Henrietta and Alexandra
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AlexandrawasreadingHenriettasmanuscript.
"This,"shesaid,pointingwithherfinger,"isinane."
HenriettagotupandlookedoverAlexandrasshoulderatthesentence.
"Yes,"shesaid."Iprefertheinane,sometimes.Theaneisofteninutiletotheartist."
Therewasamomentofcontemplation.
"Ihavebeenofferedathousandflorinsforit,"Henriettasaid."TheDutchrights."
"Howmuchisthatinourmoney?"
"Twohundredsixty-sixdollars."
"BlessBabel,"Alexandrasaid,andtookherfriendinherarms.
Henriettasaid:"OnceIwasayounggirl,verymuchlikeanyotheryounggirl,interestedinthesamethings,Iwasexemplary.IwastoldwhatIwas,thatistosayayounggirl,andIknewwhatIwasbecauseIhadbeentoldandbecausetherewereotheryounggirlsallaroundmewhohadbeentoldthesamethingsandknewthesamethings,andlookingatthemandhearingagaininmyheadthethingsIhadbeentoldIknewwhatayounggirlwas.Wehadallbeentoldthesamethings.Ihadnotbeentold,forexample,thatsomewinewaspissandsomenotandIhadnotbeentoldotherthings.StillIhadbeentoldagreatmanythingsallveryusefulbutIhadnotbeentoldthatIwasgoingtodieinanywaythatwouldallowmetorealizethatIreallywasgoingtodieandthatitwouldbeallover,then,andthatthiswasalltherewasandthatIhaddamnedwellbettermakethemostofit.ThatIdiscoveredformyselfandcoveredwithshameand**asIwasImadethemostofit.IhadnotbeentoldhowtomakethemostofitbutIfigureditout.ThenImovedthroughaperiodofdepression,thedepressionengenderedbytherealizationthatIhadplacedmyselfbeyondthepale,thereIwas,beyondthepale.ThenIdiscoveredthattherewereotherpeoplebeyondthepalewithme,thattherewerequiteasmanypeopleonthewrongsideofthepaleastherewereontherightsideofthepaleandthatthepeopleonthewrongsideofthepalewereascomplexasthepeopleontherightsideofthepale,asunhappy,assubjecttotime,assubjecttodeath.Sowhatthe**?IsaidtomyselfinthecolorfullanguageIhadlearnedonthewrongsideofthepale.BythistimeIwasnolongerayounggirl.Iwasmature."
AlexandrahadaspecialdevotiontotheSacredHeart.
THEORIESOFTHESACREDHEART
LOSSANDRECOVERYOFTHESACREDHEART
CONFLICTINGCLAIMSOFTHEGREATCATHEDRALS
THESACREDHEARTINCONTEMPORARYICONOGRAPHY
APPEARANCEOFSPURIOUSSACREDHEARTSANDHOWTHEYMAYBEDISTINGUISHEDFROMTHETRUEONE
LOCATIONOFTHETRUESACREDHEARTREVEALED
HOWTHEABBEST.GERMAINPRESERVEDTHETRUESACREDHEARTFROMTHEHANDSOFTHEBARBARIANS
WHYTHESACREDHEARTISFREQUENTLYREPRESENTEDSURMOUNTEDBYACROWNOFTHORNS
MEANINGOFTHETINTTONGUEOFFLAME
ORDERSANDCEREMONIESINTHEVENERATIONOFTHESACREDHEART
ROLEOFTHESACREDHEARTSOCIETYINTHEVENERATIONOFTHESACREDHEART
AlexandrawasalsoamemberoftheKnightsofSt.Dympna,patronessoftheinsane.
AlexandraandHenriettawerewalkingdownthestreetintheirlonggowns.Amanlookedatthemandlaughed.AlexandraandHenriettarushedathimandscratchedhiseyesout.
Asadesignerofartificialruins,Alexandrawaswell-known.ShedesignedruinsinthemannersofLan
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