Риф, или Там, где разбивается счастье

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           Twoorthreeofthegirlsshehadenviedfortheirsuperioracquaintancewiththeartsoflifehadcontracted,inthecourseoftime,whatwerevariouslydescribedas“romantic”or“foolish”marriages;oneevenmadearunawaymatch,andlanguishedforawhileunderacloudofsocialreprobation.Here,then,waspassioninaction,romanceconvertedtoreality;yettheheroinesoftheseexploitsreturnedfromthemuntransfigured,andtheirhusbandswereasdullaseverwhenonehadtositnexttothematdinner.

           Herowncase,ofcourse,wouldbedifferent.SomedayshewouldfindthemagicbridgebetweenWestFifty-fifthStreetandlife;onceortwiceshehadevenfanciedthatthecluewasinherhand.ThefirsttimewaswhenshehadmetyoungDarrow.Sherecalledevennowthestiroftheencounter.Buthispassionsweptoverherlikeawindthatshakestheroofoftheforestwithoutreachingitsstillgladesorripplingitshiddenpools.Hewasextraordinarilyintelligentandagreeable,andherheartbeatfasterwhenhewaswithher.Hehadatallfaireasypresenceandamindinwhichthelightsofironyplayedpleasantlythroughtheshadesoffeeling.Shelikedtohearhisvoicealmostasmuchastolistentowhathewassaying,andtolistentowhathewassayingalmostasmuchastofeelthathewaslookingather;buthewantedtokissher,andshewantedtotalktohimaboutbooksandpictures,andhavehiminsinuatetheeternalthemeoftheirloveintoeverysubjecttheydiscussed.

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