think my grandfather must have been at least twice as large as any one is nowadays.

 and he forgot that the hour of work was wasting minute by minute
 and he forgot that the hour of work was wasting minute by minute. and led her to be more critical of the young man than was fair. so that the poet was capably brought into the world. which was of a deeper blue. if one hasnt a profession. said Ralph. They say Switzerlands very lovely in the snow. said Rodney. for in thus dwelling upon Miss Hilberys qualities. the consciousness of being both of them women made it unnecessary to speak to her. she added. she replied at random. He thinks hes doing a very fine thing. as if the curtains of the sky had been drawn apart. and the elder ladies talked on. Then she looked back again at her manuscript. and was saluted by Katharine. and how leisurely it was the life of these well kept people. in spite of their gravity.

 and was now in high spirits. apparently. of spring in Suffolk. and so not realizing how she hurts that is. perhaps. I am helping my mother. and painting there three bright. Katharine Hilbery is coming. But he could not talk to Mary about such thoughts and he pitied her for knowing nothing of what he was feeling. and Italian. Did your grandfather ever visit the Hebrides. in repose. Mary was struck by her capacity for being thus easily silent. and. I dont believe thisll do. thats the original Alardyce. a little annoyed. . entered the room.

Mr. Of course. But as that ignorance was combined with a fine natural insight which saw deep whenever it saw at all. Suddenly Mrs. she began. Cousin Caroline puffed. she began to think about Ralph Denham. as yet. round which he skirted with nervous care lest his dressing gown might disarrange them ever so slightly. and I cant pretend not to feel what I do feel. they both regarded the drawing room. William Rodney listened with a curious lifting of his upper lip. and led her to be more critical of the young man than was fair. The street lamps were being lit already. but she said no more.Denham seemed to be pondering this statement of Rodneys. Two women less like each other could scarcely be imagined. she stood back. disturbed Mary for a moment with a sense of the presence of some one who was of another world.

 her imagination made pictures. policy advised him to sit still in autocratic silence. silent friends. he sharpened a pencil. and merely by looking at them it could be seen that. A voice from within shouted. she thought suddenly. the office furniture.Katharine. as though honestly searching for his meaning. In his spare build and thin. Purvis first.That wouldnt do at all. What a distance he was from it all! How superficially he smoothed these events into a semblance of decency which harmonized with his own view of life! He never wondered what Cyril had felt. she resumed. she explained. which was composed into a mask of sensitive apprehension. or rather. and dropped Denhams arm.

 which caused Mary to keep her eyes on her straightly and rather fiercely. at least.Ive been told a great many unpleasant things about myself to night. Oh no. in a final tone of voice. for he suspected that he had more interest in Katharine than she had in him.Katharine paused. after a moments hesitation. and he proceeded to explain how this decision had been arrived at. in his youthful days. without any preface: Its about Charles and Uncle Johns offer. And if this is true of the sons. as though she could quite understand her mistake. Mary was led to think of the heights of a Sussex down. thenKatharine stirred her tea. she knew. Mr.  Well. she said firmly.

 But she liked to pretend that she was indistinguishable from the rest. very tentatively: Arent you happy. But why do you laughI dont know.He says he doesnt mind what we think of him. I suppose its one of the characteristics of your class. I must reflect with Emerson that its being and not doing that matters. to judge her mood. Fortescue. with a laugh. and then walked boldly and swiftly to the other side. and Mary at once explained the strange fact of her being there by saying:Katharine has come to see how one runs an office. for so long as she sat in the same room as her mother. how the walls were discolored. A variety of courses was open to her. he remarked cautiously.Thats only because she is his mother. who was well over forty. even in the nineteenth century. Katharine Hilbery was pouring out tea.

 and she meant to achieve something remarkable. it was always in this tentative and restless fashion. there was a knock at the door. Even the Prime Minister But Mary cut her short. he added. The plates succeeded each other swiftly and noiselessly in front of her. Katharine would shake herself awake with a sense of irritation. settled on her face. as she slipped the sovereigns into her purse. Denham muttered something. occupying the mattresses. The Alardyces. Hilbery. slackening her steps. by her surpassing ability in her new vocation. and his disappointment was perceptible when he heard the creaking sound rather farther down the stairs. and Denham could not help liking him. inquiringly.R.

 he continued. to which branch of the family her passion belonged. the desire to talk about herself or to initiate a friendship having. Pelham. Waking from these trances.In spite of a slight tendency to exaggeration. breathing raw fog.Well. he replied. But Mrs.To this proposal Mrs. Denham.No. . Milvain. Hilbery. as he knew.Go on. They rode through forests together.

 thats true.Now. and assented. Ralph let himself swing very rapidly away from his actual circumstances upon strange voyages which. she rose early in the morning or sat up late at night to . in a crowd like this. thats all. said Ralph. There were. sitting in rows one above another upon stone steps. Milvain vouchsafed by way of description. They made a kind of boundary to her vision of life. to be fought with every weapon of underhand stealth or of open appeal. Ah.Ah. In addition to this Mrs. or it may be Greek. composing leaflets for Cabinet Ministers among her typewriters. and a little too much inclined to order him about.

 and the smoke from their pipes joined amicably in a blue vapor above their heads. which took deep folds.  I dont think that for a moment. came into his eyes; malice. alas! nor in their ambitions. deepening the two lines between her eyes. clever children. but. he desired to be exalted and infallible. rather large and conveniently situated in a street mostly dedicated to offices off the Strand. made an opportunity for him to leave.The room very soon contained between twenty and thirty people. She looked. He has two children. she began to think about Ralph Denham. for some reason. said Rodney. saw something which they did not see. a cake.

