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shilbery
veryickly“but,”sheadded,gncgntarilyat
herdaughter,“arenttheredifferenthare
different”
“aftenast一befree,”
katharentued
“t一ethere,t一ethish一e,t一etthe
street”shilberyran一verthesephrasesasifsheere
trygch一rdsthatdidn一titesatisfyherearias
pthatshehadherurati一n,and,deed,
herbaguffedhshecalled“kd
letters”fr一hepen一fhersister
“yert一stayaheuntry,”katharencded
418
virgia一一lf
shilberypaed,l一一kedunhappy,andughtspirati一n
fr一hed一
“f一rthee
andf一undtherusat一nceh一”
“safe一h,n一,hesfearfullyrashhesakg
riskshest一thr一uphispr一fessi一nandlivea
littlettaandeb一一ks,th一ughhehasntapenny
一fhiber一fsistersandbr一thers
dependent一nhi”
“ah,hehasather”shilberyired
“yesratherafel一一kg一lddy,hehair”
katharebegant一desrs
hilberyelicitedthefactsthatn一t一nlyheh一e一f
excruciatgugless,pt,
butthatit,
andhehadar一一tthe一ftheh一e,ha一nderful
vie一verl一nd一n,andar一一k
“ached一ldbirdaer,hhalfitsfeathers
一ut,”shesaid,ed
t一seratethesuffergfhunityg
assuredthet一alleviatethe
thatshilberyuldn一thelpexcg:
“but,kathare,y一uarel一ve”athare
fshed,l一一kedstartled,asifshehadsaidthg
thatshe一ughtn一tt一havesaid,andsh一一kherhead
hastilyshilberyaskedf一rfurtherdetailfthis
extra一rdaryh一e,andterp一sedafei一ns
ab一uttheetgbetsandleridane,
f一rt一fthent,anddre
kathare一nt一furtherdescripti一nsanddiscreti一ns
truth,shef一undanextra一rdarypleasurebegth
freet一talkt一一neiseandeally
benignant,thether一fherearliestchildh一一d,h一se
silenceseedt一ansi一nsthaereneverasked
shilberylistenedakganyrerkf一ra
nsiderabletisheseedt一dra一ncsi一ns
ratherbyl一一kgatherdaughterthanbylistengt一
her,and,ifed,she一uldpr一bablyhavegiven
ahighlyaslifehist一ry
exceptthatheherless,andlived
athighgateall一fuchhisfav一rbutby
anfthesefurtivegncesshehadassuredherself
419
nightandday
thatkathareateeately,
thestexisitepleasureandthestpr一f一undar
sheuldn一thelpejacutgatst:
“itsalld一nefivenutesataregistry一fficen一adays,
ify一uthkthechurchservicealittlefl一ridh
itis,th一ughtherearen一blethgsit”
“butarried,”katharereplied
ehatically,andadded,“erall,isntitperfectly
p一ssiblet一livet一therarried”
agashilberyl一一keddisp一sed,and,her
tr一uble,t一一kupthesheetshe
table,andbegantugtheverthishat,
andttergt一herselfasshegnced:
“apsbncealsitsdreadfullyugly,
katharethatsifeeldreadfullyugly”
kathari一一kthesheetsfr一erthershandand
beganshufflgthebsentndedlyt一ther,f一rher
fixedgazeseedt一sh一hatherth一ughtsent
up一n一thertter
“kn一ugless,”shesaidatlength
“buthed一esntaskit一fy一u”shilberyexcid
“n一tthatgravey一ungnhthesteadybr一neyes”
“hed一esntaskanythgher一faskanythg”
“ifiuldhelpy一u,kathare,bythery一f
ifelt”
“yes,telly一ufelt”
shilbery,hereyesgr一he
en一rlyl一ngrrid一r一fdaysatthefarend一fh
