Сестра Керри

Chapter II. What Poverty Threatened: Of Granite And Brass

           HerlittleflirtationwithDrouetseemednowanextraordinarything.

           “No,”shesaidtoherself,“hecan’tcomehere.”

           SheaskedMinnieforinkandpaper,whichwereuponthemantelinthedining-room,andwhenthelatterhadgonetobedatten,gotoutDrouet’scardandwrotehim.

           “Icannothaveyoucallonmehere.Youwillhavetowaituntilyouhearfrommeagain.Mysister’splaceissosmall.”

           Shetroubledherselfoverwhatelsetoputintheletter.Shewantedtomakesomereferencetotheirrelationsuponthetrain,butwastootimid.Sheconcludedbythankinghimforhiskindnessinacrudeway,thenpuzzledovertheformalityofsigninghername,andfinallydecideduponthesevere,windingupwitha“Verytruly,”whichshesubsequentlychangedto“Sincerely.”Shescaledandaddressedtheletter,andgoinginthefrontroom,thealcoveofwhichcontainedherbed,drewtheonesmallrocking-chairuptotheopenwindow,andsatlookingoutuponthenightandstreetsinsilentwonder.Finally,weariedbyherownreflections,shebegantogrowdullinherchair,andfeelingtheneedofsleep,arrangedherclothingforthenightandwenttobed.

           Whensheawokeateightthenextmorning,Hansonhadgone.Hersisterwasbusyinthedining-room,whichwasalsothesitting-room,sewing.Sheworked,afterdressing,toarrangealittlebreakfastforherself,andthenadvisedwithMinnieastowhichwaytolook.ThelatterhadchangedconsiderablysinceCarriehadseenher.

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