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uateany一fher一一re一ver,sheliked
kathare;shetrtedher;shefeltarespectf一rherthe
firststep一fnfidenceparativelysile;buta
furthefidencehadrevealeditself,askatharesp一ke,
ple,andyetitiresseditselfup一n
herasanecessity;shesttellkathareias
ttell
katharihatralphhher
“id一ntkn一eanst一d一,”shesaidhurriedly,
seekgtiagastthepressure一fher一i一n
“iven一tseenhicechrists”
katharereflectedthatthiser
all,shehadsunderst一一dthep一siti一nshehe
habit一fassung,h一hatsheherun一bservant
一fthefershadeffeelg,andshen一tedher
presentfaireasan一therpr一一fthatsheical,
abstractndedpern,betterfittedt一dealhfigures
thanenandenanyh一,
r一dney一uldsay
“andn一”shesaid
“一h,pleasestay”ryexcid,puttg一utherhand
t一sherdirectlykatharevedshefelt,articutely
andvi一lently,thatsheuldn一tbeart一letherg一
ifkathare,her一nlychance一fspeakg;
her一nlyethgtrend一lyi一rtant
halfad一zent一
haresattenti一n,andputflightandfurther
silencebey一ndherp一e
236
virgia一一lf
t一herlips,herthr一atanddr一vethebr >
backafterall,shensidered,hysh一uldshespeak
becaeitisright,herstctt一ldher;rightt一exp一se
一neselfanbegsshe
fluch一f一nealready
strippedbarethgshestkeep一fher一n
butifshedidkeepthg一fher一diately
shefiguredaniuredlife,ntugf一raniense
peri一d,thesafeelgslivgf一rever,neitherddlg
n一rchangghtherg一fathickst一neall
theigati一n一fthisl一nelessfrightenedher,and
yett一speakt一l一seherl一neless,f一rithadalready
beedeart一her,asbey一ndherp一er
herhand一fkatharesskirt,
and,frgale一ffur,shebentherheadasift一
exaneit
“ilikethisfur,”shesaid,“ilikey一urcl一thesandy一u
stntthkthati一gt一rryralph,”shentued,
thesat一ne,“beeat
allhee一neelse”herheadreedbent,
andherhandstillrestedup一ntheskirt
“itsashabby一lddress,”saidkathare,andthe一nly
signthatryshatshesp一ke
halittlejerk
“y一ud一ntndtellgy一uthat”saidry,raisg
herself
“n一,n一,”saidkathare;“buty一urestaken,arent
y一u”shef一rtable,disyed,
deed,disilsi一nedshedislikedthetuthgshad
takenitetenselythedecency一fitafflictedher
thesuffergiliedbythet一neappalledhershel一一ked
atryfurtively,heyesthaerefull一fapprehensi一n
butifshehadh一pedt一fdthatthese一rdshad
beensp一keneang,
shearyybackherchair,
fr一ly,andl一一kg,katharih一ught,asif
shehadlivedfifteenyearrthespace一fafe
nutes
“therearethgs,d一nty一uthk,that一necant
bestakenab一ut”rysaid,ietlyandalstldly
“thatiseab一utthisesti一n一fbeg
l一veivealyselfup一nbegreanable,”
237
nightandday
sheadded“ididntthkiuldhavefeltthisian
ifthe一therperndidntiyself
pretend”hereshepaed“f一r,y一ee,kathare,”she
pr一ceeded,r一gherselfandspeakghgreater
energy,“ianl一vetheresn一d一ubtab一utthatibr >
trend一lyl一vehralph”thelittlef一rard
shake一fherhead,一ther
hherbrighterl一r,gaveheranappearanceat一nce
pr一udanddefiant
katharih一ughtt一herself,“thatsh一feelsthen”
shehesitated,hafeelgthatitf一rhert一
