Сестра Керри

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

           

           Itdoesnottakemoneylongtomakeplainitsimpotence,providingthedesiresareintherealmofaffection.Withheronehundredandfiftyinhand,Carriecouldthinkofnothingparticularlytodo.Initself,asatangible,apparentthingwhichshecouldtouchandlookupon,itwasadivertingthingforafewdays,butthissoonpassed.Herhotelbilldidnotrequireitsuse.Herclotheshadforsometimebeenwhollysatisfactory.Anotherdayortwoandshewouldreceiveanotherhundredandfifty.Itbegantoappearasifthiswerenotsostartlinglynecessarytomaintainherpresentstate.Ifshewantedtodoanythingbetterormovehighershemusthavemore—agreatdealmore.

           Nowacriticcalledtogetuponeofthosetinselinterviewswhichshinewithcleverobservations,showupthewitofcritics,displaythefollyofcelebrities,anddivertthepublic.HelikedCarrie,andsaidso,publicly—adding,however,thatshewasmerelypretty,good-natured,andlucky.Thiscutlikeaknife.The“Herald,”gettingupanentertainmentforthebenefitofitsfreeicefund,didherthehonourtobeghertoappearalongwithcelebritiesfornothing.Shewasvisitedbyayoungauthor,whohadaplaywhichhethoughtshecouldproduce.Alas,shecouldnotjudge.Ithurthertothinkit.Thenshefoundshemustputhermoneyinthebankforsafety,andsomoving,finallyreachedtheplacewhereitstruckherthatthedoortolife’sperfectenjoymentwasnotopen.

           Graduallyshebegantothinkitwasbecauseitwassummer.Nothingwasgoingonmuchsavesuchentertainmentsastheoneinwhichshewasthestar

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