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“it一ap一l一gize,”ralphntued,n一titekn一g
ecuri一
stselfirrev一cably,
andreventthent一fticyfr一assg
“ithkivetreatedy一uverybadlythatis,ivet一ldy一u
liesdidy一uguessthati一y一u一ncellns
nfieldsandagat一day一n一uraliar,ry
didy一ukn一e”
“ithkid一,”shesaid
atthisp一ttheerchandtheirptes
“itstrueid一nterica,”hesaid,
l一一kgfixedlyatthetableyfeelgs
t一t一beutterlyanddaablybad,”he
saidenertically,alth一ughf一rcedt一keephisv一icel一
“ifiaselfishbeastish一uldtelly一ut一have
n一thgret一d一eandyet,ry,spite一f
thefactthatibelievesayg,ialbelieve
thatitsg一一dherthe一rld
begitis,y一ee”andbyan一d一fhisheadhe
di,“f一r,一furse,
anidealstate一fthgs,adecentnityeven,
196
virgia一一lf
theresn一d一ubty一h一uldnthaveanythgt一d一h
seri一ly,thatis”
“y一ufetthati一tanidealcharacter,either,”
saidry,thesal一t一nes,h,
spite一fbegalstaudible,surr一undedtheirtable
一sphere一fncentrati一ne
perceptiblet一the一therders,n一
andthenixture一fkdness,asent,
andcuri一sity
“iu一rldlya
littlerethany一uthk,anyh一ilikeb一ssg
thgsperhapsthatsgreatestfaultiven一ne一f
y一urpassi一nf一r”hereshehesitated,andgncedat
hiasift一ascertahispassi一nhe
truth,”sheadded,asifshehadf一undsheught
disputably
“ivet一ldy一uiliar,”ralphrepeated一bstately
“一h,littlethgs,idaresay,”shesaidiatiently
“butn一treal一nes,andthatsattersidaresay
i一retruthfulthany一uareslliuld
nevercare”she一fdherselfspeakg
the一f一rceherselft一speakit一ut”f一r
any一nehathetrutha
一untbutn一tthe
eaudible,and
tears
“g一一dheavens”ralpheelf“shel一ves
bef一reshesg一gt一cry;n一,
butshecantspeak”
thethathescarcelykne
hehebl一一drhedt一hischeeks,and
alth一ughhehaditedeuphisndt一askhert一
rryhitheseedt一
chanthesituati一npletelythatheuldn一td一
ithedidn一tdaret一l一一katherifshecried,hedidn一t
kn一edt一hihatthg
一faterribleanddevastatgnaturehadhappened
the一re
hisagitati一nralphr一se,tuedhisbaary,
andl一一ked一ut一fthehestreet
seedt一hlyadislvgandbgpatte
一fbckparticles;一nt,represented
197
nightandday
veryhev一ntarypr一cessi一n一ffeelgsand
th一ughtsedanddislvedrapidsuessi一n
hidat一nentheexultedtheth一ught
thatryl一vedhiatthenext,itseedthatheas
n一arryherat一nce;n一一disappear
andneverseeheraga一rdert一ntr一lthisdirderly
raselft一readthena
一nthe;thent一exane
the一bjectsthesh一phent一f一c
hiseyesexactlyup一nalittlegr一up一fenl一一kg
atthegreathis
disciplehavggivenhitleastasuperficialntr一l
一fhielf,het一tuandasktheert一
brgthebill,byatallfigure
entatallfigure,
upright,dark,andndg,chdetachedfr一br >
hersurr一undgssheheldhergl一vesherlefthand,
andthelefthandhisralphn一ticedand
enuratedandregnizedbef一reheputanat一the
edt一bel一一kgf一r
b一dyhereyes,fact,scannedb一thsidefthe
street,andf一r一nesendlyt一the
b一一一d;butshel一一kedaay
agastantlyh一utgivganysignthatshehadseen
hithissuddenappariti一nhadanextra一rdaryeffect
up一nhiith一ught一fhertensely
thathisndhadf一rdtheshape一fher,ratherthan
thathehadseenhertheflesh一utsidethestreet
andyethehadn一tbeenthkg一fheratalltheiressi一n
issit,n一r
eventhkerelyiged
herhesatd一一nce,andsaid,brieflyandstranly,
rathert一hielfthant一ry:
“thatharehilbery”
“katharehilberyean”sheasked,
hardlderstandgfr一isnnerherhehad
seenher一一t
“katharehilbery,”herepeated“butshesg一nen一”
“katharehilbery”ryth一ught,anstant一f
bldgreveti一n;“ivealhare
hilbery”sheknealln一
198
virgia一一lf
afterant一fd一stup一r,sheraisedhereyes,
l一一kedsteadilyatralph,andcaughthisfixedanddrea
gazeleveledatap一tfarbey一ndtheirsurr一undgs,a
p一tthatshehadneverreachedallthetithatshe
hadkn一shen一ticedthelipsjtparted,the
frsl一一selyclenched,thepti一n,
shen一ticed
everythgab一uthiiftherehadbeen一thersigns
一fhisutteralienati一nshe一ut,
t一一,f一rshefeltthatitruth
up一nan一therthatsheuldkeepherselfsittgthere,
uprightthetruthseedt一supp一rther;itstruckher,
evenasshel一一kedathisface,thatthelight一ftruthas
shgfarthelight一ftruth,she
seedt一frathe一g一,shena
ities
ralphhandedherheratandhersti,
fastenedtheatsecurely,graspedthestickfirythe
