Луна и грош

Chapter XXV

           Iwasalittleimpatientwithher;Ihadnotsuspectedthatshewassoneuroticawoman.ThenIheardStroeve’svoiceagain.Itseemedtobreakoddlyonthesilence.

           "Haven’tyoubeeninbitterdistressoncewhenahelpinghandwasheldouttoyou?Youknowhowmuchitmeans.Couldn’tyouliketodosomeoneagoodturnwhenyouhavethechance?"

           Thewordswereordinaryenough,andtomymindtherewasinthemsomethingsohortatorythatIalmostsmiled.IwasastonishedattheeffecttheyhadonBlancheStroeve.Shestartedalittle,andgaveherhusbandalonglook.Hiseyeswerefixedontheground.Ididnotknowwhyheseemedembarrassed.Afaintcolourcameintohercheeks,andthenherfacebecamewhite—morethanwhite,ghastly;youfeltthatthebloodhadshrunkawayfromthewholesurfaceofherbody;andevenherhandswerepale.Ashiverpassedthroughher.Thesilenceofthestudioseemedtogatherbody,sothatitbecameanalmostpalpablepresence.Iwasbewildered.

           "BringStricklandhere,Dirk.I’lldomybestforhim."

           "Myprecious,"hesmiled.

           Hewantedtotakeherinhisarms,butsheavoidedhim.

           "Don’tbeaffectionatebeforestrangers,Dirk,"shesaid."Itmakesmefeelsuchafool."

           Hermannerwasquitenormalagain,andnoonecouldhavetoldthatsoshortlybeforeshehadbeenshakenbysuchagreatemotion.

           

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