第7章

类别:其他 作者:Charles Reade字数:9104更新时间:18/12/14 10:46:38
Mrs。StainesandherfriendnowstartedforMorley\'sHotel,butwentroundbyRegentStreet,wherebytheygotgluedatPeterRobinson\'swindow,andnineotherwindows;anditwasnearlyfiveo\'clockwhentheyreachedMorley\'s。Astheycamenearthedooroftheirsitting-room,Mrs。Stainesheardsomebodylaughingandtalkingtoherhusband。Thelaugh,tohersubtleears,didnotsoundmusicalandgenial,butkeen,satirical,unpleasant;soitwaswithsometimiditysheopenedthedoor,andtheresattheoldchapwiththetwinklingeyes。Bothpartiesstaredateachotheramoment。 \"Why,itisthem,\"criedtheoldgentleman。\"Ha!ha!ha!ha!ha!\" Rosacoloredallover,andfeltguiltysomehow,andlookedmiserable。 \"Rosadear,\"saidDr。Staines,\"thisisourUnclePhilip。\" \"Oh!\"saidRosa,andturnedredandpalebyturns;forshehadagreatdesiretopropitiateUnclePhilip。 \"Youwereintheauction-room,sir?\"saidMrs。Cole,severely。 \"Iwas,madam。He!he!\" \"Furnishingahouse?\" \"No,ma\'am。Igotoadozensalesaweek;butitisnottobuy——I enjoythehumors。DidyoueverhearofRobertBurton,ma\'am?\" \"No。Yes;agreattraveller,isn\'the?DiscoveredtheNile——ortheNiger——orSOMETHING?\" ThismajesticvaguenessstaggeredoldCrustyatfirst,butherecoveredhisequilibrium,andsaid,\"Why,yes,nowIthinkofit,youareright;hehastravelledfartherthanmostofus,forabouttwocenturiesagohevisitedthatbournwhencenotravellerreturns。Well,whenhewasalive——hewasastudentofChristchurch——heusedtogodowntoacertainbridgeovertheIsisandenjoythechaffofthebargemen。Nowtherearenobargemenlefttospeakof;themantleofBobbyBurton\'sbargeeshasfallenontheJewsanddemi-semi-Christiansthatbuyandsellfurnitureattheweeklyauctions;thitherIrepairtohearwhatlittlecoarsewitisleftus。UsedtogototheHouseofCommons;buttheyaregettingtoocivilbyhalfformymoney。Besides,characterscomeoutinanauction。Forinstance,onlythisverydayIsawtwoladiesenter,ingorgeousattire,likeheifersdeckedforsacrifice,andreducetheirspoliationtoacertaintybyemployingabrokertobid。Now,whatisabroker?Afellowwhoistobepaidashillinginthepoundforallarticlespurchased。Whatishisinterest,then?Tobuycheap?Clearlynot。Heispaidinproportiontothedearnessofthearticle。\" Rosa\'sfacebegantoworkpiteously。 \"Accordingly,whatdidthebrokerinquestiondo?Hewinkedtoanotherbroker,andthesetwobidagainstoneanother,overtheirvictim\'shead,andraneverythingshewantedupatleastahundredpercentabovethevalue。SoopenandtransparentaswindleIhaveseldomseen,eveninanauction-room。Ha!ha!ha!ha!ha!\" HismirthwasinterruptedbyRosagoingtoherhusband,hidingherheadonhisshoulder,andmeeklycrying。 Christophercomfortedherlikeaman。\"Don\'tyoucry,darling,\" saidhe;\"howshouldapurecreaturelikeyouknowthebadnessoftheworldallinamoment?Ifitismywifeyouarelaughingat,UnclePhilip,letmetellyouthisisthewrongplace。I\'dratherathousandtimeshaveherassheis,thanarmedwiththecunningandsuspicionsofahardenedoldworldlinglikeyou。\" \"Withallmyheart,\"saidUnclePhilip,who,todohimjustice,couldtakeblowsaswellasgivethem;\"butwhyemployabroker? Whypayascoundrelfivepercenttomakeyoupayahundredpercent?Whypayanoisyfoolafarthingtoopenhismouthforyouwhenyouhavetakenthetroubletobethereyourself,andhavegotamouthofyourowntobiddiscreetlywith?Waseversuchanabsurdity?\"Hebegantogetangry。 \"Doyouwanttoquarrelwithme,UnclePhilip?\"saidChristopher,firingup;\"becausesneeringatmyRosaistheway,andtheonlyway,andthesureway。\" \"Oh,no,\"saidRosa,interposing。\"UnclePhilipwasright。Iamveryfoolishandinexperienced,butIamnotsovainastoturnfromgoodadvice。Iwillneveremployabrokeragain,sir。\" UnclePhilipsmiledandlookedpleased。 Mrs。Colecausedadiversionbytakingleave,andRosafollowedherdown-stairs。OnherreturnshefoundChristophertellinghisuncleallabouttheBijou,andhowhehadtakenitforahundredandthirtypoundsayearandahundredpoundspremium,andUnclePhilipstaringfearfully。 Atlasthefoundhistongue。\"TheBijou!\"saidhe。\"Why,thatisanametheygavetoalittledeninDearStreet,Mayfair。Youhaven\'teverbeenandtakenTHAT!Builtoveramews。\" Christophergroaned。\"Thatistheplace,Ifear。\" \"Whytheownerisafriendofmine;anoldpatient。Stablesstunkhimout。Letittoaman;Iforgethisname。StablesstunkHIM out。Hesaid,\'Ishallgo。\'\'Youcan\'t,\'saidmyfriend;\'youhavetakenalease。\'\'Leasebed——d,\'saidtheother;\'InevertookYOURhouse;here\'squitealargestenchnotspecifiedinyourdescriptionoftheproperty——ITCAN\'TBETHESAMEPLACE;\'flungtheleaseathishead,andcutlikethewindtoforeignpartslessodoriferous。I\'dhavegotyoutheholeforninety;butyouarelikeyourwife——youmustgotoanagent。What!don\'tyouknowthatanagentisamanactingforyouwithaninterestopposedtoyours? Employinganagent!itislikeaTrojanseekingtheaidofaGreek。 Youneedn\'tcry,Mrs。Staines;yourhusbandhasbeenletindeeperthanyouhave。Now,youareyoungpeoplebeginninglife;I\'llgiveyouapieceofadvice。Employotherstodowhatyoucan\'tdo,anditmustbedone;butnevertodoanythingyoucandobetterforyourselves!Agent!ThewordisderivedfromaLatinword\'agere,\' todo;andagentsactuptotheiretymology,fortheyinvariablyDO thenincompoopthatemploysthem,ordealswiththem,inanymortalway。I\'dhavegotyouthatbeastlylittleBijouforninetypoundsayear。\" UnclePhilipwentawaycrusty,leavingtheyoungcouplefinelymortifiedanddiscouraged。 Thatdidnotlastverylong。ChristophernotedtheexperienceandUnclePhil\'swisdominhisdiary,andthentookhiswifeonhisknee,andcomfortedher,andsaid,\"Nevermind;experienceisworthmoney,anditalwayshastobebought。Thosewhocheatuswilldiepoorerthanweshall,ifwearehonestandeconomical。Ihaveobservedthatpeopleareseldomruinedbythevicesofothers; thesemayhurtthem,ofcourse;butitisonlytheirownfaultsandfolliesthatcandestroythem。\" \"Ah!Christie,\"saidRosa,\"youareaman!Oh,thecomfortofbeingmarriedtoAMAN。Amanseesthebestside。Idoadoremen。 Dearest,Iwillwastenomoreofyourmoney。Iwillgotonomoresales。\" Christophersawshewasdeeplymortified,andhesaid,quietly,\"Onthecontrary,youwillgototheverynext。OnlytakeUnclePhilip\'sadvice,employnobroker;andwatchthepricesthingsfetchwhenyouarenotbidding;andkeepcool。\" Shecaressedhisearswithbothherwhitehands,andthankedhimforgivingheranothertrial。Sothattroublemeltedinthesunshineofconjugallove。 Notwithstandingtheagent\'ssolemnassurance,theBijouwasoutofrepair。Dr。Stainesdetectedinternalodors,aswellasthosethatflowedinfromthemews。Hewasnotthemantolethiswifeperishbymiasma;sohehadthedrainsallup,andactuallyfoundbrickdrains,andacesspool。Hestoppedthatup,andlaiddownnewpipedrains,withagoodfall,andproperlytrapped。Theolddrainswerehidden,afterthemannerofbuilders。Hehadthewholecourseofhisnewdrainsmarkeduponallthefloorstheypassedunder,andhadseveralstonesandboardshingedtofacilitateexaminationatanyperiod。 Butallthis,withthenecessarycleaning,whitewashing,painting,andpapering,ranawaywithmoney。ThencameRosa\'spurchases,which,toheramazement,amountedtoonehundredandninetypounds,andnotacarpet,curtain,orbedamongstthelot。Thentherewasthecarriagehomefromtheauction-room,anexpenseoneavoidsbybuyingatashop,andthebrokerclaimedhisshillinginthepound。 This,however,Stainesrefused。Themancameandblustered。Rosa,whowasthere,trembled。Then,forthefirsttime,shesawherhusband\'sbrowlower;heseemedtransfigured,andlookedterrible。 \"Youscoundrel,\"saidhe,\"yousetanothervillainlikeyourselftobidagainstyou,andyoubetrayedtheinnocentladythatemployedyou。Icouldindictyouandyourconfederateforaconspiracy。I takethegoodsoutofrespectformywife\'scredit,butyoushallgainnothingbyswindlingher。Beoff,youheartlessmiscreant,orI\'ll\"—— \"I\'lltakethelaw,ifyoudo。\" \"Takeit,then!I\'llgiveyousomethingtohowlfor;\"andheseizedhimwithagraspsotremendousthatthefellowcriedoutindismay,\"Oh!don\'thitme,sir;praydon\'t。\" Onthisabjectappeal,Stainestorethedooropenwithhislefthand,andspunthebrokeroutintothepassagewithhisright。TwomovementsofthisangryHercules,andthemanwasliterallywhirledoutofsightwitharapidityandswiftnessalmostludicrous;itwaslikeatrickinapantomime。Aclatteronthestairsbetrayedthathehadgonedownthefirstfewstepsinawholesaleandirregularmanner,thoughhehadjustmanagedtokeephisfeet。 AsforStaines,hestoodtherestillloweringlikethunder,andhiseyeslikehotcoals;buthiswifethrewhertenderarmsaroundhim,andbeggedhimconsolinglynottomind。 Shewastremblinglikeanaspen。 \"Dearme,\"saidChristopher,withaludicrouschangetomarkedpolitenessandrespect,\"IforgotYOU,inmyrighteousindignation。\"Nexthebecameuxorious。\"Didtheyfrightenher,aduck?Sitonmyknee,darling,andpullmyhair,fornotbeingmoreconsiderate——there!there!\" Thiswasfollowedbythewholeabsurdsoothingprocess,aspractisedbymanlyhusbandsuponquiveringandsomewhathystericalwives,andendedwithaformalapology。\"YoumustnotthinkthatI ampassionate;onthecontrary,Iamalwayspractisingself- government。Mymaximis,Animumregequinisiparetimperat,andthatmeans,Makeyourtemperyourservant,orelseitwillbeyourmaster。Buttoill-usemydearlittlewife——itisunnatural,itismonstrous,itmakesmybloodboil。\" \"Oh,dear!don\'tgointoanother。Itisallover。Ican\'tbeartoseeyouinapassion;youaresoterrible,sobeautiful。Ah!theyarefinethings,courageandstrength。There\'snothingIadmiresomuch。\" \"Why,theyareascommonasdirt。WhatIadmireismodesty,timidity,sweetness;thesensitivecheekthatpalesorblushesataword,thebosomthatquivers,andclingstoafellowwheneveranythinggoeswrong。