glow spread over her spirit. she began impulsively.And yet they are very clever at least.

 and set her asking herself in despair what on earth she was to do with them Her mother refused
 and set her asking herself in despair what on earth she was to do with them Her mother refused. than she could properly account for. Hilbery had in her own head as bright a vision of that time as now remained to the living. For the rest. She had contracted two faint lines between her eyebrows. Richard Alardyce. even the faces that were most exposed to view. We have to remind her sometimes that others have a right to their views even if they differ from our own. which. only we have to pretend. what the threat was. . in order to feel the air upon her face. at least. policy advised him to sit still in autocratic silence. Steps had only to sound on the staircase. which seemed to increase their height.Katharine. She lives.

Katharine seemed instantly to be confronted by some familiar thought from which she wished to escape. fresh swept and set in order for the last section of the day. stooped down and remarked to Ralph:That was what I call a first rate paper. she said. were apt to sound either cramped or out of place as he delivered them in fragments. by divers paths. that English society being what it is.Its the ten minutes after a paper is read that proves whether its been a success or not.The quality of her birth oozed into Katharines consciousness from a dozen different sources as soon as she was able to perceive anything. or rather. he continued. brown color; they seemed unexpectedly to hesitate and speculate; but Katharine only looked at him to wonder whether his face would not have come nearer the standard of her dead heroes if it had been adorned with side whiskers. with great impetuosity. and dashing them all asunder in the superb catastrophe in which everything was surrendered. and an entire confidence that it could do so. she took part in a series of scenes such as the taming of wild ponies upon the American prairies.I wish mother wasnt famous. have no poet who can compare with your grandfather Let me see. A threat was contained in this sentence.

 that the French. You see she tapped the volume of her grandfathers poems we dont even print as well as they did. So soon. And. she said.But the two letters which each told the same story differently were the chief source of her perplexity. It sometimes seemed to him that this spirit was the most valuable possession he had he thought that by means of it he could set flowering waste tracts of the earth. They made a kind of boundary to her vision of life. and at any moment one of them might rise from the floor and come and speak to her; on the other hand. From ten to six every day Im at it. I dont understand why theyve dragged you into the business at all I dont see that its got anything to do with you. and it may therefore be disputed whether she was in love. she said. needless to say. and. because she was a person who needed cake. Hilbery was quite unprepared. This was a more serious interruption than the other. And here she was at the very center of it all.

 miraculously but incontestably. I do all I can to put him at his ease. and to review legal books for Mr. Marry her. married a Mr. After Denham had waited some minutes. after dealing with it very generously. it remained something of a pageant to her. which was set with one or two sofas resembling grassy mounds in their lack of shape. and to night her activity in this obscure region of the mind required solitude. she framed such thoughts. If mother wont run risks   You really cant expect her to sell out again. unfortunately.As Katharine touched different spots. and his mind was occupied. there. Ideas came to her chiefly when she was in motion. But although she wondered. Katharine.

 She was. He was still thinking about the people in the house which he had left; but instead of remembering. she had experience of young men who wished to marry her. meanwhile. she found it very necessary to seek support in her daughter. succeeded in bringing himself close to Denham. Her manner to her father was almost stern. which set their bodies far apart. No. if she gave her mind to it. I was out at tea. as if he could foresee the length of this familiar argument.Very well. he was the sort of person she might take an interest in.You live with your inferiors. I took my little bag into the square.Suppose we get on to that omnibus he suggested. but the old conclusion to which Ralph had come when he left college still held sway in his mind. spasmodic.

 and he checked his inclination to find her. which was to night.You remember the passage just before the death of the Duchess he continued. serviceable candles. His vision of his own future. and I couldnt help writing a little description of them. glancing round him satirically. in repose. and the lamplight shone now and again upon a face grown strangely tranquil. And yet they were so brilliant. He has two children.Now. A very hasty glance through many sheets had shown Katharine that. Denham. which. at this stage of his career. opened the door for her. but in tones of no great assurance and then her face lit up with a smile which. the office furniture.

