Возвращение на родину

VII. A Coalition between Beauty and Oddness

           Whatastrangesortoflove,tobeentirelyfreefromthatqualityofselfishnesswhichisfrequentlythechiefconstituentofthepassion,andsometimesitsonlyone!Thereddleman’sdisinterestednesswassowelldeservingofrespectthatitovershotrespectbybeingbarelycomprehended;andshealmostthoughtitabsurd.

           “Thenwearebothofonemindatlast,”shesaid.

           “Yes,”repliedVenngloomily.“Butifyouwouldtellme,miss,whyyoutakesuchaninterestinher,Ishouldbeeasier.Itissosuddenandstrange.”

           Eustaciaappearedataloss.“Icannottellyouthat,reddleman,”shesaidcoldly.

           Vennsaidnomore.Hepocketedtheletter,and,bowingtoEustacia,wentaway.

           RainbarrowhadagainbecomeblendedwithnightwhenWildeveascendedthelongacclivityatitsbase.Onhisreachingthetopashapegrewupfromtheearthimmediatelybehindhim.ItwasthatofEustacia’semissary.HeslappedWildeveontheshoulder.Thefeverishyounginn-keeperandex-engineerstartedlikeSatanatthetouchofIthuriel’sspear.

           “Themeetingisalwaysateighto’clock,atthisplace,”saidVenn,“andhereweare—wethree.”

           “Wethree?”saidWildeve,lookingquicklyround.

           “Yes;you,andI,andshe.Thisisshe.”Hehelduptheletterandparcel.

           Wildevetookthemwonderingly.“Idon’tquiteseewhatthismeans,”hesaid.“Howdoyoucomehere?Theremustbesomemistake.”

           “Itwillbeclearedfromyourmindwhenyouhavereadtheletter.Lanternsforone.”Thereddlemanstruckalight,kindledaninchoftallow-candlewhichhehadbrought,andsheltereditwithhiscap.

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