Риф, или Там, где разбивается счастье

XXXVII

           

           “Dearest—soyou’rereallyoff?”shesaid,hesitatingamomentonthethreshold.

           Hepushedachairforward,andtheysatdown,eachwaitingfortheothertospeak.Finallysheputsomerandomquestionabouthistravelling-companion,aslowshymeditativeyouthwhomhehadonceortwicebroughtdowntoGivre.Shereflectedthatitwasnaturalheshouldhavegiventhisuncommunicativecomradethepreferenceoverhislivelieracquaintances,andaloudshesaid:“I’msogladFredRempsoncangowithyou.”

           Owenansweredinthesametone,andforafewminutestheirtalkdraggeditselfonoveradrywasteofcommon-places.Annanoticedthat,thoughreadyenoughtoimparthisownplans,Owenstudiouslyabstainedfromputtinganyquestionsabouthers.Itwasevidentfromhisallusionsthathemeanttobeawayforsometime,andhepresentlyaskedherifshewouldgiveinstructionsaboutpackingandsendingafterhimsomewinterclotheshehadleftatGivre.Thisgavehertheopportunitytosaythatsheexpectedtogobackwithinadayortwoandwouldattendtothematterassoonasshereturned.Sheadded:“IcameupthismorningwithGeorge,whoisgoingontoLondonto-morrow,”intending,bytheuseofDarrow’sChristianname,togiveOwenthechancetospeakofhermarriage.Buthemadenocomment,andshecontinuedtohearthenamesoundingonunfamiliarlybetweenthem.

           Theroomwasalmostdark,andshefinallystoodupandglancedaboutforthelight-switch,saying:“Ican’tseeyou,dear.

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