Сестра Керри

Chapter XXVI. The Ambassador Fallen: A Search For The Gate

           Hewouldwanthertoadmitthathewasright.Itwouldbeimpossibleforhertolivewithhim.

           OnFridayCarrierememberedherappointmentwithHurstwood,andthepassingofthehourwhensheshould,byallrightofpromise,havebeeninhiscompanyservedtokeepthecalamitywhichhadbefallenherexceedinglyfreshandclear.Inhernervousnessandstressofmindshefeltitnecessarytoact,andconsequentlyputonabrownstreetdress,andateleveno’clockstartedtovisitthebusinessportiononceagain.Shemustlookforwork.

           Therain,whichthreatenedattwelveandbeganatone,servedequallywelltocausehertoretraceherstepsandremainwithindoorsasitdidtoreduceHurstwood’sspiritsandgivehimawretchedday.

           ThemorrowwasSaturday,ahalf-holidayinmanybusinessquarters,andbesidesitwasabalmy,radiantday,withthetreesandgrassshiningexceedinglygreenaftertherainofthenightbefore.Whenshewentoutthesparrowsweretwitteringmerrilyinjoyouschoruses.Shecouldnothelpfeeling,asshelookedacrossthelovelypark,thatlifewasajoyousthingforthosewhodidnotneedtoworry,andshewishedoverandoverthatsomethingmightinterferenowtopreserveforherthecomfortablestatewhichshehadoccupied.ShedidnotwantDrouetorhismoneywhenshethoughtofit,noranythingmoretodowithHurstwood,butonlythecontentandeaseofmindshehadexperienced,for,afterall,shehadbeenhappy—happier,atleast,thanshewasnowwhenconfrontedbythenecessityofmakingherwayalone.

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