Луна и грош

Chapter XV

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           "Whydon’tyougoovertohim,Amy?"hazardedtheColonel."There’snoreasonwhyyoushouldn’tlivewithhiminParisforayear.We’lllookafterthechildren.Idaresayhe’dgotstale.Soonerorlaterhe’llbequitereadytocomebacktoLondon,andnogreatharmwillhavebeendone."

           "Iwouldn’tdothat,"saidMrs.MacAndrew."I’dgivehimalltheropehewants.He’llcomebackwithhistailbetweenhislegsandsettledownagainquitecomfortably."Mrs.MacAndrewlookedathersistercoolly."Perhapsyouweren’tverywisewithhimsometimes.Menarequeercreatures,andonehastoknowhowtomanagethem."

           Mrs.MacAndrewsharedthecommonopinionofhersexthatamanisalwaysabrutetoleaveawomanwhoisattachedtohim,butthatawomanismuchtoblameifhedoes.Lecoeurasesraisonsquelaraisonneconnaitpas.

           Mrs.Stricklandlookedslowlyfromonetoanotherofus.

           "He’llnevercomeback,"shesaid.

           "Oh,mydear,rememberwhatwe’vejustheard.He’sbeenusedtocomfortandtohavingsomeonetolookafterhim.Howlongdoyouthinkit’llbebeforehegetstiredofascrubbyroominascrubbyhotel?Besides,hehasn’tanymoney.Hemustcomeback."

           "AslongasIthoughthe’drunawaywithsomewomanIthoughttherewasachance.Idon’tbelievethatsortofthingeveranswers.He’dhavegotsicktodeathofherinthreemonths.Butifhehasn’tgonebecausehe’sinlove,thenit’sfinished."

           "Oh,Ithinkthat’sawfullysubtle,"saidtheColonel,puttingintothewordallthecontempthefeltforaqualitysoalientothetraditionsofhiscalling.

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