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1、St.MawrByDHLawrenceLouWitthadhadherownwaysolongthatbytheageoftwentyfiveshedidntknowwhereshewas.Havingonesownwayledonecompletelyatsea.TobesurefawhileshehadfailedinhergrloveaffairwithRico.thenshehadhadsomethingreallytodesp
2、airabout.Buteventhathadwkedoutasshewanted.Ricohadcomebacktoherwasdutifullymarriedtoher.nowwhenshewastwentyfivehewasthreemonthsoldertheywereamingmarriedcouple.Heflirtedwithotherwomenstilltobesure.HewouldntbethehsomeRicoif
3、hedidnt.Butshehadgothim.Ohyes!Youhadonlytoseetheuneasybackwardglanceatherfromhisbigblueeyes:justlikeahsethatisedgingawayfromitsmaster:toknowhowcompletelyhewasmastered.Shewithheroddlittlemuseaunotexactlyprettybutveryattra
4、ctiveherquaintairofplayingatbeingwellbredinastofadegameherqueerfamiliaritywithfeigncitiesfeignlanguagesthelurkingsenseofbeinganoutsidereverywherelikeastofgipsywhoisathomeanywherenowhere:allthismadeuphermherfailure.Shedid
5、ntquitebelong.OfcourseshewasAmerican:LouisianafamilymoveddowntoTexas.shewasmoderatelyrichwithnocloserelationexcepthermother.ButshehadbeensenttoschoolinFrancewhenshewastwelvesinceshehadfinishedschoolshehaddriftedfromParis
6、toPalermoBiarritztoViennabackviaMunichtoLondonthendownagaintoRome.OnlyfleetingtripstoherAmerica.SowhatstofAmericanwassheafterallwhatstofEuropeanwassheeitherShedidntbelonganywhere.PerhapsmostofallinRomeamongtheartiststheE
7、mbassypeople.ItwasinRomeshehadmetRico.HewasanAustraliansonofagovernmentofficialinMelbournewhohadbeenmadeabaro.SoonedayRicowouldbeSirHenryashewastheonlyson.MeanwhilehefloatedroundEuropeonaverysmallallowancehisfatherwasntr
8、ichincapitalwasbeinganartist.TheymetinRomewhentheyweretwentytwohadaloveaffairinCapri.Ricowashsomeelegantbutmostlyhehadspotsofpaintonhistrousersheruinedanecktiepullingitoff.Hebehavedinamostflidlyelegantfashionfinatingtoth
9、eItalians.Butatthesametimehewascannyshrewdsensibleasanyyoungposercouldbeonprinciplegoodheartedanxious.HewasanxiousfhisfutureMrs.WitthatedParis:“thissdidunluckycity“shecalledit.“Somethingunluckyisboundtohappentomeinthissi
10、nisteruncleantown“shesaid.“Ifeelcontagionintheairofthisplace.FheavenssakeLouiseletusgotoMoccosomewhere.““NomotherdearIcantnow.RicohasproposedtomeIhaveacceptedhim.Letusthinkaboutaweddingshallwe““There!“saidMrs.Witt.“Isaid
11、itwasanunluckycity!“thepeculiarlookofextremeNewleansannoyancecameroundhersharpnose.ButLouRicowerebothtwentyfouryearsoldbeyondmanagement.anyhowLouwouldbeLadyCarrington.ButMrs.Wittwasexasperatedbeyondexasperation.Shewoulda
12、lmostratherhavepreferredLoutoelopewithoneofthegreatevilptersatLesHalles.Mrs.WittwasattheagewhenthemalevolentmaleinmantheoldAdambeginstoloomaboveallthesocialtailing.yetyetitwasbettertohaveLadyCarringtonfadaughterseeingLou
13、wasthatst.TherewasamarriageafterwhichMrs.WittdepartedtoAmericaLouRicoleasedalittleoldhouseinWestminsterbegantosettleintoacertainlayerofEnglishsociety.Ricowasbecominganalmostfashionableptraitpainter.Atleasthewasalmostfash
14、ionablewhetherhisptraitswerenot.Loutoowasalmostfashionable:almostahit.Therewassomeflawsomewhere.InspiteoftheirappearancesbothRicoshewouldneverquitegodowninanysociety.Theywerethedriftingartistst.Yetneitherofthemwascontent
15、tobeofthedriftingartistst.Theywantedtofitintomakegood.HencethelittlehouseinWestminstertheptraitsthedinnersthefriendsthevisits.Mrs.Wittcamesardonicallyestablishedherselfinasuiteinaquietbutgoodclasshotelnotfaroff.Beingonth
16、espot.herterriblegreyeyeswiththetouchofaleerlookedonatthehollowmockeryofthings.Asifsheknewofanythingbetter!LouRicohadacuriousexhaustingeffectononeanother:neitherknewwhy.Theywerefondofoneanother.Someinscrutablebondheldthe
17、mtogether.Butitwasastrangevibrationofthenervesratherthanoftheblood.Anervousattachmentratherthanasexuallove.Acurioustensionofwillratherthanaspontaneouspassion.Eachwascuriouslyunderthedominationoftheother.Theywereapairthey
18、hadtobetogether.Yetquitesoontheyshrankfromoneanother.Thisattachmentofthewillthenerveswasdestructive.Assoonasonefeltstrongtheotherfeltill.Assoonastheillonerecoveredstrengthdownwenttheonewhohadbeenwell.soontacitlythemarria
19、gebecamemelikeafriendshipplatonic.Itwasamarriagebutwithoutsex.Sexwasshatteringexhaustingtheyshrankfromitbecamelikebrothersister.Butstilltheywerehusbwife.thelackofphysicalrelationwasasecretsourceofuneasinesschagrintobotho
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