Риф, или Там, где разбивается счастье

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           Theyoungman,slimandeager,haddetachedhimselffromtwocompanionsofhisowntype,andwasseekingtopushthroughthepresstohisstep-mother’sfriend.Theencounter,toDarrow,couldhardlyhavebeenmoreinopportune;itwokeinhimaconfusionoffeelingsofwhichonlytheuppermostwasallayedbyseeingSophyViner,asifinstinctivelywarned,meltbackintotheshadowoftheirbox.

           AminutelaterOwenLeathwasathisside.“Iwassureitwasyou!Suchlucktorunacrossyou!Won’tyoucomeoffwithustosupperafterit’sover?Montmartre,orwhereverelseyouplease.Thosetwochapsovertherearefriendsofmine,attheBeauxArts;bothofthemrathergoodfellows—andwe’dbesoglad——”

           ForhalfasecondDarrowreadinhishospitableeyethetermination“ifyou’dbringtheladytoo”;thenitdeflectedinto:“We’dallbesogladifyou’dcome.”

           Darrow,excusinghimselfwiththanks,lingeredonforafewminutes’chat,inwhicheveryword,andeverytoneofhiscompanion’svoice,waslikeasharplightflashedintoachingeyes.Hewasgladwhenthebellcalledtheaudiencetotheirseats,andyoungLeathlefthimwiththefriendlyquestion:“We’llseeyouatGivrelateron?”

           WhenherejoinedMissViner,Darrow’sfirstcarewastofindout,byarapidinspectionofthehouse,whetherOwenLeath’sseathadgivenhimaviewoftheirbox.Buttheyoungmanwasnotvisiblefromit,andDarrowconcludedthathehadbeenrecognizedinthecorridorandnotathiscompanion’sside.

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