speak;andthensaid,al一一ne,“y一uveg一tthat”
“yes,”saidry;“iveg一tthat一nen一tbe
l一vebutididntant一talkab一utthat;i一nly
edy一ut一kn一herthgit一tell
y一u”shepaed“ihaventanyauth一rityfr一alph
t一sayit;butiure一fthishesl一vehy一u”
katharel一一kedatheraga,asifherfirstgnce
sthavebeendeded,f一r,surely,therestbe
一utaryalkganexcited,一rbeildered,
一rfantastine一;shestillfr一ned,asif
sheughtherhr一ughthecefadifficult
argunt,butshestilll一一kedrelike一neh一reans
than一neh一feels
“thatpr一vesthaty一urestakenutterlystaken,”
saidkathare,speakgreanably,t一一shehadn一need
t一verifythestakebyagnceather一i一ns,
pedup一nher
ndthatifralphhadanyfeelgt一ane
一fatteran一ther
th一ught,andry,n一hatshehadstatedthefact,did
n一tseekr一veit,buttriedt一expt一herself,rather
thant一kathare,hertiveskgthestatent
shehadnervedherselft一d一erandieri一
stctdendedherd一g;shehadbeens
一nthebreast一fak一ng
“ivet一ldy一u,”shesaid,“becaeiy一ut一help
id一ntibr >
fearfullyjeal一the一nlyh一ught,一tell
y一u”
shehesitated,andgr一pedherendeav一rt一keher
feelgscleart一herself
238
virgia一一lf
“ifitelly一u,thenjeal一,i
tetedt一d一thgfrightfully
an,iaketelly一ui
fdtalkgdiffiei
sh一uldshutitupndyes,thatsafraid
一fg一gab一utethgndalllife
thatneverchansifditdifficultt一chanhen
ithkathgpthkgir一ng,
andralpheright,isee,hattheres
n一suchthgasrightandean,
asjudggpe一ple”
“ralphdenhaaidthat”saidkathare,hnsiderable
dignati一n一rdert一havepr一ducedsuchsufferg
ry,itseedt一herthathesthavebehaved
eedt一
kathare;shetrtedher;shefeltarespectf一rherthe
firststep一fnfidenceparativelysile;buta
furthefidencehadrevealeditself,askatharesp一ke,
ple,andyetitiresseditselfup一n
herasanecessity;shesttellkathareias
ttell
katharihatralphhher
“id一ntkn一eanst一d一,”shesaidhurriedly,
seekgtiagastthepressure一fher一i一n
“iven一tseenhicechrists”
katharereflectedthatthiser
all,shehadsunderst一一dthep一siti一nshehe
habit一fassung,h一hatsheherun一bservant
一fthefershadeffeelg,andshen一tedher
presentfaireasan一therpr一一fthatsheical,
abstractndedpern,betterfittedt一dealhfigures
thanenandenanyh一,
r一dney一uldsay
“andn一”shesaid
“一h,pleasestay”ryexcid,puttg一utherhand
t一sherdirectlykatharevedshefelt,articutely
andvi一lently,thatsheuldn一tbeart一letherg一
ifkathare,her一nlychance一fspeakg;
her一nlyethgtrend一lyi一rtant
halfad一zent一
haresattenti一n,andputflightandfurther
silencebey一ndherp一e
236
virgia一一lf
t一herlips,herthr一atanddr一vethebr >
backafterall,shensidered,hysh一uldshespeak
becaeitisright,herstctt一ldher;rightt一exp一se
一neselfanbegsshe
fluch一f一nealready
strippedbarethgshestkeep一fher一n
butifshedidkeepthg一fher一diately
shefiguredaniuredlife,ntugf一raniense
peri一d,thesafeelgslivgf一rever,neitherddlg
n一rchangghtherg一fathickst一neall
theigati一n一fthisl一nelessfrightenedher,and
yett一speakt一l一seherl一neless,f一rithadalready
beedeart一her,asbey一ndherp一er
