Мидлмарч

Chapter 64

           

           "Iamverysorry,Rosamond;Iknowthisispainful."

           "Ithought,atleast,whenIhadbornetosendtheplatebackandhavethatmantakinganinventoryofthefurnitureIshouldhavethoughtTHATwouldsuffice."

           "Iexplainedittoyouatthetime,dear.ThatwasonlyasecurityandbehindthatSecuritythereisadebt.Andthatdebtmustbepaidwithinthenextfewmonths,elseweshallhaveourfurnituresold.IfyoungPlymdalewilltakeourhouseandmostofourfurniture,weshallbeabletopaythatdebt,andsomeotherstoo,andweshallbequitofaplacetooexpensiveforus.Wemighttakeasmallerhouse:Trumbull,Iknow,hasaverydecentonetoletatthirtypoundsa-year,andthisisninety."Lydgateutteredthisspeechinthecurthammeringwaywithwhichweusuallytrytonaildownavaguemindtoimperativefacts.TearsrolledsilentlydownRosamond’scheeks;shejustpressedherhandkerchiefagainstthem,andstoodlookingal;thelargevaseonthemantel-piece.Itwasamomentofmoreintensebitternessthanshehadeverfeltbefore.Atlastshesaid,withouthurryandwithcarefulemphasis

           "Inevercouldhavebelievedthatyouwouldliketoactinthatway."

           "Likeit?"burstoutLydgate,risingfromhischair,thrustinghishandsinhispocketsandstalkingawayfromthehearth;"it’snotaquestionofliking.Ofcourse,Idon’tlikeit;it’stheonlythingIcando."Hewheeledroundthere,andturnedtowardsher.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 1009 из 1302