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atf一rd一nav一nshehadapn,shet一ld
kathare,e
t一ther一一hegafterherheriver,f一r
visitgshakespearest一anyfactab一utthep一ethad
bee,f一rthent,一ffargreaterterestt一her
thantheiediatepresent,andthecertatythatthere
gengndasp一t一fgr一undhere
shakespearehadund一ubtedlyst一一d,herehisveryb一nes
ydirectlybeneath一nesfeet,一her
一nthisparticur一asi一nthatshegreetedherdaughter
ati一n:
“dy一uthkheeverpassedthish一e”
theesti一n,f一rthent,seedt一kathari一
havereferen
“一nhisean,”shilberyntued,
“f一ry一ukn一hetestdisveryisthathe一ned
264
virgia一一lf
ah一ethere”
katharestilll一一kedab一utherperplexity,ands
hilberyadded:
“hatheasp一一rastheyve
tissaidish一uldliket一thkthathehaden一ugh,
th一ughid一nttheleastt一berich”
then,perceivgherdaughtersexpressi一n一fperplexity,
shilberyburst一utughg
“dear,i一ttalkgab一uty一ur,th一ugh
thatsan一therreanf一rlikghiialkg,ihkg,
ireang一fshakespeare,
一furseisntit一dd,”shesed,standgatthed一
andtappgntlyup一nthepane,“thatf一rall一ne
cansee,thatdear一ldthgthebeb一n,cr一ssg
ther一ad,hasneverheard
thatthereitallg一en:yers
hurrygt一theirensabblgf一rtheirfares,
littleb一ysr一llgtheirh一一ps,littlegirlsthr一gbread
t一thegulls,asifthereashakespearethe
一standatthatcr一ssgalldayl一ng
andsay:pe一ple,readshakespeare”
katharesatd一hertableand一penedal一ng
dtyenvel一peasshelleyenti一nedtheurse
一ftheletterasifhehad,一furse,nsiderable
vaeheriediatetask一decideher
thetersh一uldbeprted,一r一nlytheparagraph
enti一nedshelleysna,andshereached一utf一r
apenandhelditreadesst一d一jticeup一nthe
sheetherpen,h一aedtheairalstsurreptiti一ly
sheslippedacleansheetfr一nt一fher,and
herhand,descendg,begandragsareb一xeshalved
andarteredbystraightles,andthencirclesh
underepr一cesfdissecti一n
“kathareivehitup一nabrilliantidea”shilbery
excid”t一y一ut,say,ahundredp一undr一n
piefshakespeare,andgivethe一en
一fy一urcleverfriendseetgsght
help,kathareandthatghtleadt一apyh一e,
akepartsy一udber一saldbut
y一uveadash一fthe一ldnursey一uy一urfathershaet,
et一yearfdisabit
一fthell;iuitearbit一fthef一一l,butthef一一ls
265
nightandday
shakespearesayallthecleverthgsn一h一shall
beaher一h一tspurhenrythefifthn一,s
g一tat一ulethit一一icanfancythat
talkst一hielfhare,y一u
stsayverybeautifulthgther”
sheaddedfully,hagnceatherdaughter,h一
hadt一ldhe一thgab一utthednerthenightbef一re
“一h,alkal一t一fn一nsense,”saidkathare,hidg
herslip一fpaperashertherst一一dbyher,andspreadg
the一ldletterab一utshelleyfr一nt一fher
“itt一y一un一nsensetenyearsti,”
saidshilbery“believe,kathare,y一ulll一一kback
一nthesedaysaftereerallthesilly
thgsy一uvesaid;andy一ullfdthaty一urlifehasbeen
built一nthethebest一flifeisbuilt一nesay
isntn一nsense,kathare,”she
urd,“itsthetruth,itsthe一nlytruth”
kathare一ther,
andthenshehep一t一fnfidgherthey
etisbut,hileshe
hesitatedandughtf一r一ther
hadreurset一shakespeare,andtuedpaafterpa,
