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hdrahedoorhunnecessary
abruptness;andedonthelandingthepersonstopped
siltaneouslyhalfaflightdoairs
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“ralph”saidavoice;inquiringly
“joan”
“iingup;butisaice”
“ealongin;then”hencealedhisdesire
beneathatoneasgrudgingasheuldkeit
joancain;butsheoshoanding
uprightantelpiece;thatshe
hereforadefinitepurpose;hdischarged;
shewouldgo
sheethreeorfouryears
herfacehattolerant
butanxiousgoodhurhespecialattributeof
eldersistersinlargefaliesherpleasantbrowneyes
reseledralphs;saveinexpression;forwhereashe
seedtolookstraightlyandkeenlyatoneobject;she
appearedtobeinthehabitofnsideringeverything
froanydifferentpointsofvieadeherappear
hiselderbyreyearsthanexistedinfactbet
hergazerestedforantortherookshe
thensaid;houtanypreface:
“itsaboutothers
beentalkingtoshesaysshecantaffordtopayfor
hifterthistershesaysshellhavetoaskforan
overdraftasitis”
“thatssilynottrue;”saidralph
“noithoughtnotbutsheewheni
sayit”
ralph;asifheuldforeseethelengthofthisfaliar
argunt;dreerandsatdown
hielf
“iotinterrupting”sheinquired
ralphshookhishead;andforatitheysatsilent
thelinescurvedtheelvesinsecirclesabovetheir
eyes
“shedoesntunderstandthatonesgottotakerisks;”
heobserved;finally
“ibelievetherakerisksifsheknehat
charleshesortofboytoprofitbyit”
“hesgotbrains;hasnthe”saidralphhistonehad
takenonthatshadeofpugnacityedtohis
sisterthatsopersonalgrievantotake
thelinehedidsheightbe;butat
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nightandday
oncerecalledhed;andassented
“insopared
hyouhisageandhesdifficultat
ho;toohekesllyslaveforhi”
ralphdeasoundent
itojoanthatshehadstruckoneof
herbrothersperverseods;andheooppose
othersaidhecalledher“she;”h
shesighedinvoluntarily;andthesigh
annoyedralph;andheexclaidhirritation:
“itsprettyhardlinestostickaboyintoanofficeat
seventeen”
“nobodyintoanoffice;”shesaid
she;too;ingannoyedshehadspentthe
edetailsof
educationandexpenseother;andshehade
toherbrotherforhelp;enuraged;ratherirrationally;
toexpeewhere;
shedidntknoeantoaskwhere;all
theafteoon
ralphade
hihinkhohatalltheseburdensshould
belaidonhershoulders
“thetruthis;”heobservedglooly;“thatioughtto
haveacceptedunclejohnsofferishouldhavebeen
kingsixhundredayearbythisti”
“idontthinkthatforant;”joanrepliedquickly;
repentingofherannoyanynd;is;
eway”
“asllerhouse”
“fes;perhaps”
neitherbrotheorsisterspokeuchnviction;
andafterrefleonttheseproposed
reforinastrieant;ralph
announcedverydecidedly:
“itsoutofthequestion”
itofthequestionthatsheshouldputany
rehouseholdust
fallonhiforheinedthathisfalyshould
haveasnyselvesas
otherfalieshadasthehilberyshad;forexalehe
believedsecretlyandratherdefiantly;forit
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notcapableofproof;thatthereethingveryre
rkableabouthisfaly
“iftherrunrisks”
“youreallycantexpecthertoselloutagain”
“sheoughttolookuponitasaninvestnt;butifshe
ustfindsootherhatsall”
athreatainedinthissentence;andjoanknew;
houtasking;thethreatheurseofhis
professionallife;endedoversixorseven
years;ralphhadsaved;perhaps;threeorfourhundred
poundsnsideringthesacrificeshehaddeinorder
toputbythissutalazedjoantofindthathe
usedittogale
again;ines;sotisdinishing
it;andalheriskoflosingeverypennyofit
inadaysdisasterbutalthoughsheould
nothelplovinghihebetterforhisoddbinationof
spartanselfntrolandantic
andorethanany
oneelseintheenbrokeoffinthe
ddleofoneoftheseenocdiscussions;inspiteof
theirgravity;tonsidersofreshaspectofhischaracter
“ithinkyoudbefoolishtoriskyoueyonpoorold
ofhihedoesnt
seeoexactlybrilliantbesides;whyshouldyou
besacrificed”
“dearjoan;”ralphexclaid;stretchinghielf
outpatience;“dontyouseethat
tobesacrificedstheuseofdenying
itstheuseofstrugglingagainstitsoitalways
hasbeen;soitaloneyand
oneyturound
inthelleverydayofourlivesuntilwedropanddie;
ostpeopledo;estothink
ofit”
joanlookedathiopenedherlipsasiftospeak;and
againthenshesaid;verytentatively:
“arentyouhappy;ralph”
“noareyou
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第8节
perhapsishappyasstpeople;
thoughgodknohappyootis
happiness”
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nightandday
heglany
irritation;athissistershelooked;asusual;asifshe
hinghanother;andbalancing
theogetherbeforeshedeuphed
“happiness;”shererkedatlengthenigtically;
ratherasifsheplingthehenshe
pausedshepausedforansiderablespace;asifshe
sbearings“hildawas
heretoday;”shesuddenlyresud;asiftheyhadnever
ntionedhappiness“shebroughtbobbiehesafine
boynousentthathad
atingeofironyinit;thatsheosidle
athisdangerousapproaacy
ontotopiilyinterestnevertheless;
hereflected;sheilyh
hefounditpossibletodiscusshappiness;although
heghtveryiss
hilberyattheirfirstetinghelookedcriticallyatjoan;
andhatshedidnotlooksoprovincialorsuburban
inherhighgreendressng;so
patient;andalstresignedhebegantootell
heraboutthehilberysinordertoabusetheforinthe
niaturebattleenragesbetkly
follopressionsoflife;thelifeofthehilberyswas
gettingthebetterofthelifeofthedenhainhisnd;
andheselfthattheree
qualityinisshilbery
heshouldhavefeltthathisooreoriginal;
andhadgreatervitalitythansshilberyhad;but
hisiniressionofkatharinenoasofapersonof
greatvitalityandposure;andatthentheuld
notperceivethe
factthatsheana
shop;andherselfeaedheroe
drearinessandsordidnessoftheirlifeoppressedhin