Отель с привидениями

Chapter XI

           

           ’Ifwhat?’Henryasked.

           ’IfMissLockwoodforcesmetoit.’

           Agneslistenedinastonishment.’Forceyoutoit?’sherepeated.’HowcanIdothat?Doyoumeantosaymywillisstrongerthanyours?’

           ’Doyoumeantosaythatthecandledoesn’tburnthemoth,whenthemothfliesintoit?’LadyMontbarryrejoined.’Haveyoueverheardofsuchathingasthefascinationofterror?Iamdrawntoyoubyafascinationofterror.Ihavenorighttovisityou,Ihavenowishtovisityou:youaremyenemy.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,againstmyownwill,Isubmittomyenemy.See!Iamwaitingbecauseyoutoldmetowait—andthefearofyou(Iswearit!)creepsthroughmewhileIstandhere.Oh,don’tletmeexciteyourcuriosityoryourpity!FollowtheexampleofMr.Westwick.Behardandbrutalandunforgiving,likehim.Grantmemyrelease.Tellmetogo.’

           ThefrankandsimplenatureofAgnescoulddiscoverbutoneintelligiblemeaninginthisstrangeoutbreak.

           ’Youaremistakeninthinkingmeyourenemy,’shesaid.’ThewrongyoudidmewhenyougaveyourhandtoLordMontbarrywasnotintentionallydone.Iforgaveyoumysufferingsinhislifetime.Iforgiveyouevenmorefreelynowthathehasgone.’

           Henryheardherwithmingledemotionsofadmirationanddistress.’Saynomore!’heexclaimed.’Youaretoogoodtoher;sheisnotworthyofit.’

           TheinterruptionpassedunheededbyLadyMontbarry.ThesimplewordsinwhichAgneshadrepliedseemedtohaveabsorbedthewholeattentionofthisstrangely-changeablewoman.

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