Финансист

Chapter VII

           LillianWiggin,thatwashermaidennamehadtwobrothersandonesister,alllivinginPhiladelphiaandallmarriedatthistime.Theythoughtshehaddoneverywellinhermarriage.

           ItcouldnotbesaidthatshehadwildlylovedMr.Sempleatanytime.Althoughshehadcheerfullymarriedhim,hewasnotthekindofmanwhocouldarouseanotablepassioninanywoman.Hewaspractical,methodic,orderly.Hisshoestorewasagoodonewell-stockedwithstylesreflectingthecurrenttastesandamodelofcleanlinessandwhatonemighttermpleasingbrightness.Helovedtotalk,whenhetalkedatall,ofshoemanufacturing,thedevelopmentoflastsandstyles.Theready-madeshoemachine-madetoacertainextentwasjustcomingintoitsownslowly,andoutsideofthese,suppliesofwhichhekept,heemployedbench-makingshoemakers,satisfyinghiscustomerswithpersonalmeasurementsandmakingtheshoestoorder.

           Mrs.Semplereadalittlenotmuch.Shehadahabitofsittingandapparentlybroodingreflectivelyattimes,butitwasnotbasedonanydeepthought.Shehadthatcuriousbeautyofbody,though,thatmadehersomewhatlikeafigureonanantiquevase,oroutofaGreekchorus.Itwasinthislight,unquestionably,thatCowperwoodsawher,forfromthebeginninghecouldnotkeephiseyesoffher.Inaway,shewasawareofthisbutshedidnotattachanysignificancetoit.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 66 из 773