Риф, или Там, где разбивается счастье

XXIV

           “Really,Owen,ifyoumakeitagrievancethattwopeoplewhoarestayinginthesamehouseshouldbeseentalkingtogether——!”

           “Theywerenottalking.That’sthepoint——”

           “Nottalking?Howdoyouknow?Youcouldhardlyhearthemfromthegarden!”

           “No;butIcouldsee.hewassittingatmydesk,withhisfaceinhishands.shewasstandinginthewindow,lookingawayfromhim...”

           Hewaited,asifforSophyViner’sanswer;butstillsheneitherstirrednorspoke.

           “Thatwasthefirsttime,”hewenton;“andthesecondwasthenextmorninginthepark.Itwasnaturalenough,theirmeetingthere.SophyhadgoneoutwithEffie,andEffieranbacktolookforme.Shetoldmeshe’dleftSophyandDarrowinthepaththatleadstotheriver,andpresentlywesawthemaheadofus.Theydidn’tseeusatfirst,becausetheywerestandinglookingateachother;andthistimetheywerenotspeakingeither.Wecameupclosebeforetheyheardus,andallthattimetheyneverspoke,orstoppedlookingateachother.AfterthatIbegantowonder;andsoIwatchedthem.”

           “Oh,Owen!”“Oh,Ionlyhadtowait.Yesterday,whenImotoredyouandthedoctorbackfromthelodge,IsawSophycomingoutofthespring-house.Isupposedshe’dtakenshelterfromtherain,andwhenyougotoutofthemotorIstrolledbackdowntheavenuetomeether.Butshe’ddisappeared—shemusthavetakenashortcutandcomeintothehousebythesidedoor.Idon’tknowwhyIwentontothespring-house;Isupposeitwaswhatyou’dcallspying.

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