Риф, або Там, де розбивається щастя

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           She,habituallysoawareofherownlackofpenetration,hersmallskillinreadinghiddenmotivesanddetectingsecretsignals,nowfeltherselfmysteriouslyinspired.SheaddressedherselftoSophyViner.“It’smuchbetterforyouboththatthisabsurdquestionshouldbeclearedupnow.”Then,turningtoDarrow,shecontinued:“ForsomereasonthatIdon’tpretendtoguess,Owenhastakenitintohisheadthatyou’veinfluencedMissVinertobreakherengagement.”

           Shespokeslowlyanddeliberately,becauseshewishedtogivetimeandtogainit;timeforDarrowandSophytoreceivethefullimpactofwhatshewassaying,andtimetoobserveitsfulleffectonthem.Shehadsaidtoherself:“Ifthere’snothingbetweenthem,they’lllookateachother;ifthereissomething,theywon’t;”andassheceasedtospeakshefeltasifallherlifewereinhereyes.

           Sophy,afterastartofprotest,remainedmotionless,hergazeontheground.Darrow,hisfacegrowngrave,glancedslowlyfromOwenLeathtoAnna.Withhiseyesonthelatterheasked:“HasMissVinerbrokenherengagement?”

           Amoment’ssilencefollowedhisquestion;thenthegirllookedupandsaid:“Yes!”

           Owen,asshespoke,utteredasmotheredexclamationandwalkedoutoftheroom.Shecontinuedtostandinthesameplace,withoutappearingtonoticehisdeparture,andwithoutvouchsafinganadditionalwordofexplanation;then,beforeAnnacouldfindacrytodetainher,shetooturnedandwentout

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