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           ‘Iwillnotsay,Louisa,thatifyouhadbyanyhappychanceundeceivedmesometimeago,itwouldhavebeenbetterforusboth;betterforyourpeace,andbetterformine.ForIamsensiblethatitmaynothavebeenapartofmysystemtoinviteanyconfidenceofthatkind.Ihadprovedmymysystemtomyself,andIhaverigidlyadministeredit;andImustbeartheresponsibilityofitsfailures.Ionlyentreatyoutobelieve,myfavouritechild,thatIhavemeanttodoright.’

           Hesaiditearnestly,andtodohimjusticehehad.Ingaugingfathomlessdeepswithhislittlemeanexcise-rod,andinstaggeringovertheuniversewithhisrustystiff-leggedcompasses,hehadmeanttodogreatthings.Withinthelimitsofhisshorttetherhehadtumbledabout,annihilatingtheflowersofexistencewithgreatersinglenessofpurposethanmanyoftheblatantpersonageswhosecompanyhekept.

           ‘Iamwellassuredofwhatyousay,father.IknowIhavebeenyourfavouritechild.Iknowyouhaveintendedtomakemehappy.Ihaveneverblamedyou,andInevershall.’

           Hetookheroutstretchedhand,andretaineditinhis.

           ‘Mydear,Ihaveremainedallnightatmytable,ponderingagainandagainonwhathassopainfullypassedbetweenus.WhenIconsideryourcharacter;whenIconsiderthatwhathasbeenknowntomeforhours,hasbeenconcealedbyyouforyears;whenIconsiderunderwhatimmediatepressureithasbeenforcedfromyouatlast;IcometotheconclusionthatIcannotbutmistrustmyself.

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