Дни грёз
A Departure
TheideacaughtonwiththeOlympians,alwaysopentosentimentofatreacly,woodcutorder;andaccordinglyCharlotte,onenteringonedaydishevelledandpanting,havingbeenpursuedbyyellingRedskinsuptotheverythresholdofourpeacefulhome,wascurtlyinformedthatherFrenchlessonswouldbeginonMonday,thatshewashenceforthtoceaseallpretenceofbeingatrapperoraRedskinonutterlyinadequategrounds,andmoreoverthatthewholeofhertoyswereatthatmomentbeingfinallypackedupinabox,fordespatchtoLondon,togladdenthelivesandbringlightintotheeyesofLondonwaifsandPoplarAnnies.
Naturallyenough,perhaps,weothersreceivednoofficialintimationofthisgravecessionofterritory.Wewerenotsupposedtobeinterested.Haroldhadlongagobeenpromotedtoaknife—arecognized,birthdayknife.Asforme,itwasknownthatIwasalreadygivenover,heartandsoul,tolawlessabandonedcatapults—catapultswhichwereconfiscatedweeklyforreasonsofinternationalcomplications,butwithwhichEdwardkeptmesteadilysupplied,hisschoolhavingafineoldtraditionforexcellenceintheirmanufacture.ThereforenoonewassupposedtobereallyaffectedbutCharlotte,andevenshehadalreadyreachedMissYonge,andshouldthereforehavebeenmoreinterestedinprolificcuratesandharrowingdeathbeds.
Nothwithstanding,weallfeltindignant,betrayed,andsullentothevergeofmutiny.
