Сестра Керри

Chapter XXXIII. Without The Walled City: The Slope Of The Years

           

           “Can’tyoumakehim?”saidCarrie.

           “No;I’vetried.TheonlythingIcansee,ifIwanttoimprove,istogetholdofaplaceofmyown.”

           “Whydon’tyou?”saidCarrie.

           “Well,allIhaveistiedupintherejustnow.IfIhadachancetosaveawhileIthinkIcouldopenaplacethatwouldgiveusplentyofmoney.”

           “Can’twesave?”saidCarrie.

           “Wemighttryit,”hesuggested.“I’vebeenthinkingthatifwe’dtakeasmallerflatdowntownandliveeconomicallyforayear,Iwouldhaveenough,withwhatIhaveinvested,toopenagoodplace.Thenwecouldarrangetoliveasyouwantto.”

           “Itwouldsuitmeallright,”saidCarrie,who,nevertheless,feltbadlytothinkithadcometothis.Talkofasmallerflatsoundedlikepoverty.

           “TherearelotsofnicelittleflatsdownaroundSixthAvenue,belowFourteenthStreet.Wemightgetonedownthere.”

           “I’lllookatthemifyousayso,”saidCarrie.

           “IthinkIcouldbreakawayfromthisfellowinsideofayear,”saidHurstwood.“Nothingwillevercomeofthisarrangementasit’sgoingonnow.”

           “I’lllookaround,”saidCarrie,observingthattheproposedchangeseemedtobeaseriousthingwithhim.

           Theupshotofthiswasthatthechangewaseventuallyeffected;notwithoutgreatgloomonthepartofCarrie.Itreallyaffectedhermoreseriouslythananythingthathadyethappened.ShebegantolookuponHurstwoodwhollyasaman,andnotasaloverorhusband.

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