Аня из Зелёных Мезонинов

Chapter XIX. A Concert a Catastrophe and a Confession

           Theyhada“perfectlyeleganttea;”andthencamethedeliciousoccupationofdressinginDiana’slittleroomupstairs.DianadidAnne’sfronthairinthenewpompadourstyleandAnnetiedDiana’sbowswiththeespecialknackshepossessed;andtheyexperimentedwithatleasthalfadozendifferentwaysofarrangingtheirbackhair.Atlasttheywereready,cheeksscarletandeyesglowingwithexcitement.

           True,Annecouldnothelpalittlepangwhenshecontrastedherplainblacktamandshapeless,tight-sleeved,homemadegray-clothcoatwithDiana’sjauntyfurcapandsmartlittlejacket.Butsherememberedintimethatshehadanimaginationandcoulduseit.

           ThenDiana’scousins,theMurraysfromNewbridge,came;theyallcrowdedintothebigpungsleigh,amongstrawandfurryrobes.Annereveledinthedrivetothehall,slippingalongoverthesatin-smoothroadswiththesnowcrispingundertherunners.Therewasamagnificentsunset,andthesnowyhillsanddeep-bluewateroftheSt.LawrenceGulfseemedtoriminthesplendorlikeahugebowlofpearlandsapphirebrimmedwithwineandfire.Tinklesofsleighbellsanddistantlaughter,thatseemedlikethemirthofwoodelves,camefromeveryquarter.

           “Oh,Diana,”breathedAnne,squeezingDiana’smittenedhandunderthefurrobe,“isn’titalllikeabeautifuldream?DoIreallylookthesameasusual?Ifeelsodifferentthatitseemstomeitmustshowinmylooks.”

           “Youlookawfullynice,”saidDiana,whohavingjustreceivedacomplimentfromoneofhercousins,feltthatsheoughttopassiton.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 187 из 376