edherthoughtsinadifferentdirection
“iveoftenenanhadevereoutbyherselfandsaidthingsatallthereitenabusingtheorjeeringattheor;butitsneverefrontheelvesibelievean,theonlynfidenyoungenabouttheirloveaffairsbutthelivesofenofforty,ofunrrieden,ofen,ofenenlikeyourauntsorsthoburyorssallanoneknotheyenitsthensvieenokedoesntitkeyourbloodboilifianidbloeonesbrainsoutdontyoulaughatusagreatdealdontyouthinkitallagreathuugyou,ianhoallstrikeyou”
hisdeteationtoknoeaningtotheirtalk,haeredher;heseedtopressfurtherandfurther,anddeitappearsoiortantshetooksotitoansesheother,herfather,andatlasthedfixeduponherauntsandherfather,andshetriedtodescribethesatthisdistancetheyappearedtoher
theyueansofoinginthetisbutthereallifeofthehousethisithiheouredto,butntetuousshehadaloreiortantthanthelifeofanother,andthatinthatsinedsoashtoatofolloondatthisveryntbuildingthingsuptheyreallodestandyettheyfeelthingstheydondifpeopledieoldspinstersarealitwasveryreal”
sherevieeneetingsforthisandthat,theiuteaakinganatsphereandbuildingupasolidss,abackgroundheobservedherasshensideredthis
“anded
againshehadbeeabsorbedinsothingelse,andhecalledherbacktoanunusuallyvividnsciousnessofherself
“iiserableyouvenon“thereareterrorsandagonies,”shesaid,keepinghereyeonhisiftodetecttheslightesthintoflaughter
“icanbelieveit,”hesaidheretuedherlookhperfectsincerity
“enoneseesinthestreets,”shesaid
“prostitutes”
“nkissingone”
henoddedhishead
“youold”
sheshookherhead
“andthen,”shebeganandstoppedherecainthegreatspaceoflifeintoondpark,andhourtohour,erelyonthesurfaceheandthatsheshoulddescribethatalsoesheonspinningoutwords
“agirlisrelonelythanaboynooneyselfandknoatteradatoanybodyilikeseeingthingsgoonasofititslikebeingtheingored
afeelingofintensedepressionedplainthatshe;theyseedtoeverynear,andthentheyaseveragain;andhergestureasshetuedaiful
“nonsense,”hesaidabruptly“youlikepeopleyoulikeadrationyourrealgrudgeagainsthirstisthathedoesntadreyou”
shedenoansetithenshesaid:“thatsprobablytrueofurseilikepeopleilikealsteveryoneiveevert”
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