CAPTGForeverandever。
MRSGThat’salongtime。
CAPTG’Thinkso?It’stheshortestIcandowith。
MRSGYou’regettingquiteclever。
CAPTGI’mtalkingtoyou。
MRSGPrettilyturnedHoldupyourstupidoldheadandI’llpayyouforit。
CAPTGAffectingsupremecontempt。Takeityourselfifyouwantit。
MRSGI’veagreatmindto-andIwill!Takesitandisrepaidwithinterest。
CAPTG,LittleFeatherweight,it’smyopinionthatweareacoupleofidiots。
MRSGWe’retheonlytwosensiblepeopleintheworldAsktheeagleHe’scomingby。
CAPTGAh!Idaresayhe’sseenagoodmanysensiblepeopleatMahasuTheysaythatthosebirdsliveforeversolong。
MRSGHowlong?
CAPTGAhundredandtwentyyears。
MRSGAhundredandtwentyyears!O-oh!Andinahundredandtwentyyearswherewillthesetwosensiblepeoplebe?
CAPTGWhatdoesitmattersolongaswearetogethernow?
MRSGLookingroundthehorizon。YesOnlyyouandI-Iandyou-inthewholewide,wideworlduntiltheendSeesthelineoftheSnows。Howbigandquietthehillslook!D’youthinktheycareforus?
CAPTG’Can’tsayI’veconsultedemparticularlyIcare,andthat’senoughforme。
MRSGDrawingnearertohim。Yes,now-butafterward。
What’sthatlittleblackblurontheSnows?
CAPTGAsnowstorm,fortymilesawayYou’llseeitmove,asthewindcarriesitacrossthefaceofthatspurandthenitwillbeallgone。
MRSGAndthenitwillbeallgoneShivers。
CAPTGAnriously。’Notchilled,pet,areyou?’Betterletmegetyourcloak。
MRSGNoDon’tleaveme,PhilStayhereIbelieveIamafraid。
Oh,whyarethehillssohorrid!Phil,promisemethatyou’llalwaysloveme。
CAPTGWhat’sthetrouble,darling?Ican’tpromiseanymorethanIhave;butI’llpromisethatagainandagainifyoulike。
MRsGHerheadonhisshoulder。Sayit,then-sayit!N-no-
don’t!The-the-eagleswouldlaughRecovering。Myhusband,you’vemarriedalittlegoose。
CAPTGVerytenderly。HaveI?Iamcontentwhateversheis,solongassheismine。
MRSGQuickly。Becausesheisyoursorbecausesheismemineself?
CAPTGBecausesheisbothPiteously。I’mnotclever,dear,andIdon’tthinkIcanmakemyselfunderstoodproperly。
MRSGIunderstandPip,willyoutellmesomething?
CAPTGAnythingyoulikeAside。Iwonderwhat’scomingnow。
MRSGHaltingly,hereyes’owered。Youtoldmeonceintheolddays-centunesandcenturiesago-thatyouhadbeenengagedbeforeIdidn’tsayanything-then。
CAPTGInnocently。Whynot?
MRSGRaisinghereyestohis。Because-becauseIwasafraidoflosingyou,myheartButnow-tellaboutit-please。
CAPTGThere’snothingtotellIwasawf’lyoldthen-nearlytwoandtwenty-andshewasquitethat。
MRSGThatmeansshewasolderthanyouIshouldn’tlikehertohavebeenyoungerWell?
CAPTGWell,Ifanciedmyselfinloveandravedaboutabit,and-oh,yes,byJove!ImadeuppoetryHa!Ha!
MRSGYouneverwroteanyforme!Whathappened?
CAPTGIcameouthere,andthewholethingwentphutShewrotetosaythattherehadbeenamistake,andthenshemarried。
MasGDidshecareforyoumuch?
CAPTGNoAtleastshedidn’tshowitasfarasIremember。
MRSGAsfarasyourememberlDoyourememberhername?
Hearsitandbowsherhead。Thankyou,myhusband。
CAPTGWhobutyouhadtheright?Now,LittleFeatherweight,haveyoueverbeenmixedupinanydarkanddismaltra...完整阅读请扫描二维码下载丁香书院APP免费看: