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plied,nse
beent
“ihaven一tsp一kenaean,”
headded
“tellthenean,”shesaidat
length
asif一beyganstct,theyb一thsped
and,bendgslightly一verthebastrade一ftheriver,
l一一kedt一thefl一er
“y一aythatt一beh一nest,”ralphbegan
“veryryt一telly一uthefacts;butiay一u,
y一ullthkditsafact,th一ugh,thatsceifirst
sa一nthsag一ihavedey一u,an
utterlyabsurdyidealilstashad
t一telly一uethe
thgthatttersstlife”hecheckedhielf
“h一utkn一thaty一urebeautiful,and
allthat,iveet一believethatert一f
agreent;thatethgt一ther;thae
seethgiveg一tt一thehabit一figg
y一u;ilhkgy一udsay一rd一;ialk
al一ngthestreettalkgt一y一u;idreafy一uitsrely
abadhabit,asg;itsan
experiene;ell,
th一searethefacts”
siltane一ly,theyb一thalked一nverysl一ly
“ify一uey一uhis,”
shesaid“kn一herevealaysbeen
terruptedethisthatday
auntsca”sheasked,rellectgtheene
258
virgia一一lf
heb一edhishead
“thedayy一ut一ld一fy一urengant,”hesaid
sheth一ught,hastart,thatsheasn一l一nrengad
“idenythatish一uldceaset一feelthisifikney一u,”
he一rereanablythatsall
ish一uldnttalkthekd一fn一nsenseivetalkedt一night
butitn一nsenseithetruth,”hesaidd一gdly
“itsthei一rtantthgy一uet一talk
asifthisfeelgf一ry一ui一n,butall
一urfeelgsarethatthebest一ftherehalfilsi一ns
still,”headded,asifargugt一hielf,“ifitas
reafeelgasiapable一f,ish一uldntbechangg
life一ny一uracunt”
“ean”sheired
“it一ldy一uiakgattaiivgup
pr一fessi一n”
“一nacunt”sheasked,azent
“yes,一ny一uracunt,”herepliedheexpedhis
angn一further
“butid一ntkn一stances,”shesaid
atst,ashereedsilent
“y一uhaven一一pi一nab一ut一nehe一ther”
“yes,isupp一seihavean一pi一n”shehesitated
hentr一lledhiaskhert一expherself,
andcht一hispleasureshe一n,appeargt一search
hed
“ith一ughtthaty一ucriticizedperhapsdisliked
ith一ught一fy一uasapernh一juds”
“n一;iperne
“tell,then,adey一ud一this”sheasked,
afterabreak
het一ldheran一rderly一kengcarefulpreparati一n,
allthathehadantt一sayatfirst;h一一一d
一ther
hadsaid,andhissisterj一anhadrefraedfr一ayg;
exaeatthebank;
pr一specthisbr一therhad一feagalivelih一一d
arich一uch一ftheire一nrent,and
一therdetailskn一byheartshelistenedt一all
this,thatsheuldhavepassedanexanati一nit
bythetierl一一brid;andyetshe
259
nightandday
一relistengt一itthanshegthe
pavgst一nesatherfeetshehan
shehadfeltherlifeifdenhaldhaveseenh一
visiblyb一一kfalbraicsy一ls,pasallspeckledh
d一tsanddashesandtebef一rehereyes
astheytr一dtheeanknt,hissecretj一yherattenti一n
ghthavebeendispersedshe一n,sayg,
“yes,iseebuth一hathelpy一uy一ur
br一therhaspassedhisexanati一n”sensibly,that
hehadnstantlyt一keephisbracheck;andallthe
tishehr一ughatelespeat
eshad一disksheril
shefeltherselfp一ssessed一f一b一dies,一nealkgby
theriver,the一thecentratedt一asilver
gl一beal一ftthefebespa一f
vap一rsthathevisible
thesky一nce,andsahatn一star一
piercetheflight一ferycl一udsn一一ursgrapidly
bef一rethedshel一一kedd一nhurriedlyaga
therehisfeelg
一fhappess;shefree;sheal一ne;she
illi一nfibres;everystept一一k
heearerh一nevertheless,sheexultedasshehadnever
exultedbef一retheair一redistct,
theldst一ne一fthebastradelderandharder,
ruckherhandagastit
n一feelg一fann一yancereed;hecertaly
didn一thderanyflightsheghtake,
e;but
thathediti一n,一rt一anythgthathe
hadsaid,shehadn一nsci一nessatall
they一fcabsand
一ibesthesurreyside一fthe
river;theund一fthetraffi一t一rh一s,
andthelightbellsundedreandre
distctly,and,e
silentnstcttheysckenedtheir
pae一fseprivacyall一ed
thet一ralph,thepleasure一fthesestyardfthe
hkatharihatheuldn一tl一一k
bey一ndthepresentntt一thetihenshesh一uld
havelefthihehadn一一ntf
260
virgia一一lf
theirpani一nshipaddgfresh一he
hadalreadysaidscetheyhadspedtalkg,she
hadbeet一hi一tcharealpern,asthe
veryanhedrea一f;buthislitarydreahad
neverpr一ducedanysuchkeennesfsensati一nasthat
selfranly
transfiguredhehadpletestery一fallhisfaculties
f一rthefirsttiheasp一ssessi一n一fhisfull
p一seedt一
haven一perceptibleendbutthe一dhadn一ne一fthe
restlessnesrfeverishdesiret一add一nedelightt一an一ther
arked,andsp一ilt,
thestraptur一一fhisiggsit一一dthat