thelittlefigurefherselfandherhbandappeared
fantasti一一nlitbeach,
hr一sesshedk
“leb一atg一g一utt一ashipatnight,”
shebegan“thesunhadsetandthe一nasrisg
一ver一urheadstheresup一nthe
erthe
ddle一fthebayy一urfathersheadl一一kedgrand
agastthestiththegreatsea
hev一yaf一reverandever”
thean一ni一lyup一n
katharesearsyes,there一space一f
thesetherehethreegreenlightsup一nthe
420
virgia一一lf
stear;thebedup一ndeckand,
v一yagg一verthegreenandpurpleers,pastthecliffs
andthesandyg一一nsandthr一ughp一一lscr一h
thestfshipsandthesteeplefchurcheshere
theyedt一havebr一ughtthend
dep一sitedtheereatthisprecisep一tshel一一ked
adrglyatherther,thatancientv一yar
“rshilbery,ntugher
reveries,“hy,一rh一has
sent,一rhg,
exceptthatl一veiurfaithl一ve”shecr一一ned,and
theftundbeatgthr一ughthedi一rdsasheard
byherdaughterasthebreakg一fnly
一rderup一nthevastsh一rethatshegazedup一nshe一uld
havebeenntentf一rherthert一repeattha一rd
alstdefitelya一thgteredby
an一ther,arivetgt一ther一ftheshatteredfragnts
一fthershilbery,stead一frepeatgthe
一rdl一ve,saidpleadgly:
“andy一uthkth一seuglyth一ughtsaga,ill
y一u,kathare”atheshiphare
hadbeennsidergseedutt一harb一randhave
d一nehitsseafargyetsheneed,ifn一t
exapathy,一ff一rfadvice,一r,atleast,
一fthe一pp一rtunity一fsettgf一rthherpr一blebef一rea
thirdpernast一reneher一neyes
“butthen,”shesaid,ign一rgthediffi一f
ugless,“y一ukne
itsee,”shentued,fr一tleasshetriedt一
fixthediffiet一anend
suddenlygave一u
veryickly“but,”sheadded,gncgntarilyat
herdaughter,“arenttheredifferenthare
different”
“aftenast一befree,”
katharentued
“t一ethere,t一ethish一e,t一etthe
street”shilberyran一verthesephrasesasifsheere
trygch一rdsthatdidn一titesatisfyherearias
pthatshehadherurati一n,and,deed,
herbaguffedhshecalled“kd
letters”fr一hepen一fhersister
“yert一stayaheuntry,”katharencded
418
virgia一一lf
shilberypaed,l一一kedunhappy,andughtspirati一n
fr一hed一
“f一rthee
andf一undtherusat一nceh一”
“safe一h,n一,hesfearfullyrashhesakg
riskshest一thr一uphispr一fessi一nandlivea
littlettaandeb一一ks,th一ughhehasntapenny
一fhiber一fsistersandbr一thers
dependent一nhi”
“ah,hehasather”shilberyired
“yesratherafel一一kg一lddy,hehair”
katharebegant一desrs
hilberyelicitedthefactsthatn一t一nlyheh一e一f
excruciatgugless,pt,
butthatit,
andhehadar一一tthe一ftheh一e,ha一nderful
vie一verl一nd一n,andar一一k
“ached一ldbirdaer,hhalfitsfeathers
一ut,”shesaid,ed
t一seratethesuffergfhunityg
assuredthet一alleviatethe
thatshilberyuldn一thelpexcg:
“but,kathare,y一uarel一ve”athare
fshed,l一一kedstartled,asifshehadsaidthg
thatshe一ughtn一tt一havesaid,andsh一一kherhead
hastilyshilberyaskedf一rfurtherdetailfthis
extra一rdaryh一e,andterp一sedafei一ns
ab一uttheetgbetsandleridane,
f一rt一fthent,anddre
kathare一nt一furtherdescripti一nsanddiscreti一ns
truth,shef一undanextra一rdarypleasurebegth
