Beyond

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第11章

Beyond John Galsworthy

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  Asilencefollowed,duringwhichMr。andMrs。Waggelookedattheirfeet,andGyplookedatthedog。”Ah!——hereyouare!”ItwasWinton,whohadcomeupfrombehindtheshelter,andstood,witheyebrowsslightlyraised。Gypcouldnothelpasmile。Herfather’sweathered,narrowface,half-veiledeyes,thinnose,littlecrisp,greymoustachethatdidnothidehisfirmlips,hislean,erectfigure,theverywayhestood,histhin,dry,clippedvoiceweretheabsoluteantithesisofMr。Wagge’sthickset,stoutlyplantedform,thick-skinned,thick-featuredface,thick,ratherhoarseyetoilyvoice。ItwasasifProvidencehadarrangedademonstrationoftheextremesofsocialtype。Andshesaid:”Mr。andMrs。Wagge——myfather。”

  Wintonraisedhishat。Gypremainedseated,thedogDuckiebeingstillonherfeet。”’Appytomeetyou,sir。Ihopeyouhavebenefitfromthewaters。

  They’resupposedtobemostpowerful,Ibelieve。””Thankyou——notmoredeadlythanmost。Areyoudrinkingthem?”

  Mr。Waggesmiled。”Nao!”hesaid,”welivehere。””Indeed!Doyoufindanythingtodo?””Well,asafact,I’vecomehereforrest。ButItakeaTurkishbathonceafortnight——finditrefreshing;keepstheporesoftheskinacting。”

  Mrs。Waggeaddedgently:”Itseemstosuitmyhusbandwonderfully。”

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