Луна и грош

Chapter LVIII

           Herface,thinandnotmuchlined,wasofthesortthatagesgracefully,sothatyouthoughtinyouthshemusthavebeenamuchhandsomerwomanthaninfactshewas.Herhair,notyetverygray,wasbecominglyarranged,andherblackgownwasmodish.Irememberedhavingheardthathersister,Mrs.MacAndrew,outlivingherhusbandbutacoupleofyears,hadleftmoneytoMrs.Strickland;andbythelookofthehouseandthetrimmaidwhoopenedthedoorIjudgedthatitwasasumadequatetokeepthewidowinmodestcomfort.

           WhenIwasusheredintothedrawing-roomIfoundthatMrs.Stricklandhadavisitor,andwhenIdiscoveredwhohewas,IguessedthatIhadbeenaskedtocomeatjustthattimenotwithoutintention.ThecallerwasMr.VanBuscheTaylor,anAmerican,andMrs.Stricklandgavemeparticularswithacharmingsmileofapologytohim.

           "Youknow,weEnglisharesodreadfullyignorant.Youmustforgivemeifit’snecessarytoexplain."Thensheturnedtome."Mr.VanBuscheTayloristhedistinguishedAmericancritic.Ifyouhaven’treadhisbookyoureducationhasbeenshamefullyneglected,andyoumustrepairtheomissionatonce.He’swritingsomethingaboutdearCharlie,andhe’scometoaskmeifIcanhelphim."

           Mr.VanBuscheTaylorwasaverythinmanwithalarge,baldhead,bonyandshining;andunderthegreatdomeofhisskullhisface,yellow,withdeeplinesinit,lookedverysmall.Hewasquietandexceedinglypolite.

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