Сестра Керри

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

           

           Whenshearrivedinthebusinesspartitwasquiteeleveno’clock,andthebusinesshadlittlelongertorun.Shedidnotrealisethisatfirst,beingaffectedbysomeoftheolddistresswhichwasaresultofherearlieradventureintothisstrenuousandexactingquarter.Shewanderedabout,assuringherselfthatshewasmakinguphermindtolookforsomething,andatthesametimefeelingthatperhapsitwasnotnecessarytobeinsuchhasteaboutit.Thethingwasdifficulttoencounter,andshehadafewdays.Besides,shewasnotsurethatshewasreallyfacetofaceagainwiththebitterproblemofself-sustenance.Anyhow,therewasonechangeforthebetter.Sheknewthatshehadimprovedinappearance.Hermannerhadvastlychanged.Herclotheswerebecoming,andmen—well-dressedmen,someofthekindwhobeforehadgazedatherindifferentlyfrombehindtheirpolishedrailingsandimposingofficepartitions—nowgazedintoherfacewithasoftlightintheireyes.Inaway,shefeltthepowerandsatisfactionofthething,butitdidnotwhollyreassureher.Shelookedfornothingsavewhatmightcomelegitimatelyandwithouttheappearanceofspecialfavour.Shewantedsomething,butnomanshouldbuyherbyfalseprotestationsorfavour.Sheproposedtoearnherlivinghonestly.

           “ThisstoreclosesatoneonSaturdays,”wasapleasingandsatisfactorylegendtoseeupondoorswhichshefeltsheoughttoenterandinquireforwork.Itgaveheranexcuse,andafterencounteringquiteanumberofthem,andnotingthattheclockregistered12.

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