Луна и грош

Chapter XXVIII

           

           Thenhetoldme,inatremblingvoice,withthetearspouringdownhischeeks,howhehadgoneuptoher,tryingtotakeherinhisarms,butshehaddrawnawayandbeggedhimnottotouchher.Heimploredhernottoleavehim.Hetoldherhowpassionatelyhelovedher,andremindedherofallthedevotionhehadlavisheduponher.Hespoketoherofthehappinessoftheirlife.Hewasnotangrywithher.Hedidnotreproachher.

           "Pleaseletmegoquietly,Dirk,"shesaidatlast."Don’tyouunderstandthatIloveStrickland?WherehegoesIshallgo."

           "Butyoumustknowthathe’llnevermakeyouhappy.Foryourownsakedon’tgo.Youdon’tknowwhatyou’vegottolookforwardto."

           "It’syourfault.Youinsistedonhiscominghere."

           HeturnedtoStrickland.

           "Havemercyonher,"heimploredhim."Youcan’tletherdoanythingsomad."

           "Shecandoasshechooses,"saidStrickland."She’snotforcedtocome."

           "Mychoiceismade,"shesaid,inadullvoice.

           Strickland’sinjuriouscalmrobbedStroeveoftherestofhisself-control.Blindrageseizedhim,andwithoutknowingwhathewasdoingheflunghimselfonStrickland.Stricklandwastakenbysurpriseandhestaggered,buthewasverystrong,evenafterhisillness,andinamoment,hedidnotexactlyknowhow,Stroevefoundhimselfonthefloor.

           "Youfunnylittleman,"saidStrickland.

           Stroevepickedhimselfup.Henoticedthathiswifehadremainedperfectlystill,andtobemaderidiculousbeforeherincreasedhishumiliation.Hisspectacleshadtumbledoffinthestruggle,andhecouldnotimmediatelyseethem.

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