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Chapter 4

           DidhenotcomedownintwocoatstheothernightandletMrs.Ramsaytrimhishairintoapuddingbasin?Allofthisdancedupanddown,likeacompanyofgnats,eachseparatebutallmarvellouslycontrolledinaninvisibleelasticnetdancedupanddowninLily’smind,inandaboutthebranchesofthepeartree,wherestillhungineffigythescrubbedkitchentable,symbolofherprofoundrespectforMr.Ramsay’smind,untilherthoughtwhichhadspunquickerandquickerexplodedofitsownintensity;shefeltreleased;ashotwentoffcloseathand,andtherecame,flyingfromitsfragments,frightened,effusive,tumultuous,aflockofstarlings.

           "Jasper!"saidMr.Bankes.Theyturnedthewaythestarlingsflew,overtheterrace.Followingthescatterofswift-flyingbirdsintheskytheysteppedthroughthegapinthehighhedgestraightintoMr.Ramsay,whoboomedtragicallyatthem,"Someonehadblundered!"

           Hiseyes,glazedwithemotion,defiantwithtragicintensity,mettheirsforasecond,andtrembledonthevergeofrecognition;butthen,raisinghishand,half-waytohisfaceasiftoavert,tobrushoff,inanagonyofpeevishshame,theirnormalgaze,asifhebeggedthemtowithholdforamomentwhatheknewtobeinevitable,asifheimpresseduponthemhisownchild-likeresentmentofinterruption,yeteveninthemomentofdiscoverywasnottoberoutedutterly,butwasdeterminedtoholdfasttosomethingofthisdeliciousemotion,thisimpurerhapsodyofwhichhewasashamed,butinwhichherevelledheturnedabruptly,slammedhisprivatedooronthem;and,LilyBriscoeandMr.Bankes,

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