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Chapter 1

           Heshouldhavebeenagreatphilosopher,saidMrs.Ramsay,astheywentdowntheroadtothefishingvillage,buthehadmadeanunfortunatemarriage.Holdingherblackparasolveryerect,andmovingwithanindescribableairofexpectation,asifsheweregoingtomeetsomeoneroundthecorner,shetoldthestory;anaffairatOxfordwithsomegirl;anearlymarriage;poverty;goingtoIndia;translatingalittlepoetry"verybeautifully,Ibelieve,"beingwillingtoteachtheboysPersianorHindustanee,butwhatreallywastheuseofthat?andthenlying,astheysawhim,onthelawn.

           Itflatteredhim;snubbedashehadbeen,itsoothedhimthatMrs.Ramsayshouldtellhimthis.CharlesTansleyrevived.Insinuating,too,asshedidthegreatnessofman’sintellect,eveninitsdecay,thesubjectionofallwivesnotthatsheblamedthegirl,andthemarriagehadbeenhappyenough,shebelievedtotheirhusband’slabours,shemadehimfeelbetterpleasedwithhimselfthanhehaddoneyet,andhewouldhaveliked,hadtheytakenacab,forexample,tohavepaidthefare.Asforherlittlebag,mighthenotcarrythat?No,no,shesaid,shealwayscarriedTHATherself.Shedidtoo.Yes,hefeltthatinher.Hefeltmanythings,somethinginparticularthatexcitedhimanddisturbedhimforreasonswhichhecouldnotgive.Hewouldlikehertoseehim,gownedandhooded,walkinginaprocession.Afellowship,aprofessorship,hefeltcapableofanythingandsawhimselfbutwhatwasshelookingat?Atamanpastingabill.

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