Місяць і гріш

Chapter L

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           IleftAlexandrianextday,andIforgotaboutAbrahamtillalittlewhileago,whenIwasdiningwithanotheroldfriendintheprofession,AlecCarmichael,whowasinEnglandonshortleave.Iranacrosshiminthestreetandcongratulatedhimontheknighthoodwithwhichhiseminentservicesduringthewarhadbeenrewarded.Wearrangedtospendaneveningtogetherforoldtime’ssake,andwhenIagreedtodinewithhim,heproposedthatheshouldasknobodyelse,sothatwecouldchatwithoutinterruption.HehadabeautifuloldhouseinQueenAnneStreet,andbeingamanoftastehehadfurnisheditadmirably.Onthewallsofthedining-roomIsawacharmingBellotto,andtherewasapairofZoffanysthatIenvied.Whenhiswife,atall,lovelycreatureinclothofgold,hadleftus,Iremarkedlaughinglyonthechangeinhispresentcircumstancesfromthosewhenwehadbothbeenmedicalstudents.WehadlookeduponitthenasanextravagancetodineinashabbyItalianrestaurantintheWestminsterBridgeRoad.NowAlecCarmichaelwasonthestaffofhalfadozenhospitals.Ishouldthinkheearnedtenthousandayear,andhisknighthoodwasbutthefirstofthehonourswhichmustinevitablyfalltohislot.

           "I’vedoneprettywell,"hesaid,"butthestrangethingisthatIoweitalltoonepieceofluck."

           "Whatdoyoumeanbythat?"

           "Well,doyourememberAbraham?Hewasthemanwhohadthefuture.Whenwewerestudentshebeatmeallalongtheline.HegottheprizesandthescholarshipsthatIwentinfor.Ialwaysplayedsecondfiddletohim.Ifhe’dkeptonhe’dbeinthepositionI’minnow.

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