Финансист

Chapter XX

           Hecouldgiveituntilfive-thirtywithprofit;buthecouldtakeseveralafternoonsoff,fromthree-thirtyuntilfive-thirtyorsix,andnoonewouldbethewiser.ItwascustomaryforAileentodrivealonealmosteveryafternoonaspiritedpairofbays,ortorideamount,boughtbyherfatherforherfromanotedhorse-dealerinBaltimore.SinceCowperwoodalsodroveandrode,itwasnotdifficulttoarrangemeeting-placesfaroutontheWissahickonortheSchuylkillroad.Thereweremanyspotsinthenewlylaid-outpark,whichwereasfreefrominterruptionasthedepthsofaforest.Itwasalwayspossiblethattheymightencountersomeone;butitwasalsoalwayspossibletomakearatherplausibleexplanation,ornoneatall,sinceevenincaseofsuchanencounternothing,ordinarily,wouldbesuspected.

           So,forthetimebeingtherewaslove-making,theusualbillingandcooingofloversinasimpleandmuchlessthanfinalfashion;andthelovelyhorsebackridestogetherunderthegreentreesoftheapproachingspringwereidyllic.Cowperwoodawakenedtoasenseofjoyinlifesuchashefancied,intheblushofthisnewdesire,hehadneverexperiencedbefore.LillianhadbeenlovelyinthoseearlydaysinwhichhehadfirstcalledonherinNorthFrontStreet,andhehadfanciedhimselfunspeakablyhappyatthattime;butthatwasnearlytenyearssince,andhehadforgotten.Sincethenhehadhadnogreatpassion,nonotableliaison;andthen,allatonce,inthemidstofhisnew,greatbusinessprosperity,Aileen.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 211 из 773