Сестра Керри

Chapter XVI. A Witless Aladdin: The Gate To The World

           Theglamour,thetensesituation,thefineclothes,theapplause,thesehadluredheruntilshefeltthatshe,too,couldact—thatshe,too,couldcompelacknowledgmentofpower.Nowshewastoldthatshereallycould—thatlittlethingsshehaddoneaboutthehousehadmadeevenhimfeelherpower.Itwasadelightfulsensationwhileitlasted.

           WhenDrouetwasgone,shesatdowninherrocking-chairbythewindowtothinkaboutit.Asusual,imaginationexaggeratedthepossibilitiesforher.Itwasasifhehadputfiftycentsinherhandandshehadexercisedthethoughtsofathousanddollars.Shesawherselfinascoreofpatheticsituationsinwhichsheassumedatremulousvoiceandsufferingmanner.Herminddelighteditselfwithscenesofluxuryandrefinement,situationsinwhichshewasthecynosureofalleyes,thearbiterofallfates.Assherockedtoandfroshefeltthetensityofwoeinabandonment,themagnificenceofwrathafterdeception,thelanguourofsorrowafterdefeat.Thoughtsofallthecharmingwomenshehadseeninplays—everyfancy,everyillusionwhichshehadconcerningthestage—nowcamebackasareturningtideaftertheebb.Shebuiltupfeelingsandadeterminationwhichtheoccasiondidnotwarrant.

           Drouetdroppedinatthelodgewhenhewentdowntown,andswashedaroundwithagreatair,asQuincelmethim.

           “Whereisthatyoungladyyouweregoingtogetforus?”askedthelatter.

           “I’vegother,”saidDrouet.

           “Haveyou?”saidQuincel,rathersurprisedbyhispromptness;“that’sgood.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 188 из 584