Риф, або Там, де розбивається щастя

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           Herenjoymenthadbeenuncloudedandhispleasureinitundisturbed.Itwasverygradually—heseemedtosee—thatashadeoflassitudehadcreptovertheirintercourse.Perhapsitwasbecause,whenherlightchatteraboutpeoplefailed,hefoundshehadnootherfundtodrawon,orperhapssimplybecauseofthesweetnessofherlaugh,orofthecharmofthegesturewithwhich,onedayinthewoodsofMarly,shehadtossedoffherhatandtiltedbackherheadatthecallofacuckoo;orbecause,wheneverhelookedatherunexpectedly,hefoundthatshewaslookingathimanddidnotwanthimtoknowit;orperhaps,invaryingdegrees,becauseofallthesethings,thattherehadcomeamomentwhennowordseemedtoflyhighenoughordivedeepenoughtoutterthesenseofwell-beingeachgavetotheother,andthenaturalsubstituteforspeechhadbeenakiss.

           Thekiss,atallevents,hadcomeattheprecisemomenttosavetheirventurefromdisaster.Theyhadreachedthepointwhenheramazingreminiscenceshadbeguntoflag,whenherfuturehadbeenexhaustivelydiscussed,hertheatricalprospectsminutelystudied,herquarrelwithMrs.Murrettretoldwiththelastamplificationofdetail,andwhen,perhapsconsciousofherexhaustedresourcesandhisdwindlinginterest,shehadcommittedthefatalerrorofsayingthatshecouldseehewasunhappy,andentreatinghimtotellherwhy...

           Fromthebrinkofestrangingconfidences,andfromtheriskofunfavourablecomparisons,hisgesturehadsnatchedherbacktosafety;andassoonashehadkissedherhefeltthatshewouldneverborehimagain.

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