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共 79 题- ROSE MACLEOD
- BY ALICE BROWN
- COPYRIGHT 1907 AND 1908 BY ALICE BROWN
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
- ROSE MACLEOD
- II
- When she had gone, Madam Fulton spoke in impressive haste:--
- III
- But she had asked her question again: "Is she a grisette?"
- He found himself answering:--
- IV
- When he went out on the veranda, grannie made a smiling comment:--
- Peter was not sure she did know only the best, but he inquired,--
- Rose answered coldly,--
- Rose answered coldly, and as if from irresistible impulse,--
- In spite of herself, Rose answered dryly,--
- Rose answered quickly,--
- She had her counter question:--
- VI
- He thought a moment, and then answered gravely,--
- VII
- VIII
- The old lady watched her for a moment steadily. Then she inquired,--
- Madam Fulton spoke with deliberate unction:--
- IX
- Rose answered at once,--
- After a moment he answered irrelevantly,--
- He, too, answered lightly,--
- She answered, in what he saw was real delight,--
- There was silence again, and then he said reprovingly,--
- Madam Fulton continued, in the same inadequacy of amaze,--
- XI
- She put it anxiously, with timidity, and he answered,--
- She thought a while and then answered definitely and coldly,--
- XII
- Electra answered quite solemnly,--
- Now the old lady found her tongue, but only to murmur,--
- XIII
- XIV
- As the two had walked away, Peter turned to Electra, stammering forth,--
- She hedged a little here. "You gave me no proof--only the woman's word."
- Peter spoke involuntarily, with an unpremeditated wonder:--
- XV
- He waited a long time. Then he asked her,--
- He answered slowly, and in what seemed almost exaltation,--
- XVI
- XVII
- Her heart warmed and her voice trembled as she answered,--
- To say "yes" was not enough. She repeated the words,--
- XVIII
- Out of his web of pain he could only answer,--
- He was silent for a moment and then he said,--
- It was her turn to brood in silence. Then she said to him,--
- XIX
- XX
- He spoke perversely, when she had taken her hand away:--
- XXI
- XXII
- She was going, and he called after her,--
- She halted hopefully, and the old kind voice was near her:--
- XXIII
- He saw how frail she looked and answered mercifully,--
- XXIV
- But he continued,--
- Rose continued,--
- Rose spoke again with her insistent haste,--
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- XXVI
- XXVII
- XXVIII
- Rose returned with dignity,--
- XXIX
- Peter turned with her and they paced along the grass. Rose went on,--
- XXX
- But he did speak, in that grave, moved tone:--
- In the road he met Peter. They stopped, and Peter said at once,--
- XXXI
- XXXII
- XXXIII