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第48章 带家具出租的房间3(第1页)

蜇byone,asthecharactersofacrytograhbecomeexlicit,thelittlesignsleftbythefurnishedroomsrocessionofguestsdeveloedasignificance。Thethreadbaresaceintheruginfrontofthedressertoldthatlovelywomenhadmarchedinthethrong。Tinyfingerrintsonthewallsokeoflittlerisonerstryingtofeeltheirwaytosunandair。Aslatteredstain,rayingliketheshadowofaburstingbomb,witnessedwhereahurledglassorbottlehadslinteredwithitscontentsagainstthewall。Acrosstheierglasshadbeenscrawledwithadiamondinstaggeringlettersthename

"Marie

"。Itseemedthatthesuccessionofdwellersinthefurnishedroomhadturnedinfury—erhastemtedbeyondforbearancebyitsgarishcoldness—andwreakeduonittheirassions。Thefurniturewaschiedandbruised;thecouch,distortedbyburstingsrings,seemedahorriblemonsterthathadbeenslainduringthestressofsomegrotesqueconvulsion。Somemoreotentuheavalhadclovenagreatslicefromthemarblemantel。Eachlankinthefloorowneditsarticularcantandshriekasfromasearateandindividualagony。Itseemedincrediblethatallthismaliceandinjuryhadbeenwroughtuontheroombythosewhohadcalleditforatimetheirhome;andyetitmayhavebeenthecheatedhomeinstinctsurvivingblindly,theresentfulrageatfalsehouseholdgodsthathadkindledtheirwrath。Ahutthatisourownwecansweeandadornandcherish。

Theyoungtenantinthechairallowedthesethoughtstofile,soft-shod,throughhismind,whiletheredriftedintotheroomfurnishedsoundsandfurnishedscents。Heheardinoneroomatitteringandincontinent,slacklaughter;inothersthemonologueofascold,therattlingofdice,alullaby,andonecryingdully;abovehimabanjotinkledwithsirit。Doorsbangedsomewhere;theelevatedtrainsroaredintermittently;acatyowledmiserablyuonabackfence。Andhebreathedthebreathofthehouse—adanksavourratherthanasmell—acold,mustyeffluviumasfromundergroundvaultsmingledwiththereekingexhalationsoflinoleumandmildewedandrottenwoodwork。

Then,suddenly,asherestedthere,theroomwasfilledwiththestrong,sweetodourofmignonette。Itcameasuonasinglebuffetofwindwithsuchsurenessandfragranceandemhasisthatitalmostseemedalivingvisitant。Andthemancriedaloud,

"What,dear?

"asifhehadbeencalled,andsranguandfacedabout。Therichodourclungtohimandwraedhimaround。Hereachedouthisarmsforit,allhissensesforthetimeconfusedandcommingled。Howcouldonebeeremtorilycalledbyanodour?Surelyitmusthavebeenasound。But,wasitnotthesoundthathadtouched,thathadcaressedhim?

"Shehasbeeninthisroom,

"hecried,andhesrangtowrestfromitatoken,forheknewhewouldrecognizethesmallestthingthathadbelongedtoherorthatshehadtouched。Thisenveloingscentofmignonette,theodourthatshehadlovedandmadeherown—whencecameit?

Theroomhadbeenbutcarelesslysetinorder。Scattereduontheflimsydresserscarfwerehalfadozenhairins—thosediscreet,indistinguishablefriendsofwomankind,feminineofgender,infiniteofmoodanduncommunicativeoftense。Theseheignored,consciousoftheirtriumhantlackofidentity。Ransackingthedrawersofthedresserhecameuonadiscarded,tiny,raggedhandkerchief。Heressedittohisface。Itwasracyandinsolentwithheliotroe;hehurledittothefloor。Inanotherdrawerhefoundoddbuttons,atheatrerogramme,aawnbrokerscard,twolostmarshmallows,abookonthedivinationofdreams。Inthelastwasawomansblacksatinhairbow,whichhaltedhim,oisedbetweeniceandfire。Buttheblacksatinhairbowalsoisfemininitysdemure,imersonal,commonornament,andtellsnotales。

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