Титан

“Hell Hath No Fury —”

           Humph!Iseehowyoulovedme—justasyou’velovedfiftyotherwomen,asyoulovethatsnippylittleRitaSohlberginthenextroom—thecat!—thedirtylittlebeast!—thewayyouloveAntoinetteNowak—acheapstenographer!Bah!Youdon’tknowwhatthewordmeans."Andyethervoicetrailedoffintoakindofsobandhereyesfilledwithtears,hot,angry,aching.Cowperwoodsawthemandcameover,hopinginsomewaytotakeadvantageofthem.Hewastrulysorrynow—anxioustomakeherfeeltendertowardhimoncemore.

           "Aileen,"hepleaded,"pleasedon’tbesobitter.Youshouldn’tbesohardonme.I’mnotsobad.Aren’tyougoingtobereasonable?"Heputoutasmoothinghand,butshejumpedaway.

           "Don’tyoutouchme,youbrute!"sheexclaimed,angrily."Don’tyoulayahandonme.Idon’twantyoutocomenearme.I’llnotlivewithyou.I’llnotstayinthesamehousewithyouandyourmistresses.Goandlivewithyourdear,darlingRitaontheNorthSideifyouwantto.Idon’tcare.Isupposeyou’vebeeninthenextroomcomfortingher—thebeast!IwishIhadkilledher—Oh,God!"Shetoreatherthroatinaviolentrage,tryingtoadjustabutton.

           Cowperwoodwasliterallyastonished.Neverhadheseensuchanoutburstasthis.HehadnotbelievedAileentobecapableofit.Hecouldnothelpadmiringher.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 223 из 794