Soamesshookhishead。Ifthewholethingwerenotdisposedofwithinthenextfewmonthsthefellowwouldturnupagainlikeabadpenny。Itsavedathousandayearatleasttogetridofhim，besidesalltheworrytoWinifredandhisfather。’ImuststiffenDreamer’sback，’hethought；’wemustpushiton。’

　　Winifred，whohadadoptedakindofhalf-mourningwhichbecameherfairhairandtallfigureverywell，arrivedinJames’barouchedrawnbyJames’pair。SoameshadnotseenitintheCitysincehisfatherretiredfrombusinessfiveyearsago，anditsincongruitygavehimashock。’Timesarechanging，’hethought；’onedoesn’tknowwhat’llgonext！’Tophatsevenwerescarcer。HeenquiredafterVal。Val，saidWinifred，wrotethathewasgoingtoplaypolonextterm。Shethoughthewasinaverygoodset。Sheaddedwithfashionablydisguisedanxiety：”Willtherebemuchpublicityaboutmyaffair，Soames?Mustitbeinthepapers?It’ssobadforhim，andthegirls。”

　　Withhisowncalamityallrawwithinhim，Soamesanswered：”Thepapersareapushinglot；it’sverydifficulttokeepthingsout。Theypretendtobeguardingthepublic’smorals，andtheycorruptthemwiththeirbeastlyreports。Butwehaven’tgottothatyet。We’reonlyseeingDreamerto-dayontherestitutionquestion。Ofcourseheunderstandsthatit’stoleadtoadivorce；

　　butyoumustseemgenuinelyanxioustogetDartieback——youmightpracticethatattitudeto-day。”

　　Winifredsighed。”Oh！WhataclownMonty’sbeen！”shesaid。

......

购买会员看全站小说，或者下载APP免费观看所有作品 点击立即下载，搜索"Indian Summer of a Forsyte",免费读到尾