Birthplace
The Birthplace
作者：James, Henry, 1843-1916
体例：题 章数：28
字数：98,861 来源：Project Gutenberg
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章节目录
共 28 题- The Birthplace
- Henry James
- It was a grand thought. "Perhaps _we_ shall make some!"
- II
- She laughed with all her cheer. "Yes, sir; I don't mean the answers."
- III
- IV
- She looked at him very hard. "Is that the way _you_ meet them?"
- But she wouldn't make a joke of it. "They wouldn't _have_ it, simply."
- Gedge hesitated. "I can't."
- The poor man faced her gravely. "I would if she were such a wife as you!"
- VI
- Her face was now less hard for him. "And what two words?"
- He really spoke so that she wondered. "Just now?"
- He was silent a little. "I'm too old. I should have begun sooner."
- VII
- Our friend could scarce take it in. "Over _there_!"
- Gedge stared through his film of tears. "Came from America to see _me_?"
- Gedge wondered. "You think I get too many----?"
- At this they were amused together. "That's just what we came to see!"
- His friends were all interest. "Ah! They came down?"
- Gedge gazed at him. "I feel that I know what you at bottom _hoped_."
- He looked at the others. "And what does he want, dear?"
- The young woman almost clutched her. "Is his manner very awful?"
- Mrs. Hayes quickly abounded. "Oh _do_ come to us!"
- This it was that he enjoyed. "No, my dear; we stay."
- At this Mr. Hayes laughed again. "Oh _they_ at least do?"
- She jumped at it. "Better?"