Риф, або Там, де розбивається щастя

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           Underneaththisfatalisticfeelingwasthedeepsenseofreliefthathehad,afterall,saidanddonenothingthatcouldintheleastdegreeaffectthewelfareofSophyViner.Thatfacttookamillstoneoffhisneck.

           MeanwhilehegavehimselfuponcemoretothejoyofAnna’spresence.Theyhadnotbeenalonetogetherfortwolongdays,andhehadthelover’ssensethathehadforgotten,oratleastunderestimated,thestrengthofthespellshecast.Oncemorehereyesandhersmileseemedtoboundhisworld.Hefeltthattheirlightwouldalwaysmovewithhimasthesunsetmovesbeforeashipatsea.

           Thenextdayhissenseofsecuritywasincreasedbyadecisiveincident.ItbecameknowntotheexpectanthouseholdthatMadamedeChantellehadyieldedtothetremendousimpactofMissPainter’sdeterminationandthatSophyVinerhadbeen“sentfor”tothepurplesatinsitting-room.

           Atluncheon,Owen’sradiantcountenanceproclaimedthehappysequel,andDarrow,whenthepartyhadmovedbacktotheoak-roomforcoffee,deemeditdiscreettowanderoutalonetotheterracewithhiscigar.TheconclusionofOwen’sromancebroughthisownplansoncemoretothefront.AnnahadpromisedthatshewouldconsiderdatesandsettledetailsassoonasMadamedeChantelleandhergrandsonhadbeenreconciled,andDarrowwaseagertogointothequestionatonce,sinceitwasnecessarythatthepreparationsforhismarriageshouldgoforwardasrapidlyaspossible.

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