Риф, або Там, де розбивається щастя

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           Eveninhisfirstmomentofexasperationitstruckhimascharacteristicthatsheshouldnothavepaddedherpostponementwithafib.Certainlyhermoralangleswerenotdraped!

           “IfIaskedhertomarryme,she’dhaverefusedinthesamelanguage.ButthankheavenIhaven’t!”hereflected.

           Theseconsiderations,whichhadbeenwithhimeveryyardofthewayfromLondon,reachedaclimaxofironyashewasdrawnintothecrowdonthepier.Itdidnotsoftenhisfeelingstorememberthat,butforherlackofforethought,hemight,atthisharshendofthestormyMayday,havebeensittingbeforehisclubfireinLondoninsteadofshiveringinthedamphumanherdonthepier.Admittingthesex’straditionalrighttochange,shemightatleasthaveadvisedhimofhersbytelegraphingdirectlytohisrooms.Butinspiteoftheirexchangeoflettersshehadapparentlyfailedtonotehisaddress,andabreathlessemissaryhadrushedfromtheEmbassytopitchhertelegramintohiscompartmentasthetrainwasmovingfromthestation.

           Yes,hehadgivenherchanceenoughtolearnwherehelived;andthisminorproofofherindifferencebecame,ashejammedhiswaythroughthecrowd,themainpointofhisgrievanceagainstherandofhisderisionofhimself.Halfwaydownthepiertheprodofanumbrellaincreasedhisexasperationbyrousinghimtothefactthatitwasraining.Instantlythenarrowledgebecameabattle-groundofthrusting,slanting,parryingdomes.

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