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Chapter 5

           Theywere"inlove"nolonger;no,hehadtakenupwithanotherwoman,aseriouswoman,withherhairinaplaitandacaseinherhand(Mintahaddescribedhergratefully,almostadmiringly),whowenttomeetingsandsharedPaul’sviews(theyhadgotmoreandmorepronounced)aboutthetaxationoflandvaluesandacapitallevy.Farfrombreakingupthemarriage,thatalliancehadrightedit.Theywereexcellentfriends,obviously,ashesatontheroadandshehandedhimhistools.

           SothatwasthestoryoftheRayleys,Lilythought.SheimaginedherselftellingittoMrs.Ramsay,whowouldbefullofcuriositytoknowwhathadbecomeoftheRayleys.Shewouldfeelalittletriumphant,tellingMrs.Ramsaythatthemarriagehadnotbeenasuccess.

           Butthedead,thoughtLily,encounteringsomeobstacleinherdesignwhichmadeherpauseandponder,steppingbackafootorso,oh,thedead!shemurmured,onepitiedthem,onebrushedthemaside,onehadevenalittlecontemptforthem.Theyareatourmercy.Mrs.Ramsayhasfadedandgone,shethought.Wecanover-rideherwishes,improveawayherlimited,old-fashionedideas.Sherecedesfurtherandfurtherfromus.Mockinglysheseemedtoseeherthereattheendofthecorridorofyearssaying,ofallincongruousthings,"Marry,marry!"(sittingveryuprightearlyinthemorningwiththebirdsbeginningtocheepinthegardenoutside).Andonewouldhavetosaytoher,Ithasallgoneagainstyourwishes.They’rehappylikethat;I’mhappylikethis.Lifehaschangedcompletely.

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