Риф, або Там, де розбивається щастя

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           Butsheevidentlydidnotintendtoexplainit,andhersilencecouldmeanonlythatshehadnoexplanationtogive,orelsethatshewastooindifferenttobeawarethatonewasneeded.

           Darrow,facetofacewiththesealternatives,feltarecrudescenceofboyishmisery.Itwasnolongerhishurtvanitythatcriedout.Hetoldhimselfthathecouldhaveborneanequalamountofpain,ifonlyithadleftMrs.Leath’simageuntouched;buthecouldnotbeartothinkofherastrivialorinsincere.Thethoughtwassointolerablethathefeltablinddesiretopunishsomeoneelseforthepainitcausedhim.

           AshesatmoodilystaringatthecarpetitssillyintricaciesmeltedintoablurfromwhichtheeyesofMrs.Leathagainlookedoutathim.Hesawthefinesweepofherbrows,andthedeeplookbeneaththemasshehadturnedfromhimontheirlasteveninginLondon.“Thiswillbegood-bye,then,”shehadsaid;anditoccurredtohimthatherpartingphrasehadbeenthesameasSophyViner’s.

           AtthethoughthejumpedtohisfeetandtookdownfromitshookthecoatinwhichhehadleftMissViner’sletter.Theclockmarkedthethirdquarteraftermidnight,andheknewitwouldmakenodifferenceifhewentdowntothepost-boxnoworearlythenextmorning;buthewantedtoclearhisconscience,andhavingfoundtheletterhewenttothedoor.

           Asoundinthenextroommadehimpause.Hehadbecomeconsciousagainthat,afewfeetoff,ontheothersideofathinpartition,asmallkeenflameoflifewasquiveringandagitatingtheair.Sophy’sfacecamebacktohiminsistently.ItwasasvividnowasMrs.

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