CAPTGWithanuneasylaughWhatwillMacklerthinkifyouneglecthimso？
MRSHAndithasn’tbroughtyounearerYouseemfartherawaythaneverAreyousulkingaboutsomething？Iknowyourtemper。
CAPTGNo。
MRSHHaveIgrownoldin’thelastfewmonths，then？Reachesforwardtobankofflowersformenu-card。
PARTNERONLEFTAllowmeHandsmenu-cardMRSH。
keepsherarmatfullstretchforthreeseconds。
MRSHTopartner。Oh，thanksIdidn’tseeTurnsrightagain。
Isanythinginmechangedatall？
CAPTGForGoodness’ssakegoonwithyourdinner！YoumusteatsomethingTryoneofthosecutletarrangementsAside。
AndIfanciedshehadgoodshoulders，onceuponatime！Whatanassamancanmakeofhimself！
MRSHHelpingherselftoapaperfrill，sevenpeas，somestampedcarrotsandaspoonfulofgravy。Thatisn’tananswer。
TellmewhetherIhavedoneanything。
CAPTGAside。Ifitisn’tendedheretherewillbeaghastlyscenesome-
whereelseIfonlyI’dwrittentoherandstoodtheracket-atlongrange！ToKhitmatgar。Han！SimpkindoAloud。I’lltellyoulateron。
MRSHTellmenowItmustbesomefoolishmisunderstanding，andyouknowthattherewastobenothingofthatsortbetweenus。
Weofallpeopleintheworld，can’tafforditIsittheVaynorman，anddon’tyouliketosayso？Onmyhonor-CAPTGIhaven’tgiventheVaynormanathought。
MRSHButhowd’youknowthatIhaven’t？
CAPTGAside。Here’smychanceandmaytheDevilhelpmethroughwithitAloudandmeasuredly。Believeme，IdonotcarehowoftenorhowtenderlyyouthinkoftheVaynorman。
MRSHIwonderifyoumeanthat！Oh，whatisthegoodofsquabblingandpretendingtomisunderstandwhenyouareonlyupforsoshortatime？Pip，don’tbeastupid！
Followsapause，duringwhichhecrosseshisleftlegoverhisrightandcontinueshisdinner。
CAPTGInanswertothethunderstorminhereyes。Corns-myworst。
MRSHUponmyword，youaretheveryrudestmanintheworld！I’llneverdoitagain。
CAPTGAside。No，Idon’tthinkyouwill；butIwonderwhatyouwilldobeforeit’salloverToKhitmatgar。ThorahurSimpkindo。
MRSHWell！Haven’tyouthegracetoapologize，badman？
CAPTGAside。Imustn’tletitdriftbacknowTrustawomanforbeingasblindasabatwhenshewon’tsee。
MRSHI’mwaiting；orwouldyoulikemetodictateaformofapology？
CAPTGDesperately。Byallmeansdictate。
MRSHLightly。VerywellRehearseyourseveralChristiannamesaftermeandgoon：“Professmysincererepentance。”
CAPTG“Sincererepentance。”
MRSH“Forhavingbehaved“-
CAPTGAside。Atlast！IwishtoGoodnessshe’dlookaway。
“Forhavingbehaved“-asIhavebehaved，anddeclarethatIamthoroughlyandheartilysickofthewholebusiness，andtakethisopportunityofmakingclearmyintentionofendingit，now，henceforward，andforeverAside。IfanyonehadtoldmeI
shouldbesuchablackguard！-
MRSHShakingaspoonfulofpotatochipsintoherplate。That’snotaprettyjoke。
CAPTGNoIt’sarealityAside。Iwonderifsmashesofthiskindarealwayssoraw。
MRSHReally，Pip，you’regettingmoreabsurdeveryday。
CAPTGIdon’tthinkyouquiteunderstandmeShallIrepeatit？
MRSHNo！Forpity’ssakedon’tdothatIt’stooterrible，eveninfur。
CAPTGI’llletherthinkitoverforawhileButIoughttobehorsewhipped。
MRSHIwanttoknowwhatyoumeantbywhatyousaidjustnow。
CAPTGExactlywhatIsaidNoless。
MRSHButwhathaveIdonetodeserveit？WhathaveIdone？
CAPTGAside。Ifsheonlywouldn’tlookatmeAloudandveryslowly，hiseyesonhisplate。D’yourememberthateveninginJuly，beforetheRainsbroke，whenyousaidthattheendwouldh...完整阅读请扫描二维码下载丁香书院APP免费看：