Идиот

Chapter 5

           Aglayahadnotonlynotlaughed,asshehadfeared,buthadgonetotheprincerathertimidly,andsaidtohim:

           “Forgiveasilly,horrid,spoiltgirl”(shetookhishandhere)“andbequiteassuredthatweallofusesteemyoubeyondallwords.AndifIdaredtoturnyourbeautiful,admirablesimplicitytoridicule,forgivemeasyouwouldalittlechilditsmischief.Forgivemeallmyabsurdityofjustnow,which,ofcourse,meantnothing,andcouldnothavetheslightestconsequence.”Shespokethesewordswithgreatemphasis.

           Herfather,mother,andsisterscameintotheroomandweremuchstruckwiththelastwords,whichtheyjustcaughtastheyentered“absurditywhichofcoursemeantnothing”andstillmoresowiththeemphasiswithwhichAglayahadspoken.

           Theyexchangedglancesquestioningly,buttheprincedidnotseemtohaveunderstoodthemeaningofAglaya’swords;hewasinthehighestheavenofdelight.

           “Whydoyouspeakso?”hemurmured.“Whydoyouaskmyforgiveness?”

           Hewishedtoaddthathewasunworthyofbeingaskedforforgivenessbyher,butpaused.PerhapshedidunderstandAglaya’ssentenceabout“absurditywhichmeantnothing,”andlikethestrangefellowthathewas,rejoicedinthewords.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 803 из 965