wouldhavemadehimanything!AnythinginthewideworldHecouldhavegonetotheworld’sendIwouldhavehelpedhimImadehim,didn’tI,Polly?Didn’tIcreatethatman?Doesn’theoweeverythingtome?Andtorewardme,justwheneverythingwasnicelyarranged,bythislunacythatspoiledeverything!”
“Veryfewmenunderstandyourdevotionthoroughly。”
“Oh,Polly,don’tlaughatme!IgivemenupfromthishourI
couldhavekilledhimthenandthereWhatrighthadthisman-thisThingIhadpickedoutofhisfilthypaddy-fields-tomakelovetome?”
“Hedidthat,didhe?”
“HedidIdon’trememberhalfhesaid,IwassoangryOh,hutsuchafunnythinghappened!I
can’thelplaughingatitnow,thoughIfeltnearlyreadytocrywithrageHeravedandI
stormed-I’mafraidwemusthavemadeanawfulnoiseinourkalajuggahProtectmycharacter,dear,ifit’salloverSimlabyto-morrow-andthenhebobbedforwardinthemiddleofthisinsanity-Ifirmlybelievetheman’sdemented-andkissedme!”
“Moralsabovereproach。”purredMrsMallowe。
“Sotheywer~sotheyare!ItwasthemostabsurdkissIdon’tbelievehe’deverkissedawomaninhislifebeforeIthrewmyheadback,anditwasasortofslidy,peckingdab,justontheendofthechin-here。”MrsHauksbeetappedhermasculinelittlechinwithherfan“Then,ofcourse,I
wasjuriouslyangry,andtoldhimthathewasnogentleman,andI
wassorryI’devermethim,andsoonHewascrushedsoeasilythatIcouldn’tbeveryangryThenIcameawaystraighttoyou。”
“Wasthisbeforeoraftersupper?”
“Oh!before-oceansbeforeIsn’titperfectlydisgusting?”
“LetmethinkIwithholdjudgmenttillto-morrowMorningbringscounsel。”
ButmorningbroughtonlyaservantwithadaintybouquetofAnnandalerosesforMrsHauksbeetowearatthedanceatViceregalLodgethatnight。
“Hedoesn’tseemtobeverypenitent。”saidMrsMallowe“What’sth,’billet-douxinthecentre?”
MrsHauksbeeopenedtheneatlyfoldednote,-anotheraccomplishmentthatshehadtaughtOtis,-readit,andgroanedtragically。
“Lastwreckofafeebleintellect!Poetry!Isithisown,doyouthink?Oh,thatIeverbuiltmyhopesonsuchamaudlinidiot!”
“NoIt’saquotationfromMrsBrowning,and,inviewofthefactsofthecase,asJacksays,uncommonlywellchosenListen-“’Sweetthouhastrodonaheart,Pass!There’saworldfullofmenAndwomenasfairasthouart,Mustdosuchthingsnowandthefl“’Thouonlyhaststeppedunaware-Malicenotonecanimpute;
Andwhyshouldahearthavebeenthere,Inthewayofafairwoman5foot?’
“Ididn’t-Ididn’t-Ididn’t!“-saidMrsHauksbee,angrily,hereyesfillingwithtears;“therewasnomaliceatal~Oh,it’stoovexatious!”
“You’vemisunderstoodthecompliment。”saidMrsMallowe“Heclearsyoucompletelyand-ahem-1shouldthinkbythis,thathehasclearedcompletelytooMyexperienceofmenisthatwhentheybegintoquotepoetry,theyaregoingtoflitLikeswanssingingbeforetheydie,youknow。”
’Polly,youtakemysorrowsinamostunfeelingway。”
“DoI?”Isitsoterrible?Ifhe’shurtyourvanity,Ishouldsaythatyou’vedoneacertainamountofdamagetohisheart。”
“Oh,younevercantellaboutamansaidMrsHauksbee。
AtthePit’sMouthMensayitwasastolentid~
TheLordthatsentitheknowsall,ButinmineearwillayeabideThemessagethatthebellsletfall,Andawesomebellstheyweretome,Thatinthedarkrang,“Enderby。”-
JeanIngelow。
ONCEuponatimetherewasamanandhisWifeandaTertiumQuid。
Allthreewereunwise,buttheWifewastheunwisestTheManshouldhavelookedafterhisWife,whoshouldhaveavoidedtheTertiumQuid,who,again,shouldhavemarriedawifeofhisown,aftercleanandopenflirtat...完整阅读请扫描二维码下载丁香书院APP免费看: