Маленькие женщины

Lazy Laurence

           "

           Beingdecidedlynettledherself,andlongingtoseehimshakeofftheapathythatsoalteredhim,Amysharpenedbothtongueandpencil,andbegan.

           "FloandIhavegotanewnameforyou.It’sLazyLaurence.Howdoyoulikeit?"

           Shethoughtitwouldannoyhim,butheonlyfoldedhisarmsunderhishead,withanimperturbable,"That’snotbad.Thankyou,ladies."

           "DoyouwanttoknowwhatIhonestlythinkofyou?"

           "Piningtobetold."

           "Well,Idespiseyou."

           Ifshehadevensaid‘Ihateyou’inapetulantorcoquettishtone,hewouldhavelaughedandratherlikedit,butthegrave,almostsad,accentinhervoicemadehimopenhiseyes,andaskquickly...

           "Why,ifyouplease?"

           "Because,witheverychanceforbeinggood,useful,andhappy,youarefaulty,lazy,andmiserable."

           "Stronglanguage,mademoiselle."

           "Ifyoulikeit,I’llgoon."

           "Praydo,it’squiteinteresting."

           "Ithoughtyou’dfinditso.Selfishpeoplealwaysliketotalkaboutthemselves."

           "AmIselfish?"thequestionslippedoutinvoluntarilyandinatoneofsurprise,fortheonevirtueonwhichhepridedhimselfwasgenerosity.

           "Yes,veryselfish,"continuedAmy,inacalm,coolvoice,twiceaseffectivejustthenasanangryone.

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