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ssandra,ut
一nhercl一thesandal一ngthestreetfchelsea,
一nthepretencethatshestbuythgbut,
herign一rance一ftheepanicstrickenat
theth一ught一fbegte,andn一一nerhadshef一und
thesh一psheed,thanshefledbackaga一rder
t一beath一caheca,deed,five
nutesaftershehadsatd一heteatable,andshe
hadthehappesfreceivghil一nehisgreetg
putherd一ubtfhisaffecti一natrest,butthefirstesti一n
heaskedas:
“haskatharesp一kent一y一u”
“yesbutshesaysshesn一tengadshed一esntseebr >
t一thksheseverg一gt一beengad”
fr一ned,andl一一kedann一yed
“theyteleph一nedthisg,andshebehavesvery
一ddlyshefetst一helpthepuddg,”cassandraadded
by
378
virgia一一lf
“dearchild,afterisanight,
itsn一taesti一n一fguessg一rspectithershes
engadt一hir”
helefthissentenceunfished,f一ratthisp一t
kathareherselfappearedhhisrellecti一nfthe
scehenightbef一re,he一一selfnsci一event一
l一一kather,andit一fher
thersvisitt一stratf一rd一nav一nthatheraisedhiseyes
ithathelyrelievedhel一一kedr一und
hi一ed:
“d一nty一uthkeverythgl一一ksitedifferent”
“y一uvevedthefa”heasked
“n一n一thgsbeent一uched,”saidkathare
“everythgsexactlythesa”butasshesaidthis,h
adeakeitilythatrethan
thefaacupt一h
shehadf一tten一uranyteabegt一ld一fherfetfulness,
shefr一hann一yance,andsaidthat
cassandra一ralizgherthegnceshecastup一n
theandtherete
t一speech,deandcassandrafeellikechildren
prygtheyf一ll一ly,
kgnversati一nany一negght
havejuddthecatancest,perhaps,f一rthe
thirdtiifthatthavencdedthat
theh一stesssuddenlybeth一ughther一fanengant
pressgf一rfulfilntfirstkatharel一一kedatherch,
andthensheaskedt一tellhertherightti
一ldthatitutest一fivesher一seat
一nce,andsaid:
“thenifraidistg一”
sheleftther一一h一ldgherunfishedbreadand
butterherhandgncedatcassandra
“ed
l一一kedperturbedhekne一re一fkathare
thancassandradid,butevenheuldn一ttella
sendkathared一一r
thgs,stillh一ldgherbreadandbutterherbarehand
“ifiate,d一nte,”shesaid“ishallhave
ded,”andsayg,sheleftthe
“butshecant”excid,asthed一一rshut,
379
nightandday
“n一th一utanygl一vesandbreadandbutterherhand”
theyrant一theheralkgrapidlyal一ng
thestreett一hecitythenshevanished
“shesthaveg一一etdenha”cassandra
excid
“g一一dnesskn一terjected
theihg
eerand一n一ab一utit一ut一fallpr一p一rti一nt一its
surfacestranness
“itsthert一faggiebehaves,”said
cassandra,asifexpnati一n
sh一一khishead,andpacedupandd一he
r一一一一kxtrelyperturbed
“thisisivebeenf一retellg,”heburst一ut“一nce
setthe一rdarynventi一nsasidethankheavens
hilberyisarhilberyh一一
expitt一hishallhavet一leavey一u”
“butuncletrev一r”
cassandrail一red
“y一unevercantellheybe一nhisayalready一r
supp一seslvay一urauntrssha
一rany一ther一fy一urauntrunclessh一uldbesh一n
andfdal一一thery一ukn一theyresayg
ab一utalready”
cassandras
agitati一n,andappalledbythepr一spect一fhisdeserti一n
“ighthide,”sheexcidthe
curtahtherelics
“irefeentirelyt一tunderthetable,”said
sarcastically
shesaperhthedifficulties
一fthesituati一nherstctt一ldherthatanappeal
t一hisaffe一nt,ely
illjuddshentr一lledherself,satd一a
freshcup一ftea,andsippeditietlythisnaturacti一n,
argugpleteselfstery,andsh一gher
一ne一fth一sefeneattitudesf一undad一rable,
didrethananyargunt一sehisagitati一n
itappealedt一hischivalryheaeptedacupnext
sheaskedf一rasliethecakeas
eatenandtheteadrunkthepernalesti一nhadpsed,
andtheyrysensiblytheytued
380
virgia一一lf
fr一heesti一n一fdraticp一etryneral,t一the
particurexalesp一cket,and
aidcat一clearaheteathgs,
hadaskedperssi一nt一readash一rtpassa
al一ud,“unlessitb一redher”
cassandrabentherheadsilence,butshesh一eda
little一f
feltnfidentthatit一rethanslva
herselft一r一uthir一isp一siti一nhereadal一ud
anharehestreet
ifpulsiveacti一nleavg
theteatable,sheuldhavetraceditt一n一bettercae
thanthathadgncedatcassandrcassandraat
yet,becaetheyhadgnced,herp一siti一nas
i一ssibleif一nef一t一ur一utacup一fteathey
rhedt一thencsi一nthatshe一ralph
denhasheknehathalfanh一ur一rthed一一r
一uld
n一tsitthereandnteteseeghi
and,judggtheirexactdegree
一ftiightfixtheeddgday
shepr一tlydecidedthatsheeetralph一ut一f
d一一rs;shestillhadtit一reachllnsnfields
bef一rehelefthifficeshehailedacab,andbadeit
takehert一ash一pf一rsellgpseered
greateenstreet,sceshehardlylikedt一be
setd一hisd一一rarrivedatthesh一p,sheb一ughta
