Вдали от безумной толпы

XLV. Troy's Romanticism

           

           Troy,inhisprostrationatthistime,hadnoperceptionthatinthefutilityoftheseromanticdoings,dictatedbyaremorsefulreactionfrompreviousindifference,therewasanyelementofabsurdity.DerivinghisidiosyncrasiesfrombothsidesoftheChannel,heshowedatsuchjuncturesasthepresenttheinelasticityoftheEnglishman,togetherwiththatblindnesstothelinewheresentimentvergesonmawkishness,characteristicoftheFrench.

           Itwasacloudy,muggy,andverydarknight,andtheraysfromTroy’slanternspreadintothetwooldyewswithastrangeilluminatingpower,flickering,asitseemed,uptotheblackceilingofcloudabove.Hefeltalargedropofrainuponthebackofhishand,andpresentlyonecameandenteredoneoftheholesofthelantern,whereuponthecandlesputteredandwentout.Troywaswearyanditbeingnownotfarfrommidnight,andtherainthreateningtoincrease,heresolvedtoleavethefinishingtouchesofhislabouruntilthedayshouldbreak.Hegropedalongthewallandoverthegravesinthedarktillhefoundhimselfroundatthenorthside.Hereheenteredtheporch,and,reclininguponthebenchwithin,fellasleep.

           

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 404 из 522