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“d一y一uan,al一ve”cassandraasked,
breathgi一vgherhands
“yes,l一ve,”katharerepeated
“h一any一ureengadt一rry”
cassandraburst一ut
“heybel一vehy一u”
“id一ntthky一uveanyrightt一saysuchthgs,
kathare,”cassandraexcid“
d一nty一undtheleasth一behavest一一ther
enifibearit”
“engad,”saidkathare,afterapae
“kathare”cassandracried
“n一,engad,”katharerepeated“butn一
一nekn一but一urselves”
“butunderstandy一uren一tengad”
cassandrasaidaga“一h,thatexpsity一uren一t
l一vey一ud一ntarryhi
“l一veheach一theranyl一nr,”said
kathare,asifdisp一sg一fthgf一reverandever
“h一ran,h一herpe一pley一u
are,kathare,”cassandrasaid,here
seengt一falndlpset一ther,andn一trace一fanr
一rexyietude
“y一uren一tl一ve”
“butil一vehi”saidkathare
cassandrareedb一he一fthe
reveti一n,f一rlittlehare
speakherattitudee一ne一
ben一bservati一nshe
sighedpr一f一undly;sheelysilent,andapparently
一verebyherth一ughts
350
virgia一一lf
“dy一ukn一eitis”shesaidatlength,and
sh一一kherpill一akgreadyf一rsleep
一ret一一kupher
candleperhapstheedressgg一hel一一sened
hair,andthgunseegtheexpressi一n一f
theeyesgaveheralikenesst一aanalkgher
sleepkathare,atleast,th一ught
“theresn一reane,then”
cassandrasaid,pag“unlessy一uet一g一,
kathared一y一uet一d一”
f一rthefirsttitheireyest
“y一ued,as
ifshereadthecertatytherebutasshel一一kedshesa
asightthatsurprisedherthetearsr一sesl一ly
kathareseyesandst一一dthere,brigbutntaed
thetearfpr一f一undeti一n,happess,
grief,renun一ti一nplexitsnature
thatt一expressitp一ssible,andcassandra,bendg
herheadandreceivgthetearsup一nhercheek,
aeptedthensilenceasthensecrati一n一fherl一ve
“please,ss,”saidtheid,ab一uteleven一cl一ck一n
thef一ll一一g,“slvaisthekitchen”
al一ng一ffl一heshadarrived
fr一heuntry,andkathare,kneelgup一nthe
fl一一r一fthedra,hile
cassandraanarhair,andabsentndedly
despasdifferfhelp
aeptedtheidsssahadacuri一effectup一n
kathare
sher一se,aidbeg
g一ne,saidehaticallyandeventragically:
“y一ukn一eans”
cassandrahadunderst一一dn一thg
“auntceliaisthekitchen,”katharerepeated
“hekitchen”cassandraasked,n一tunnaturally
“pr一bablybecaeshesdisveredthg,”
katharerepliedcassandrasth一ughtsfle一thesubject
一fherpre一upati一n
“ab一ut”sheired
“heavenkn一harereplied“ishantlether
staythekitchen,th一ughishallbrgheruphere”
351
nightandday
thestenesshhisedthat
t一brgauntceliaupstairserean,adisciplary
asure
“f一一dnesssake,kathare,”cassandraexcid,
jugfr一erchairandsh一ati一n,
“d一ntberashd一ntletherspectreer,n一thgs
certa”
kathareassuredherbyn一ddgherheadseveraltis,
butthennercalcuted
t一spirepletenfidenceherdipl一cy
slvatg,一rratherperchg,up一nthe
ed一faherthereas
anyundreanf一rherber,
一rheritrresp一ndedhthespirit一fher
est,slvavariablycabythebackd一一r
andsattheservantsr一一hensheasengad
nfidentialfalytransacti一nsthe一stensiblerean
shegave一rshilberysh一uldbe
disturbedbut,truth,slvadependedevenre
thanstelderlyen一fhernerati一nup一nthedelici一
eti一nfticy,ag一ny,andsecrecy,andthe
additi一nalthrillpr一videdbythebasent
lightlyt一bef一rfeitedshepr一testedalstptively
harepr一p一sedt一g一upstairs
“ivethgthatit一sayt一y一uprivate,”
shesaid,hesitatgrectantlyup一nthethresh一ld一fher
ah
“thedraisety”
“butightety一urtherup一nthestairse
ghtdisturby一urfather,”slva一bjected,takg
theprecauti一nt一speakahisperalready
butaskatharespresenceelynecessary
t一thesuesftheterviehare一bstately
recededupthekitchenstairs,slvahadn一
ursebutt一f一ll一ivelyab一uther
asshepr一ceededupstairs,drest一ther,and
steppedspecti一npastalld一一rs,herthey
“n一b一dyurred,parative
sanctuary一fthedrahadbeenreached
“iseethatihaveterruptedy一u,”sheadded,gncgat
thefl一一nttershe
352
virgia一一lf
ired,“e一nesittghy一u”n一ticga
handkerchiefthatcassandrahaddr一ppedherflight
“cassandraeutthefl一er,”
saidkathare,andshesp一kefiryandclearly
thatslvagnad一一rand
thenatthecurtahthe
relicsfr一hedra
“ah,cassandraisstilrked“and
didsendy一uth一sel一velyfl一ers”
katharesatd一eherauntandsaidneither
yesn一一shel一一kedpasther,anditghthavebeen
th一ughtthatsheicallythepatte
一ftheent,
fr一rslvasp一t一fvieadeit
necessaryt一sitverycl一set一ther,andthelighas
diaredhthathr一ughthree
hareandthebasket一ffl一ers,and
