Grey Wig:
章节目录
共 119 题- THE GREY WIG
- Stories and Novelettes
- I. Zangwill
- PREFATORY NOTE
- I.Z.
- CONTENTS
- THE GREY WIG
- II
- III
- IV
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- The "Princess" blushed. "What are you thinking of?"
- IX
- XI
- Madame Valiere took the word. "We are thinking of ordering a wig."
- He shrugged his shoulders. "A hundred francs, then."
- He bowed. "An artist remains always an artist."
- XII
- XIII
- XIV
- Madame la Proprietaire laughed. "She told you so?"
- XV
- CHASSE-CROISE
- SET TO PARTNERS
- Lady Chelmer gasped. "Then you still have hopes of Highmead!"
- II
- CHASSE
- He smiled maliciously. "And I, too; I follow you no farther."
- She swung round to face him. "Is there nothing you admire but Force?"
- III
- BALANCEZ
- He took off his hat mockingly. "I salute Miss Brian Boru."
- IV
- CROISE
- She smiled faintly. "Oh, I haven't quite forgotten."
- She drew back. "Yes, yes, after the Speech. But now--the Secret!"
- She fell back into a chair, white and trembling. "You have resigned!"
- THE WOMAN BEATER
- Her head drooped on her breast. "He--beats--me."
- II
- She opened her eyes wide. "It wasn't you, you darling old dreamer."
- III
- He stammered, "I have--work."
- IV
- VI
- THE ETERNAL FEMININE
- I suggested smilingly that it was the corpse they fought shy of.
- I smiled majestically.
- THE SILENT SISTERS
- THE BIG BOW MYSTERY
- II
- WITNESS: No, he was a very nice gentleman. (A laugh.)
- III
- WITNESS: No. It is Theosophy. (Laughter.)
- IV
- Denzil hesitated. "An epic poem."
- Denzil read:--
- VI
- Wimp said, "Yes?"
- VII
- Crowl laughed. "Had you there, Tom."
- VIII
- IX
- WITNESS (startled): "He ought to be shot."
- The JUDGE: "That is not a fair question."
- SPIGOT, Q.C.: "That will do, thank you, Mrs. Drabdump."
- It was undated, and ran as follows:--
- XI
- Denzil gasped, "What for?"
- XII
- MERELY MARY ANN
- Mary Ann got very red. "No, sir; missus never showed me how to do that."
- From a neighbouring steeple came a harsh, resonant clang, "One."
- II
- Lancelot laughed heartily. "Then you didn't like the sermon."
- He replied uneasily, "I shall look after you--always."
- That shook him strangely for a moment. But the canary sang on:--
- III
- After a moment, he replied, still playfully, "I never said so."
- He blushed. "That--that made you cry!" he stammered. "Why?"
- THE SERIO-COMIC GOVERNESS
- II
- III
- IV
- Eileen flushed all over her body. "No more can beggars on horseback."
- VI
- VII
- Now it was Eileen's turn to gasp. "Then why do you listen?"
- He smiled but tossed his head. "Money! what is that?"
- He looked at her curiously. "You believe that?"
- Disgust lent him wit. "You're her companion--not she yours."
- VIII
- He clung on desperately. "Eileen--don't say you don't care at all."
- Eileen screwed up her forehead. "If I felt it, I should know, I suppose."
- IX
- He seized it. "Oh, Eil--Miss O'Keeffe--let me keep it."
- XI
- XII
- XIII
- XIV
- He raised his hat. "I was afraid you might have been struck."
- XV
- She shook her head. "Not the nicest."
- XVI
- XVII
- The Colonel winced. "I fear I have another appointment."
- XVIII
- He accepted the situation. "I don't know--I thought you would know."
- He flushed with complex pleasure and surprise. "Really! Oh, Eileen!"
- She laughed. "How is your mother?"
- XIX
- She laughed. "You see _you_ don't know which I am."
- He clinked his against it. "To the lady of my dreams."
- XX
- He groaned, "And you listened--!"
- The door opened. "Yes, miss?"
- XXI