Прощай, оружие!

Chapter 38

           It’sverygoodforyoungCatherine.Itkeepshersmall."

           "YoungCatherine,"Isaid."Thatloafer."

           "She’sbeenverygood,"Catherinesaid."Shemakesverylittletrouble.Thedoctorsaysbeerwillbegoodformeandkeephersmall."

           "Ifyoukeephersmallenoughandshe’saboy,maybehewillbeajockey."

           "Isupposeifwereallyhavethischildweoughttogetmarried,"Catherinesaid.Wewereinthebeerplaceatthecornertable.Itwasgettingdarkoutside.Itwasstillearlybutthedaywasdarkandtheduskwascomingearly.

           "Let’sgetmarriednow,"Isaid.

           "No,"Catherinesaid."It’stooembarrassingnow.Ishowtooplainly.Iwon’tgobeforeanyoneandbemarriedinthisstate."

           "Iwishwe’dgottenmarried."

           "Isupposeitwouldhavebeenbetter.Butwhencouldwe,darling?"

           "Idon’tknow."

           "Iknowonething.I’mnotgoingtobemarriedinthissplendidmatronlystate."

           "You’renotmatronly."

           "Ohyes,Iam,darling.Thehairdresseraskedmeifthiswasourfirst.Iliedandsaidno,wehadtwoboysandtwogirls."

           "Whenwillwebemarried?"

           "AnytimeafterI’mthinagain.Wewanttohaveasplendidweddingwitheveryonethinkingwhatahandsomeyoungcouple."

           "Andyou’renotworried?"

           "Darling,whyshouldIbeworried?TheonlytimeIeverfeltbadlywaswhenIfeltlikeawhoreinMilanandthatonlylastedsevenminutesandbesidesitwastheroomfurnishings.Don’tImakeyouagoodwife?"

           "You’realovelywife."

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 305 из 343