Риф, или Там, где разбивается счастье

IV

           Theyhadmovedawaytheweekbefore,notonlyfromtheirapartmentbutfromParis;andMissViner’sbreachwithMrs.Murretthadbeentoosuddentopermitherletterandtelegramtoovertakethem.Bothcommunications,nodoubt,stillreposedinapigeon-holeoftheloge;butitscustodian,whendrawnfromhislair,sulkilydeclinedtoletMissVinerverifythefact,andonlyflungout,inreturnforDarrow’sbribe,thestatementthattheAmericanshadgonetoJoigny.

           Topursuethemthereatthathourwasmanifestlyimpossible,andMissViner,disturbedbutnotdisconcertedbythisnewobstacle,hadquitesimplyaccededtoDarrow’ssuggestionthatsheshouldreturnforwhatremainedofthenighttothehotelwherehehadsenthisluggage.

           Thedrivebackthroughthedarkhushbeforedawn,withthenocturnalblazeoftheBoulevardfadingaroundthemlikethefalselightsofamagician’spalace,hadsoplayedonherimpressionabilitythatsheseemedtogivenofartherthoughttoherownpredicament.Darrownoticedthatshedidnotfeelthebeautyandmysteryofthespectacleasmuchasitspressureofhumansignificance,allitshiddenimplicationsofemotionandadventure.AstheypassedtheshadowycolonnadeoftheFrançais,remoteandtemple-likeinthepalinglights,hefeltaclutchonhisarm,andheardthecry:“TherearethingstherethatIwantsodesperatelytosee!”andallthewaybacktothehotelshecontinuedtoquestionhim,withshrewdprecisionandanartlessthirstfordetail,aboutthetheatricallifeofParis.

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