Сестра Керри

Chapter XXIX. The Solace Of Travel: The Boats Of The Sea

           Howandwhereforewerebutindifferentlydealtwith.Allthecomplicationswhichleduptoitwereunknown.Hewasaccusedwithoutbeingunderstood.

           SittinginhisroomwithCarriethesameday,hedecidedtosendthemoneyback.HewouldwriteFitzgeraldandMoy,explainall,andthensenditbyexpress.Maybetheywouldforgivehim.Perhapstheywouldaskhimback.Hewouldmakegoodthefalsestatementhehadmadeaboutwritingthem.Thenhewouldleavethispeculiartown.

           Foranhourhethoughtoverthisplausiblestatementofthetangle.Hewantedtotellthemabouthiswife,butcouldn’t.Hefinallynarroweditdowntoanassertionthathewaslight-headedfromentertainingfriends,hadfoundthesafeopen,andhavinggonesofarastotakethemoneyout,hadaccidentallyclosedit.Thisactheregrettedverymuch.Hewassorryhehadputthemtosomuchtrouble.Hewouldundowhathecouldbysendingthemoneyback—themajorportionofit.Theremainderhewouldpayupassoonashecould.Wasthereanypossibilityofhisbeingrestored?Thisheonlyhintedat.

           Thetroubledstateoftheman’smindmaybejudgedbytheveryconstructionofthisletter.Forthenonceheforgotwhatapainfulthingitwouldbetoresumehisoldplace,evenifitweregivenhim.Heforgotthathehadseveredhimselffromthepastasbyasword,andthatifhedidmanagetoinsomewayreunitehimselfwithit,thejaggedlineofseparationandreunionwouldalwaysshow.Hewasalwaysforgettingsomething—hiswife,Carrie,hisneedofmoney,presentsituation,orsomething—andsodidnotreasonclearly.

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