Риф, или Там, где разбивается счастье

IV

           IfIcouldmanagetoearnenoughtopayforlessonsI’dgostraighttosomeofthebigpeopleandworkwiththem.I’mratherhopingtheFarlowsmayfindmeachanceofthatkind—anengagementwithsomeAmericanfamilyinPariswhowouldwanttobe‘goneround’withliketheHokes,andwho’dleavemetimeenoughtostudy.”

           IntheruedelaChaisetheylearnedlittleexcepttheexactaddressoftheFarlows,andthefactthattheyhadsub-lettheirflatbeforeleaving.Thisinformationobtained,DarrowproposedtoMissVinerthattheyshouldstrollalongthequaystoalittlerestaurantlookingoutontheSeine,andthere,overtheplatdujour,considerthenextsteptobetaken.Thelongwalkhadgivenhercheeksaglowindicativeofwholesomehunger,andshemadenodifficultyaboutsatisfyingitinDarrow’scompany.RegainingtherivertheywalkedoninthedirectionofNotreDame,delayednowandagainbytheyoungman’sirresistibletendencytolingeroverthebookstalls,andbyhisever-freshresponsetotheshiftingbeautiesofthescene.FortwoyearshiseyeshadbeensubduedtotheatmosphericeffectsofLondon,tothemysteriousfusionofdarkly-piledcityandlow-lyingbituminoussky;andthetransparencyoftheFrenchair,whichleftthegreengardensandsilverystonessoclassicallyclearyetsosoftlyharmonized,struckhimashavingakindofconsciousintelligence.

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