Эпоха невинности

Chapter 9

           "Isn’tthatperhapsthereason?""Thereason?""Fortheirgreatinfluence;thattheymakethemselvessorare."Hecolouredalittle,staredatherandsuddenlyfeltthepenetrationoftheremark.AtastrokeshehadprickedthevanderLuydensandtheycollapsed.Helaughed,andsacrificedthem.Nastasiabroughtthetea,withhandlelessJapanesecupsandlittlecovereddishes,placingthetrayonalowtable."Butyou’llexplainthesethingstomeyou’lltellmeallIoughttoknow,"MadameOlenskacontinued,leaningforwardtohandhimhiscup."It’syouwhoaretellingme;openingmyeyestothingsI’dlookedatsolongthatI’dceasedtoseethem."Shedetachedasmallgoldcigarette-casefromoneofherbracelets,helditouttohim,andtookacigaretteherself.Onthechimneywerelongspillsforlightingthem."Ah,thenwecanbothhelpeachother.ButIwanthelpsomuchmore.Youmusttellmejustwhattodo."Itwasonthetipofhistonguetoreply:"Don’tbeseendrivingaboutthestreetswithBeaufort"buthewasbeingtoodeeplydrawnintotheatmosphereoftheroom,whichwasheratmosphere,andtogiveadviceofthatsortwouldhavebeenliketellingsomeonewhowasbargainingforattar-of-rosesinSamarkandthatoneshouldalwaysbeprovidedwitharcticsforaNewYorkwinter.NewYorkseemedmuchfartheroffthanSamarkand,andiftheywereindeedtohelpeachothershewasrenderingwhatmightprovethefirstoftheirmutualservicesbymakinghimlookathisnativecityobjectively.

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