Біла пташка

Her Marriage, Her Clothes, Her Appetite, and an Inventory of Her Furniture

           

           “Adangerouswoman,”Isaid,withashudder,andfelltoexaminingapaintingoverthemantel-shelf.Itwasaportraitofaman,andhadimpressedmefavourablybecauseitwasframed.

           “Afriendofhers,”myguideinformedme,“butIneverseedhim.”

           Iwouldhaveturnedawayfromit,hadnotaninscriptiononthepicturedrawnmenearer.Itwasinalady’shandwriting,andthesewerethewords:“Fancyportraitofourdearunknown.”Coulditbemeantforme?IcannottellyouhowinterestedIsuddenlybecame.

           Itrepresentedaveryfinelookingfellow,indeed,andnotadaymorethanthirty.

           “Afriendofhers,ma’am,didyousay?”Iaskedquiteshakily.“Howdoyouknowthat,ifyouhaveneverseenhim?”

           “Whenmasterwaspaintingofit,”shesaid,“inthestudio,heusedtocomerunninginheretosaytohersuchlikeas,’Whatcolourwouldyoumakehiseyes?’”

           “Andherreply,ma’am?”Iaskedeagerly.

           “Shesaid,’Beautifulblueeyes.’Andhesaid,’Youwouldn’tmakeitahandsomeface,wouldyou?’andshesays,’Averyhandsomeface.’Andsayshe,’Middle-aged?’andsaysshe,’Twenty-nine.’AndImindhimsaying,’Alittlebaldonthetop?’andshesays,saysshe,’Notatall.’”

           Thedear,gratefulgirl,nottomakemebaldonthetop.

           “Ihaveseedherkissherhandtothatpicture,”saidthemaid.

           FancyMarykissingherhandtome!Oh,theprettylove!

           Pooh!

           Iwasstaringatthepicture,cogitatingwhatinsultingmessageIcouldwriteonit,whenIheardthewoman’svoiceagain

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 27 з 241