第31章 孪生兄弟〔3〕
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"AweeklaterJohntookmetothehouseofhisrosectivefather-in-law,andinMissMargovan,asyouhavealreadysurmised,buttomyrofoundastonishment,Irecognizedtheheroineofthatdiscreditableadventure.Agloriouslybeautifulfeartonameyourterms.Iaccetthem.
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Itwaslain,eveninthebrieftimegivenmeforreflection,thatindealingwiththisgirlordinarymethodswouldnotdo,andordinaryexactionswereneedless.
"MissMargovan,
"Isaid,doubtlesswithsomethingofthecomassioninmyvoicethatIhadinmyheart,
"itisimossiblenottothinkyouthevictimofsomehorriblecomulsion.RatherthanimosenewembarrassmentsuonyouIwouldrefertoaidyoutoregainyourfreedom.
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Sheshookherhead,sadlyandhoelessly,andIcontinued,withagitation:
"Yourbeautyunnervesme.Iamdisarmedbyyourfranknessandyourdistress.Ifyouarefreetoactuonconscienceyouwill,Ibelieve,dowhatyouconceivetobebest;ifyouarenot—well,Heavenhelusall!YouhavenothingtofearfrommebutsuchoositiontothismarriageasIcantrytojustifyon—onothergrounds.
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Thesewerenotmyexactwords,butthatwasthesenseofthem,asnearlyasmysuddenandconflictingemotionsermittedmetoexressit.Iroseandleftherwithoutanotherlookather,mettheothersastheyre-enteredtheroomandsaid,ascalmlyasIcould,
"IhavebeenbiddingMissMargovangoodevening;itislaterthanIthought.
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Johndecidedtogowithme.InthestreetheaskedifIhadheroineofadiscreditableadventureImustinjusticeadmitthatshewas;butthatfacthasonlythisimortance:herbeautywassuchasurrisetomethatitcastadoubtuonheridentitywiththeyoungwomanIhadseenbefore;howcouldthemarvellousfascinationofherfacehavefailedtostrikemeatthattime?Butno—therewasnoossibilityoferror;thedifferencewasduetocostume,lightandgeneralsurroundings.
JohnandIassedtheeveningatthehouse,enduring,withthefortitudeoflongexerience,suchdelicateenoughbanterasourlikenessnaturallysuggested.WhentheyoungladyandIwereleftaloneforafewminutesIlookedhersquarelyinthefaceandsaidwithsuddengravity,
"You,too,MissMargovan,haveadouble:IsawherlastTuesdayafternooninUnionSquare.
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Shetrainedhergreatgreyeyesuonmeforamoment,butherglancewasatriflelesssteadythanmyownandshewithdrewit,fixingitonthetiofhershoe.
"Wassheverylikeme?
"sheasked,withanindifferencewhichIthoughtalittleoverdone.
"Solike,
"saidI,
"thatIgreatlyadmiredher,andbeingunwillingtolosesightofherIconfessthatIfollowedheruntil—MissMargovan,areyousurethatyouunderstand?
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Shewasnowale,butentirelycalm.Sheagainraisedhereyestomine,withalookthatdidnotfalter.
"Whatdoyouwishmetodo?
"sheasked.
"YouneednotobservedanythingsingularinJulia'smanner.
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"Ithoughtherill,
"Irelied,
"thatiswhyIleft.
"Nothingmorewassaid.
