Любовник леди Чаттерлей

           --Foryearshewasgone,allthetimeofthewar:andalieutenantandall:quitethegentleman,reallyquitethegentleman!--ThentocomebacktoTevershallandgoasagame-keeper!Really,somepeoplecan’ttaketheirchanceswhenthey’vegotthem!AndtalkingbroadDerbyshireagainliketheworst,whenshe,IvyBolton,knewhespokelikeanygentleman,really.

           Well,well!Soherladyshiphadfallenforhim!Wellherladyshipwasn’tthefirst:therewassomethingabouthim.Butfancy!ATevershallladbornandbred,andsheherladyshipinWragbyHall!Myword,thatwasaslapbackatthehigh-and-mightyChatterleys!

           Buthe,thekeeper,asthedaygrew,hadrealized:it’snogood!It’snogoodtryingtogetridofyourownaloneness.You’vegottosticktoitallyourlife.Onlyattimes,attimes,thegapwillbefilledin.Attimes!Butyouhavetowaitforthetimes.Acceptyourownalonenessandsticktoit,allyourlife.Andthenacceptthetimeswhenthegapisfilledin,whentheycome.Butthey’vegottocome.Youcan’tforcethem.

           Withasuddensnapthebleedingdesirethathaddrawnhimafterherbroke.Hehadbrokenit,becauseitmustbeso.Theremustbeacomingtogetheronbothsides.Andifshewasn’tcomingtohim,hewouldn’ttrackherdown.Hemustn’t.Hemustgoaway,tillshecame.

           Heturnedslowly,ponderingly,acceptingagaintheisolation.Heknewitwasbetterso.Shemustcometohim:itwasnousehistrailingafterher.Nouse!

           MrsBoltonsawhimdisappear,sawhisdogrunafterhim.

           ’Well,well!’shesaid