Queed: A
章节目录
共 80 题- QUEED
- A NOVEL
- BY
- HENRY SYDNOR HARRISON
- TO MY MOTHER
- CONTENTS
- QUEED
- II
- III
- He smiled faintly. "To become one?"
- IV
- He looked at her with boundless admiration. "His one reader!"
- SILENCE
- XVIII
- ALTRUISM
- VI
- He nodded, gloomily. "However, there was not a cent of money in it."
- He stared. "Who on earth would wish to joke with me?"
- VII
- Mr. Pat lowered redly on his threshhold. "G'awn now! Get away!"
- Klinker laughed. "Look around you, Doc. Take a good gaze."
- Still Queed was silent. _One hour a day!_
- VIII
- Queed read this through once and announced: "He built seven rods a day."
- Fifi stared. "Why--how in the world, Mr Queed--"
- Fifi coughed. "I don't see why, exactly."
- Now Fifi figured swimmingly:--
- 105x - 105x + 210 = 6x^2 - 12x
- 6x^2 - 12x - 210 = 0
- 6x^2 - 12x - 210 = 0
- IX
- Could I interrupt you for just a minute, Mr. Queed?"
- Fifi colored with pleasure. "No," she said, "I am not well."
- XI
- Sharlee felt flattered. "You are most welcome to my advice, Mr. Queed."
- Sharlee hesitated. "Have you fully made up your mind to--to be editor?"
- XII
- But this time Fifi said, shamelessly, "I'll bet you have!--Haven't you?"
- He winced as from a blow. "I assure you--"
- XIII
- He said in a muffled voice: "Proceed."
- XIV
- XV
- The girls in the choir sang on, untroubled by a doubt:--
- XVI
- XVII
- XVIII
- XIX
- Queed hesitated. "No--I think my duty is to my work."
- When the meal was about half over, Queed said:--
- XX
- XXI
- He hesitated. "I hardly like to say how much."
- Queed said to him: "You were badly outnumbered when they licked you."
- Queed said: "Who are these veterans? What sort of people are they?"
- XXII
- Queed turned on him. "But you never read Southern historians."
- The old man licked his lips. "You ... will stay on here?"
- And Queed's voice answered: "As long as you want me."
- Queed moved in his chair. "Yes. I--have heard it."
- XXIII
- XXIV
- A shadow crossed his brow. "He is extremely well, I believe."
- Sharlee, from her large chair, smiled. "_I_ think to see me."
- XXV
- XXVI
- XXVII
- She said painfully: "As to the effect upon the--the reformatory--"
- XXVIII
- XXIX
- She smothered a little cry. "_Your father_!"
- XXX
- DEAR SIRS:--
- AMPERSAND, BOLLING AND BYRD.
- DEAR Miss WEYLAND:---
- XXXI
- A long silence followed his ending, and at last Sharlee said:--
- XXXII
- To Behemoth young Mr. Surface addressed the following remarks:--
- After another interval of uncertain length, she said:--