Chapter Six (第2/2页)
you do it before, for t? t you leave me to ouco ter?—Dont go! S, before. You said I dreamed you. Im not dreaming no Briar again!
ood, clasping and unclasping my s s cry out, loud enougleman or Mrs Cream to I had kissed her.
o be different. You are a —
I fell silent. Sed aken up and moved. Gentlemans boots came loud again upon tairs. I ep, tate at to knock at Briar. At last o tch, and came in.
Are you ready? he said.
t in say anoto o look at to my otress; and all I ime I , tle creatures trah my cheek.
In tleman came to my room. sleeves.
Ss you, to dress her, he said.
ook doairs. Maud up a tray, e upon it. te touc very still, in t once dark about ttered. S me, as s everyte of eggs, to place over , odd, distant kind of gaze; and ened, aion, and t of making tly surprising and strange.
I dressed again beside t at t, tly lifted, as if even to let t against t stuff of migo them.
S a tilt. I t s be listening for t Briar. But sioned all.
I took aied it, in t t of tairs Mrs Cream came to me. S over her arm. She said,
Mr Rivers says the bed needs ging.
So gaze at o let ten about t. I sloairs and ssey, t to ts. ts of dark blood t ood and looked at t my eye—as muco say, ell, I s . Quite a little love-matcer all! Maud sat gazing out of tairs came tlemans knife on e. Mrs Cream raised t, to see if ttress under , and t pleased her.
I , to tsey, and seen Mauds queer, soft gaze.
took it hard, have she? she whispered. Maybe missing her ma?
I said not first. t, and o ter, I t drearily, to make it ood on ttle landing ly,
t. trouble, up es on bear gossip— o t place, ry air will calm her.
Calm likely to break out—turn t the place afire?
No, no, I said. Soo mu her head.
Poor lady, said Mrs Cream. But I could see bargained on a tray up t Maud a do bitten.
S like me, said Maud, after s times; and I s like you? an idea! like you?
I t say, sly, looking do her hands.
Later Gentleman , too; and t me on my os good, tood. t ime to call in tor.
a t ay a day; but on t her and said,
quite to stay a little longer, until your strengto you.
Stay longer? s t o your house in London?
I really t well enough.
Not , I am quite only ask Sue. Sue, you tell Mr Rivers how well I am?
S and s a day or tleman. Until you are rested. Until you are calm. Pero keep more to the bed—?
So o made tears at my to see you like t it to you, of course I sake you to London at once—I s? But do you look at yourself noill tell me you are well?
I dont kne here. Im afraid, Richard—
And it be stranger, in London? And s you be frigs so loud and croable—
Mrs Cream es me.
es you? Oo t; and Sue s you, Sue? I ansoo, tleman took her head in his hands and kissed her brow.
t us . ell stay anotil t paleness is driven from your c again!
day. On tern o mean to disappoint o make , , and said he loved her.
After t, s ask o stay tayed dull. Gentleman told Mrs Cream to make she
broug made t none of it. I ate it instead—sinebody must. I ate it, and s beside t, turning tretd of h.
let me in travelled from Briar in, t t gown—a silk one—so me. She said,
, . You ter , t it lie in the press.
Our fioucepped apart. Sried to kiss me, after t first night.
I took t o pass ttiing out t; and so like to c. , and put it on and stood befe. s off your eyes ay—arent you? And I am plain—dont you think?
I tle looking-glass from Mrs Cream. S it up in rembling before our faces. I remembered time sers; and o stand before leman. No! I sa, in te slyness of o see it meant her.
I could old her anyway.
No kno I did it all in a trance, s and feeling—I , as sleman, to do ice, seemed troubled on . o
kiss or bully tle ime in Mrs Creams parlour, ligtes—to mix , t, ts on t tir at Briar, no-one knee and at a fe ttle, in t t to stretctes, but co ep, as if bear the feel of azes on his back.
t nigling mattress.
I so do it to ened t like o do, now h.
And every m, o before; and my eye less, and plucked at his whiskers, his swagger all gone.
least knehe bloody villain.
At last for tor to e.
I ing tter in Mrs Creams parlour. tor o t ty. in olemans plot. Gentleman o cut th him.
Besides, tory oo sound. And to back it. Maud he
leman, and t been married an arted to turn queer.
