Луна и грош

Chapter I

           Formypart,IshouldbesorrytothinkthattherewasnothingbetweenAnthonyandCleopatrabutaneconomicsituation;anditwillrequireagreatdealmoreevidencethaniseverlikelytobeavailable,thankGod,topersuademethatTiberiuswasasblamelessamonarchasKingGeorgeV.Dr.Weitbrecht-RotholzhasdealtinsuchtermswiththeRev.RobertStrickland’sinnocentbiographythatitisdifficulttoavoidfeelingacertainsympathyfortheunluckyparson.Hisdecentreticenceisbrandedashypocrisy,hiscircumlocutionsareroundlycalledlies,andhissilenceisvilifiedastreachery.Andonthestrengthofpeccadillos,reprehensibleinanauthor,butexcusableinason,theAnglo-Saxonraceisaccusedofprudishness,humbug,pretentiousness,deceit,cunning,andbadcooking.PersonallyIthinkitwasrashofMr.Strickland,inrefutingtheaccountwhichhadgainedbeliefofacertain"unpleasantness"betweenhisfatherandmother,tostatethatCharlesStricklandinaletterwrittenfromParishaddescribedheras"anexcellentwoman,"sinceDr.Weitbrecht-Rotholzwasabletoprinttheletterinfacsimile,anditappearsthatthepassagereferredtoraninfactasfollows:Goddamnmywife.Sheisanexcellentwoman.Iwishshewasinhell.ItisnotthusthattheChurchinitsgreatdaysdealtwithevidencethatwasunwelcome.

           Dr.Weitbrecht-RotholzwasanenthusiasticadmirerofCharlesStrickland,andtherewasnodangerthathewouldwhitewashhim.Hehadanunerringeyeforthedespicablemotiveinactionsthathadalltheappearanceofinnocence

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