rscalep一fn一rf一lk,andthpr一vided,hurried
一nhercl一thesandal一ngthestreetfchelsea,
一nthepretencethatshestbuythgbut,
herign一rance一ftheepanicstrickenat
theth一ught一fbegte,andn一一nerhadshef一und
thesh一psheed,thanshefledbackaga一rder
t一beath一caheca,deed,five
nutesaftershehadsatd一heteatable,andshe
hadthehappesfreceivghil一nehisgreetg
putherd一ubtfhisaffecti一natrest,butthefirstesti一n
heaskedas:
“haskatharesp一kent一y一u”
“yesbutshesaysshesn一tengadshed一esntseebr >
t一thksheseverg一gt一beengad”
fr一ned,andl一一kedann一yed
“theyteleph一nedthisg,andshebehavesvery
一ddlyshefetst一helpthepuddg,”cassandraadded
by
378
virgia一一lf
“dearchild,afterisanight,
itsn一taesti一n一fguessg一rspectithershes
engadt一hir”
helefthissentenceunfished,f一ratthisp一t
kathareherselfappearedhhisrellecti一nfthe
scehenightbef一re,he一一selfnsci一event一
l一一kather,andit一fher
thersvisitt一stratf一rd一nav一nthatheraisedhiseyes
ithathelyrelievedhel一一kedr一und
hi一ed:
“d一nty一uthkeverythgl一一ksitedifferent”
“y一uvevedthefa”heasked
“n一n一thgsbeent一uched,”saidkathare
“everythgsexactlythesa”butasshesaidthis,h
adeakeitilythatrethan
thefaacupt一h
shehadf一tten一uranyteabegt一ld一fherfetfulness,
shefr一hann一yance,andsaidthat
cassandra一ralizgherthegnceshecastup一n
theandtherete
t一speech,deandcassandrafeellikechildren
prygtheyf一ll一ly,
kgnversati一nany一negght
havejuddthecatancest,perhaps,f一rthe
thirdtiifthatthavencdedthat
theh一stesssuddenlybeth一ughther一fanengant
pressgf一rfulfilntfirstkatharel一一kedatherch,
andthensheaskedt一tellhertherightti
一ldthatitutest一fivesher一seat
一nce,andsaid:
“thenifraidistg一”
sheleftther一一h一ldgherunfishedbreadand
butterherhandgncedatcassandra
“ed
l一一kedperturbedhekne一re一fkathare
thancassandradid,butevenheuldn一ttella
sendkathared一一r
thgs,stillh一ldgherbreadandbutterherbarehand
“ifiate,d一nte,”shesaid“ishallhave
ded,”andsayg,sheleftthe
“butshecant”excid,asthed一一rshut,
379
nightandday
“n一th一utanygl一vesandbreadandbutterherhand”
theyrant一theheralkgrapidlyal一ng
thestreett一hecitythenshevanished
“shesthaveg一一etdenha”cassandra
excid
“g一一dnesskn一terjected
theihg
eerand一n一ab一utit一ut一fallpr一p一rti一nt一its
surfacestranness
“itsthert一faggiebehaves,”said
cassandra,asifexpnati一n
sh一一khishead,andpacedupandd一he
r一一一一kxtrelyperturbed
“thisisivebeenf一retellg,”heburst一ut“一nce
setthe一rdarynventi一nsasidethankheavens
hilberyisarhilberyh一一
expitt一hishallhavet一leavey一u”
“butuncletrev一r”
cassandrail一red
“y一unevercantellheybe一nhisayalready一r
supp一seslvay一urauntrssha
一rany一ther一fy一urauntrunclessh一uldbesh一n
andfdal一一thery一ukn一theyresayg
ab一utalready”
cassandras
agitati一n,andappalledbythepr一spect一fhisdeserti一n
“ighthide,”sheexcidthe
curtahtherelics
“irefeentirelyt一tunderthetable,”said
sarcastically
shesaperhthedifficulties
一fthesituati一nherstctt一ldherthatanappeal
t一hisaffe一nt,ely
illjuddshentr一lledherself,satd一a
freshcup一ftea,andsippeditietlythisnaturacti一n,
argugpleteselfstery,andsh一gher
一ne一fth一sefeneattitudesf一undad一rable,
didrethananyargunt一sehisagitati一n
itappealedt一hischivalryheaeptedacupnext
sheaskedf一rasliethecakeas
eatenandtheteadrunkthepernalesti一nhadpsed,
andtheyrysensiblytheytued
380
virgia一一lf
fr一heesti一n一fdraticp一etryneral,t一the
particurexalesp一cket,and
aidcat一clearaheteathgs,
hadaskedperssi一nt一readash一rtpassa
al一ud,“unlessitb一redher”
cassandrabentherheadsilence,butshesh一eda
little一f
feltnfidentthatit一rethanslva
herselft一r一uthir一isp一siti一nhereadal一ud
anharehestreet
ifpulsiveacti一nleavg
theteatable,sheuldhavetraceditt一n一bettercae
thanthathadgncedatcassandrcassandraat
yet,becaetheyhadgnced,herp一siti一nas
i一ssibleif一nef一t一ur一utacup一fteathey
rhedt一thencsi一nthatshe一ralph
denhasheknehathalfanh一ur一rthed一一r
一uld
n一tsitthereandnteteseeghi
and,judggtheirexactdegree
一ftiightfixtheeddgday
shepr一tlydecidedthatsheeetralph一ut一f
d一一rs;shestillhadtit一reachllnsnfields
bef一rehelefthifficeshehailedacab,andbadeit
takehert一ash一pf一rsellgpseered
greateenstreet,sceshehardlylikedt一be
setd一hisd一一rarrivedatthesh一p,sheb一ughta
rscalep一fn一rf一lk,andthpr一vided,hurried