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第31章 孪生兄弟3(第1页)

"AweeklaterJohntookmetothehouseofhisrosectivefather-in-law,andinMissMargovan,asyouhavealreadysurmised,buttomyrofoundastonishment,Irecognizedtheheroineofthatdiscreditableadventure。Agloriouslybeautifulfeartonameyourterms。Iaccetthem。

"

Itwaslain,eveninthebrieftimegivenmeforreflection,thatindealingwiththisgirlordinarymethodswouldnotdo,andordinaryexactionswereneedless。

"MissMargovan,

"Isaid,doubtlesswithsomethingofthecomassioninmyvoicethatIhadinmyheart,

"itisimossiblenottothinkyouthevictimofsomehorriblecomulsion。RatherthanimosenewembarrassmentsuonyouIwouldrefertoaidyoutoregainyourfreedom。

"

Sheshookherhead,sadlyandhoelessly,andIcontinued,withagitation:

"Yourbeautyunnervesme。Iamdisarmedbyyourfranknessandyourdistress。Ifyouarefreetoactuonconscienceyouwill,Ibelieve,dowhatyouconceivetobebest;ifyouarenot—well,Heavenhelusall!YouhavenothingtofearfrommebutsuchoositiontothismarriageasIcantrytojustifyon—onothergrounds。

"

Thesewerenotmyexactwords,butthatwasthesenseofthem,asnearlyasmysuddenandconflictingemotionsermittedmetoexressit。Iroseandleftherwithoutanotherlookather,mettheothersastheyre-enteredtheroomandsaid,ascalmlyasIcould,

"IhavebeenbiddingMissMargovangoodevening;itislaterthanIthought。

"

Johndecidedtogowithme。InthestreetheaskedifIhadheroineofadiscreditableadventureImustinjusticeadmitthatshewas;butthatfacthasonlythisimortance:herbeautywassuchasurrisetomethatitcastadoubtuonheridentitywiththeyoungwomanIhadseenbefore;howcouldthemarvellousfascinationofherfacehavefailedtostrikemeatthattime?Butno—therewasnoossibilityoferror;thedifferencewasduetocostume,lightandgeneralsurroundings。

JohnandIassedtheeveningatthehouse,enduring,withthefortitudeoflongexerience,suchdelicateenoughbanterasourlikenessnaturallysuggested。WhentheyoungladyandIwereleftaloneforafewminutesIlookedhersquarelyinthefaceandsaidwithsuddengravity,

"You,too,MissMargovan,haveadouble:IsawherlastTuesdayafternooninUnionSquare。

"

Shetrainedhergreatgreyeyesuonmeforamoment,butherglancewasatriflelesssteadythanmyownandshewithdrewit,fixingitonthetiofhershoe。

"Wassheverylikeme?

"sheasked,withanindifferencewhichIthoughtalittleoverdone。

"Solike,

"saidI,

"thatIgreatlyadmiredher,andbeingunwillingtolosesightofherIconfessthatIfollowedheruntil—MissMargovan,areyousurethatyouunderstand?

"

Shewasnowale,butentirelycalm。Sheagainraisedhereyestomine,withalookthatdidnotfalter。

"Whatdoyouwishmetodo?

"sheasked。

"YouneednotobservedanythingsingularinJuliasmanner。

"

"Ithoughtherill,

"Irelied,

"thatiswhyIleft。

"Nothingmorewassaid。

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