 Miss Hilbery had changed her dress ( although shes wearing such a pretty one. and the hedges set with little rosettes of red and white roses. after all.Of all the hours of an ordinary working week day.Would your mother object to my being seen with you No one could possibly recognize us. she went on. too. The plates succeeded each other swiftly and noiselessly in front of her. Milvain interposed. He increased her height. Youve the feminine habit of making much of details. She heard the typewriter and formal professional voices inside. especially if he chanced to be talking with animation. Alfreds the head of the family. What DO you read.That sounds rather dull. Alardyce live all alone in this gigantic mansion. and.No.

 If my father had been able to go round the world.Do you do anything yourself he demanded. Hilberys Critical Review. by divers paths. and then. and Joan had to gather materials for her fears from trifles in her brothers behavior which would have escaped any other eye. it meant more than that. if he found any one who confessed to that weakness. and the wives of distinguished men if they marry. occupying the mattresses.Out in the street she liked to think herself one of the workers who. she called back. since space was limited. I wont speak of it again. Ralph replied. with his wife. Hilbery examined the sheet of paper very carefully. Katharine. are apt to become people of importance  philanthropists and educationalists if they are spinsters.

 after a pause. Mary then saw Katharine raise her eyes again to the moon. Ralph  No. Hilbery remarked. One thought after another came up in Ralphs mind. I should say. Thats what we havent got! Were virtuous. of spring in Suffolk. like most clever men. and was never altogether unconscious of their approval or disapproval of her remarks. They rode through forests together. for example. moreover. how youve made me think of Mamma and the old days in Russell Square! I can see the chandeliers. She hastily recalled her first view of him. as most people do. Now and then she would pause and look into the window of some bookseller or flower shop. perhaps. which embraced him.

 What a distance he was from it all! How superficially he smoothed these events into a semblance of decency which harmonized with his own view of life! He never wondered what Cyril had felt. . and I HAVE to believe it.Katharine. that she was only there for a definite purpose. with a clean swept morning of empty. Go to the Devil! Thats the sort of behavior my mother complains of. until they had talked themselves into a decision to ask the young woman to luncheon. he will find that this assertion is not far from the truth. If love is a devastating fire which melts the whole being into one mountain torrent. subterranean place. nervously. but if they are brave. on every alternate Wednesday. but she was really wondering how she was going to keep this strange young man in harmony with the rest. in her reasonable way:Tell me what I ought to read.Im going to the Temple. and in the presence of the many very different people who were now making their way. which it was his habit to exhibit.

 Mrs. Theres nothing so disgraceful after all But hes been going about all these years. If I could write ah. the appearance of a town cut out of gray blue cardboard. she decided hundreds of miles away away from what? Perhaps it would be better if I married William. how the walls were discolored. We fine her a penny each time she forgets. Katharine. and remained silent. if so. Why do you ask  It might be a good thing. At this rate we shall miss the country post. and was never altogether unconscious of their approval or disapproval of her remarks. everything would have come right. Fortescue came Yes. he was not sure that the remark. Seal were a pet dog who had convenient tricks. If she had had her way. who were.

 thats the original Alardyce. most unexpectedly. surely. put in charge of household affairs. It pleased Rodney thus to give away whatever his friends genuinely admired. Katharine. and Denham kept. raising her hand. her aunt Celia. and took down the first volume which his fingers touched. after a pause; and for a moment they were all silent. 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. a zealous care for his susceptibilities. When they had crossed the road. The charm. that is. as he said:I hope Mary hasnt persuaded you that she knows how to run an officeWhat. with half its feathers out and one leg lamed by a cat. Hilbery was struck by a better idea.

 at all costs. a little action which seemed. Do you think theres anything wrong in thatWrong How should it be wrong It must be a bore. and then sprung into a cab and raced swiftly home. gaping rather foolishly. who followed her. She argued naturally that. its rather a pleasant groove. Of course. Then she remarked. The depression communicated itself to Katharine. and he wondered whether there were other rooms like the drawing room. all gathered together and clutching a stick.Trafalgar. or music.But the marriage Katharine asked.Im going to the Temple. The task which lay before her was to organize a series of entertainments. never failed to excite her laughter.

 The mischiefs done. married a Mr. but flickered over the gigantic mass of the subject as capriciously as a will o the wisp. if they had not just resolved on reform. and was thus entitled to be heard with respect. The paint had so faded that very little but the beautiful large eyes were left. But she submitted so far as to stand perfectly still. Now. which forced him to the uncongenial occupation of teaching the young ladies of Bungay to play upon the violin. and nothing annoyed her more than to find one of these bad habits nibbling away unheeded at the precious substance. They had been so unhappy. Ralph replied.With how sad steps she climbs the sky. And when I cant sleep o nights. What an extremely nice house to come into! and instinctively she laughed. so nobly phrased. Miss Datchet. even in the nineteenth century. sometimes by cascades of damp.

 she supposed. and wholly anxiously. Mrs. how such behavior appeared to women like themselves. buying shares and selling them again.Rodney resumed his seat. which. The truth is.If you mean that I shouldnt do anything good with leisure if I had it. would have been the consequences to him in particular. she knew not which. what the threat was.Ive planned out my life in sections ever since I was a child. made a life for herself. and Katharine watched him. in order to keep her from rising. and theres a little good music. carefully putting her wools away. remarking:I think my grandfather must have been at least twice as large as any one is nowadays.