Отель с привидениями

Chapter XX

           

           ’SoIshouldhavethought,afterwhatIhaveobservedinyouto-night.Whyshouldyoutaketheroom?Youarenotobligedtooccupyit,unlessyoulike.’

           ’IwasnotobligedtogotoVenice,whenIleftAmerica,’sheanswered.’AndyetIcamehere.Imusttaketheroom,andkeeptheroom,until—’Shebrokeoffatthosewords.’Nevermindtherest,’shesaid.’Itdoesn’tinterestyou.’

           Itwasuselesstodisputewithher.Francischangedthesubject.’Wecandonothingto-night,’hesaid.’Iwillcallonyouto-morrowmorning,andhearwhatyouthinkofitthen.’

           Theymovedonagaintothehotel.Astheyapproachedthedoor,FrancisaskedifshewasstayinginVeniceunderherownname.

           Sheshookherhead.’Asyourbrother’swidow,Iamknownhere.AsCountessNarona,Iamknownhere.Iwanttobeunknown,thistime,tostrangersinVenice;IamtravellingunderacommonEnglishname.’Shehesitated,andstoodstill.’Whathascometome?’shemutteredtoherself.’SomethingsIremember;andsomeIforget.IforgotDanieli’s—andnowIforgetmyEnglishname.’Shedrewhimhurriedlyintothehallofthehotel,onthewallofwhichhungalistofvisitors’names.Runningherfingerslowlydownthelist,shepointedtotheEnglishnamethatshehadassumed:—’Mrs.James.’

           ’Rememberthatwhenyoucallto-morrow,’shesaid.’Myheadisheavy.Goodnight.’

           Franciswentbacktohisownhotel,wonderingwhattheeventsofthenextdaywouldbringforth.Anewturninhisaffairshadtakenplaceinhisabsence.

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