I tor one did, lemans story, and seeing Maud, and me, as hen.
or, ant. You ors o put a lady aters and, on its back, spikes. t to take Maud, t t time; only to study aking came later.
Gentleman told o care. S me le er, and tidy t to are, and begin to breattle quicker—and I ot doleman quickly out to talk toget our window.
tleman came back, aing. airs. ogether and smiling. he said,
ell, ie, e doo visit from London. You remember, Maud, I spoke to you of t believe t me really married! to see themselves.
Still look at him.
S, dear, o you? I th Mrs Cream.
I could alking in loions t ansleman ed for Maud to speak and, w me. he said,
Sue, ?
ure er us, blinking. I o t my back.
I tly, whey
go to c keeps oo calm, her.
I said, Do her.
laugo keep tics safe. ts if t too, and a sdal to look at alk to o talk to you. Youll know o answer, of course.
I made a face. ill I? I said.
make game of me, Sue. Not noo say?
I sill sulky. I think so.
Good girl. I s to you.
o put and stepped a to my little room, aors came after a moment. Gentleman came ood before it, his eyes on my face.
tall men, like out. ts aic boots. cseyed.
Aor quietly, questions? e are friends of Mr Riverss, and very curious to his marriage, and his new wife.
Yes, I said. You mean, my mistress.
Aress. Now, refresh my memory. ho is she?
Mrs Rivers, I said. t was Miss Lilly.
Mrs Rivers, t was Miss Lilly. Ah.
doctraves—took out a pencil and a book. t one on:
Your mistress. And you are—?
her maid, sir.
Of course. And w is your name?
Dr Graves o e. Gentleman caugh, sir, I said.
Dr Cie looked at me o ate, is your name, you are quite sure?
I should say I know my own name! I said.
Of course.
still beat . o grow kind. he said,
ell, Miss Smitell us now, ress . . .?
It ime, at Lant Street, leman and me ter. I told t Lady Aliayfair, alemans old nurse, and my dead mot Maud. I said so like Mr Rivers but noer , she was grown very sad and careless of herself, and made me afraid.
Dr Graves e it all down. Dr Cie said,
Afraid. Do you mean, for your own sake?
I said, Not for mine, sir. For harm herself, she is so miserable.
I see, ress. You ell me t care do you tress ougo er?
I said, I think—
Yes?
I wish—
he nodded. Go on.
I wiscouc her—
My seemed all at once , and my voice ears. Gentleman still he
doctor took my , close about t, in a familiar way.
t not be so distressed. Your mistress so , as you!
ted and smoot it go. tlemans eye, and nodded. Very good, just show us—?
Of course, said Gentleman quickly. Of course. turo me and all moved off. I d say if it ook a step and called out after them.
S like eggs, sir! I called. Dr Cie urned. I ed my it fall. S like eggs, I said more feebly, in any kind of dish.
It in a e—or preteo e— in care fs. Gentlemao Mauds room. to me.
Youll keep il theyve seen her? he said.
I did not ans t, caugors questions; ter a minute or so, came tears.
t stay to leman anding be o ened and said,
Look, Sue, at your mistress. Dont you ttle brighter?
t, of ears still in t the rims.
Are you well, miss? I said.
Sleman. I tie and Graves, e deligell me, Sue, o flourislemans delight?
Surle ood loepped away.
a fool Ive been, o me. Ive asked Mrs Rivers to gr, in t place, tness y. Graves and Cie sa, too. to Cie is giving us to leave tomorroo t?
Surned o ted o tle blood struggled into e cheeks.
tomorrow? s?
omorroo a great rooms, and good servants in it, t s t for you.
day s of eggs a aside, as usual; but even I could it. I dressed looking at of ill, t ained let me c of it, even for travelling, t would crease.
I t of ba t believe t I was dark.
I packed slo , a brus ake to to t everyt ioned, did I keep to one side; and , ly, i.
to tilting staircase, and
sepped out of ttage s tig to of to feel t air slapped her.
I put my fingers over hers.
God bless you, maam! cried Mrs Cream, our first nigo see us leaving; and one or to stare, and to stand at t t ed out black. t tened s upon t teps doleman my eye.
Noime for se.
S and leaned beside opposite. to to a safe: , t t.
ravel? asked Maud.
he said, An hour.
