Возвращение на родину

III. The Custom of the Country

           

           “Itgiedmeaturnlikewise,”saidSusanNunsuch,“forIhadadreamlastnightofadeath’shead.”

           “Don’tyetalko’tnomore,”saidChristian.“Ifhehadahandkerchiefoverhisheadhe’dlookforalltheworldliketheDevilinthepictureoftheTemptation.”

           “Well,thankyoufortellingme,”saidtheyoungreddleman,smilingfaintly.“Andgoodnightt’yeall.”

           Hewithdrewfromtheirsightdownthebarrow.

           “IfancyI’veseenthatyoungman’sfacebefore,”saidHumphrey.“Butwhere,orhow,orwhathisnameis,Idon’tknow.”

           Thereddlemanhadnotbeengonemorethanafewminuteswhenanotherpersonapproachedthepartiallyrevivedbonfire.Itprovedtobeawell-knownandrespectedwidowoftheneighbourhood,ofastandingwhichcanonlybeexpressedbythewordgenteel.Herface,encompassedbytheblacknessoftherecedingheath,showedwhitely,andwith-outhalf-lights,likeacameo.

           Shewasawomanofmiddle-age,withwell-formedfeaturesofthetypeusuallyfoundwhereperspicacityisthechiefqualityenthronedwithin.AtmomentssheseemedtoberegardingissuesfromaNebodeniedtoothersaround.Shehadsomethingofanestrangedmien;thesolitudeexhaledfromtheheathwasconcentratedinthisfacethathadrisenfromit.Theairwithwhichshelookedattheheathmenbetokenedacertainunconcernattheirpresence,oratwhatmightbetheiropinionsofherforwalkinginthatlonelyspotatsuchanhour,thusindirectlyimplyingthatinsomerespectorothertheywerenotuptoherlevel.

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