Hekepthisunrequitedattachmentbyhimasmenkeepawell-smokedpipe——forcomfort’ssake，andbecauseithadgrowndearintheusingItbroughthimhappilythroughtheSimlaseason。
HannasydewasnotlovelyTherewasacrudityinhismanners，andaroughnessinthewayinwhichhehelpedaladyontoherhorse，thatdidnotattracttheothersextohimEvenifhehadcastaboutfortheirfavor，whichhedidnotHekepthiswoundedheartalltohimselfforawhile。
ThentroublecametohimAllwhogotoSimla，knowtheslopefromtheTelegraphtothePublicWorksOfficeHannasydewasloafingupthehill，oneSeptembermorningbetweencallinghours，whena’rickshawcamedowninahurry，andinthe’rickshawsattheliving，breathingimageofthegirlwhohadmadehimsohappilyunhappy。
HannasydeleanedagainsttherailingandgaspedHewantedtorundownhillafterthe’rickshaw，butthatwasimpossible；sohewentforwardwithmostofhisbloodinhistemplesItwasimpossible，formanyreasons，thatthewomaninthe’rickshawcouldbethegirlhehadknownShewas，hediscoveredlater，thewifeofamanfromDindigul，orCoimbatore，orsomeout-of-the-wayplace，andshehadcomeuptoSimlaearlyintheseasonforthegoodofherhealth。
ShewasgoingbacktoDindigul，orwhereveritwas，attheendoftheseason；andinalllikelihoodwouldneverreturntoSimlaagain，herproperHill-stationbeingOotacamundThatnight，Hannasyde，rawandsavagefromtherakingupofalloldfeelings，tookcounselwithhimselfforonemeasuredhourWhathedecideduponwasthis；
andyoumustdecideforyourselfhowmuchgenuineaffectionfortheoldlove，andhowmuchaverynaturalinclinationtogoabroadandenjoyhimself，affectedthedecisionMrsLandys-HaggertwouldneverinallhumanlikelihoodcrosshispathagainSowhateverhediddidn’tmuchmatterShewasmarvellouslylikethegirlwho“tookadeepinterest“andtherestoftheformulaAllthingsconsidered，itwouldbepleasanttomaketheacquaintanceofMrs。
Landys-Haggert，andforalittletime——onlyaverylittletime——tomakebelievethathewaswithAliceChisaneagainEveryoneismoreorlessmadononepointHannasyde’sparticularmonomaniawashisoldlove，AliceChisane。
HemadeithisbusinesstogetintroducedtoMrsHaggert，andtheintroductionprosperedHealsomadeithisbusinesstoseeasmuchashecouldofthatladyWhenamanisinearnestastointerviews，thefacilitieswhichSimlaoffersarestartlingTherearegarden-parties，andtennis-parties，andpicnics，andluncheonsatAnnandale，andrifle-matches，anddinnersandballs；besidesridesandwalks，whicharemattersofprivatearrangement。
Hannasydehadstartedwiththeintentionofseeingalikeness，andheendedbydoingmuchmoreHewantedtobedeceived，hemeanttobedeceived，andhedeceivedhimselfverythoroughlyNotonlywerethefaceandfigure，thefaceandfigureofAliceChisane，butthevoiceandlowertoneswereexactlythesame，andsoweretheturnsofspeech；andthelittlemannerisms，thateverywomanhas，ofgaitandgesticulation，wereabsolutelyandidenticallythesameTheturnoftheheadwasthesame；thetiredlookintheeyesattheendofalongwalkwasthesame；thesloopandwrenchoverthesaddletoholdinapullinghorsewasthesame；andonce，mostmarvellousofall，MrsLandys-Haggertsingingtoherselfinthenextroom，whileHannasydewaswaitingtotakeherforaride，hummed，notefornote，withathroatyquiverofthevoiceinthesecondline：——“PoorWanderingOne！”exactlyasAliceChisanehadhummeditforHannasydeintheduskofanEnglishdrawing-roomIntheactualwomanherself——inthesoulofher——therewasnottheleastlikeness；sheandAliceChisanebeingcastindifferentmouldsButallthatHannasydewantedtoknowandseeandthinkabout，wasthismaddeningandperplexinglikenessoffaceandvoiceandmannerHewasbentonmakingafoolofhimselfthatway；andhewasinnosortdisappointed。
Openandobviousdevotionfromanysortofmanisalwayspleasanttoanysortofwoman；butMrsLandys-Haggert，beingawomanoftheworld，couldmakenothingofHannasyde’sadmiration。
Hewouldtakeanyamountoftrouble——hewasaselfishmanhabitually——tomeetandforestall，ifpossible，herwishes。
Anythingshetoldhimtodowaslaw；andhewas，therecouldbenodoubtingit，fondofhercompanysolongasshetalkedtohim，andkeptontalkingabouttrivialitiesButwhenshelaunchedintoexpressionofherpersonalviewsandherwrongs，thosesmal...完整阅读请扫描二维码下载丁香书院APP免费看：