Місяць і гріш

Chapter X

           

           "It’snogoodmakingafoolofmyself,"shesaid,dryinghereyes."Theonlythingistodecidewhatisthebestthingtodo."

           Shewenton,talkingsomewhatatrandom,nowoftherecentpast,thenoftheirfirstmeetingandtheirmarriage;butpresentlyIbegantoformafairlycoherentpictureoftheirlives;anditseemedtomethatmysurmiseshadnotbeenincorrect.Mrs.StricklandwasthedaughterofanIndiancivilian,whoonhisretirementhadsettledinthedepthsofthecountry,butitwashishabiteveryAugusttotakehisfamilytoEastbourneforchangeofair;anditwashere,whenshewastwenty,thatshemetCharlesStrickland.Hewastwenty-three.Theyplayedtogether,walkedonthefronttogether,listenedtogethertotheniggerminstrels;andshehadmadeuphermindtoaccepthimaweekbeforeheproposedtoher.TheylivedinLondon,firstinHampstead,andthen,ashegrewmoreprosperous,intown.Twochildrenwereborntothem.

           "Healwaysseemedveryfondofthem.Evenifhewastiredofme,Iwonderthathehadthehearttoleavethem.It’sallsoincredible.EvennowIcanhardlybelieveit’strue."

           Atlastsheshowedmetheletterhehadwritten.Iwascurioustoseeit,buthadnotventuredtoaskforit.

           "MYDEARAMY,

           "Ithinkyouwillfindeverythingallrightintheflat.IhavegivenAnneyourinstructions,anddinnerwillbereadyforyouandthechildrenwhenyoucome.Ishallnotbetheretomeetyou.Ihavemadeupmymindtoliveapartfromyou,andIamgoingtoParisinthemorning.Ishallpostthisletteronmyarrival.Ishallnotcomeback.Mydecisionisirrevocable.

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