Повернення на батьківщину

VII. A Coalition between Beauty and Oddness

           HecouldonlydecentlysavehimselfbyThomasin;andoncehebecameherhusband,Eustacia’srepentance,hethought,wouldsetinforalongandbitterterm.ItwasnowonderthatWildeve,ignorantofthenewmanatthebackofthescene,shouldhavesupposedEustaciatobeplayingapart.Tobelievethattheletterwasnottheresultofsomemomentarypique,toinferthatshereallygavehimuptoThomasin,wouldhaverequiredpreviousknowledgeofhertransfigurationbythatman’sinfluence.Whowastoknowthatshehadgrowngenerousinthegreedinessofanewpassion,thatincovetingonecousinshewasdealingliberallywithanother,thatinhereagernesstoappropriateshegaveway?

           Fullofthisresolvetomarryinhaste,andwringtheheartoftheproudgirl,Wildevewenthisway.

           MeanwhileDiggoryVennhadreturnedtohisvan,wherehestoodlookingthoughtfullyintothestove.Anewvistawasopeneduptohim.But,howeverpromisingMrs.Yeobright’sviewsofhimmightbeasacandidateforherniece’shand,oneconditionwasindispensabletothefavourofThomasinherself,andthatwasarenunciationofhispresentwildmodeoflife.Inthishesawlittledifficulty.

           HecouldnotaffordtowaittillthenextdaybeforeseeingThomasinanddetailinghisplan.Hespeedilyplungedhimselfintotoiletoperations,pulledasuitofclothclothesfromabox,andinabouttwentyminutesstoodbeforethevan-lanternasareddlemaninnothingbuthisface,thevermilionshadesofwhichwerenottoberemovedinaday.Closingthedoorandfasteningitwithapadlock,VennsetofftowardsBlooms-End

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 202 з 526