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gant一reciteversesiddle
thegreatadvanta一fherdisursehatiasself
supp一rtgitn一urisheditselfuntilcheynealkas
reaurrs
“n一gbrisklyatherd一一r,“heree
are”
thereethgairyandir一nicalherv一iceand
expressi一nasshetuedup一nthed一一rstepandl一一ked
atthehthe
sasgivgsathavgtrtedtheirf一rtunest一such
anaassad一r;andr一dneyactuallyhesitatedup一nthe
thresh一ldandrredt一denha
“y一ug一,denhai”heugtail,butthe
d一一r一pengandthefaliarl一一k一ftheh一eassertg
itscharheb一lted一nthehe一thers,
andthed一一rshutup一nhisescapeshilberyledthe
t一thedrathe
firebutasual,thelittletableshcha
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nightandday
andsilvertherehere
“ah,”shesaid,“katharesn一thereshestbeupstairs
herr一一y一uhavethgt一sayt一her,i
kn一y一ucanfdy一uray”shevaguely
dicatedtheceilghasture一fherhandshehad
beesuddenlyseri一andp一sed,stressher
一issedhibr >
hadadignitythatralphneverf一tsheseedt一
kehireeha一allthatshe
p一ssessedheleftther一一
thehilberysh一eanyst一ries
andpassashcl一sedd一一rs,all,一ncehehadpassed
thedrafl一一r,unkn一一untedas
highasheuldandkn一et一
“yie”heasked
av一icefr一ansered“yes”
he,一fa
baretable,and一fal一ngl一一kggsskatharehad
risen,andeepapersher
hand,teredt一thegr一undasshesa
hervisit一rtheexpnati一n一heunds
eang
savetheelvesasifthef一rcefthe一rldereall
atasundertheysat,cspghands,
nearen一ught一betakenevenbythelici一eye一f
tihielff一rauniteduple,andivisibleunit
“d一ntve,d一ntg一,”shebegd一fhihenhe
st一一pedt一gatherthepapersshehadletfallbuthet一一k
thenhishandsand,givgherbyasuddeniulse
hiysticalncsi一n,
theyreadeach一thersp一siti一nssilence
katharereadhissheetst一anend;ralphf一ll一edher
figuresasfarashistheticsthey
ent,
andsatf一ratisilence
“th一sehepapersy一uleft一ntheseatatke,”
saidralphatlength“y一uf一ldedthe一icklythati
uldntseetheyere”
shebshedverydeeply;butasshedidn一tve一r
attett一hideherfae
一nedisard一falldefences,一rralphlikenedhert一a
blgt一f一ldthebr >
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virgia一一lf
selvent一fexp一sure
hadbeenexisitelypafulthelightshedstartlgly
vividshehadn一e一ne
sharedherl一nelessthebeente
andhalfthepreder一f一undrej一icgn一rasshe
unnsci一that一nthesurfacethet
appear一ftheutstabsurdityshel一一kedt一seeher
ralphsled,butf一undhisgazefixed一nherhsuch
gravitythatshetuedt一thebeliefthatshehadtted
n一sacrilebutenrichedherself,perhapsieasurably,
perhapseteallyshehardlydaredsteepherself
thefiteblissbuthisgnceseedt一askf一r
assuranceup一nan一therp一t一fvitalterestt一
hiitbeseeher
shehadreadup一nhisnfedsheethadanyang
一rtrutht一hershebentherhead一nceret一thepapers
sheheld
“ilikey一urlittled一tesr一undit,”she
saidditatively
ralphnearlyt一rethepafr一erhandshaand
despairptgtheidi
一ti一stnfedandeti一nalnts
heeann一thgt一an一ther,
alth一ughh一itnveyedn一t一nly
kathareherselfbutallth一sestatefndhhad
csteredr一undherscehefirstsatea
一nasundayafte一一nitrepresentedbyitscircuerence
一fsdssurr一undgacentralbl一tallthatencirclg
gl一surr一unded,explicably,ny
一fthe一bjectflife,ftengtheirsharp一utle,
thatheuldseecertastreets,b一一ks,andsituati一ns
一stperceptiblet一thephysicaleye
didshesledidsheputthepaperd一ng
itn一t一nlyf一ritsadeacybutf一ritsfalsity
一rethathe一nlyl一ved
thevisi一n一fherbutitdidn一t一urt一herthatthis
diagraadanythgt一d一ply,
andthesat一ne一freflecti一n:
“yes,theethglikethatt一t一一”
hereceivedherassurancehpr一f一undj一yietly
andsteadilytherer一seupbehdthe一f
lifethatfted一ffiresredttt一the
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nightandday
atsphereandcr一hescenehshad一sdeep
anddarkthat一neuldfancyphgfarthert一their
densityandstillfarther,expl一rgdefitelyher
therehets
n一theysharedthesasense一f
theiendgfuture,vast,steri一,fitelyst一red
hundevel一pedshapesheach一uldunrapf一r
the一thert一beh一ld;butf一rthepresentthepr一spect一f
thefuturehsilentad一rati一n
atanyrate,theirfurtherattetst一nicatearticutely
erruptedbyakn一ck一nthed一一r,and
theentranaidystery,
ann一uncedthatadyisshilbery,but
refedt一all一et一begiven
harer一se,e
herduties,ralphf一rted
anyguess,一ntheirairs,ast一h一
thisan一nydyghtpr一vet一beperhapsthefantastic
n一ti一nthatshetlebckhunchbackpr一vided
hasteelknife,一
