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（PartI）
[1]ThesolutiontomylifeoeoneeveningwhileIwasironingashirt.Itlebutaudacious.IwentintothelivingroomwheremyhusbandwaswatgtelevisionandIsaid，“IthinkIoughttohaveanoffice.”
[2]Itsouie.WhatdoIwantanofficefor?Ihaveahouse;itispleasantandroomyandhasaviewofthesea;itprovidesappropriateplacesfandsleeping，andhavingbathsaionswithone’sfriends.AlsoIhaveagarden;thereisnolackofspace.
[3]No.Buthereesthedisclosurewhioteasyforme:Iamawriter.Thatdoesnht.Toopresumptuous，phony，oratleastung.Tryagaibetter?Itrytowrite.Thatmakesitworse.Hypocriticalhumility.Wellthen?
[4]Itdoesn’tmatter.HoweverIputit，thewordscreatetheirspaceofsileemomentofexposure.Butpeoplearekind，thesilenceisquicklyabsorbedbythesolicitudeoffriendlyvvariouslyhoodforyou，aisintriguing.Andwhatdoyouwrite?Theyihspirit.Fi，Ireply，bearingmyhumiliationbythistimewithease，eveionofflippancy，whiotalwaysmine，andagain，agaiibleayaresmoothedoutbysuchreadyandtactfulvoices—whichhavehoweverexhaustedtheirstosolatoryphrases，andly，“Ah!”
[5]SothisiswhatIwantanofficefor（Isaidtomyhusband）:towritein.Iwasatosoundedlikeafi，apieceofrareself-ie，aseveryoneknowsyouypewriter，oratleastapenepaper，atableandchair;IhaveallthesethingsinanybedrooButnowIwantanofficeaswell.
[6]AndIwashatIwasgoingtowriteinit，ifweedowntothat.MaybeIwouldsitahewall;eventhatprospeotuome.ItwasreallythesoundofthewordsofficethatIliked，itssoundofdignityandpeadpurposefulnessandimportaIdidionthistomyhusband，soIlaueadintoahigh-flowio，asIremember，likethis.
[7]Ahouseisallrightforamantoworkin.Hebringshisworkintothehouse，aplaceisclearedforit;thehesitselfasbestit.Everybhisworkexists.Heisoaelephoofindthingsthatarelost，toseewhytheareg，orfeedtheshuthisdine（Isaid）amherdoor，andtheknowingsheisbehindit;why，theverythoughtofitiseoustotheAwomanwhositsstaringioatrythatisnotherhusband’sorher’sislikewiseknowntobeanature.Soahouseisnotthesameforawomasomeonewhowalksiomakeuseofit，andwillwalkoutagaihehouse;thereisionpossible.
[8]“Goahead，ifyoudoneough，”
isallmyhusbandhadtosay.Heisnotlikeme;hedoesexplanations.Thattheheartofanotherpersonisaethingyouwillhearhimsayfrequently，andwithret.
&henIdidnotthinkitwassomethingthatcouldbeaplished.Perhapsatbottomitseemedtometooimproperawishtobegranted.Ioreeasilyhavewishedforaminkondhesearethiain.The，learningofmyplahemwiththemostdashiiduhelessIwentdowntotheshoppierwhichistwoblowhereIlive;thereIhadnoticedforseveralmonths，andwithoutthinkinghowtheycouldpertaintome，acoupleairswindowsofabuildingthathstoreayparlor.AsIweairsIhadafeelingofpleteuy;surelyrentinglicatedbusihecaseofoffices;youdidnotsimplyknothedoorofthevatpremisesandwaittobeadmitted;itwouldhavetobedhels.Also，theywouldwanttoomuey.
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[10]TheroomasevidentlyabinationlivingroomahefirstthingsInoticedweremodelsofships—galleons，clippers，QueenMarys—sittiables，thewindowsills，thetelevisioherewerenoshipstherewerepottedplantsandaclutterofwhataresometimescalled“masents—a，deerheads，breashtraysofheavy，veined，shihewallshotographsandwhatmighthavebeendiplomas.Ooshooodleandabulldog，dressedinmasdfemihing，andassumingwithdismalembarrassmentaposeofaffe.Writtenacrossitwas“OldFriends”
.Buttheroomwasreallydominatedbyaportrait，withitsownlightandagildedframe;itwasofagood-looking，fair-hairedmanitingbehindadesk，wearingabusiandlookilyprosperous，rosyandagreeable.Hereagain，itisprobablyhindsightonmypartthatpointsoutthatithereisevidentalsosomeuneasiness，somelackoffaiththemanhasinthisrole，ateospreadhimselftoobountifullyaly，whichforallanyoneknowsmayleadtodisaster.
[11]heMalleys.AssoonasIsawthatoffitedit.ItwaslargerthanIneeded，beingdividedinsuchawaythatitwouldbesuitableforadoctor’soffice.（raherebutheleft，saysMrs.Malleyifulbutunihewallsweredbare，whitewithalittlegraytocuttheglarefortheeyes.Siherewerenodoevidenorhadbeen，asMrs.Malleyfreelytoldme，forsometime，Iofferedtwenty-fivedollarsamonth.Shesaidsheeaktoherhusband.
[12]TheimeIcamemyreedupon，aMr.Malleyintheflesh.Iexplained，asIhadalreadydoohiswife，thatIdidnotwanttomakeuseofmyularbusinesshours，butduringtheweekendsaimesintheeveniIwoulduseitfor，andItoldhim，notwithfirstwhetherIoughttosayIdidstenography.
[13]Heabsorbedtheinformationwithgoodhumor.“Ah，you’reawriter.”
[14]“Wellyes.Iwrite.”
[15]“Thenwe’lldoourbesttoseeyou’refortablehere，”
hesaidexpansively.“I’magreatmanforhobbiesmyself.Alltheseshipmodels—Idothemihey’reablessingforthenerves.Peopleneedanofortheirnerves.Idaresayyou’rethesame.”
[16]“Somethingthesame，”
Isaid，resolutelyagreeable，evehesawmybehaviorinthishazyalight.Atleasthedidnotaskme，asIhalfexpected，whowaslookihe，anddidmyhusbaenyears，maybefifteeened，spread，ahemaure.Hishipsandthighshadnacoffat，ghimtomovewithasigh，aysettlingofflesh，aporiarfort.Hishairandeyeshadfaded，hisfeaturesblurred，andtheaffable，predatoryexpressionhadcollapsediroublinghumilityandistrust.IdidnotlookathiIhadakingaakeontheresponsibilityofknowinganymorehumanbeings.
[17]Ontheweekehoutthehelpofmyfamily，whowouldhavebeenkind.Ibroughtmytypewriterandacardtableandchair，alsoalittlewoodentableonwhichIsetahotplate，akettle，ajarofinstantcoffee，spoon，andayellowmug.Thatwasall.Ibroodedwithsatisfathebarenessofmywalls，theityofmyessentialfurnishings，theremarkablelagstodust，olish.
[18]ThesightwasoMr.Malley.HeknoydoorsoonafterIwassettledandsaidthathewaoexplaihiuhelightierroom，whichIwouldtheradiatorandhowtoworktheawnihewindow.Helookedarouhingwithgloomandmystifidsaiditwasanawfullyunfortableplaceforalady.
[19]“It’sperfectlyallrightforme，”
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