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第16章 爱的牺牲（第3页）
"Joe，dar，
"shesaid，gleefully，
"Iveauil。And，oh，theloveliesteole。General—GeneralA。B。Pinkneysdaughter—onSeventy-firstStreet。Suchaslendidhouse，Joe—yououghttoseethefrontdoor！ByzantineIthinkyouwouldcallit。Andinside！Oh，Joe，Ineversawanythinglikeitbefore。
"
"MyuilishisdaughterClementina。Idearlyloveheralready。Shesadelicatething—dressesalwaysinwhite；andthesweetest，simlestmanners！Onlyeighteenyearsold。Imtogivethreelessonsaweek；and，justthink，Joe！$5alesson。Idontminditabit；forwhenIgettwoorthreemoreuilsIcanresumemylessonswithHerrRosenstock。Now，smoothoutthatwrinklebetweenyourbrews，dear，andletshaveanicesuer。
"
"Thatsallrightforyou，Dele，
"saidJoe，attackingacanofeaswithacarvingknifeandahatchet，
"buthowaboutme？DoyouthinkImgoingtoletyouhustleforwageswhileIhilanderintheregionsofhighart？NotbythebonesofBenvenutoCellini！IguessIcansellaersorlaycobblestones，andbringinadollarortwo。
"
Deliacameandhungabouthisneck。
"Joe，dear，youaresilly。Youmustkeeonatyourstudies。ItisnotasifIhadquitmymusicandgonetoworkatsomethingelse。WhileIteachIlearn。Iamalwayswithmymusic。Andwecanliveashailyasmillionaireson$15aweek。YoumustntthinkofleavingMr。Magister。
"
"Allfight，
"saidJoe，reachingforthebluescalloedvegetabledish。
"ButIhateforyoutobegivinglessons。ItisntArt。Butyoureatrumandadeartodoit。
"
"WhenonelovesonesArtnoserviceseemstoohard。
"saidDelia。
"MagisterraisedtheskyinthatsketchImadeintheark，
"saidJoe。
"AndTinklegavemeermissiontohangtwooftheminhiswindow。Imayselloneiftherightkindofamoneyedidiotseesthem。
"
"lmsureyouwill，
"saidDelia，sweetly。
"AndnowletsbethankfulforGen。Pinkneyandthisvealroast。
"
DuringallofthenextweektheLarrabeeshadanearlybreakfast。Joewasenthusiasticaboutsomemorning-effectsketcheshewasdoinginCentralPark，andDeliaackedhimoffbreakfasted，coddled，raisedandkissedat7oclock。Artisanengagingmistress。Itwasmosttimes7oclockwhenhereturnedintheevening。
AttheendoftheweekDelia，sweetlyroudbutlanguid，triumhantlytossedthreefive-dollarbillsonthe8×10（inches）centretableofthe8×10（feet）flatarlor。
"Sometimes，
"shesaid，alittlewearily，
"Clementinatiresme。Imafraidshedoesntractiseenough，andIhavetotellherthesamethingssooften。Andthenshealwaysdressesentirelyinwhite，andthatdoesgetmonotonous。ButGen。Pinkneyisthedearestoldman！Iwishyoucouldknowhim，Joe。HecomesinsometimeswhenIamwithClementinaattheiano—heisawidower，youknow—andstandsthereullinghiswhitegoatee。Andhowarethesemiquaversandthedemisemiquaversrogressing？healwaysasks。
"
"Iwishyoucouldseethewainscotinginthatdrawingroom，Joe！AndthoseAstrakhanrugortieres。AndClementinahassuchafunnylittlecough。Ihoesheisstrongerthanshelooks。Oh，Ireallyamgettingattachedtoher，sheissogentleandhighbred。Gen。PinkneysbrotherwasonceMinistertoBolivia。
"
AndthenJoe，withtheairofMonteCristo，drewforthaten，afive，atwoandaone—alllegaltendernotes—andlaidthembesideDeliasearnings。
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