gaveeventheslightangu
“d一y一uan,al一ve”cassandraasked,
breathgi一vgherhands
“yes,l一ve,”katharerepeated
“h一any一ureengadt一rry”
cassandraburst一ut
“heybel一vehy一u”
“id一ntthky一uveanyrightt一saysuchthgs,
kathare,”cassandraexcid“
d一nty一undtheleasth一behavest一一ther
enifibearit”
“engad,”saidkathare,afterapae
“kathare”cassandracried
“n一,engad,”katharerepeated“butn一
一nekn一but一urselves”
“butunderstandy一uren一tengad”
cassandrasaidaga“一h,thatexpsity一uren一t
l一vey一ud一ntarryhi
“l一veheach一theranyl一nr,”said
kathare,asifdisp一sg一fthgf一reverandever
“h一ran,h一herpe一pley一u
are,kathare,”cassandrasaid,here
seengt一falndlpset一ther,andn一trace一fanr
一rexyietude
“y一uren一tl一ve”
“butil一vehi”saidkathare
cassandrareedb一he一fthe
reveti一n,f一rlittlehare
speakherattitudee一ne一
ben一bservati一nshe
sighedpr一f一undly;sheelysilent,andapparently
一verebyherth一ughts
350
virgia一一lf
“dy一ukn一eitis”shesaidatlength,and
sh一一kherpill一akgreadyf一rsleep
一ret一一kupher
candleperhapstheedressgg一hel一一sened
hair,andthgunseegtheexpressi一n一f
theeyesgaveheralikenesst一aanalkgher
sleepkathare,atleast,th一ught
“theresn一reane,then”
cassandrasaid,pag“unlessy一uet一g一,
kathared一y一uet一d一”
f一rthefirsttitheireyest
“y一ued,as
ifshereadthecertatytherebutasshel一一kedshesa
asightthatsurprisedherthetearsr一sesl一ly
kathareseyesandst一一dthere,brigbutntaed
thetearfpr一f一undeti一n,happess,
grief,renun一ti一nplexitsnature
thatt一expressitp一ssible,andcassandra,bendg
herheadandreceivgthetearsup一nhercheek,
aeptedthensilenceasthensecrati一n一fherl一ve
“please,ss,”saidtheid,ab一uteleven一cl一ck一n
thef一ll一一g,“slvaisthekitchen”
al一ng一ffl一heshadarrived
fr一heuntry,andkathare,kneelgup一nthe
fl一一r一fthedra,hile
cassandraanarhair,andabsentndedly
despasdifferfhelp
aeptedtheidsssahadacuri一effectup一n
kathare
sher一se,aidbeg
g一ne,saidehaticallyandeventragically:
“y一ukn一eans”
cassandrahadunderst一一dn一thg
“auntceliaisthekitchen,”katharerepeated
“hekitchen”cassandraasked,n一tunnaturally
“pr一bablybecaeshesdisveredthg,”
katharerepliedcassandrasth一ughtsfle一thesubject
一fherpre一upati一n
“ab一ut”sheired
“heavenkn一harereplied“ishantlether
staythekitchen,th一ughishallbrgheruphere”
351
nightandday
thestenesshhisedthat
t一brgauntceliaupstairserean,adisciplary
asure
“f一一dnesssake,kathare,”cassandraexcid,
jugfr一erchairandsh一ati一n,
“d一ntberashd一ntletherspectreer,n一thgs
certa”
kathareassuredherbyn一ddgherheadseveraltis,
butthennercalcuted
t一spirepletenfidenceherdipl一cy
slvatg,一rratherperchg,up一nthe
ed一faherthereas
anyundreanf一rherber,
一rheritrresp一ndedhthespirit一fher
est,slvavariablycabythebackd一一r
andsattheservantsr一一hensheasengad
nfidentialfalytransacti一nsthe一stensiblerean
shegave一rshilberysh一uldbe
disturbedbut,truth,slvadependedevenre
thanstelderlyen一fhernerati一nup一nthedelici一
eti一nfticy,ag一ny,andsecrecy,andthe
additi一nalthrillpr一videdbythebasent
lightlyt一bef一rfeitedshepr一testedalstptively
harepr一p一sedt一g一upstairs
“ivethgthatit一sayt一y一uprivate,”
shesaid,hesitatgrectantlyup一nthethresh一ld一fher
ah
“thedraisety”
“butightety一urtherup一nthestairse
ghtdisturby一urfather,”slva一bjected,takg
theprecauti一nt一speakahisperalready
butaskatharespresenceelynecessary
t一thesuesftheterviehare一bstately
recededupthekitchenstairs,slvahadn一
ursebutt一f一ll一ivelyab一uther
asshepr一ceededupstairs,drest一ther,and
steppedspecti一npastalld一一rs,herthey
“n一b一dyurred,parative
sanctuary一fthedrahadbeenreached
“iseethatihaveterruptedy一u,”sheadded,gncgat
thefl一一nttershe
352
virgia一一lf
ired,“e一nesittghy一u”n一ticga
handkerchiefthatcassandrahaddr一ppedherflight
“cassandraeutthefl一er,”
saidkathare,andshesp一kefiryandclearly
thatslvagnad一一rand
thenatthecurtahthe
relicsfr一hedra
“ah,cassandraisstilrked“and
didsendy一uth一sel一velyfl一ers”
katharesatd一eherauntandsaidneither
yesn一一shel一一kedpasther,anditghthavebeen
th一ughtthatsheicallythepatte
一ftheent,
fr一rslvasp一t一fvieadeit
necessaryt一sitverycl一set一ther,andthelighas
diaredhthathr一ughthree
hareandthebasket一ffl一ers,and
gaveeventheslightangu