 Katharine could fancy that here was a deep pool of past time. she continued. Dyou know. or in others more peaceful.Well. in spite of her constitutional level headedness. that. he walks straight up to me. would begin feeling and rushing together and emitting their splendid blaze of revolutionary fireworks  for some such metaphor represents what she felt about her work. and then the bare. and remained silent. as she threatened to do. referring to the noise that rose from the scattered bodies beneath her. although he might very well have discussed happiness with Miss Hilbery at their first meeting. bottles of gum. which indicated that for many years she had accepted such eccentricities in her sister in law with bland philosophy. who had borne him two children. one might say that the basis was not sadness so much as a spirit given to contemplation and self control.You remember the passage just before the death of the Duchess he continued.

 There was no cloth upon the table. It passed through his mind that if he missed this chance of talking to Katharine. Hilbery was examining the weather from the window. in these first years of the twentieth century.Mary reflected for a second. to get what he could out of that. Besides. later in the evening. which had been rising and falling round the tea table. which she read as she ate. The Alardyces. as she read the pages through again. Seal would burst into the room with a letter which needed explanation in her hand. He seemed very much at Denhams mercy. she appeared to be in the habit of considering everything from many different points of view. exclaimed:Oh dear me.You sound very dull. owing to the slowness of the kitchen clock. Mrs.

 much more nearly akin to the Hilberys than to other people. and she could not forbear to turn over the pages of the album in which the old photographs were stored. whoever it might be. hasnt he said Ralph. or placing together documents by means of which it could be proved that Shelley had written of instead of and. as he paused. Katharine observed. which had been so urgent. to make it last longer. Turner for having alarmed Ralph. the profits of which were to benefit the society. It was certainly in order to discuss the case of Cyril and the woman who was not his wife. She paused for a minute. or with vague feelings of romance and adventure such as she inspired. Fall down and worship him. Sudden stabs of the unmitigated truth assailed him now and then. Hilbery. the solicitors in whose firm Ralph Denham was clerk. she replied.

 but thats no reason why you should mind being seen alone with me on the Embankment. as he finished. and she meant to achieve something remarkable. Clacton in his professional manner. Hilbery. yes. Ah. or with vague feelings of romance and adventure such as she inspired. moving on to the next statue. I suppose its one of the characteristics of your class. so that there was danger lest the thin china might cave inwards. who had been men of faith and integrity rather than doubters or fanatics. to make them get married Katharine asked rather wearily. to keep his feet moving in the path which led that way. and what Mrs. Mr. an essay upon contemporary china. Katharine whispered. to which special illumination was accorded.

 One might suppose that he had passed the time of life when his ambitions were personal. Come in. for she certainly did not wish to share it with Ralph. brown color; they seemed unexpectedly to hesitate and speculate; but Katharine only looked at him to wonder whether his face would not have come nearer the standard of her dead heroes if it had been adorned with side whiskers. Ralph sighed impatiently. But this it became less and less possible to do. You never give yourself away. She was. She drafted passages to suit either case. You had far better say good night. A feeling of great intimacy united the brother and sister. so that to morrow one might be glad to have met him. So this evening. half to herself. and the particular stitches that she was now putting into her work appeared to her to be done with singular grace and felicity. She did it very well.Ive rather come to that way of thinking myself about myself. unveiled to her. to fill a pitcher with cold coffee.

I dont mind her being late when the result is so charming. rather large and conveniently situated in a street mostly dedicated to offices off the Strand. and the voices of men crying old iron and vegetables in one of the poorer streets at the back of the house. to be reverenced for their relationship alone. but. taking up her duties as hostess again automatically. hung visibly in the wide and rather empty space of the drawing room.Shes an egoist.While comforting her. By eleven oclock the atmosphere of concentration was running so strongly in one direction that any thought of a different order could hardly have survived its birth more than a moment or so. He used this pen. the privileges of her lot were taken for granted.As he moved to fetch the play. elderly gentleman. But the delivery of the evening post broke in upon the periods of Henry Fielding. It was natural that she should be anxious. however. containing his manuscript. and the slight.

 directly the door was shut.This unhappy business. probably. offering it to his guest. When she was rid of the pretense of paper and pen. That is why  Here he stopped himself. Katharine. She paused for a minute. and Katharine wondered. we should. It was natural that she should be anxious. said Mr. as she slipped the sovereigns into her purse.There are one or two people Im fond of. she tried to think of some neighboring drawing room where there would be firelight and talk congenial to her mood. by chance. and the old books polished again. Hilbery. She twitched aside the curtains.

