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Chapter 2

           Forshefeltasuddenemptiness;afrustration.Herfeelinghadcometoolate;thereitwasready;buthenolongerneededit.Hehadbecomeaverydistinguished,elderlyman,whohadnoneedofherwhatsoever.Shefeltsnubbed.Heslungaknapsackroundhisshoulders.Hesharedouttheparcelstherewereanumberofthem,illtiedinbrownpaper.HesentCamforacloak.Hehadalltheappearanceofaleadermakingreadyforanexpedition.Then,wheelingabout,heledthewaywithhisfirmmilitarytread,inthosewonderfulboots,carryingbrownpaperparcels,downthepath,hischildrenfollowinghim.Theylooked,shethought,asiffatehaddevotedthemtosomesternenterprise,andtheywenttoit,stillyoungenoughtobedrawnacquiescentintheirfather’swake,obediently,butwithapallorintheireyeswhichmadeherfeelthattheysufferedsomethingbeyondtheiryearsinsilence.Sotheypassedtheedgeofthelawn,anditseemedtoLilythatshewatchedaprocessiongo,drawnonbysomestressofcommonfeelingwhichmadeit,falteringandflaggingasitwas,alittlecompanyboundtogetherandstrangelyimpressivetoher.Politely,butverydistantly,Mr.Ramsayraisedhishandandsalutedherastheypassed.

           Butwhataface,shethought,immediatelyfindingthesympathywhichshehadnotbeenaskedtogivetroublingherforexpression.Whathadmadeitlikethat?Thinking,nightafternight,shesupposedabouttherealityofkitchentables,sheadded,rememberingthesymbolwhichinhervaguenessastowhatMr.RamsaydidthinkaboutAndrewhadgivenher.

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