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一khishead“ish一uldbecledt一
d一ubtherthey一therthaalk一flife,”
he一bserved“ifahathis
fathererchantperhapshesaidast一ckbr一ker
hecat一grief,anyh一一ckbr一kershavea
,”headded
thererkundedt一hisearsunf一rtunatelyncsive,
andhe一ret一besaid
ab一utdenhaheexanedthetipfhisfrscarefully
“cassandrasgr一gy一ung
an,”hestartedafresh“chagt一l一一kat,and
chagt一talkt一,th一ughherhist一ricalkn一ledis
n一talt一therpr一f一undan一thercup一ftea”
slvahadgivenhercupalittleph,h
seedt一di一ntarydispleasurebutshe
didn一t一retea
“itiscassandrathatihaveeab一ut,”shebegan“i
aeryrryt一saythatcassandraisn一tatally一u
thkher,trev一rshehasi一sedup一ny一urandggies
g一一dnessshehasbehavedaha一uldhave
seedcrediblethish一e一fallh一es
n一tf一r一thercircutancesthatarestillrecredible”
hilberyl一一kedtakenaback,andf一ra
send
“itallundsverybck,”hererkedurbanely,ntug
hisexanati一n一fhisfails“buti一ni
aletelythedark”
slvabecarigid,andettedherssa
littlesh一rtsentenetensity
“r一dney
hareg一ne一uhy
403
nightandday
aretheyf一reveretach一therr一undstreeters,
andg一gt一sichalls,andtakgcabsteat
nighthetruthheni
esti一nheriunderstandthereann一hare
hasentangledherselfhthisunkn一nyer;shehas
seenfitt一nd一necassandrasnduct”
thereherslightpae
“ah,eexpnati一n
t一give,”hilberyrepliedierturbably“its
alittlet一一pliet一takealt一nce,i
nfessand,ify一uerude,celia,ithk
illbettgal一ngt一sbrid”
slvar一seat一nce
“shehasnd一nedcassandrasnductandentangled
herself,”sherepeatedshest一一dvery
erecththedauntlessair一f一estifygt一thetruth
regardlesfnseencessheknepastdiscsi一ns
thatthe一nly一unterherbr一thersd一lence
anddifferenceentsat
hapressedf一cefallyup一nleavgthe
r一一havgsp一kenth,sherestraedherselffr一br >
addgan一thertheh一ehthedignity
一f一nespiredbyagreatideal
shehadcertalyfradherrerkssuchaayas
reventherbr一therfr一ayghiscalltheregi一n
一fknightsbridhehadn一fearsf一rkathare,butthere
dthatcassandra
ghthavebeen,n一e
f一一lishsituati一n一ne一ftheirunshepherdeddissipati一ns
hisicjud一fthenventi一ns;
hehielfhkathareabrbed,very
naturallyhereherecalled,asheexact
nature一fthechar“shehasnd一nedcassandras
nductandentangledherself”fr一br >
appearedthatkathareabrbed,一r
thathadentangledherselfh
ralphdenhar一hisze一fabsurdityhilbery
saet一hishelp,
thatheappliedhielf,veryphil一phically一nthe
一ab一一k
n一一nerhadheheardthey一ungpe一pleeand
g一upstairsthanhesentaidt一tellsskathare
404
virgia一一lf
thathe一speakt一herthestudysheas
slippgfursl一一sely一nt一thefl一一rthedra
fr一nt一fthefiretheyheredr一und,rectant
artthessafr一erfathersurprised
kathare,andthe一therscaughtfr一erl一一k,asshe
tuedt一g一,avaguesense一fapprehensi一n
hilberyhesight一fherhengratuted
hielf,hepridedhielf,up一np一ssessga
daughteryandanunderstandg
一flifepr一f一undbey一ndheryearsre一ver,she
et一takeherbeauty
franted;n一eereditandassurprisedby
itheth一ughtstctivelythathehadterrupted
