Сестра Керри

Chapter XIX. An Hour In Elfland: A Clamour Half Heard

           

           “Ray,”shesaid,“thegreatesthappinessIhaveeverfelthasbeenthethoughtthatallyouraffectionwasforeverbestoweduponavirtuouswoman,yourequalinfamily,fortune,andaccomplishments.Whatarevelationdoyoumaketomenow!Whatisitmakesyoucontinuallywarwithyourhappiness?”

           Thelastquestionwasaskedsosimplythatitcametotheaudienceandtheloverasapersonalthing.

           Atlastitcametothepartwheretheloverexclaimed,“Betomeasyouusedtobe.”

           Carrieanswered,withaffectingsweetness,“Icannotbethattoyou,butIcanspeakinthespiritoftheLaurawhoisdeadtoyouforever.”

           “Beitasyouwill,”saidPatton.

           Hurstwoodleanedforward.Thewholeaudiencewassilentandintent.

           “Letthewomanyoulookuponbewiseorvain,”saidCarrie,hereyesbentsadlyuponthelover,whohadsunkintoaseat,“beautifulorhomely,richorpoor,shehasbutonethingshecanreallygiveorrefuse—herheart.”

           Drouetfeltascratchinhisthroat.

           “Herbeauty,herwit,heraccomplishments,shemayselltoyou;butherloveisthetreasurewithoutmoneyandwithoutprice.”

           Themanagersufferedthisasapersonalappeal.Itcametohimasiftheywerealone,andhecouldhardlyrestrainthetearsforsorrowoverthehopeless,pathetic,andyetdaintyandappealingwomanwhomheloved.Drouetalsowasbesidehimself.HewasresolvingthathewouldbetoCarriewhathehadneverbeenbefore.Hewouldmarryher,byGeorge!Shewasworthit.

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