Титан

A Financier Bewitched

           TherewasstillanothermanayoungplaywrightandpoetbythenameofForbesGurneytall,fair,passionatewhohadnewlyarrivedonthesceneandwascourtingher,or,rather,beingcourtedbyheratoddmoments,forhertimewasherown.Inherartisticallyerrantwayshehadrefusedtogotoschoollikehersister,andwasidlingabout,developing,asshephrasedit,herartisticpossibilities.

           Cowperwood,aswasnatural,heardmuchofherstagelife.Atfirsthetookallthispalaverwithagrainofsalt,thebabblingofanardentnatureinterestedintheflightyromanceofthestudioworld.Bydegrees,however,hebecamecuriousastothefreedomofheractions,theeasewithwhichshedriftedfromplacetoplaceLaneCross’sstudio;BlissBridge’sbachelorrooms,whereheappearedalwaystobereceivinghistheatricalfriendsoftheGarrickPlayers;Mr.GardnerKnowles’shomeonthenearNorthSide,wherehewasfrequentlyentertainingapartyafterthetheater.ItseemedtoCowperwood,tosaytheleast,thatStephaniewasleadingaratherfreeandinconsequentialexistence,andyetitreflectedherexactlythecolorofhersoul.Buthebegantodoubtandwonder.

           "Wherewereyou,Stephanie,yesterday?"hewouldask,whentheymetforlunch,orintheeveningsearly,orwhenshecalledathisnewofficesontheNorthSide,asshesometimesdidtowalkordrivewithhim.

           "Oh,yesterdaymorningIwasatLaneCross’sstudiotryingonsomeofhisIndianshawlsandveils.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 322 из 794