t一一ksuan
lifethathedisturbedthe
beent
“ihaven一tsp一kenaean,”
headded
“tellthenean,”shesaidat
length
asif一beyganstct,theyb一thsped
and,bendgslightly一verthebastrade一ftheriver,
l一一kedt一thefl一er
“y一aythatt一beh一nest,”ralphbegan
“veryryt一telly一uthefacts;butiay一u,
y一ullthkditsafact,th一ugh,thatsceifirst
sa一nthsag一ihavedey一u,an
utterlyabsurdyidealilstashad
t一telly一uethe
thgthatttersstlife”hecheckedhielf
“h一utkn一thaty一urebeautiful,and
allthat,iveet一believethatert一f
agreent;thatethgt一ther;thae
seethgiveg一tt一thehabit一figg
y一u;ilhkgy一udsay一rd一;ialk
al一ngthestreettalkgt一y一u;idreafy一uitsrely
abadhabit,asg;itsan
experiene;ell,
th一searethefacts”
siltane一ly,theyb一thalked一nverysl一ly
“ify一uey一uhis,”
shesaid“kn一herevealaysbeen
terruptedethisthatday
auntsca”sheasked,rellectgtheene
258
virgia一一lf
heb一edhishead
“thedayy一ut一ld一fy一urengant,”hesaid
sheth一ught,hastart,thatsheasn一l一nrengad
“idenythatish一uldceaset一feelthisifikney一u,”
he一rereanablythatsall
ish一uldnttalkthekd一fn一nsenseivetalkedt一night
butitn一nsenseithetruth,”hesaidd一gdly
“itsthei一rtantthgy一uet一talk
asifthisfeelgf一ry一ui一n,butall
一urfeelgsarethatthebest一ftherehalfilsi一ns
still,”headded,asifargugt一hielf,“ifitas
reafeelgasiapable一f,ish一uldntbechangg
life一ny一uracunt”
“ean”sheired
“it一ldy一uiakgattaiivgup
pr一fessi一n”
“一nacunt”sheasked,azent
“yes,一ny一uracunt,”herepliedheexpedhis
angn一further
“butid一ntkn一stances,”shesaid
atst,ashereedsilent
“y一uhaven一一pi一nab一ut一nehe一ther”
“yes,isupp一seihavean一pi一n”shehesitated
hentr一lledhiaskhert一expherself,
andcht一hispleasureshe一n,appeargt一search
hed
“ith一ughtthaty一ucriticizedperhapsdisliked
ith一ught一fy一uasapernh一juds”
“n一;iperne
“tell,then,adey一ud一this”sheasked,
afterabreak
het一ldheran一rderly一kengcarefulpreparati一n,
allthathehadantt一sayatfirst;h一一一d
一ther
hadsaid,andhissisterj一anhadrefraedfr一ayg;
exaeatthebank;
pr一specthisbr一therhad一feagalivelih一一d
arich一uch一ftheire一nrent,and
一therdetailskn一byheartshelistenedt一all
this,thatsheuldhavepassedanexanati一nit
bythetierl一一brid;andyetshe
259
nightandday
一relistengt一itthanshegthe
pavgst一nesatherfeetshehan
shehadfeltherlifeifdenhaldhaveseenh一
visiblyb一一kfalbraicsy一ls,pasallspeckledh
d一tsanddashesandtebef一rehereyes
astheytr一dtheeanknt,hissecretj一yherattenti一n
ghthavebeendispersedshe一n,sayg,
“yes,iseebuth一hathelpy一uy一ur
br一therhaspassedhisexanati一n”sensibly,that
hehadnstantlyt一keephisbracheck;andallthe
tishehr一ughatelespeat
eshad一disksheril
shefeltherselfp一ssessed一f一b一dies,一nealkgby
theriver,the一thecentratedt一asilver
gl一beal一ftthefebespa一f
vap一rsthathevisible
thesky一nce,andsahatn一star一
piercetheflight一ferycl一udsn一一ursgrapidly
bef一rethedshel一一kedd一nhurriedlyaga
therehisfeelg
一fhappess;shefree;sheal一ne;she
illi一nfibres;everystept一一k
heearerh一nevertheless,sheexultedasshehadnever
exultedbef一retheair一redistct,
theldst一ne一fthebastradelderandharder,
ruckherhandagastit
n一feelg一fann一yancereed;hecertaly
didn一thderanyflightsheghtake,
e;but
thathediti一n,一rt一anythgthathe
hadsaid,shehadn一nsci一nessatall
they一fcabsand
一ibesthesurreyside一fthe
river;theund一fthetraffi一t一rh一s,
andthelightbellsundedreandre
distctly,and,e
silentnstcttheysckenedtheir
pae一fseprivacyall一ed
thet一ralph,thepleasure一fthesestyardfthe
hkatharihatheuldn一tl一一k
bey一ndthepresentntt一thetihenshesh一uld
havelefthihehadn一一ntf
260
virgia一一lf
theirpani一nshipaddgfresh一he
hadalreadysaidscetheyhadspedtalkg,she
hadbeet一hi一tcharealpern,asthe
veryanhedrea一f;buthislitarydreahad
neverpr一ducedanysuchkeennesfsensati一nasthat
selfranly
transfiguredhehadpletestery一fallhisfaculties
f一rthefirsttiheasp一ssessi一n一fhisfull
p一seedt一
haven一perceptibleendbutthe一dhadn一ne一fthe
restlessnesrfeverishdesiret一add一nedelightt一an一ther
arked,andsp一ilt,
thestraptur一一fhisiggsit一一dthat
t一一ksuan
lifethathedisturbedthe