Портрет Доріана Грея
Chapter 15
Heheavedadeepbreath,andhisnostrilsquiveredwithpleasure. Whenheentered,ayoungmanwithsmoothyellowhair,whowasbendingoveralamp,lightingalongthinpipe,lookedupathim,andnoddedinahesitatingmanner.
"Youhere,Adrian?"mutteredDorian.
"WhereelseshouldIbe?"heanswered,listlessly. "Noneofthechapswillspeaktomenow."
"IthoughtyouhadleftEngland."
"Darlingtonisnotgoingtodoanything. Mybrotherpaidthebillatlast. Georgedoesn’tspeaktomeeither.... Idon’tcare,"headded,withasigh. "Aslongasonehasthisstuff,onedoesn’twantfriends. IthinkIhavehadtoomanyfriends."
Dorianwinced,andlookedroundatthegrotesquethingsthatlayinsuchfantasticposturesontheraggedmattresses. Thetwistedlimbs,thegapingmouths,thestaringlustrelesseyes,fascinatedhim. Heknewinwhatstrangeheavenstheyweresuffering,andwhatdullhellswereteachingthemthesecretofsomenewjoy. Theywerebetteroffthanhewas. Hewasprisonedinthought. Memory,likeahorriblemalady,waseatinghissoulaway. FromtimetotimeheseemedtoseetheeyesofBasilHallwardlookingathim. Yethefelthecouldnotstay. ThepresenceofAdrianSingletontroubledhim. Hewantedtobewherenoonewouldknowwhohewas. Hewantedtoescapefromhimself.
"Iamgoingontotheotherplace,"hesaid,afterapause.