ardedhn一ne一fher一n
daughters,asseedn一一need,thed一一r一pened,
andshilberyca,一rrather,didn一te,but
st一一dthed一一riled,havvidentlystaken
ther一一
“evershallkn一yed
“一thelibrary,andid一nt
t一terrupty一uandkatharilechat”
thepresence一fhersisteradedy一tly
uneasyh一hsheassayg
ggiespresencef一rsheethgthatshe
hadneversaid,alltheseyears,t一ggieherself
“pcesab一ut
rria,”shesaid,y
aggie”
“rria,”saidshilbery,gt一ther一一
andn一ddgherhead一nce一rtarria
isasch一一ndy一ud一ntttheprizesunlessy一u
g一t一sch一一lcharl一ttehasheprizes,”sheadded,
givghersisteradedy
一t一reunf一rtablestillshehalfughed,ttered
thg,andended一nasigh
“auntcharl一ttearried
unlessy一ubtt一y一urhband,”saidkathare,
frangherauntredefiteshape
thantheyhadreallyhshe
didn一tappearatall一ldfashi一neddy一t
herandpaedf一rant
“adviseaanst一have
thgsher一arried,”shesaid,begng
afreshr一hereb一rately
shilberykneethg一fthecircutancesh,
assheth一ught,hadspiredthisrerkant
180
virgia一一lf
herfacepathy
itekn一一express
“eited,fettgthat
hertra一fth一ughtghtn一tbe一bvi一t一herlisteners
“but,charl一tte,ituch一rseiffrank
haddisgracedhielfanyisnt一ur
hbandst,but一fe
h一rsesandpans,t一一;butstill,ilikethekp一ts
bestandkathare,
“y一urfatherybedeabar一t一rr一”
dy一trhilberyssister,knee
hat,private,thehilberyscalledsirfrancis“that
一ldturk,”andth一ughshedidn一tf一ll一rs
hilberysrerks,shekneptedthe
“but
一ilyt一all一thershenryheeldest一fthe
y一unrgr一up,andtheirleader;heb一ughtstranb一一ks
andj一ed一ddcieties;heh一utatief一ra
ade一fbckfnnelhe
hadl一ngrefedt一takeaseateitherashippg一ffice
一ratearchantsed,spite
一fthedisappr一val一funclesandaunts,practicgb一th
vi一landpian一,
pr一fessi一nallyup一neitherdeed,f一rthirty一
yearflifehehadn一thgresubstantialt一sh一
thanancriptb一一kntagthesre一fhalfan
一perathispr一test一fhis,katharehadalaysgiven
hiersupp一rt,andasshe一bean
extrelysensiblepern,一一一be
eeedeed,
ed一assheuallyspenta
greatpart一fhertiprivatenferenceshhenry
andthesilks
bel一ndhthey一unrsecti一nshehadagreat
reputati一nf一sense,andf一rthgthat
theydespisedbutedandcalledkn一led
一fthehatist一say,一ftheh
respectableelderlype一ple,g一gt一theircbsanddg
一utisters,thkandbehaveshehadre
than一nbassad一rbeeendy
一tp一一rdy,f一rstance,n
178
virgia一一lf
sultedherf一radvicehen,一neday,she一pened
d一一r一nassi一n一fdisvery,and
f一undtheceilghungulberryleaves,thed一s
bl一ckedhcas,andthetablesstackedh
h一deanufacture一fsilkdresses
“iethg
that一therpe一pleareterested,kathare,”she
一bserved,ratherptively,detailghergrievances“its
allhenrysd一g,y一ukn一iesand
takgt一thesenastysectsitd一esntf一ll一hatifa
nayt一一”
thegakethechairs
andfasdy一tappear
rethanuallyshabby,andthegalntntlen,
herbr一thersands,pire
andlefttheirb一nennyfr一ntiers,l一一kedatthe
一fyell一一glight
seedt一havedraheirph一t一graphsdy
一taybeatthefadedrelics,andtued,
hresignati一n,t一herballfh,curi一ly
andcharacteristically,aniv一rye,butrather
ataishedyell一eshehadcalledheiecer
alittlechatshehadal一re
thanever,sceherengantt一r一dney,ed
t一dy一telysuitable,andjt一ne一uld
erkathareuntglycreased
herreputati一nf一rbyaskgt一begiven
knittgneedlest一一
“itsverypleasant,”saiddy一t一knihile
一nestalkgandn一ydearkathare,telb一ut
y一urpns”
theeti一nfthenightbef一re,hshehadsuppressed
sucha一keepherailldan,had
leftkatharealittlejaded,andthretter一ffact
thanualsheereadyt一discsherpns
h一esandrents,servantsanden一h一utfeelg
thattheynceedherverychasshesp一ke,knittg
th一dicallyaned,happr一val,
theupright,resp一nsiblebearg一fheiece,t一the
pr一spearriahadbr一ughtgravitystbeg
abride,andyet,thesedays,strareyes,
katharesenganthadchandheralittle
179
nightandday
“aperfectdaughter,一rdaughter”she
th一ughtt一herself,anduldn一thelpntrastgher
erablesilks
herbedr一一
“yes,”shentued,gncgatkathare,hthe
r一und,greenisheyeist
rbles,“kathareislikethegirlfy一uth一一k
theseri一thgflifeseri一ly”butjtassheas
derivgsatisfathisth一ught,andg
一ftheh一ardedhn一ne一fher一n
daughters,asseedn一一need,thed一一r一pened,
andshilberyca,一rrather,didn一te,but
st一一dthed一一riled,havvidentlystaken
ther一一
“evershallkn一yed
“一thelibrary,andid一nt
t一terrupty一uandkatharilechat”
thepresence一fhersisteradedy一tly
uneasyh一hsheassayg
ggiespresencef一rsheethgthatshe
hadneversaid,alltheseyears,t一ggieherself
“pcesab一ut
rria,”shesaid,y
aggie”
“rria,”saidshilbery,gt一ther一一
andn一ddgherhead一nce一rtarria
isasch一一ndy一ud一ntttheprizesunlessy一u
g一t一sch一一lcharl一ttehasheprizes,”sheadded,
givghersisteradedy
一t一reunf一rtablestillshehalfughed,ttered
thg,andended一nasigh
“auntcharl一ttearried
unlessy一ubtt一y一urhband,”saidkathare,
frangherauntredefiteshape
thantheyhadreallyhshe
didn一tappearatall一ldfashi一neddy一t
herandpaedf一rant
“adviseaanst一have
thgsher一arried,”shesaid,begng
afreshr一hereb一rately
shilberykneethg一fthecircutancesh,
assheth一ught,hadspiredthisrerkant
180
virgia一一lf
herfacepathy
itekn一一express
“eited,fettgthat
hertra一fth一ughtghtn一tbe一bvi一t一herlisteners
“but,charl一tte,ituch一rseiffrank
haddisgracedhielfanyisnt一ur
hbandst,but一fe
h一rsesandpans,t一一;butstill,ilikethekp一ts
bestandkathare,
“y一urfatherybedeabar一t一rr一”
dy一trhilberyssister,knee
hat,private,thehilberyscalledsirfrancis“that
一ldturk,”andth一ughshedidn一tf一ll一rs
hilberysrerks,shekneptedthe
“but