Лавка древностей

Chapter 71

           

           Hesoftenedagainatsightofthesetwofriends,and,layingasidetheangrymanneriftoanythingsofeebleandsosadthetermcanbeappliedinwhichhehadspokenwhenthedooropened,resumedhisformerseat,andsubsided,bylittleandlittleintotheoldaction,andtheold,dull,wanderingsound.

           Ofthestrangers,hetooknoheedwhatever.Hehadseenthem,butappearedquiteincapableofinterestorcuriosity.Theyoungerbrotherstoodapart.Thebachelordrewachairtowardstheoldman,andsatdownclosebesidehim.Afteralongsilence,heventuredtospeak.

           ‘Anothernight,andnotinbed!’hesaidsoftly;‘Ihopedyouwouldbemoremindfulofyourpromisetome.Whydoyounottakesomerest?’

           ‘Sleephasleftme,’returnedtheoldman.‘Itisallwithher!’

           ‘Itwouldpainherverymuchtoknowthatyouwerewatchingthus,’saidthebachelor.‘Youwouldnotgiveherpain?’

           ‘Iamnotsosureofthat,ifitwouldonlyrouseher.Shehassleptsoverylong.AndyetIamrashtosayso.Itisagoodandhappysleepeh?’

           ‘Indeeditis,’returnedthebachelor.‘Indeed,indeed,itis!’

           ‘That’swell!andthewakingfalteredtheoldman.

           ‘Happytoo.Happierthantonguecantell,orheartofmanconceive.’

           Theywatchedhimasheroseandstoleontiptoetotheotherchamberwherethelamphadbeenreplaced.Theylistenedashespokeagainwithinitssilentwalls.Theylookedintothefacesofeachother,andnoman’scheekwasfreefromtears.Hecameback,whisperingthatshewasstillasleep,butthathethoughtshehadmoved.

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