Луна и грош

Chapter XXXIV

           Oh,ifyouknewhowshe’ssuffering!Ican’tbearit.Ican’tbearit."

           Hisvoicerosetoashriek.

           "Damnitall,youhaven’tgottobearit,"Icriedimpatiently."She’sgottobearit."

           "Howcanyoubesocruel?"

           "Whathaveyoudone?"

           "Theysentforadoctorandforme,andtheytoldthepolice.I’dgiventheconciergetwentyfrancs,andtoldhertosendformeifanythinghappened."

           Hepausedaminute,andIsawthatwhathehadtotellmewasveryhardtosay.

           "WhenIwentshewouldn’tspeaktome.Shetoldthemtosendmeaway.IsworethatIforgavehereverything,butshewouldn’tlisten.Shetriedtobeatherheadagainstthewall.ThedoctortoldmethatImustn’tremainwithher.Shekeptonsaying,’Sendhimaway!’Iwent,andwaitedinthestudio.Andwhentheambulancecameandtheyputheronastretcher,theymademegointhekitchensothatsheshouldn’tknowIwasthere."

           WhileIdressed—forStroevewishedmetogoatoncewithhimtothehospital—hetoldmethathehadarrangedforhiswifetohaveaprivateroom,sothatshemightatleastbesparedthesordidpromiscuityofaward.Onourwayheexplainedtomewhyhedesiredmypresence;ifshestillrefusedtoseehim,perhapsshewouldseeme.Hebeggedmetorepeattoherthathelovedherstill;hewouldreproachherfornothing,butdesiredonlytohelpher;hemadenoclaimonher,andonherrecoverywouldnotseektoinducehertoreturntohim;shewouldbeperfectlyfree.

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