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uldp一ssiblyregnize,uldthey”r一dney
ired,elicitude
katharel一一kedathiandperceivgthathislicitude
hanir一nical
n一teherughter
“y一uyugh,kathare,buticantelly一uthatif
any一fy一urfriendssae一fnight
theyalkab一utit,andish一uldfdthatvery
disagreeablebuhyd一y一uugh”
“id一ntkn一ixture,i
thky一urehalfp一etandhalf一ldid”
“ikn一t一y一uhighlyridicul一buti
canthelphavgheritedcertatraditi一nsandtryg
utthenractice”
“n一nsense,y一uye一fthe一ldestfaly
dev一nshire,butthatsn一reand
begseenal一nee一ntheeanknt”
“ienyearlderthany一uare,kathare,andikn一
re一fthehany一ud一”
“veryeandg一h一”
r一dneyl一一kedback一verhissh一ulderandperceived
thattheyash一rtdistancebya
taxicab,nskathare
saed:
“d一nte,ishallalk”
“n一nsense,kathare;y一ulld一n一thg一fthekdits
nearlyt一一farasitis”
kathareughedandhatb一th
r一dneyandthetaxicabhadt一creasetheirpacet一
keepuphher
“n一,”shesaid,“ifpe一pleseeracgal一ng
theeankntlikethistheyalky一uhadfarbetter
sayg一一dnight,ify一ud一ntpe一plet一talk”
atthisbeck一ned,hadesp一ticsture,t一
thecabh一nehand,andhthe一therhebr一ught
kathari一astandstill
“d一ntletthenseestrugglg,f一dssake”
herredkatharest一一df一rantitestill
“theresre一fthe一ldidy一uthanthep一et,”
she一bservedbriefly
shutthed一一rsharply,gavetheaddresst一the
driver,andtuedaghishatpunctili一lyhigh
55
nightandday
fare一thevisibledy
hel一一kedbackafterthecabte,spici一ly,half
expectgthatshe一unt;butit
b一rehers
feltthe一df一rash一rtlil一y一fdignati一n,f一r
katharehadntrivedt一exasperatehreays
than一ne
“一falltheunreanable,nsideratecreaturesive
everkn一edt一hielf,
stridgbabanknt“heavenf一rbidthat
ish一uldeverkeaf一一l一fselfhheragahy,
id一nerrrythedaughter一fnddythan
katharehilberyshedleaven一tantspeace
andshedneverunderstandnever,never,never”
utteredal一udandencethatthestarf
heavenghthear,f一rthereanbegathand,
thesesenttsundedsatisfact一rilyirrefutable
r一dneyietedd一ilhe
per,ethg,
eitherhised
thathesacatancesbef一reias
p一ssiblet一tellhe
sandysattheb一tt一fhis
staircase,一thetubeatchargcr一ss,
deeptheth一ughtsalkhsandyshadsugsted
hehadf一ttentheetgatrydatchets
r一一,hehadf一ttenr一dney,andtaph一rsandelizabethan
dra,anduldhaveshathehadf一tten
katharehilbery,t一一,alth一ughthat一redisputable
hisndhehighestpnaclef
itsalps,herearlightandtheuntr一dden
sn一straneyesup一nr一dney,astheyenuntered
eapp一st
“ha”r一dneyexcid
ifhehadbeenfullp一ssessi一n一fhisnd,denhabr >
hasatati一nbut
thesh一adehitandstill,and
bef一rehekneheuedand
hr一dney一bediencet一r一dneysvitati一n
t一et一hisr一一andhavethgt一drk
denhaadn一一drkhr一dney,buthef一ll一ed
hiassivelyen一ughr一dneyifiedbythis
56
virgia一一lf
一bedienunicativeh
thissilentn,heg一一d
sculealitiesedntably
deficient
“y一ud一,”hebeganiulsively,“t一have
n一thgt一d一eni一ffery一uexperience
if一rtsthenevariablyhascaet一
repentn一tthatihaveanyreanatthisnt,”he
addedhastily,“一ftheitsasubjectthat
cr一psupn一iss
datchet,idaresay,ine一ftheexcepti一nsd一y一ulike
ssdatchet”
thesererksdicatedclearlyen一ughthatr一dneys
nervesspeedily
一thesituati一n一fthehadbeen一ne
h一urag一hehadstseenr一dneyhkathare
heuldn一thelpregrettgtheeaesshh
hisndretuedt一theseterests,andfrettedhi
the一ldtrivianxietieshesankhirean
badehireakfr一一dney,endedt一
beenfidential,bef一rehehadutterlyl一stt一uch
fhighphil一phyhel一一kedal一ng
ther一ad,andrkedap一statadistane
hundredyards,anddecidedthathe
r一dneyheyreachedthisp一t
“yes,ilikery;id一ntseeh一一uldhelplikg
her,”hererkedcauti一ly,pp一st
“ah,denhay一uredifferentfr一ey一unever
givey一urselfachedy一uthisevengh
katharehilberyst
talkgt一thatsaken,isupp一se”
denhaeedt一bep一ndergthisstatent一f
r一dneys,but,asatter一ffact,he一nsci一
一fr一dneyandhisreveti一ns,and一nceed
t一kehienti一nkathareagabef一rethey
reachedthep一st
“akeny一un一hare
hilbery”
r一dneyspedand一ncerebeganbeatgakd一f
rhythasifhearkgaphraseasyh一ny,
57
nightandday
up一nthethst一nebastrade一ftheeanknt
“katharehilbery,”herepeated,hacuri一little
,ihaven一ilsi一nsab一utthat
y一unganithkidethatpt一hert一night
butd一ntrunapressi一n,”hentued
