Крамка старожитностей

Chapter 31

           

           ‘Onlyrememberwhatwehavebeensincethatbrightmorningwhenweturnedourbacksuponitforthelasttime,’saidNell,‘onlyrememberwhatwehavebeensincewehavebeenfreeofallthosemiserieswhatpeacefuldaysandquietnightswehavehadwhatpleasanttimeswehaveknownwhathappinesswehaveenjoyed.Ifwehavebeentiredorhungry,wehavebeensoonrefreshed,andsleptthesounderforit.Thinkwhatbeautifulthingswehaveseen,andhowcontentedwehavefelt.Andwhywasthisblessedchange?’

           Hestoppedherwithamotionofhishand,andbadehertalktohimnomorejustthen,forhewasbusy.Afteratimehekissedhercheek,stillmotioninghertosilence,andwalkedon,lookingfarbeforehim,andsometimesstoppingandgazingwithapuckeredbrowupontheground,asifhewerepainfullytryingtocollecthisdisorderedthoughts.Onceshesawtearsinhiseyes.Whenhehadgoneonthusforsometime,hetookherhandinhisashewasaccustomedtodo,withnothingoftheviolenceoranimationofhislatemanner;andso,bydegreessofinethatthechildcouldnottracethem,hesettleddownintohisusualquietway,andsufferedhertoleadhimwhereshewould.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 348 з 836