It seemed lo seemed like a life. truck t made t, but t to open—I suppose, so a lunatic s o leap out. At last Gentleman pulled a cord to make t jolting in t and t speaking. In time I began to gro, but could not see if her hands before her, clasped.
Gentleman fidgeted, c imes ook out ime to to peer t
slo to a stop, and began to turn: straigigie.
e are almost there, he said.
Maud turned o moved t tart of a green lane, one ard, be, iron gates. A man il like at Briar, ter. Its windows co see w s back be I saw a rising kind of knowledge or dread.
Dont be afraid, said Gentleman.
t o o me. turn, and stopped. Dr Graves and Dr Cie ing for us, stout up t tleman put ie made a bow.
Good day, h. Mrs Rivers, you remember me of course?
his hand.
to me.
t stillness. I looked at leman leaned and caug at first to keep me in my seat; tood t rying to press me from it. tor took my ot me to my feet. My s upon teps. I said,
ait! are you doing? —?
Dont struggle, Mrs Rivers, said tor. e are o care for you.
he woman came forward. I said,
Its not me you ! are you doing? Mrs Rivers? Im Susan Smitlemalemahem!
Dr Cie shook his head.
Still keeping up tion? o Gentleman.
Gentleman nodded and said notoo uno speak. I urned and took doie ige of reet, Mayfair? Dont you kno. And ing it, t take us a year. No t so, Mrs Rivers! You are spoiling your handsome dress.
I ruggled against my sleeve of silk, and at my o plump and smoot t my feet, s letters of brass—the L.
It sed t I guessed, at last, trick t Gentleman had played on me.
I howled.
You bloody sing again, and pulling towards er! Oh!
ood in t tilt. tripped me ern.
those in my house, Mrs Rivers, he said.
You sod, I said to you see ? It aint me you , its—
I still pulled, and ill no o tleman in bars upon Maud. s dress. ears starting in t beyond tears, her gaze was hard. hard as marble, hard as brass.
t lies i.
Dr Cie saw me looking.
Now, ware? hink?
I could not speak. Srembling voiot her own:
My oress. O is breaking!
You t bit tart.
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you do it before, for t? t you leave me to ouco ter?—Dont go! S, before. You said I dreamed you. Im not dreaming no Briar again!
ood, clasping and unclasping my s s cry out, loud enougleman or Mrs Cream to I had kissed her.
o be different. You are a —
I fell silent. Sed aken up and moved. Gentlemans boots came loud again upon tairs. I ep, tate at to knock at Briar. At last o tch, and came in.
Are you ready? he said.
t in say anoto o look at to my otress; and all I ime I , tle creatures trah my cheek.
In tleman came to my room. sleeves.
Ss you, to dress her, he said.
ook doairs. Maud up a tray, e upon it. te touc very still, in t once dark about ttered. S me, as s everyte of eggs, to place over , odd, distant kind of gaze; and ened, aion, and t of making tly surprising and strange.
I dressed again beside t at t, tly lifted, as if even to let t against t stuff of migo them.
S a tilt. I t s be listening for t Briar. But sioned all.
I took aied it, in t t of tairs Mrs Cream came to me. S over her arm. She said,
Mr Rivers says the bed needs ging.
So gaze at o let ten about t. I sloairs and ssey, t to ts. ts of dark blood t ood and looked at t my eye—as muco say, ell, I s . Quite a little love-matcer all! Maud sat gazing out of tairs came tlemans knife on e. Mrs Cream raised t, to see if ttress under , and t pleased her.
I , to tsey, and seen Mauds queer, soft gaze.
took it hard, have she? she whispered. Maybe missing her ma?
I said not first. t, and o ter, I t drearily, to make it ood on ttle landing ly,
t. trouble, up es on bear gossip— o t place, ry air will calm her.
Calm likely to break out—turn t the place afire?
No, no, I said. Soo mu her head.
Poor lady, said Mrs Cream. But I could see bargained on a tray up t Maud a do bitten.
S like me, said Maud, after s times; and I s like you? an idea! like you?
I t say, sly, looking do her hands.
Later Gentleman , too; and t me on my os good, tood. t ime to call in tor.
a t ay a day; but on t her and said,
quite to stay a little longer, until your strengto you.
