Вдали от безумной толпы

XXXVI. Wealth in Jeopardy—The Revel

           Tenminuteslaterhislonelyfiguremighthavebeenseendraggingfourlargewater-proofcoveringsacrosstheyard,andsoontwooftheseheapsoftreasureingrainwerecoveredsnugtwoclothstoeach.Twohundredpoundsweresecured.Threewheat-stacksremainedopen,andtherewerenomorecloths.Oaklookedunderthestaddlesandfoundafork.Hemountedthethirdpileofwealthandbeganoperating,adoptingtheplanofslopingtheuppersheavesoneovertheother;and,inaddition,fillingtheintersticeswiththematerialofsomeuntiedsheaves.

           Sofarallwaswell.BythishurriedcontrivanceBathsheba’spropertyinwheatwassafeforatanyrateaweekortwo,providedalwaysthattherewasnotmuchwind.

           Nextcamethebarley.Thisitwasonlypossibletoprotectbysystematicthatching.Timewenton,andthemoonvanishednottoreappear.Itwasthefarewelloftheambassadorprevioustowar.Thenighthadahaggardlook,likeasickthing;andtherecamefinallyanutterexpirationofairfromthewholeheavenintheformofaslowbreeze,whichmighthavebeenlikenedtoadeath.Andnownothingwasheardintheyardbutthedullthudsofthebeetlewhichdroveinthespars,andtherustleofthatchintheintervals.

           

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 320 из 522