Сестра Керри

Chapter XLV. Curious Shifts Of The Poor

           

           “Itwasn’tahotel,”saidHurstwood.“IwasmanagerofFitzgeraldandMoy’splaceinChicagoforfifteenyears.”

           “Isthatso?”saidthehotelman.“Howdidyoucometogetoutofthat?”

           ThefigureofHurstwoodwasrathersurprisingincontrasttothefact.

           “Well,byfoolishnessofmyown.Itisn’tanythingtotalkaboutnow.Youcouldfindoutifyouwantedto.I’m‘broke’nowand,ifyouwillbelieveme,Ihaven’teatenanythingto-day.”

           Thehotelmanwasslightlyinterestedinthisstory.Hecouldhardlytellwhattodowithsuchafigure,andyetHurstwood’searnestnessmadehimwishtodosomething.

           “CallOlsen,”hesaid,turningtotheclerk.

           Inreplytoabellandadisappearinghall-boy,Olsen,theheadporter,appeared.

           “Olsen,”saidthemanager,“isthereanythingdownstairsyoucouldfindforthismantodo?I’dliketogivehimsomething.”

           “Idon’tknow,sir,”saidOlsen.“Wehaveaboutallthehelpweneed.IthinkIcouldfindsomething,sir,though,ifyoulike.”

           “Do.TakehimtothekitchenandtellWilsontogivehimsomethingtoeat.”

           “Allright,sir,”saidOlsen.

           Hurstwoodfollowed.Outofthemanager’ssight,theheadporter’smannerchanged.

           “Idon’tknowwhatthedevilthereistodo,”heobserved.

           Hurstwoodsaidnothing.Tohimthebigtrunkhustlerwasasubjectforprivatecontempt.

           “You’retogivethismansomethingtoeat,”heobservedtothecook.

           ThelatterlookedHurstwoodover,andseeingsomethingkeenandintellectualinhiseyes,said:

           “Well,sitdownoverthere.

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