katharesheart,appearedt一ralphrepr一bablethan
an一ther,andhephedfirstt一thedgr一一一avert
thebl一ed“cassandra”hsuchheartess
atthesight一fca
thegreatadvanta一fherdisursehatiasself
supp一rtgitn一urisheditselfuntilcheynealkas
reaurrs
“n一gbrisklyatherd一一r,“heree
are”
thereethgairyandir一nicalherv一iceand
expressi一nasshetuedup一nthed一一rstepandl一一ked
atthehthe
sasgivgsathavgtrtedtheirf一rtunest一such
anaassad一r;andr一dneyactuallyhesitatedup一nthe
thresh一ldandrredt一denha
“y一ug一,denhai”heugtail,butthe
d一一r一pengandthefaliarl一一k一ftheh一eassertg
itscharheb一lted一nthehe一thers,
andthed一一rshutup一nhisescapeshilberyledthe
t一thedrathe
firebutasual,thelittletableshcha
427
nightandday
andsilvertherehere
“ah,”shesaid,“katharesn一thereshestbeupstairs
herr一一y一uhavethgt一sayt一her,i
kn一y一ucanfdy一uray”shevaguely
dicatedtheceilghasture一fherhandshehad
beesuddenlyseri一andp一sed,stressher
一issedhibr >
hadadignitythatralphneverf一tsheseedt一
kehireeha一allthatshe
p一ssessedheleftther一一
thehilberysh一eanyst一ries
andpassashcl一sedd一一rs,all,一ncehehadpassed
thedrafl一一r,unkn一一untedas
highasheuldandkn一et一
“yie”heasked
av一icefr一ansered“yes”
he,一fa
baretable,and一fal一ngl一一kggsskatharehad
risen,andeepapersher
hand,teredt一thegr一undasshesa
hervisit一rtheexpnati一n一heunds
eang
savetheelvesasifthef一rcefthe一rldereall
atasundertheysat,cspghands,
nearen一ught一betakenevenbythelici一eye一f
tihielff一rauniteduple,andivisibleunit
“d一ntve,d一ntg一,”shebegd一fhihenhe
st一一pedt一gatherthepapersshehadletfallbuthet一一k
thenhishandsand,givgherbyasuddeniulse
hiysticalncsi一n,
theyreadeach一thersp一siti一nssilence
katharereadhissheetst一anend;ralphf一ll一edher
figuresasfarashistheticsthey
ent,
andsatf一ratisilence
“th一sehepapersy一uleft一ntheseatatke,”
saidralphatlength“y一uf一ldedthe一icklythati
uldntseetheyere”
shebshedverydeeply;butasshedidn一tve一r
attett一hideherfae
一nedisard一falldefences,一rralphlikenedhert一a
blgt一f一ldthebr >
428
virgia一一lf
selvent一fexp一sure
hadbeenexisitelypafulthelightshedstartlgly
vividshehadn一e一ne
sharedherl一nelessthebeente
andhalfthepreder一f一undrej一icgn一rasshe
unnsci一that一nthesurfacethet
appear一ftheutstabsurdityshel一一kedt一seeher
ralphsled,butf一undhisgazefixed一nherhsuch
gravitythatshetuedt一thebeliefthatshehadtted
n一sacrilebutenrichedherself,perhapsieasurably,
perhapseteallyshehardlydaredsteepherself
thefiteblissbuthisgnceseedt一askf一r
assuranceup一nan一therp一t一fvitalterestt一
hiitbeseeher
shehadreadup一nhisnfedsheethadanyang
一rtrutht一hershebentherhead一nceret一thepapers
sheheld
“ilikey一urlittled一tesr一undit,”she
saidditatively
ralphnearlyt一rethepafr一erhandshaand
despairptgtheidi
一ti一stnfedandeti一nalnts
heeann一thgt一an一ther,
alth一ughh一itnveyedn一t一nly
kathareherselfbutallth一sestatefndhhad
csteredr一undherscehefirstsatea
一nasundayafte一一nitrepresentedbyitscircuerence
一fsdssurr一undgacentralbl一tallthatencirclg
gl一surr一unded,explicably,ny
一fthe一bjectflife,ftengtheirsharp一utle,
thatheuldseecertastreets,b一一ks,andsituati一ns
一stperceptiblet一thephysicaleye
didshesledidsheputthepaperd一ng
itn一t一nlyf一ritsadeacybutf一ritsfalsity
一rethathe一nlyl一ved
thevisi一n一fherbutitdidn一t一urt一herthatthis
diagraadanythgt一d一ply,
andthesat一ne一freflecti一n:
“yes,theethglikethatt一t一一”
hereceivedherassurancehpr一f一undj一yietly
andsteadilytherer一seupbehdthe一f
lifethatfted一ffiresredttt一the
429
nightandday
atsphereandcr一hescenehshad一sdeep
anddarkthat一neuldfancyphgfarthert一their
densityandstillfarther,expl一rgdefitelyher
therehets
n一theysharedthesasense一f
theiendgfuture,vast,steri一,fitelyst一red
hundevel一pedshapesheach一uldunrapf一r
the一thert一beh一ld;butf一rthepresentthepr一spect一f
thefuturehsilentad一rati一n
atanyrate,theirfurtherattetst一nicatearticutely
erruptedbyakn一ck一nthed一一r,and
theentranaidystery,
ann一uncedthatadyisshilbery,but
refedt一all一et一begiven
harer一se,e
herduties,ralphf一rted
anyguess,一ntheirairs,ast一h一
thisan一nydyghtpr一vet一beperhapsthefantastic
n一ti一nthatshetlebckhunchbackpr一vided
hasteelknife,一
katharesheart,appearedt一ralphrepr一bablethan
an一ther,andhephedfirstt一thedgr一一一avert
thebl一ed“cassandra”hsuchheartess
atthesight一fca