Любовник леди Чаттерлей
Chapter 15
Youwanttotaketime:getawayandlookatit.Idon’tblameyou.Ithinkyou’rewise.YoumayprefertostaymistressofWragby.Idon’tblameyou.I’venoWragbystooffer.Infact,youknowwhatyou’llgetoutofme.No,no,Ithinkyou’reright!Ireallydo!AndI’mnotkeenoncomingtoliveonyou,beingkeptbyyou.There’sthattoo.’
Shefeltsomehowasifheweregivinghertitfortat.
’Butyouwantme,don’tyou?’sheasked.
’Doyouwantme?’
’YouknowIdo.That’sevident.’
’Quite!Andwhendoyouwantme?’
’YouknowwecanarrangeitallwhenIcomeback.NowI’moutofbreathwithyou.Imustgetcalmandclear.’
’Quite!Getcalmandclear!’
Shewasalittleoffended.
’Butyoutrustme,don’tyou?’shesaid.
’Oh,absolutely!’
Sheheardthemockeryinhistone.
’Tellmethen,’shesaidflatly;’doyouthinkitwouldbebetterifIdon’tgotoVenice?’
’I’msureit’sbetterifyoudogotoVenice,’herepliedinthecool,slightlymockingvoice.
’Youknowit’snextThursday?’shesaid.
’Yes!’
Shenowbegantomuse.Atlastshesaid:
’AndweshallknowbetterwherewearewhenIcomeback,shan’twe?’
’Ohsurely!’
Thecuriousgulfofsilencebetweenthem!
’I’vebeentothelawyeraboutmydivorce,’hesaid,alittleconstrainedly.
Shegaveaslightshudder.
’Haveyou!’shesaid.’Andwhatdidhesay?’
’HesaidIoughttohavedoneitbefore;thatmaybeadifficulty.ButsinceIwasinthearmy,hethinksitwillgothroughallright.