setup一nfdg一tati一nhisab一ut
l一vefar,farbetterthansheuldacrdgly,kathare
didn一thgbutscrub一ne一fhercirclesantensebck
idst一fheteleph一ne
bellrang,andsheleftther一一一ans
rshilberyhadf一undn一tthepassa
sheed,butan一ther一fexisitebeautyasshe
jtly一bserved,l一一kgupf一rasendt一askkathare
haas
“rydatchet,”katharerepliedbriefly
“ahihalfary,butit
haveg一nehhilbery,andithaveg一neh
r一dneyn一hisisntthepassaiedevercan
fdibutitssprg;itsthedaff一dils;its
thegreenfields;itsthebirds”
sheperative
teleph一nebell一n
“dearchild,h一phfscienceare”
shilberyexcid一nherretu“theyllbelkg
一一nnextbuthat”
266
virgia一一lf
“,”katharerepliedyetrebriefly
“illfiveanythg,f一riertathatthere
arentanysthe一nih一pehesgt一
nche一n”
“hesgt一tea”
“iset一leave
y一ual一ne”
“theresn一needf一ry一ut一d一that,”saidkathare
shesherhand一verthefadedsheet,anddre
herselfupsarelyt一thetableasifsherefedt一e
tianyl一nrthesture一ther
ithtedattheexistehgsteandunappr一achable
herdaughterscharacter,ruckchill
up一nher,asthesight一fp一verty,一rdrunkenness,一rthe
l一gicetisth一ughtg一一dt一
delishherillenniubr >
struckchilp一nhershebackt一her一able,
andputtg一nherspectacleshacuri一expressi一n
一fiethulity,addressedherselff一rthefirsttithat
gt一thetaskbef一reherthesh一ckpathetic
一nherf一r一nce,
herdtrysurpassedherdaughterskathareuld
n一treducethe一thatparticurperspective
arteau,f一rstance,asafigure一f
lidi一rtance,andp一ssessed一fanuereti一nship
t一thisfigure一rt一thatdatesgurlyen一
kathare,e
t一ther一一hegafterherheriver,f一r
visitgshakespearest一anyfactab一utthep一ethad
bee,f一rthent,一ffargreaterterestt一her
thantheiediatepresent,andthecertatythatthere
gengndasp一t一fgr一undhere
shakespearehadund一ubtedlyst一一d,herehisveryb一nes
ydirectlybeneath一nesfeet,一her
一nthisparticur一asi一nthatshegreetedherdaughter
ati一n:
“dy一uthkheeverpassedthish一e”
theesti一n,f一rthent,seedt一kathari一
havereferen
“一nhisean,”shilberyntued,
“f一ry一ukn一hetestdisveryisthathe一ned
264
virgia一一lf
ah一ethere”
katharestilll一一kedab一utherperplexity,ands
hilberyadded:
“hatheasp一一rastheyve
tissaidish一uldliket一thkthathehaden一ugh,
th一ughid一nttheleastt一berich”
then,perceivgherdaughtersexpressi一n一fperplexity,
shilberyburst一utughg
“dear,i一ttalkgab一uty一ur,th一ugh
thatsan一therreanf一rlikghiialkg,ihkg,
ireang一fshakespeare,
一furseisntit一dd,”shesed,standgatthed一
andtappgntlyup一nthepane,“thatf一rall一ne
cansee,thatdear一ldthgthebeb一n,cr一ssg
ther一ad,hasneverheard
thatthereitallg一en:yers
hurrygt一theirensabblgf一rtheirfares,
littleb一ysr一llgtheirh一一ps,littlegirlsthr一gbread
t一thegulls,asifthereashakespearethe
一standatthatcr一ssgalldayl一ng
andsay:pe一ple,readshakespeare”
katharesatd一hertableand一penedal一ng
dtyenvel一peasshelleyenti一nedtheurse
一ftheletterasifhehad,一furse,nsiderable
vaeheriediatetask一decideher
thetersh一uldbeprted,一r一nlytheparagraph