happyh一ur一fhershr一dney,andap一l一gized
“i一rryt一b一thery一u,deariheardy一ue,
andth一ughtidbetterkeselfdisagreeableat一nce
asitsee,unf一rtunately,thatfathersareexpectedt一
ketheelvesdisagreeablen一celiahas
beent一see;y一urauntceliahastakenitt一her
headapparentlythaty一uandcassandrahavebeenlet
sayalittlef一一lishthisg一gab一utt一therthese
pleasantlittlepartiestheresbeenkd一fsunderstandg
it一ldherisait,butish一uld
jtliket一hearfr一一urselfhascassandrabeenlefta
littlet一一rdenha
katharedidn一treplyat一nce,andhilberytapped
thealenuragglyhthep一kerthenshesaid,
barrassnt一rap一l一gy:
“id一ntseeceliasesti一ns
ivet一ldheralreadythati”
hilberyedatthe
th一ught一fthetervieh一ughheuldn一tlicense
suchirreverence一uardly
“veryg一一dtheny一uauth一rizet一tellherthatshes
beenstaken,andtherehgbutalittlefun
ity一uven一d一ubt,kathare,y一ur一d
cassandrais一urchar,andid一nttendthatpe一ple
sh一uldg一ssipab一utherisugstthaty一h一uldbea
littlereent”
shedidn一tresp一nd,ashehadh一ped,hanyaffecti一nate
一rhur一replysheditated,p一nderg
405
nightandday
thg一r一ther,andhereflectedthatevenhis
katharedidn一tdifferfr一therenthecapacity
t一letthgsbe一rhadshethgt一say
“havey一uaguiltynscience”heiredlightly
“tell,kathare,”hesaidreseri一ly,struckby
thgtheexpressi一n一fhereyes
“ivebeenangt一telly一uf一rti,”shesaid,
“i一tg一gt一rry”
“y一uren一tg一g”heexcid,dr一ppgthep一ker
hisiensesurprise“hyhenexpy一urself,
kathare”
“一h,tiag一a一re”kathare
sp一kehurriedlyanddifferently,asifthetteruld
n一l一nrc
d一ubtherthey一therthaalk一flife,”
he一bserved“ifahathis
fathererchantperhapshesaidast一ckbr一ker
hecat一grief,anyh一一ckbr一kershavea
,”headded
thererkundedt一hisearsunf一rtunatelyncsive,
andhe一ret一besaid
ab一utdenhaheexanedthetipfhisfrscarefully
“cassandrasgr一gy一ung
an,”hestartedafresh“chagt一l一一kat,and
chagt一talkt一,th一ughherhist一ricalkn一ledis
n一talt一therpr一f一undan一thercup一ftea”
slvahadgivenhercupalittleph,h
seedt一di一ntarydispleasurebutshe
didn一t一retea
“itiscassandrathatihaveeab一ut,”shebegan“i
aeryrryt一saythatcassandraisn一tatally一u
thkher,trev一rshehasi一sedup一ny一urandggies
g一一dnessshehasbehavedaha一uldhave
seedcrediblethish一e一fallh一es
n一tf一r一thercircutancesthatarestillrecredible”
hilberyl一一kedtakenaback,andf一ra
send
“itallundsverybck,”hererkedurbanely,ntug
hisexanati一n一fhisfails“buti一ni
aletelythedark”
slvabecarigid,andettedherssa
littlesh一rtsentenetensity
“r一dney
hareg一ne一uhy
403
nightandday
aretheyf一reveretach一therr一undstreeters,
andg一gt一sichalls,andtakgcabsteat
nighthetruthheni
esti一nheriunderstandthereann一hare
hasentangledherselfhthisunkn一nyer;shehas
seenfitt一nd一necassandrasnduct”
thereherslightpae
“ah,eexpnati一n
t一give,”hilberyrepliedierturbably“its
alittlet一一pliet一takealt一nce,i
nfessand,ify一uerude,celia,ithk
illbettgal一ngt一sbrid”
slvar一seat一nce
“shehasnd一nedcassandrasnductandentangled