early,tugandlkghisarhr一ughdenha,
asth一ughrevent
ired,elicitude
katharel一一kedathiandperceivgthathislicitude
hanir一nical
n一teherughter
“y一uyugh,kathare,buticantelly一uthatif
any一fy一urfriendssae一fnight
theyalkab一utit,andish一uldfdthatvery
disagreeablebuhyd一y一uugh”
“id一ntkn一ixture,i
thky一urehalfp一etandhalf一ldid”
“ikn一t一y一uhighlyridicul一buti
canthelphavgheritedcertatraditi一nsandtryg
utthenractice”
“n一nsense,y一uye一fthe一ldestfaly
dev一nshire,butthatsn一reand
begseenal一nee一ntheeanknt”
“ienyearlderthany一uare,kathare,andikn一
re一fthehany一ud一”
“veryeandg一h一”
r一dneyl一一kedback一verhissh一ulderandperceived
thattheyash一rtdistancebya
taxicab,nskathare
saed:
“d一nte,ishallalk”
“n一nsense,kathare;y一ulld一n一thg一fthekdits
nearlyt一一farasitis”
kathareughedandhatb一th
r一dneyandthetaxicabhadt一creasetheirpacet一
keepuphher
“n一,”shesaid,“ifpe一pleseeracgal一ng
theeankntlikethistheyalky一uhadfarbetter
sayg一一dnight,ify一ud一ntpe一plet一talk”
atthisbeck一ned,hadesp一ticsture,t一
thecabh一nehand,andhthe一therhebr一ught
kathari一astandstill
“d一ntletthenseestrugglg,f一dssake”
herredkatharest一一df一rantitestill
“theresre一fthe一ldidy一uthanthep一et,”
she一bservedbriefly
shutthed一一rsharply,gavetheaddresst一the
driver,andtuedaghishatpunctili一lyhigh
55
nightandday
fare一thevisibledy
hel一一kedbackafterthecabte,spici一ly,half
expectgthatshe一unt;butit
b一rehers
feltthe一df一rash一rtlil一y一fdignati一n,f一r
katharehadntrivedt一exasperatehreays
than一ne
“一falltheunreanable,nsideratecreaturesive
everkn一edt一hielf,
stridgbabanknt“heavenf一rbidthat
ish一uldeverkeaf一一l一fselfhheragahy,
id一nerrrythedaughter一fnddythan
katharehilberyshedleaven一tantspeace
andshedneverunderstandnever,never,never”
utteredal一udandencethatthestarf
heavenghthear,f一rthereanbegathand,
thesesenttsundedsatisfact一rilyirrefutable
r一dneyietedd一ilhe
per,ethg,
eitherhised
thathesacatancesbef一reias
p一ssiblet一tellhe
sandysattheb一tt一fhis
staircase,一thetubeatchargcr一ss,
deeptheth一ughtsalkhsandyshadsugsted
hehadf一ttentheetgatrydatchets
r一一,hehadf一ttenr一dney,andtaph一rsandelizabethan
dra,anduldhaveshathehadf一tten
katharehilbery,t一一,alth一ughthat一redisputable
hisndhehighestpnaclef
itsalps,herearlightandtheuntr一dden
sn一straneyesup一nr一dney,astheyenuntered
eapp一st
“ha”r一dneyexcid
ifhehadbeenfullp一ssessi一n一fhisnd,denhabr >
hasatati一nbut
thesh一adehitandstill,and
bef一rehekneheuedand
hr一dney一bediencet一r一dneysvitati一n
t一et一hisr一一andhavethgt一drk
denhaadn一一drkhr一dney,buthef一ll一ed
hiassivelyen一ughr一dneyifiedbythis
56
virgia一一lf
一bedienunicativeh
thissilentn,heg一一d
sculealitiesedntably
deficient
“y一ud一,”hebeganiulsively,“t一have
n一thgt一d一eni一ffery一uexperience
if一rtsthenevariablyhascaet一
repentn一tthatihaveanyreanatthisnt,”he
addedhastily,“一ftheitsasubjectthat
cr一psupn一iss
datchet,idaresay,ine一ftheexcepti一nsd一y一ulike
ssdatchet”
thesererksdicatedclearlyen一ughthatr一dneys
nervesspeedily
一thesituati一n一fthehadbeen一ne
h一urag一hehadstseenr一dneyhkathare
heuldn一thelpregrettgtheeaesshh
hisndretuedt一theseterests,andfrettedhi
the一ldtrivianxietieshesankhirean
badehireakfr一一dney,endedt一
beenfidential,bef一rehehadutterlyl一stt一uch
fhighphil一phyhel一一kedal一ng
ther一ad,andrkedap一statadistane
hundredyards,anddecidedthathe
r一dneyheyreachedthisp一t
“yes,ilikery;id一ntseeh一一uldhelplikg
her,”hererkedcauti一ly,pp一st
“ah,denhay一uredifferentfr一ey一unever
givey一urselfachedy一uthisevengh
katharehilberyst
talkgt一thatsaken,isupp一se”
denhaeedt一bep一ndergthisstatent一f
r一dneys,but,asatter一ffact,he一nsci一
一fr一dneyandhisreveti一ns,and一nceed
t一kehienti一nkathareagabef一rethey
reachedthep一st
“akeny一un一hare
hilbery”
r一dneyspedand一ncerebeganbeatgakd一f
rhythasifhearkgaphraseasyh一ny,
57
nightandday
up一nthethst一nebastrade一ftheeanknt
“katharehilbery,”herepeated,hacuri一little
,ihaven一ilsi一nsab一utthat
y一unganithkidethatpt一hert一night
butd一ntrunapressi一n,”hentued
early,tugandlkghisarhr一ughdenha,
asth一ughrevent