Риф, або Там, де розбивається щастя

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           WhenthenurseappearedtosummonEffie,thelittlegirl,afterkissinghergrandmother,entrenchedherselfonDarrow’skneewiththeimperiousdemandtobecarrieduptobed;andAnna,whileshelaughinglyprotested,saidtoherselfwithapang:“CanIgiveherafatheraboutwhomIthinksuchthings?”

           ThethoughtofEffie,andofwhatsheowedtoEffie,hadbeenthefundamentalreasonforherdelaysandhesitationswhensheandDarrowhadcometogetheragaininEngland.Herownfeelingwassoclearthatbutforthatscrupleshewouldhaveputherhandinhisatonce.Buttillshehadseenhimagainshehadneverconsideredthepossibilityofre-marriage,andwhenitsuddenlyconfrontedheritseemed,forthemoment,todisorganizethelifeshehadplannedforherselfandherchild.ShehadnotspokenofthistoDarrowbecauseitappearedtoherasubjecttobedebatedwithinherownconscience.Thequestion,then,wasnotastohisfitnesstobecometheguideandguardianofherchild;nordidshefearthatherloveforhimwoulddepriveEffieoftheleastfractionofhertenderness,sinceshedidnotthinkofloveassomethingmeasuredandexhaustiblebutasatreasureperpetuallyrenewed.WhatshequestionedwasherrighttointroduceintoherlifeanyinterestsanddutieswhichmightrobEffieofapartofhertime,orlessentheclosenessoftheirdailyintercourse.

           Shehaddecidedthisquestionasitwasinevitablethatsheshould;butnowanotherwasbeforeher

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