Королі та капуста
Caught
"Hetoldme,"wentonthelady,speakingasiftoherself,andwithaslightfrown,"thatthereweretownsonthiscoastofbeautyandimportance;thattherewasapleasingsocialorder—especiallyanAmericancolonyofculturedresidents."
"ThereisanAmericancolony,"saidGoodwin,gazingatherinsomewonder."Someofthemembersareallright.SomearefugitivesfromjusticefromtheStates.Irecalltwoexiledbankpresidents,onearmypaymasterunderacloud,acoupleofmanslayers,andawidow—arsenic,Ibelieve,wasthesuspicioninhercase.Imyselfcompletethecolony,but,asyet,Ihavenotdistinguishedmyselfbyanyparticularcrime."
"Donotlosehope,"saidthelady,dryly;"Iseenothinginyouractionsto-nighttoguaranteeyoufurtherobscurity.Somemistakehasbeenmade;Idonotknowjustwhere.Buthimyoushallnotdisturbto-night.Thejourneyhasfatiguedhimsothathehasfallenasleep,Ithink,inhisclothes.Youtalkofstolenmoney!Idonotunderstandyou.Somemistakehasbeenmade.Iwillconvinceyou.RemainwhereyouareandIwillbringyouthevalisethatyouseemtocovetso,andshowittoyou."
Shemovedtowardthecloseddoorthatconnectedthetworooms,butstopped,andhalfturnedandbestoweduponGoodwinagrave,searchinglookthatendedinaquizzicalsmile.
