Финансист

Chapter LV

           WhataterribleplaceforherFranktobe!Whatahorriblethingtohaveputhimhere!Judges,juries,courts,laws,jailsseemedlikesomanyfoamingogresrangedabouttheworld,glaringdownuponherandherlove-affair.Theclankofthekeyinthelock,andtheheavyoutwardswingingofthedoor,completedhersenseoftheuntoward.AndthenshesawCowperwood.

           Becauseofthepricehewastoreceive,Bonhag,afteradmittingher,strolleddiscreetlyaway.AileenlookedatCowperwoodfrombehindherveil,afraidtospeakuntilshewassureBonhaghadgone.AndCowperwood,whowasretaininghisself-possessionbyaneffort,signaledherbutwithdifficultyafteramomentortwo."It’sallright,"hesaid."He’sgoneaway."Sheliftedherveil,removedhercloak,andtookin,withoutseemingto,thestuffy,narrowthicknessoftheroom,hiswretchedshoes,thecheap,misshapensuit,theirondoorbehindhimleadingoutintothelittleyardattachedtohiscell.Againstsuchabackground,withhispartiallycanedchairsvisibleattheendofthebed,heseemedunnatural,weirdeven.HerFrank!Andinthiscondition.Shetrembledanditwasuselessforhertotrytospeak.Shecouldonlyputherarmsaroundhimandstrokehishead,murmuring:"Mypoorboymydarling.Isthiswhattheyhavedonetoyou?Oh,mypoordarling."SheheldhisheadwhileCowperwood,anxioustoretainhiscomposure,wincedandtrembled,too.Herlovewassofullsogenuine.

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