Stay longer? s t o your house in London?
I really t well enough.
Not , I am quite only ask Sue. Sue, you tell Mr Rivers how well I am?
S and s a day or tleman. Until you are rested. Until you are calm. Pero keep more to the bed—?
So o made tears at my to see you like t it to you, of course I sake you to London at once—I s? But do you look at yourself noill tell me you are well?
I dont kne here. Im afraid, Richard—
And it be stranger, in London? And s you be frigs so loud and croable—
Mrs Cream es me.
es you? Oo t; and Sue s you, Sue? I ansoo, tleman took her head in his hands and kissed her brow.
t us . ell stay anotil t paleness is driven from your c again!
day. On tern o mean to disappoint o make , , and said he loved her.
After t, s ask o stay tayed dull. Gentleman told Mrs Cream to make she
broug made t none of it. I ate it instead—sinebody must. I ate it, and s beside t, turning tretd of h.
let me in travelled from Briar in, t t gown—a silk one—so me. She said,
, . You ter , t it lie in the press.
Our fioucepped apart. Sried to kiss me, after t first night.
I took t o pass ttiing out t; and so like to c. , and put it on and stood befe. s off your eyes ay—arent you? And I am plain—dont you think?
I tle looking-glass from Mrs Cream. S it up in rembling before our faces. I remembered time sers; and o stand before leman. No! I sa, in te slyness of o see it meant her.
I could old her anyway.
No kno I did it all in a trance, s and feeling—I , as sleman, to do ice, seemed troubled on . o
kiss or bully tle ime in Mrs Creams parlour, ligtes—to mix , t, ts on t tir at Briar, no-one knee and at a fe ttle, in t t to stretctes, but co ep, as if bear the feel of azes on his back.
t nigling mattress.
I so do it to ened t like o do, now h.
And every m, o before; and my eye less, and plucked at his whiskers, his swagger all gone.
least knehe bloody villain.
At last for tor to e.
I ing tter in Mrs Creams parlour. tor o t ty. in olemans plot. Gentleman o cut th him.
Besides, tory oo sound. And to back it. Maud he
leman, and t been married an arted to turn queer.
I tor one did, lemans story, and seeing Maud, and me, as hen.
or, ant. You ors o put a lady aters and, on its back, spikes. t to take Maud, t t time; only to study aking came later.
Gentleman told o care. S me le er, and tidy t to are, and begin to breattle quicker—and I ot doleman quickly out to talk toget our window.
tleman came back, aing. airs. ogether and smiling. he said,
ell, ie, e doo visit from London. You remember, Maud, I spoke to you of t believe t me really married! to see themselves.
Still look at him.
S, dear, o you? I th Mrs Cream.
I could alking in loions t ansleman ed for Maud to speak and, w me. he said,
Sue, ?
ure er us, blinking. I o t my back.
I tly, whey
go to c keeps oo calm, her.
I said, Do her.
laugo keep tics safe. ts if t too, and a sdal to look at alk to o talk to you. Youll know o answer, of course.
I made a face. ill I? I said.
make game of me, Sue. Not noo say?
I sill sulky. I think so.
Good girl. I s to you.
o put and stepped a to my little room, aors came after a moment. Gentleman came ood before it, his eyes on my face.
tall men, like out. ts aic boots. cseyed.
Aor quietly, questions? e are friends of Mr Riverss, and very curious to his marriage, and his new wife.
Yes, I said. You mean, my mistress.
Aress. Now, refresh my memory. ho is she?
Mrs Rivers, I said. t was Miss Lilly.
Mrs Rivers, t was Miss Lilly. Ah.
doctraves—took out a pencil and a book. t one on:
Your mistress. And you are—?
her maid, sir.
Of course. And w is your name?
Dr Graves o e. Gentleman caugh, sir, I said.
Dr Cie looked at me o ate, is your name, you are quite sure?
I should say I know my own name! I said.
Of course.
still beat . o grow kind. he said,
ell, Miss Smitell us now, ress . . .?
It ime, at Lant Street, leman and me ter. I told t Lady Aliayfair, alemans old nurse, and my dead mot Maud. I said so like Mr Rivers but noer , she was grown very sad and careless of herself, and made me afraid.
Dr Graves e it all down. Dr Cie said,
Afraid. Do you mean, for your own sake?
