the author of beltraffio-第14章

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she　had　just　said　to　me；　that　she'd　let　him　form　his　own　theory　of
his　wife's　conduct。　　She　agreed　with　me　that　there　was　misery　enough
in　the　house　without　her　contributing　a　new　anguish；　and　that　Mrs。
Ambient's　proceedings　might　be　explained；　to　her　husband's　mind；　by
the　extravagance　of　a　jealous　devotion。　　Poor　Mark　came　back　with　the
Doctor　much　sooner　than　we　could　have　hoped；　but　we　knew　five　minutes
afterwards　that　it　was　all　too　late。　　His　sole；　his　adored　little　son
was　more　exquisitely　beautiful　in　death　than　he　had　been　in　life。
Mrs。　Ambient's　grief　was　frantic；　she　lost　her　head　and　said　strange
things。　　As　for　Mark'sbut　I　won't　speak　of　that。　　Basta；　basta；　as
he　used　to　say。　　Miss　Ambient　kept　her　secretI've　already　had
occasion　to　say　that　she　had　her　good　pointsbut　it　rankled　in　her
conscience　like　a　guilty　participation　and；　I　imagine；　had　something
to　do　with　her　ultimately　retiring　from　the　world。　　And；　apropos　of
consciences；　the　reader　is　now　in　a　position　to　judge　of　my
compunction　for　my　effort　to　convert　my　cold　hostess。　　I　ought　to
mention　that　the　death　of　her　child　in　some　degree　converted　her。
When　the　new　book　came　out　（it　was　long　delayed）　she　read　it　over　as
a　whole；　and　her　husband　told　me　that　during　the　few　supreme　weeks
before　her　deathshe　failed　rapidly　after　losing　her　son；　sank　into
a　consumption　and　faded　away　at　Mentoneshe　even　dipped　into　the
black　〃Beltraffio。〃







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