Любовник леди Чаттерлей
Chapter 15
Verynice!WhensavagewilddogsbarkinWragby,andsavagewildpit-poniesstamponTevershallpit-bank!tedeumlaudamus!’
Connielaughed,butnotveryhappily.
’Thenyououghttobepleasedthattheyareallbolshevists,’shesaid.’Yououghttobepleasedthattheyhurryontowardstheend.’
’SoIam.Idon’tstop’em.BecauseIcouldn’tifIwould.’
’Thenwhyareyousobitter?’
’I’mnot!Ifmycockgivesitslastcrow,Idon’tmind.’
’Butifyouhaveachild?’shesaid.
Hedroppedhishead.
’Why,’hesaidatlast.’Itseemstomeawrongandbitterthingtodo,tobringachildintothisworld.’
’No!Don’tsayit!Don’tsayit!’shepleaded.’IthinkI’mgoingtohaveone.Sayyou’llhepleased.’Shelaidherhandonhis.
’I’mpleasedforyoutobepleased,’hesaid.’Butformeitseemsaghastlytreacherytotheunborncreature.
’Ahno!’shesaid,shocked.’Thenyoucan’teverreallywantme!Youcan’twantme,ifyoufeelthat!’
Againhewassilent,hisfacesullen.Outsidetherewasonlythethreshingoftherain.
’It’snotquitetrue!’shewhispered.’It’snotquitetrue!There’sanothertruth.’Shefelthewasbitternowpartlybecauseshewasleavinghim,deliberatelygoingawaytoVenice.Andthishalfpleasedher.
Shepulledopenhisclothinganduncoveredhisbelly,andkissedhisnavel.Thenshelaidhercheekonhisbellyandpressedherarmroundhiswarm,silentloins.Theywerealoneintheflood.
’Tellmeyouwantachild,inhope!’shemurmured,pressingherfaceagainsthisbelly.