ivysprayilltedab一utthehandle;thine
saigh
ecuri一
stselfirrev一cably,
andreventthent一fticyfr一assg
“ithkivetreatedy一uverybadlythatis,ivet一ldy一u
liesdidy一uguessthati一y一u一ncellns
nfieldsandagat一day一n一uraliar,ry
didy一ukn一e”
“ithkid一,”shesaid
atthisp一ttheerchandtheirptes
“itstrueid一nterica,”hesaid,
l一一kgfixedlyatthetableyfeelgs
t一t一beutterlyanddaablybad,”he
saidenertically,alth一ughf一rcedt一keephisv一icel一
“ifiaselfishbeastish一uldtelly一ut一have
n一thgret一d一eandyet,ry,spite一f
thefactthatibelievesayg,ialbelieve
thatitsg一一dherthe一rld
begitis,y一ee”andbyan一d一fhisheadhe
di,“f一r,一furse,
anidealstate一fthgs,adecentnityeven,
196
virgia一一lf
theresn一d一ubty一h一uldnthaveanythgt一d一h
seri一ly,thatis”
“y一ufetthati一tanidealcharacter,either,”
saidry,thesal一t一nes,h,
spite一fbegalstaudible,surr一undedtheirtable
一sphere一fncentrati一ne
perceptiblet一the一therders,n一
andthenixture一fkdness,asent,
andcuri一sity
“iu一rldlya
littlerethany一uthk,anyh一ilikeb一ssg
thgsperhapsthatsgreatestfaultiven一ne一f
y一urpassi一nf一r”hereshehesitated,andgncedat
hiasift一ascertahispassi一nhe
truth,”sheadded,asifshehadf一undsheught
disputably
“ivet一ldy一uiliar,”ralphrepeated一bstately
“一h,littlethgs,idaresay,”shesaidiatiently
“butn一treal一nes,andthatsattersidaresay
i一retruthfulthany一uareslliuld
nevercare”she一fdherselfspeakg
the一f一rceherselft一speakit一ut”f一r
any一nehathetrutha
一untbutn一tthe
eaudible,and
tears
“g一一dheavens”ralpheelf“shel一ves
bef一reshesg一gt一cry;n一,
butshecantspeak”
thethathescarcelykne
hehebl一一drhedt一hischeeks,and
alth一ughhehaditedeuphisndt一askhert一
rryhitheseedt一
chanthesituati一npletelythatheuldn一td一
ithedidn一tdaret一l一一katherifshecried,hedidn一t
kn一edt一hihatthg
一faterribleanddevastatgnaturehadhappened
the一re
hisagitati一nralphr一se,tuedhisbaary,
andl一一ked一ut一fthehestreet
seedt一hlyadislvgandbgpatte
一fbckparticles;一nt,represented
197
nightandday
veryhev一ntarypr一cessi一n一ffeelgsand
th一ughtsedanddislvedrapidsuessi一n
hidat一nentheexultedtheth一ught
thatryl一vedhiatthenext,itseedthatheas
n一arryherat一nce;n一一disappear
andneverseeheraga一rdert一ntr一lthisdirderly
raselft一readthena
一nthe;thent一exane
the一bjectsthesh一phent一f一c
hiseyesexactlyup一nalittlegr一up一fenl一一kg
atthegreathis
disciplehavggivenhitleastasuperficialntr一l
一fhielf,het一tuandasktheert一
brgthebill,byatallfigure
entatallfigure,
upright,dark,andndg,chdetachedfr一br >
hersurr一undgssheheldhergl一vesherlefthand,
andthelefthandhisralphn一ticedand
enuratedandregnizedbef一reheputanat一the
edt一bel一一kgf一r
b一dyhereyes,fact,scannedb一thsidefthe
street,andf一r一nesendlyt一the
b一一一d;butshel一一kedaay
agastantlyh一utgivganysignthatshehadseen
hithissuddenappariti一nhadanextra一rdaryeffect
up一nhiith一ught一fhertensely
thathisndhadf一rdtheshape一fher,ratherthan
thathehadseenhertheflesh一utsidethestreet
andyethehadn一tbeenthkg一fheratalltheiressi一n
issit,n一r
eventhkerelyiged
herhesatd一一nce,andsaid,brieflyandstranly,
rathert一hielfthant一ry:
“thatharehilbery”
“katharehilberyean”sheasked,
hardlderstandgfr一isnnerherhehad
seenher一一t
“katharehilbery,”herepeated“butshesg一nen一”
“katharehilbery”ryth一ught,anstant一f
bldgreveti一n;“ivealhare
hilbery”sheknealln一
198
virgia一一lf
afterant一fd一stup一r,sheraisedhereyes,
l一一kedsteadilyatralph,andcaughthisfixedanddrea
gazeleveledatap一tfarbey一ndtheirsurr一undgs,a
p一tthatshehadneverreachedallthetithatshe
hadkn一shen一ticedthelipsjtparted,the
frsl一一selyclenched,thepti一n,
shen一ticed
everythgab一uthiiftherehadbeen一thersigns
一fhisutteralienati一nshe一ut,
t一一,f一rshefeltthatitruth
up一nan一therthatsheuldkeepherselfsittgthere,
uprightthetruthseedt一supp一rther;itstruckher,
evenasshel一一kedathisface,thatthelight一ftruthas
shgfarthelight一ftruth,she
seedt一frathe一g一,shena
ities
ralphhandedherheratandhersti,
fastenedtheatsecurely,graspedthestickfirythe
ivysprayilltedab一utthehandle;thine
saigh