Ярмарок марнославства

The Subject Continued

           Hisdrawing-roomsweretheprettiest,little,modestsalonsconceivable:theyweredecoratedwiththegreatesttaste,andathousandknick-knacksfromParis,byRebecca:andwhenshesatatherpianotrillingsongswithalightsomeheart,thestrangervotedhimselfinalittleparadiseofdomesticcomfortandagreedthat,ifthehusbandwasratherstupid,thewifewascharming,andthedinnersthepleasantestintheworld.

           Rebecca’swit,cleverness,andflippancymadeherspeedilythevogueinLondonamongacertainclass.Yousawdemurechariotsatherdoor,outofwhichsteppedverygreatpeople.Youbeheldhercarriageinthepark,surroundedbydandiesofnote.Thelittleboxinthethirdtieroftheoperawascrowdedwithheadsconstantlychanging;butitmustbeconfessedthattheladiesheldalooffromher,andthattheirdoorswereshuttoourlittleadventurer.

           Withregardtotheworldoffemalefashionanditscustoms,thepresentwriterofcoursecanonlyspeakatsecondhand.Amancannomorepenetrateorunder-standthosemysteriesthanhecanknowwhattheladiestalkaboutwhentheygoupstairsafterdinner.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 652 з 1227