Желтые обои

           "Blessherlittleheart!"saidhewithabighug,"sheshallbeassickasshepleases!Butnowlet’simprovetheshininghoursbygoingtosleep,andtalkaboutitinthemorning!" 

           "Andyouwon’tgoaway?"Iaskedgloomily. 

           "Why,howcanI,dear?ItisonlythreeweeksmoreandthenwewilltakeanicelittletripofafewdayswhileJennieisgettingthehouseready.Reallydearyouarebetter!" 

           "Betterinbodyperhaps—"Ibegan,andstoppedshort,forhesatupstraightandlookedatmewithsuchastern,reproachfullookthatIcouldnotsayanotherword. 

           "Mydarling,"saidhe,"Ibegofyou,formysakeandforourchild’ssake,aswellasforyourown,thatyouwillneverforoneinstantletthatideaenteryourmind! Thereisnothingsodangerous,sofascinating,toatemperamentlikeyours.Itisafalseandfoolishfancy.CanyounottrustmeasaphysicianwhenItellyouso?" 

           SoofcourseIsaidnomoreonthatscore,andwewenttosleepbeforelong. HethoughtIwasasleepfirst,butIwasn’t,andlaythereforhourstryingtodecidewhetherthatfrontpatternandthebackpatternreallydidmovetogetherorseparately. 

           Onapatternlikethis,bydaylight,thereisalackofsequence,adefianceoflaw,thatisaconstantirritanttoanormalmind. 

           Thecolorishideousenough,andunreliableenough,andinfuriatingenough,butthepatternistorturing.