Риф, или Там, где разбивается счастье

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           Darrowwatchedherhastenalongthepathbetweenthedrippingchrysanthemumsandenterthelodge.Aftershehadgoneinhepacedupanddownoutsideinthedrizzle,waitingtolearnifshehadanymessagetosendbacktothehouse;andafterthelapseofafewminutesshecameoutagain.

           Thechild,shesaid,wasbadly,thoughnotdangerously,hurt,andthevillagedoctor,whowasalreadyonhand,hadaskedthatthesurgeon,alreadysummonedfromFrancheuil,shouldbetoldtobringwithhimcertainneedfulappliances.Owenhadstartedbymotortofetchthesurgeon,buttherewasstilltimetocommunicatewiththelatterbytelephone.ThedoctorfurthermorebeggedforanimmediateprovisionofsuchbandagesanddisinfectantsasGivreitselfcouldfurnish,andAnnabadeDarrowaddresshimselftoMissViner,whowouldknowwheretofindthenecessarythings,andwoulddirectoneoftheservantstobicyclewiththemtothelodge.

           Darrow,ashehurriedoffonthiserrand,hadatonceperceivedtheopportunityitofferedofawordwithSophyViner.Whatthatwordwastobehedidnotknow;butnow,ifever,wasthemomenttomakeiturgentandconclusive.Itwasunlikelythathewouldagainhavesuchachanceofunobservedtalkwithher.

           Hehadsupposedheshouldfindherwithherpupilintheschool-room;buthelearnedfromaservantthatEffiehadgonetoFrancheuilwithherstep-brother,andthatMissVinerwasstillinherroom.Darrowsentherwordthathewasthebearerofamessagefromthelodge,andamomentlaterheheardhercomingdownthestairs.

           

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