Ярмарка тщеславия

Full of Business and Pleasure

           Makeanappointment.DinewithmeandFritzattheinninthepark.Wewillhaveroastpheasantsandporter,plum-puddingandFrenchwine.Weshalldieifyoudon’t."

           "Thatwewill,"saidtheyoungnoblemanonthebed;andthiscolloquyJosoverheard,thoughhedidnotcomprehendit,forthereasonthathehadneverstudiedthelanguageinwhichitwascarriedon.

           "Newmerokattervangdooze,sivousplait,"Jossaidinhisgrandestmanner,whenhewasabletospeak.

           "Quaterfangtooce!"saidthestudent,startingup,andhebouncedintohisownroom,wherehelockedthedoor,andwhereJosheardhimlaughingwithhiscomradeonthebed.

           ThegentlemanfromBengalwasstanding,disconcertedbythisincident,whenthedoorofthe92openedofitselfandBecky’slittleheadpeepedoutfullofarchnessandmischief.ShelightedonJos."It’syou,"shesaid,comingout."HowIhavebeenwaitingforyou!Stop!notyetinoneminuteyoushallcomein."Inthatinstantsheputarouge-pot,abrandybottle,andaplateofbrokenmeatintothebed,gaveonesmoothtoherhair,andfinallyletinhervisitor.

           Shehad,bywayofmorningrobe,apinkdomino,atriflefadedandsoiled,andmarkedhereandtherewithpomaturn;butherarmsshoneoutfromtheloosesleevesofthedressverywhiteandfair,anditwastiedroundherlittlewaistsoasnotilltosetoffthetrimlittlefigureofthewearer.SheledJosbythehandintohergarret."Comein,"shesaid.

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