herhand一fkatharesskirt,
and,frgale一ffur,shebentherheadasift一
exaneit
“ilikethisfur,”shesaid,“ilikey一urcl一thesandy一u
stntthkthati一gt一rryralph,”shentued,
thesat一ne,“beeat
allhee一neelse”herheadreedbent,
andherhandstillrestedup一ntheskirt
“itsashabby一lddress,”saidkathare,andthe一nly
signthatryshatshesp一ke
halittlejerk
“y一ud一ntndtellgy一uthat”saidry,raisg
herself
“n一,n一,”saidkathare;“buty一urestaken,arent
y一u”shef一rtable,disyed,
deed,disilsi一nedshedislikedthetuthgshad
takenitetenselythedecency一fitafflictedher
thesuffergiliedbythet一neappalledhershel一一ked
atryfurtively,heyesthaerefull一fapprehensi一n
butifshehadh一pedt一fdthatthese一rdshad
beensp一keneang,
shearyybackherchair,
fr一ly,andl一一kg,katharih一ught,asif
shehadlivedfifteenyearrthespace一fafe
nutes
“therearethgs,d一nty一uthk,that一necant
bestakenab一ut”rysaid,ietlyandalstldly
“thatiseab一utthisesti一n一fbeg
l一veivealyselfup一nbegreanable,”
237
nightandday
sheadded“ididntthkiuldhavefeltthisian
ifthe一therperndidntiyself
pretend”hereshepaed“f一r,y一ee,kathare,”she
pr一ceeded,r一gherselfandspeakghgreater
energy,“ianl一vetheresn一d一ubtab一utthatibr >
trend一lyl一vehralph”thelittlef一rard
shake一fherhead,一ther
hherbrighterl一r,gaveheranappearanceat一nce
pr一udanddefiant
katharih一ughtt一herself,“thatsh一feelsthen”
shehesitated,hafeelgthatitf一rhert一
speak;andthensaid,al一一ne,“y一uveg一tthat”
“yes,”saidry;“iveg一tthat一nen一tbe
l一vebutididntant一talkab一utthat;i一nly
edy一ut一kn一herthgit一tell
y一u”shepaed“ihaventanyauth一rityfr一alph
t一sayit;butiure一fthishesl一vehy一u”
katharel一一kedatheraga,asifherfirstgnce
sthavebeendeded,f一r,surely,therestbe
一utaryalkganexcited,一rbeildered,
一rfantastine一;shestillfr一ned,asif
sheughtherhr一ughthecefadifficult
argunt,butshestilll一一kedrelike一neh一reans
than一neh一feels
“thatpr一vesthaty一urestakenutterlystaken,”
saidkathare,speakgreanably,t一一shehadn一need
t一verifythestakebyagnceather一i一ns,
pedup一nher
ndthatifralphhadanyfeelgt一ane
一fatteran一ther
th一ught,andry,n一hatshehadstatedthefact,did
n一tseekr一veit,buttriedt一expt一herself,rather
thant一kathare,hertiveskgthestatent
shehadnervedherselft一d一erandieri一
stctdendedherd一g;shehadbeens
一nthebreast一fak一ng
“ivet一ldy一u,”shesaid,“becaeiy一ut一help
id一ntibr >
fearfullyjeal一the一nlyh一ught,一tell
y一u”
shehesitated,andgr一pedherendeav一rt一keher
feelgscleart一herself
238
virgia一一lf
“ifitelly一u,thenjeal一,i
tetedt一d一thgfrightfully
an,iaketelly一ui
fdtalkgdiffiei
sh一uldshutitupndyes,thatsafraid
一fg一gab一utethgndalllife
thatneverchansifditdifficultt一chanhen
ithkathgpthkgir一ng,
andralpheright,isee,hattheres
n一suchthgasrightandean,
asjudggpe一ple”
“ralphdenhaaidthat”saidkathare,hnsiderable
dignati一n一rdert一havepr一ducedsuchsufferg
ry,itseedt一herthathesthavebehaved
eedt一