Луна и грош

Chapter V

           Herflatwasalwaysneatandcheerful,gaywithflowers,andthechintzesinthedrawing-room,notwithstandingtheirseveredesign,werebrightandpretty.Themealsintheartisticlittledining-roomwerepleasant;thetablelookednice,thetwomaidsweretrimandcomely;thefoodwaswellcooked.ItwasimpossiblenottoseethatMrs.Stricklandwasanexcellenthousekeeper.Andyoufeltsurethatshewasanadmirablemother.Therewerephotographsinthedrawing-roomofhersonanddaughter.Theson—hisnamewasRobert—wasaboyofsixteenatRugby;andyousawhiminflannelsandacricketcap,andagaininatail-coatandastand-upcollar.Hehadhismother’scandidbrowandfine,reflectiveeyes.Helookedclean,healthy,andnormal.

           "Idon’tknowthathe’sveryclever,"shesaidoneday,whenIwaslookingatthephotograph,"butIknowhe’sgood.Hehasacharmingcharacter."

           Thedaughterwasfourteen.Herhair,thickanddarklikehermother’s,felloverhershouldersinfineprofusion,andshehadthesamekindlyexpressionandsedate,untroubledeyes.

           "They’rebothofthemtheimageofyou,"Isaid.

           "Yes;Ithinktheyaremorelikemethantheirfather."

           "Whyhaveyouneverletmemeethim?"Iasked.

           "Wouldyouliketo?"

           Shesmiled,hersmilewasreallyverysweet,andsheblushedalittle;itwassingularthatawomanofthatageshouldflushsoreadily.Perhapshernaivetewashergreatestcharm.

           "Youknow,he’snotatallliterary,"shesaid."He’saperfectphilistine

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