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Chapter 19

           Andthenthereitwas,suddenlyentire;shehelditinherhands,beautifulandreasonable,clearandcomplete,herethesonnet.

           Butshewasbecomingconsciousofherhusbandlookingather.Hewassmilingather,quizzically,asifhewereridiculinghergentlyforbeingasleepinbroaddaylight,butatthesametimehewasthinking,Goonreading.Youdon’tlooksadnow,hethought.Andhewonderedwhatshewasreading,andexaggeratedherignorance,hersimplicity,forhelikedtothinkthatshewasnotclever,notbook-learnedatall.Hewonderedifsheunderstoodwhatshewasreading.Probablynot,hethought.Shewasastonishinglybeautiful.Herbeautyseemedtohim,ifthatwerepossible,toincrease

           

           Yetseem’ditwinterstill,and,youaway,

           AswithyourshadowIwiththesedidplay,

           

           shefinished.

           "Well?"shesaid,echoinghissmiledreamily,lookingupfromherbook.

           

           AswithyourshadowIwiththesedidplay,

           

           shemurmured,puttingthebookonthetable.

           Whathadhappened,shewondered,asshetookupherknitting,sinceshehadseenhimalone?Sheremembereddressing,andseeingthemoon;Andrewholdinghisplatetoohighatdinner;beingdepressedbysomethingWilliamhadsaid;thebirdsinthetrees;thesofaonthelanding;thechildrenbeingawake;CharlesTansleywakingthemwithhisbooksfallingoh,no,thatshehadinvented;andPaulhavingawash-leathercaseforhiswatch.Whichshouldshetellhimabout?

           "They’reengaged,"shesaid,beginningtoknit,"PaulandMinta."

           "SoIguessed,"hesaid.

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