Риф, или Там, где разбивается счастье

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           Shewasnotafraidnow;butshefeltadeepinwardstillness.

           Theimmediateeffectofthefeelinghadbeentosendherforthinquestofherstep-son.Shewantedtostrollbackwithhimandhaveaquiettalkbeforetheyre-enteredthehouse.Itwasalwayseasytotalktohim,andatthismomenthewastheonepersontowhomshecouldhavespokenwithoutfearofdisturbingherinnerstillness.Shewasglad,forallsortsofreasons,thatMadamedeChantelleandEffiewerestillatOuchywiththegoverness,andthatsheandOwenhadthehousetothemselves.Andshewasgladthatevenhewasnotyetinsight.Shewantedtobealonealittlelonger;nottothink,buttoletthelongslowwavesofjoybreakoverheronebyone.

           Shewalkedoutofthecourtandsatdownononeofthebenchesthatborderedthedrive.Fromherseatshehadadiagonalviewofthelonghouse-frontandofthedomedchapelterminatingoneofthewings.Beyondagateinthecourt-yardwalltheflower-gardendrewitsdark-greensquaresandraiseditsstatuesagainsttheyellowingbackgroundofthepark.Inthebordersonlyafewlatepinksandcrimsonssmouldered,butapeacockstruttinginthesunseemedtohavegatheredintohisout-spreadfanallthesummergloriesoftheplace.

           InMrs.Leath’shandwastheletterwhichhadopenedhereyestothesethings,andasmilerosetoherlipsatthemerefeelingofthepaperbetweenherfingers.Thethrillitsentthroughhergaveakeeneredgetoeverysense.Shefelt,saw,breathedtheshiningworldasthoughathinimpenetrableveilhadsuddenlybeenremovedfromit.

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