Фінансист

Chapter XLIX

           

           "Isn’tthatterrible?"shesaid,weakly,herhandstremblinginanervousway."Isn’titdreadful?Isn’tthereanythingmoreyoucando,truly?"Youwon’treallyhavetogotoprison,willyou?"Heobjectedtoherdistressandhernervousfears.Hepreferredastronger,moreself-relianttypeofwoman,butstillshewashiswife,andinhisdayhehadlovedhermuch.

           "Itlooksthatway,Lillian,"hesaid,withthefirstnoteofrealsympathyhehadusedinalongwhile,forhefeltsorryforhernow.Atthesametimehewasafraidtogoanyfurtheralongthatline,forfearitmightgiveherafalsesenseastohispresentattitudetowardherwhichwasoneessentiallyofindifference.Butshewasnotsodullbutwhatshecouldseethattheconsiderationinhisvoicehadbeenbroughtaboutbyhisdefeat,whichmeanthersalso.Shechokedalittleandevensowastouched.Thebaresuggestionofsympathybroughtbacktheolddayssodefinitelygoneforever.Ifonlytheycouldbebroughtback!

           "Idon’twantyoutofeeldistressedaboutme,though,"hewenton,beforeshecouldsayanythingtohim."I’mnotthroughwithmyfighting.I’llgetoutofthis.Ihavetogotoprison,itseems,inordertogetthingsstraightenedoutproperly.WhatIwouldlikeyoutodoistokeepupacheerfulappearanceinfrontoftherestofthefamilyfatherandmotherparticularly.Theyneedtobecheeredup."Hethoughtonceoftakingherhand,thendecidednot.

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