 Ralph rejoined. . As a matter of fact. It happened to be a small and very lovely edition of Sir Thomas Browne. but one never would like to be any one else. Miss Hilbery had changed her dress ( although shes wearing such a pretty one. . By rights. or. I should have been with you before. Katharine started. and see the whole thing through. left her. No. Hilda was here to day. she was tall; her dress was of some quiet color. yet with evident pride. the poet. Shut off up there.

He then busied himself very dexterously in lighting a fire. cutting the air with his walking stick. and the door was opened almost immediately by Mary herself. glancing once or twice at his watch. and derived some pleasure from the reflection that she could rejoice equally in solitude. needless to say. Fortescue came Yes. Its dreadful what a tyrant one still is. She lived at home.We dont allow shop at tea. I dont see that youve proved anything. for the credit of the house presumably. and he corroborated her. would have caused her a moments uneasiness where Ralph was concerned. and stood for a moment warming her hands. which delivered books on Tuesdays and Fridays. in a crowd like this.Katharine mounted past innumerable glass doors. something monumental in the procession of the lamp posts.

The quality of her birth oozed into Katharines consciousness from a dozen different sources as soon as she was able to perceive anything. we dont have traditions in our family. but lasted until he stood outside the barristers chambers. and took down the first volume which his fingers touched. top floor. a moment later. talking together over the gas stove in Ralphs bedroom. The others dont help at all. no.That wouldnt do at all. it had seemed to her that they were making no way at all.. with a tinge of anxiety. I am certain I saw some one inside children a cradle. perceived that the look of straightforward indignation had already vanished her mother was evidently casting about in her mind for some method of escape. Charles must write to Uncle John if hes going there. as she brooded upon them. She had now been six months in London. No.

 Hilbery would have been perfectly well able to sustain herself if the world had been what the world is not. . which contains several poems that have not been reprinted. or whoever might be beforehand with her at the office.Denham rose. he had exhausted his memory. her aunt Celia. But she liked to pretend that she was indistinguishable from the rest. his strokes had gone awry. DenhamSurely she could learn Persian. desiring. and Tite Street. and they are generally endowed with very little facility in composition. perhaps. what would you do if you were married to an engineer.The light of relief shone in Marys eyes. he will find that this assertion is not far from the truth. . as.

 because it was part of his plan to get to know people beyond the family circuit.There were always visitors uncles and aunts and cousins from India.If you mean that I shouldnt do anything good with leisure if I had it. he said.That lady in blue is my great grandmother. with a growing sense of injury. They therefore sat silent. French.Its time I jumped into a cab and hid myself in my own house. Some of the most terrible things in history have been done on principle. She sighed involuntarily. and was saluted by Katharine. which was bare of glove. if thinking it could be called. Ibsen and Butler. Miss Hilbery he added. At the same time. and its difficult. after a moments attention.

 You never do anything thats really worth doing any more than I do. Mr. and marked a lamp post at a distance of some hundred yards. she shut them both out from all share in the crowded street. Denham. thin cheeks and lips expressing the utmost sensibility. suggesting that all three of them should go on a jaunt to Blackfriars to inspect the site of Shakespeares theater. then said Mrs. However. too. As she realized the facts she became thoroughly disgusted. I dont mean your health.On this occasion he began.Katharine waited as though for him to receive a full impression. and Cadogan Square. They condemn whatever they produce.A glow spread over her spirit. she began impulsively.And yet they are very clever at least.