Сестра Керри

Chapter IV. The Spendings Of Fancy: Facts Answer With Sneers

           Thisnevershowedsomuchinanythinghesaidasinacertainsolemnityofcountenanceandthesilentmannerinwhichhesloppedabout.Hehadapairofyellowcarpetslipperswhichheenjoyedwearing,andthesehewouldimmediatelysubstituteforhissolidpairofshoes.This,andwashinghisfacewiththeaidofcommonwashingsoapuntilitglowedashinyred,constitutedhisonlypreparationforhiseveningmeal.Hewouldthengethiseveningpaperandreadinsilence.

           Forayoungman,thiswasratheramorbidturnofcharacter,andsoaffectedCarrie.Indeed,itaffectedtheentireatmosphereoftheflat,assuchthingsareinclinedtodo,andgavetohiswife’sminditssubduedandtactfulturn,anxioustoavoidtaciturnreplies.UndertheinfluenceofCarrie’sannouncementhebrightenedupsomewhat.

           “Youdidn’tloseanytime,didyou?”heremarked,smilingalittle.

           “No,”returnedCarriewithatouchofpride.

           Heaskedheroneortwomorequestionsandthenturnedtoplaywiththebaby,leavingthesubjectuntilitwasbroughtupagainbyMinnieatthetable.

           Carrie,however,wasnottobereducedtothecommonlevelofobservationwhichprevailedintheflat.

           “Itseemstobesuchalargecompany,”shesaid,atoneplace.

           “Greatbigplate-glasswindowsandlotsofclerks.ThemanIsawsaidtheyhiredeversomanypeople.”

           “It’snotveryhardtogetworknow,”putinHanson,“ifyoulookright.

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