Риф, или Там, где разбивается счастье

III

           Henolongerunderstoodtheviolentimpulsesanddreamypausesofhisownyoungheart,ortheinscrutableabandonmentsandreluctancesofhers.Hehadknownamomentofanguishatlosingher—themadplungeofyouthfulinstinctsagainstthebarrieroffate;butthefirstwaveofstrongersensationhadsweptawayallbuttheoutlineoftheirstory,andthememoryofAnnaSummershadmadetheimageoftheyounggirlsacred,buttheclassuninteresting.

           Suchgeneralisationsbelonged,however,toanearlierstageofhisexperience.Themorehesawoflifethemoreincalculablehefoundit;andhehadlearnedtoyieldtohisimpressionswithoutfeelingtheyouthfulneedofrelatingthemtoothers.Itwasthegirlintheoppositeseatwhohadrousedinhimthedormanthabitofcomparison.Shewasdistinguishedfromthedaughtersofwealthbyheravowedacquaintancewiththerealbusinessofliving,afamiliarityasdifferentaspossiblefromtheirtheoreticalproficiency;yetitseemedtoDarrowthatherexperiencehadmadeherfreewithouthardnessandself-assuredwithoutassertiveness.

           TherushintoAmiens,andtheflashofthestationlightsintotheircompartment,brokeMissViner’ssleep,andwithoutchangingherpositionsheliftedherlidsandlookedatDarrow.Therewasneithersurprisenorbewildermentinthelook.Sheseemedinstantlyconscious,notsomuchofwhereshewas,asofthefactthatshewaswithhim;andthatfactseemedenoughtoreassureher.

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