Лавка древностей

Chapter 69

           Withtheutmostspeedhecouldexert,hesettledhisaffairs;convertedintomoneyallthegoodshehad;and,withhonourablewealthenoughforboth,withopenheartandhand,withlimbsthattrembledastheyborehimon,withemotionsuchasmencanhardlybearandlive,arrivedoneeveningathisbrother’sdoor!’

           Thenarrator,whosevoicehadfalteredlately,stopped.

           ‘Therest,’saidMrGarland,pressinghishandafterapause,‘Iknow.’

           ‘Yes,’rejoinedhisfriend,‘wemayspareourselvesthesequel.Youknowthepoorresultofallmysearch.Evenwhenbydintofsuchinquiriesastheutmostvigilanceandsagacitycouldsetonfoot,wefoundtheyhadbeenseenwithtwopoortravellingshowmenandintimediscoveredthementhemselvesandintime,theactualplaceoftheirretreat;eventhen,weweretoolate.PrayGod,wearenottoolateagain!’

           ‘Wecannotbe,’saidMrGarland.‘Thistimewemustsucceed.’

           ‘Ihavebelievedandhopedso,’returnedtheother.‘Itrytobelieveandhopesostill.Butaheavyweighthasfallenonmyspirits,mygoodfriend,andthesadnessthatgathersoverme,willyieldtoneitherhopenorreason.’

           ‘Thatdoesnotsurpriseme,’saidMrGarland;‘itisanaturalconsequenceoftheeventsyouhaverecalled;ofthisdrearytimeandplace;andaboveall,ofthiswildanddismalnight.Adismalnight,indeed!Hark!howthewindishowling!’

           

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