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andrytellstherellbeno
difficultyaboutthat”
“but,”sheexclaid,alststandingstillinhersurprise,“youhebar,then”itflashedacross
hedthathestalreadybeengagedtory
“thesoligivingthatup”
“butonce,
rapidspeeost
lancholytone“ithinkyoureveryogiveitup
youuchhappier”
atthisverynt,edtobe
strikingapathintothefutureforhitheysteppedintotheyardofaninn,andtherebeheldthefalyachoftheototached,
hesendofthestable
doorbythehostler
“idontknoeansbyhappiness,”hesaid
briefly,havingtostepasideinordertoavoidagrooabucket“hinkishallbehappyidont
expecttobeanythingofthekindiexpecttoberatherlessunhappyishallycharan
ifhappinessnsistsinthatdoyouthink”
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sheuldnotansdiately
surroundedbyotherersofthepartybys
hilbery,andry,henryot
rodneydiatelyandsaidto
her:
“henryisgoingtodrivehoother,andi
suggestthattheyshouldputusdous
k”
katharinenoddedherheadsheglancedathian
oddlyfurtiveexpression
“unfortunatelyight
havegivenyoualift,”hentinuedtodenhahisnnerptory;heseedanxioustohasten
thedeparture,andkatharinelookedathiroi
toti,asdenhaoticed,hanexpressionhalfof
inquiry,halfofannoyanother
intoherary:
“itoseeyouareyougoingbacktolondonat
onceiiledatralph,butherlook
ethingshehinking,and
inaveryfeinutestheotofthe
stableyardandtueddohehighroadleadingtothevillageoflasher
theretudriveostassilentasthedrivefrobr >hohadbeenintheing;indeed,shilberyleant
backhclosedeyesinherer,andeithersleptorfeignedsleep,asherhabitheintervalsbetweentheseasonsofactiveexertion,otinuedthestoryoing
abouttilesfroashertheroadranoverthe
roundedsuitoftheheath,alonelyspotrkedbyanobeliskofgranite,settingforththegratitudeofsogreatladyoftheeighteenthcentury
uponbyhighenatthisspotanddeliveredfroeathjustashopeseedlostinsuerit
plaured,and
theheather,hickroundthegranitepedestal,dethelightbreezetastesly;inerthe
sighingofthetreesoahollowsound,and
theheathostassolitaryastheety
shecloudsaboveit
hererodneystoppedthecarriageandhelpedkatharine203
nightandday
toalighthenry,too,gaveherhishand,andfanciedthatshepresseditveryslightlyinpartingasifshesenthissagebutthediately,hout
rshilbery,andlefttheuplestandingby
theobeliskthatrodneyhherandhad
dethisopportunityforspeakingtoher,katharineknewverye
hade,nor,indeed,koexpect,andthus
reinedsilentthecarriagegreallerandsllerupontheduskyroad,andstillrodneydidnotspeakperhaps,shethought,heeduntilthelastsignofthecarriagehaddisappearedbeneaththecurveoftheroadandtheyentirelyalonetocloaktheirsilenceshereadtheingontheobelisk,todohshehad
topletelyrounditsheurringaword
tothepiousladysthanksaboveherbreathwhenrodneyjoinedherinsilencetheysetoutalongthecarttrackedthevergeofthetrees
tobreakthesilencelyrodneywished
todo,andyetuldnotdotohisoisfactionin
panyitoapproachkatharine;alone
hher,thealoofnessandforceofhercharactercheckedallhisnaturalthodsofattackhebelievedthatshehadbehavedverybadlytohibuteachseparateinstanceofunkindnessseedtoopettytobeadvanced
heyogether
“theresnoneedforustorace,”heplainedatlast;upondiatelyslackenedherpace,and
indesperationhesaidthe
firstthinghethoughtof,verypeevishlyandhoutthedignifiedpreludeended
“ivenotenjoyedholiday”
“no”
“noishallbegladtogetbacktoworkagain”
“saturday,sunday,ndaythereareonlythreedaysre,”sheunted
“nooneenjoysbeingdeafoolofbeforeother
people,”heblurtedout,forhisirritationroseasshespoke,andgotthebetterofhisaedby
thatawe
“thatrefersto,isuppose,”shesaidcaly
“everydaysincee
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thingtokeappearridiculous,”heon“of
urse,solongasitasesyou,youree;butwe
havetoreerthatospendourlives
togetheriaskedyou,onlythising,forexale,toeoutandtakeatueinthegardeniwas
inutes,andyounevercaevery
onesaeeiwasso
ashadthatiinthen,onthedriveyouhardly
spoketohenrynoticediteveryonenoticesit
youfindnodifficultyintalkingtohenry,though”shenotedthesevariousplaintsanddeteed
philosophicallytoans,althoughthe
laststunghertonsiderableirritationsheo
findouthoelay
“noneofthesethingsseeototter,”shesaid
“veryayasytongue,”he
replied
“intheelvestheydontseeototter;ifthey
hurtyou,ofursetheytter,”sherrectedherselfs,and
heeforaspace
“andightbesohappy,katharine”heexclaid
iulsively,anddrethroughhisshehdrew
itdirectly
“aslongasyouletyourselffeellikethisweshallneverbehappy,”shesaid
