Сестра Керри

Chapter XLIV. And This Is Not Elf Land: What Gold Will Not Buy

           ThreewindowslookeddownintobusyBroadwayontheeast,threeintoasidestreetwhichcrossedthere.Thereweretwolovelybedrooms,setwithbrassandwhiteenamelbeds,whiteribbon-trimmedchairsandchiffonierstomatch.Inthethirdroom,orparlour,wasapiano,aheavypianolamp,withashadeofgorgeouspattern,alibrarytable,severalhugeeasyrockers,somedadobookshelves,andagiltcuriocase,filledwithoddities.Pictureswereuponthewalls,softTurkishpillowsuponthedivanfootstoolsofbrownplushuponthefloor.Suchaccommodationswouldordinarilycostahundreddollarsaweek.

           “Oh,lovely!”exclaimedLola,walkingabout.

           “Itiscomfortable,”saidCarrie,whowasliftingalacecurtainandlookingdownintocrowdedBroadway.

           Thebathwasahandsomeaffair,doneinwhiteenamel,withalarge,blue-borderedstonetubandnickeltrimmings.Itwasbrightandcommodious,withabevelledmirrorsetinthewallatoneendandincandescentlightsarrangedinthreeplaces.

           “Doyoufindthesesatisfactory?”observedMr.Withers.

           “Oh,very,”answeredCarrie.

           “Well,then,anytimeyoufinditconvenienttomovein,theyareready.Theboywillbringyouthekeysatthedoor.”

           Carrienotedtheelegantlycarpetedanddecoratedhall,themarbledlobby,andshowywaiting-room.Itwassuchaplaceasshehadoftendreamedofoccupying.

           “Iguesswe’dbettermoverightaway,don’tyouthinkso?”sheobservedtoLola,thinkingofthecommonplacechamberinSeventeenthStreet.

           “Oh,byallmeans,”saidthelatter.

           Thenextdayhertrunksleftforthenewabode.

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