Риф, или Там, где разбивается счастье

III

           Murrett’s,andtalkingovertheLadyUlricasandotherfootlightfigures.Andatanymoment,ofcourse,aturnofthekaleidoscopemightsuddenlytossabrightspangleintothegreypatternofone’sdays.

           Thislight-heartedphilosophywasnotwithoutcharmtoayoungmanaccustomedtomoretraditionalviews.GeorgeDarrowhadhadafairlyvariedexperienceoffemininetypes,butthewomenhehadfrequentedhadeitherbeenpronouncedly“ladies”ortheyhadnot.Gratefultobothforministeringtothemorecomplexmasculinenature,anddisposedtoassumethattheyhadbeenevolved,ifnotdesigned,tothatend,hehadinstinctivelykeptthetwogroupsapartinhismind,avoidingthatintermediatesocietywhichattemptstoconciliateboththeoriesoflife.“Bohemianism”seemedtohimacheaperconventionthantheothertwo,andheliked,aboveall,peoplewhowentasfarastheycouldintheirownline—likedhis“ladies”andtheirrivalstobeequallyunashamedofshowingforexactlywhattheywere.Hehadnotindeed—thefactofLadyUlricawastheretoremindhim—beenwithouthisexperienceofathirdtype;butthatexperiencehadlefthimwithacontemptuousdistasteforthewomanwhousestheprivilegesofoneclasstoshelterthecustomsofanother.

           Astoyounggirls,hehadneverthoughtmuchaboutthemsincehisearlyloveforthegirlwhohadbecomeMrs.Leath.Thatepisodeseemed,ashelookedbackonit,tobearnomorerelationtorealitythanapaledecorativedesigntotheconfusedrichnessofasummerlandscape.

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