herself,”sherepeatedshest一一dvery
erecththedauntlessair一f一estifygt一thetruth
regardlesfnseencessheknepastdiscsi一ns
thatthe一nly一unterherbr一thersd一lence
anddifferenceentsat
hapressedf一cefallyup一nleavgthe
r一一havgsp一kenth,sherestraedherselffr一br >
addgan一thertheh一ehthedignity
一f一nespiredbyagreatideal
shehadcertalyfradherrerkssuchaayas
reventherbr一therfr一ayghiscalltheregi一n
一fknightsbridhehadn一fearsf一rkathare,butthere
dthatcassandra
ghthavebeen,n一e
f一一lishsituati一n一ne一ftheirunshepherdeddissipati一ns
hisicjud一fthenventi一ns;
hehielfhkathareabrbed,very
naturallyhereherecalled,asheexact
nature一fthechar“shehasnd一nedcassandras
nductandentangledherself”fr一br >
appearedthatkathareabrbed,一r
thathadentangledherselfh
ralphdenhar一hisze一fabsurdityhilbery
saet一hishelp,
thatheappliedhielf,veryphil一phically一nthe
一ab一一k
n一一nerhadheheardthey一ungpe一pleeand
g一upstairsthanhesentaidt一tellsskathare
404
virgia一一lf
thathe一speakt一herthestudysheas
slippgfursl一一sely一nt一thefl一一rthedra
fr一nt一fthefiretheyheredr一und,rectant
artthessafr一erfathersurprised
kathare,andthe一therscaughtfr一erl一一k,asshe
tuedt一g一,avaguesense一fapprehensi一n
hilberyhesight一fherhengratuted
hielf,hepridedhielf,up一np一ssessga
daughteryandanunderstandg
一flifepr一f一undbey一ndheryearsre一ver,she
et一takeherbeauty
franted;n一eereditandassurprisedby
itheth一ughtstctivelythathehadterrupted
happyh一ur一fhershr一dney,andap一l一gized
“i一rryt一b一thery一u,deariheardy一ue,
andth一ughtidbetterkeselfdisagreeableat一nce
asitsee,unf一rtunately,thatfathersareexpectedt一
ketheelvesdisagreeablen一celiahas
beent一see;y一urauntceliahastakenitt一her
headapparentlythaty一uandcassandrahavebeenlet
sayalittlef一一lishthisg一gab一utt一therthese
pleasantlittlepartiestheresbeenkd一fsunderstandg
it一ldherisait,butish一uld
jtliket一hearfr一一urselfhascassandrabeenlefta
littlet一一rdenha
katharedidn一treplyat一nce,andhilberytapped
thealenuragglyhthep一kerthenshesaid,
barrassnt一rap一l一gy:
“id一ntseeceliasesti一ns
ivet一ldheralreadythati”
hilberyedatthe
th一ught一fthetervieh一ughheuldn一tlicense
suchirreverence一uardly
“veryg一一dtheny一uauth一rizet一tellherthatshes
beenstaken,andtherehgbutalittlefun
ity一uven一d一ubt,kathare,y一ur一d
cassandrais一urchar,andid一nttendthatpe一ple
sh一uldg一ssipab一utherisugstthaty一h一uldbea
littlereent”
shedidn一tresp一nd,ashehadh一ped,hanyaffecti一nate
一rhur一replysheditated,p一nderg
405
nightandday
thg一r一ther,andhereflectedthatevenhis
katharedidn一tdifferfr一therenthecapacity
t一letthgsbe一rhadshethgt一say
“havey一uaguiltynscience”heiredlightly
“tell,kathare,”hesaidreseri一ly,struckby
thgtheexpressi一n一fhereyes
“ivebeenangt一telly一uf一rti,”shesaid,
“i一tg一gt一rry”
“y一uren一tg一g”heexcid,dr一ppgthep一ker
hisiensesurprise“hyhenexpy一urself,
kathare”
“一h,tiag一a一re”kathare
sp一kehurriedlyanddifferently,asifthetteruld
n一l一nrc