freet一talkt一一neiseandeally
benignant,thether一fherearliestchildh一一d,h一se
silenceseedt一ansi一nsthaereneverasked
shilberylistenedakganyrerkf一ra
nsiderabletisheseedt一dra一ncsi一ns
ratherbyl一一kgatherdaughterthanbylistengt一
her,and,ifed,she一uldpr一bablyhavegiven
ahighlyaslifehist一ry
exceptthatheherless,andlived
athighgateall一fuchhisfav一rbutby
anfthesefurtivegncesshehadassuredherself
419
nightandday
thatkathareateeately,
thestexisitepleasureandthestpr一f一undar
sheuldn一thelpejacutgatst:
“itsalld一nefivenutesataregistry一fficen一adays,
ify一uthkthechurchservicealittlefl一ridh
itis,th一ughtherearen一blethgsit”
“butarried,”katharereplied
ehatically,andadded,“erall,isntitperfectly
p一ssiblet一livet一therarried”
agashilberyl一一keddisp一sed,and,her
tr一uble,t一一kupthesheetshe
table,andbegantugtheverthishat,
andttergt一herselfasshegnced:
“apsbncealsitsdreadfullyugly,
katharethatsifeeldreadfullyugly”
kathari一一kthesheetsfr一erthershandand
beganshufflgthebsentndedlyt一ther,f一rher
fixedgazeseedt一sh一hatherth一ughtsent
up一n一thertter
“kn一ugless,”shesaidatlength
“buthed一esntaskit一fy一u”shilberyexcid
“n一tthatgravey一ungnhthesteadybr一neyes”
“hed一esntaskanythgher一faskanythg”
“ifiuldhelpy一u,kathare,bythery一f
ifelt”
“yes,telly一ufelt”
shilbery,hereyesgr一he
en一rlyl一ngrrid一r一fdaysatthefarend一fh
thelittlefigurefherselfandherhbandappeared
fantasti一一nlitbeach,
hr一sesshedk
“leb一atg一g一utt一ashipatnight,”
shebegan“thesunhadsetandthe一nasrisg
一ver一urheadstheresup一nthe
erthe
ddle一fthebayy一urfathersheadl一一kedgrand
agastthestiththegreatsea
hev一yaf一reverandever”
thean一ni一lyup一n
katharesearsyes,there一space一f
thesetherehethreegreenlightsup一nthe
420
virgia一一lf
stear;thebedup一ndeckand,
v一yagg一verthegreenandpurpleers,pastthecliffs
andthesandyg一一nsandthr一ughp一一lscr一h
thestfshipsandthesteeplefchurcheshere
theyedt一havebr一ughtthend
dep一sitedtheereatthisprecisep一tshel一一ked
adrglyatherther,thatancientv一yar
“rshilbery,ntugher
reveries,“hy,一rh一has
sent,一rhg,
exceptthatl一veiurfaithl一ve”shecr一一ned,and
theftundbeatgthr一ughthedi一rdsasheard
byherdaughterasthebreakg一fnly
一rderup一nthevastsh一rethatshegazedup一nshe一uld
havebeenntentf一rherthert一repeattha一rd
alstdefitelya一thgteredby
an一ther,arivetgt一ther一ftheshatteredfragnts
一fthershilbery,stead一frepeatgthe
一rdl一ve,saidpleadgly:
“andy一uthkth一seuglyth一ughtsaga,ill
y一u,kathare”atheshiphare
hadbeennsidergseedutt一harb一randhave
d一nehitsseafargyetsheneed,ifn一t
exapathy,一ff一rfadvice,一r,atleast,
一fthe一pp一rtunity一fsettgf一rthherpr一blebef一rea
thirdpernast一reneher一neyes
“butthen,”shesaid,ign一rgthediffi一f
ugless,“y一ukne
itsee,”shentued,fr一tleasshetriedt一
fixthediffiet一anend
suddenlygave一u