Унесенные ветром

Chapter 33

           FromSparta.Averygoodfamilybutjustthesamewell,IknowIshouldn’tsayitbutIdon’tseehowFannycanbringherselftomarryhim!"

           "Doeshedrinkor—"

           "Dear,no!Hischaracterisperfectbut,yousee,hewaswoundedlowdown,byaburstingshellanditdidsomethingtohislegsmakesthemmakesthem,well,Ihatetousethewordbutitmakeshimspraddle.Itgiveshimaveryvulgarappearancewhenhewalkswell,itdoesn’tlookverypretty.Idon’tseewhyshe’smarryinghim."

           "Girlshavetomarrysomeone."

           "Indeed,theydonot,"saidPitty,ruffling."Ineverhadto."

           "Now,darling,Ididn’tmeanyou!Everybodyknowshowpopularyouwereandstillare!Why,oldJudgeCantonusedtothrowsheep’seyesatyoutillI—"

           "Oh,Scarlett,hush!Thatoldfool!"giggledPitty,goodhumorrestored."But,afterall,FannywassopopularshecouldhavemadeabettermatchandIdon’tbelieveshelovesthisTomwhat’s-his-name.Idon’tbelieveshe’severgottenoverDallasMcLuregettingkilled,butshe’snotlikeyou,darling.You’veremainedsofaithfultodearCharlie,thoughyoucouldhavemarrieddozensoftimes.MellyandIhaveoftensaidhowloyalyouweretohismemorywheneveryoneelsesaidyouwerejustaheartlesscoquette."

           ScarlettpassedoverthistactlessconfidenceandskillfullyledPittyfromonefriendtoanotherbutallthewhileshewasinafeverofimpatiencetobringtheconversationaroundtoRhett.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 805 из 1537