Риф, або Там, де розбивається щастя

XXXVIII

           Butwhatneedwasthereofassuminganexplicitstatement,wheneverybreaththeyhaddrawnforthelastweekshadbeenchargedwiththeimmanentsecret?AsshelookedbackoverthedayssinceDarrow’sfirstarrivalatGivresheperceivedthatatnotimehadanyonedeliberatelyspoken,oranythingbeenaccidentallydisclosed.Thetruthhadcometolightbytheforceofitsirresistiblepressure;andtheperceptiongaveherastartledsenseofhiddenpowers,ofachaosofattractionsandrepulsionsfarbeneaththeorderedsurfacesofintercourse.Shelookedbackwithmelancholyderisiononheroldconceptionoflife,asakindofwell-litandwellpolicedsuburbtodarkplacesoneneedneverknowabout.Heretheywere,thesedarkplaces,inherownbosom,andhenceforthshewouldalwayshavetotraversethemtoreachthebeingsshelovedbest!

           Shewasstillsittingbesidetheuntouchedtea-tablewhensheheardDarrow’svoiceinthehall.Shestartedup,sayingtoherself:“ImusttellhimthatOwenknows...”butwhenthedooropenedandshesawhisface,stilllitbythesamesmileofboyishtriumph,shefeltanewtheuselessnessofspeaking....HadheeversupposedthatOwenwouldnotknow?Probably,fromtheheightofhisgreaterexperience,hehadseenlongsincethatallthathappenedwasinevitable;andthethoughtofit,atanyrate,wasclearlynotweighingonhimnow.

           Hewasalreadydressedfortheevening,andashecametowardherhesaid:“TheAmbassador’sbookedforanofficialdinnerandI’mfreeafterall.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 355 з 369