Портрет Дориана Грея

Chapter 13

           Hewasanexcellentmusician,however,aswell,andplayedboththeviolinandthepianobetterthanmostamateurs. Infact,itwasmusicthathadfirstbroughthimandDorianGraytogethermusicandthatindefinableattractionthatDorianseemedtobeabletoexercisewheneverhewished,andindeedexercisedoftenwithoutbeingconsciousofit. TheyhadmetatLadyBerkshire’sthenightthatRubinsteinplayedthere,andafterthatusedtobealwaysseentogetherattheOpera,andwherevergoodmusicwasgoingon. Foreighteenmonthstheirintimacylasted. CampbellwasalwayseitheratSelbyRoyalorinGrosvenorSquare. Tohim,astomanyothers,DorianGraywasthetypeofeverythingthatiswonderfulandfascinatinginlife. Whetherornotaquarrelhadtakenplacebetweenthemnooneeverknew. Butsuddenlypeopleremarkedthattheyscarcelyspokewhentheymet,andthatCampbellseemedalwaystogoawayearlyfromanypartyatwhichDorianGraywaspresent. Hehadchanged,toowasstrangelymelancholyattimes,appearedalmosttodislikehearingmusic,andwouldneverhimselfplay,givingashisexcuse,whenhewascalledupon,thathewassoabsorbedinsciencethathehadnotimeleftinwhichtopractise. Andthiswascertainlytrue. Everydayheseemedtobecomemoreinterestedinbiology,andhisnameappearedonceortwiceinsomeofthescientificreviews,inconnectionwithcertaincuriousexperiments. 

           ThiswasthemanDorianGraywaswaitingfor. Everysecondhekeptglancingattheclock. Astheminuteswentbyhebecamehorriblyagitated. Atlasthegotup,andbegantopaceupanddowntheroom,lookinglikeabeautifulcagedthing. Hetooklongstealthystrides. Hishandswerecuriouslycold. 

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