Эпоха невинности

Chapter 29

           HewouldseeifshelikedhisreferencetoRiviereanybetterthanhelikedherstoMay!Asoncertainotheroccasionswhenhehadexpectedtoshakeheroutofherusualcomposure,shebetrayednosignofsurprise:andatonceheconcluded:"Hewritestoher,then.""M.Rivierewenttoseeyou?""Yes:didn’tyouknow?""No,"sheansweredsimply."Andyou’renotsurprised?"Shehesitated."WhyshouldIbe?HetoldmeinBostonthatheknewyou;thathe’dmetyouinEnglandIthink.""EllenImustaskyouonething.""Yes.""IwantedtoaskitafterIsawhim,butIcouldn’tputitinaletter.ItwasRivierewhohelpedyoutogetawaywhenyouleftyourhusband?"Hisheartwasbeatingsuffocatingly.Wouldshemeetthisquestionwiththesamecomposure?"Yes:Iowehimagreatdebt,"sheanswered,withouttheleasttremorinherquietvoice.Hertonewassonatural,soalmostindifferent,thatArcher’sturmoilsubsided.Oncemoreshehadmanaged,byhersheersimplicity,tomakehimfeelstupidlyconventionaljustwhenhethoughthewasflingingconventiontothewinds."Ithinkyou’rethemosthonestwomanIevermet!"heexclaimed."Oh,nobutprobablyoneoftheleastfussy,"sheanswered,asmileinhervoice."Callitwhatyoulike:youlookatthingsastheyare.""AhI’vehadto.I’vehadtolookattheGorgon.""Wellithasn’tblindedyou!You’veseenthatshe’sjustanoldbogeylikealltheothers.""Shedoesn’tblindone;butshedriesupone’stears."TheanswercheckedthepleadingonArcher’slips:itseemedtocomefromdepthsofexperiencebeyondhisreach.

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