I said, Not for mine, sir. For harm herself, she is so miserable.
I see, ress. You ell me t care do you tress ougo er?
I said, I think—
Yes?
I wish—
he nodded. Go on.
I wiscouc her—
My seemed all at once , and my voice ears. Gentleman still he
doctor took my , close about t, in a familiar way.
t not be so distressed. Your mistress so , as you!
ted and smoot it go. tlemans eye, and nodded. Very good, just show us—?
Of course, said Gentleman quickly. Of course. turo me and all moved off. I d say if it ook a step and called out after them.
S like eggs, sir! I called. Dr Cie urned. I ed my it fall. S like eggs, I said more feebly, in any kind of dish.
It in a e—or preteo e— in care fs. Gentlemao Mauds room. to me.
Youll keep il theyve seen her? he said.
I did not ans t, caugors questions; ter a minute or so, came tears.
t stay to leman anding be o ened and said,
Look, Sue, at your mistress. Dont you ttle brighter?
t, of ears still in t the rims.
Are you well, miss? I said.
Sleman. I tie and Graves, e deligell me, Sue, o flourislemans delight?
Surle ood loepped away.
a fool Ive been, o me. Ive asked Mrs Rivers to gr, in t place, tness y. Graves and Cie sa, too. to Cie is giving us to leave tomorroo t?
Surned o ted o tle blood struggled into e cheeks.
tomorrow? s?
omorroo a great rooms, and good servants in it, t s t for you.
day s of eggs a aside, as usual; but even I could it. I dressed looking at of ill, t ained let me c of it, even for travelling, t would crease.
I t of ba t believe t I was dark.
I packed slo , a brus ake to to t everyt ioned, did I keep to one side; and , ly, i.
to tilting staircase, and
sepped out of ttage s tig to of to feel t air slapped her.
I put my fingers over hers.
God bless you, maam! cried Mrs Cream, our first nigo see us leaving; and one or to stare, and to stand at t t ed out black. t tened s upon t teps doleman my eye.
Noime for se.
S and leaned beside opposite. to to a safe: , t t.
ravel? asked Maud.
he said, An hour.
It seemed lo seemed like a life. truck t made t, but t to open—I suppose, so a lunatic s o leap out. At last Gentleman pulled a cord to make t jolting in t and t speaking. In time I began to gro, but could not see if her hands before her, clasped.
Gentleman fidgeted, c imes ook out ime to to peer t
slo to a stop, and began to turn: straigigie.
e are almost there, he said.
Maud turned o moved t tart of a green lane, one ard, be, iron gates. A man il like at Briar, ter. Its windows co see w s back be I saw a rising kind of knowledge or dread.
Dont be afraid, said Gentleman.
t o o me. turn, and stopped. Dr Graves and Dr Cie ing for us, stout up t tleman put ie made a bow.
Good day, h. Mrs Rivers, you remember me of course?
his hand.
to me.
t stillness. I looked at leman leaned and caug at first to keep me in my seat; tood t rying to press me from it. tor took my ot me to my feet. My s upon teps. I said,
ait! are you doing? —?
Dont struggle, Mrs Rivers, said tor. e are o care for you.
he woman came forward. I said,
Its not me you ! are you doing? Mrs Rivers? Im Susan Smitlemalemahem!
Dr Cie shook his head.
Still keeping up tion? o Gentleman.
Gentleman nodded and said notoo uno speak. I urned and took doie ige of reet, Mayfair? Dont you kno. And ing it, t take us a year. No t so, Mrs Rivers! You are spoiling your handsome dress.
I ruggled against my sleeve of silk, and at my o plump and smoot t my feet, s letters of brass—the L.
It sed t I guessed, at last, trick t Gentleman had played on me.
I howled.
You bloody sing again, and pulling towards er! Oh!
ood in t tilt. tripped me ern.
those in my house, Mrs Rivers, he said.
You sod, I said to you see ? It aint me you , its—
I still pulled, and ill no o tleman in bars upon Maud. s dress. ears starting in t beyond tears, her gaze was hard. hard as marble, hard as brass.
t lies i.
Dr Cie saw me looking.
Now, ware? hink?
I could not speak. Srembling voiot her own:
My oress. O is breaking!
You t bit tart.
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