Age of
章节目录
共 74 题- The Age of Innocence
- Book I
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- Her brother laughed. "Why Elaine?"
- VI.
- VII.
- VIII.
- Instead of answering her he asked: "You knew the Duke before?"
- Newland Archer reddened and laughed. "As much as a man can be."
- She glowed with sympathy. "Ah--it's really and truly a romance?"
- IX.
- He saw his chance. "Everything may be labelled--but everybody is not."
- X.
- XI.
- XII.
- Her face warmed. "Then you'll help me?"
- She seemed surprised. "You know about my husband--my life with him?"
- He winced a little. "It's not unnatural--"
- She said slowly: "No; it wouldn't be fair."
- XIII.
- XIV.
- XV.
- The answer puzzled him. "Why--do you mean that you've been overtaken?"
- She looked up at him and smiled. "I knew you'd come!"
- He told her, and added: "It was because I got your note."
- He lowered his voice to ask: "What sort of a need?"
- She shrugged again. "Does anything ever happen in heaven?"
- XVI.
- She raised her head quickly. "Then there is a truth I don't know?"
- XVII.
- Archer laughed. "For one thing, she wasn't there to be married."
- She nodded. "Tomorrow; yes; but early. I'm going out."
- XVIII.
- She turned back to the door, opened it, and called out: "Nastasia!"
- Madame Olenska looked at him. "Well, then--I don't understand."
- He gave a reckless shrug. "It's too late to do anything else."
- Book II
- XIX.
- XX.
- XXI.
- XXII.
- XXIII.
- He sat down by her again. "What were the conditions?"
- Her colour rose again. "At eleven."
- She repeated in a low voice: "To get away from you as far as I could."
- XXIV.
- At length she said: "I believe it's because of you."
- She paled a little. "Of you?"
- She lowered her voice. "_is_ it a bad business--for May?"
- Her eyes were clinging to him desperately. "Oh, _is_ there no reason?"
- She sat motionless, with lowered lids. "Oh--I shan't go yet!"
- XXV.
- M. Rivière bowed and drew back a step.
- XXVI.
- XXVII.
- XXVIII.
- XXIX.
- XXX.
- XXXI.
- She hesitated. "And you still think this--worse?"
- She hesitated. "The day after."
- He looked up astonished. "Is it late?"
- XXXII.
- XXXIII.
- Her colour rose. "But you like Ellen--I thought you'd be pleased."
- She looked at him quickly. "Yes, dear. Something about yourself?"
- XXXIV.
- Archer continued to stare at him. "You told her I was here?"
- His father smiled again. "Say I'm old-fashioned: that's enough."
- A Note on the Text