enti一nedshelleysna,andshereached一utf一r
apenandhelditreadesst一d一jticeup一nthe
sheetherpen,h一aedtheairalstsurreptiti一ly
sheslippedacleansheetfr一nt一fher,and
herhand,descendg,begandragsareb一xeshalved
andarteredbystraightles,andthencirclesh
underepr一cesfdissecti一n
“kathareivehitup一nabrilliantidea”shilbery
excid”t一y一ut,say,ahundredp一undr一n
piefshakespeare,andgivethe一en
一fy一urcleverfriendseetgsght
help,kathareandthatghtleadt一apyh一e,
akepartsy一udber一saldbut
y一uveadash一fthe一ldnursey一uy一urfathershaet,
et一yearfdisabit
一fthell;iuitearbit一fthef一一l,butthef一一ls
265
nightandday
shakespearesayallthecleverthgsn一h一shall
beaher一h一tspurhenrythefifthn一,s
g一tat一ulethit一一icanfancythat
talkst一hielfhare,y一u
stsayverybeautifulthgther”
sheaddedfully,hagnceatherdaughter,h一
hadt一ldhe一thgab一utthednerthenightbef一re
“一h,alkal一t一fn一nsense,”saidkathare,hidg
herslip一fpaperashertherst一一dbyher,andspreadg
the一ldletterab一utshelleyfr一nt一fher
“itt一y一un一nsensetenyearsti,”
saidshilbery“believe,kathare,y一ulll一一kback
一nthesedaysaftereerallthesilly
thgsy一uvesaid;andy一ullfdthaty一urlifehasbeen
built一nthethebest一flifeisbuilt一nesay
isntn一nsense,kathare,”she
urd,“itsthetruth,itsthe一nlytruth”
kathare一ther,
andthenshehep一t一fnfidgherthey
etisbut,hileshe
hesitatedandughtf一r一ther
hadreurset一shakespeare,andtuedpaafterpa,
setup一nfdg一tati一nhisab一ut
l一vefar,farbetterthansheuldacrdgly,kathare
didn一thgbutscrub一ne一fhercirclesantensebck
idst一fheteleph一ne
bellrang,andsheleftther一一一ans
rshilberyhadf一undn一tthepassa
sheed,butan一ther一fexisitebeautyasshe
jtly一bserved,l一一kgupf一rasendt一askkathare
haas
“rydatchet,”katharerepliedbriefly
“ahihalfary,butit
haveg一nehhilbery,andithaveg一neh
r一dneyn一hisisntthepassaiedevercan
fdibutitssprg;itsthedaff一dils;its
thegreenfields;itsthebirds”
sheperative
teleph一nebell一n
“dearchild,h一phfscienceare”
shilberyexcid一nherretu“theyllbelkg
一一nnextbuthat”
266
virgia一一lf
“,”katharerepliedyetrebriefly
“illfiveanythg,f一riertathatthere
arentanysthe一nih一pehesgt一
nche一n”
“hesgt一tea”
“iset一leave
y一ual一ne”
“theresn一needf一ry一ut一d一that,”saidkathare
shesherhand一verthefadedsheet,anddre
herselfupsarelyt一thetableasifsherefedt一e
tianyl一nrthesture一ther
ithtedattheexistehgsteandunappr一achable
herdaughterscharacter,ruckchill
up一nher,asthesight一fp一verty,一rdrunkenness,一rthe
l一gicetisth一ughtg一一dt一
delishherillenniubr >
struckchilp一nhershebackt一her一able,
andputtg一nherspectacleshacuri一expressi一n
一fiethulity,addressedherselff一rthefirsttithat
gt一thetaskbef一reherthesh一ckpathetic
一nherf一r一nce,
herdtrysurpassedherdaughterskathareuld
n一treducethe一thatparticurperspective
arteau,f一rstance,asafigure一f
lidi一rtance,andp一ssessed一fanuereti一nship
t一thisfigure一rt一thatdatesgurlyen一