Возвращение на родину

V. An Old Move Inadvertently Repeated

           

           “Ididnotsendforyou—don’tforgetit,Damon;Iaminpain,butIdidnotsendforyou!Asawife,atleast,I’vebeenstraight.”

           “Nevermind—Icame.O,Eustacia,forgivemefortheharmIhavedoneyouinthesetwopastyears!IseemoreandmorethatIhavebeenyourruin.”

           “Notyou.ThisplaceIlivein.”

           “Ah,yourgenerositymaynaturallymakeyousaythat.ButIamtheculprit.Ishouldeitherhavedonemoreornothingatall.”

           “Inwhatway?”

           “Ioughtnevertohavehuntedyouout,or,havingdoneit,Ioughttohavepersistedinretainingyou.ButofcourseIhavenorighttotalkofthatnow.Iwillonlyaskthis—canIdoanythingforyou?Isthereanythingonthefaceoftheearththatamancandotomakeyouhappierthanyouareatpresent?Ifthereis,Iwilldoit.Youmaycommandme,Eustacia,tothelimitofmyinfluence;anddon’tforgetthatIamrichernow.Surelysomethingcanbedonetosaveyoufromthis!Sucharareplantinsuchawildplaceitgrievesmetosee.Doyouwantanythingbought?Doyouwanttogoanywhere?Doyouwanttoescapetheplacealtogether?Onlysayit,andI’lldoanythingtoputanendtothosetears,whichbutformewouldneverhavebeenatall.”

           “Weareeachmarriedtoanotherperson,”shesaidfaintly;“andassistancefromyouwouldhaveanevilsound—after—after—”

           “Well,there’snopreventingslanderersfromhavingtheirfillatanytime;butyouneednotbeafraid.WhateverImayfeelIpromiseyouonmywordofhonournevertospeaktoyouabout—oractupon—untilyousayImay.

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