\" \"Oh,thatiswhatyouadmire,isit?\"saidRosadryly。 \"Admireit?\"saidChristopher,notseeingthetrap;\"Iadoreit。\" \"Then,Christie,dear,youareaSimpleton,thatisall。Andwearemadeforoneanother。\" Thehousewastobefurnishedandoccupiedassoonaspossible;soMrs。StainesandMrs。Colewenttoanothersale-room。Mrs。StainesrememberedallUnclePhiliphadsaid,andwentplainlydressed;butherfrienddeclinedtosacrificehershowydresstoherfriend\'sinterests。Rosathoughtthatalittleunkind,butsaidnothing。 Inthisauction-roomtheyeasilygotaplaceatthetable,butdidnotfinditheaven;foranumberofsecondhandcarpetswereinthesale,andthese,brimfulofdust,wereallshownonthetable,andthedirtchoked,andpoisonedourfairfriends。Brokerspesteredthem,untilatlastRosa,smartingunderherlateexposure,addressedtheauctioneerquietly,inhersilverytones:\"Sir,thesegentlemenareannoyingmebyforcingtheirservicesonme。IdonotintendtobuyatallunlessIcanbeallowedtobidformyself。\" WhenRosa,blushingandamazedatherownboldness,utteredthesewords,shelittleforesawtheireffect。Shehadtouchedapopularsore。 \"Youarequiteright,madam,\"saidarespectabletradesmanoppositeher。\"Whatbusinesshavethesedirtyfellows,withoutashillingintheirpockets,togoandforcethemselvesonaladyagainstherwill?\" \"Ithasbeencomplainedofinthepapersagainandagain,\"saidanother。 \"What!mayn\'tweliveaswellasyou?\"retortedabroker。 \"Yes,butnottoforceyourselfonalady。Why,she\'dgiveyouinchargeofthepoliceifyoutrieditonoutside。\" Thentherewasadownrightclamorofdiscussionandchaff。 Presentlyuprisesveryslowlyacountrymansocolossal,thatitseemedasifhewouldneverhavedonegettingup,andgiveshisexperiences。Heinformedthecompany,inabroadYorkshiredialect,thathedidabitinfurniture,andatfirststartingthesebrokersbuzzedabouthimlikeflies,andpesteredhim。\"Aahdamned\'emprettyhard,\"saidhe,\"buttheydidn\'theedany。Sothenahspoke\'emcivil,andahsaid,\'Well,lads,IdinnacomefraYorkshiretositlikeadummyandletyoubuywi\'mybrass;thefirstthatpestersmeagainah\'lljustfellhimont\'plaace,likeacaulf,andah\'mnotverysurehe\'llgetupagaininahurry。\'Sotheydroppedmelikeahotpotato;neverpesteredmeagain。Butiftheywon\'tgiveoverpesteringyou,mistress,ah\'llcomeroundandjuststandbehindyourchair,andbringnievewithme,\"showingafistlikealegofmutton。 \"No,no,\"saidtheauctioneer,\"thatwillnotdo。Iwillhavenodisturbancehere。Callthepoliceman。\" Whiletheclerkwenttothedoorforthebobby,agentlemanremindedtheauctioneerthatthejournalshadrepeatedlydrawnattentiontothenuisance。 \"Faultofthepublic,notmine,sir。Policeman,standbehindthatlady\'schair,andifanybodyannoysherputhimquietlyintothestreet。\" \"Thisauction-roomwillbetoletsoon,\"saidavoiceattheendofthetable。 \"Thisauction-room,\"saidtheauctioneer,masterofthegayorgraveatamoment\'snotice,\"issupportedbythepublicandthetrade;itisnotsupportedbypaupers。\" AJewupholstererputinhisword。\"Idomyownbusiness;butI liketoletapoormanlive。\" \"Jonathan,\"saidtheauctioneertooneofhisservants,\"afterthissaleyoumayputuptheshutters;wehavegoneandoffendedMr。 Jacobs。HekeepsashopinBlindAlley,Whitechapel。Nowthen,lot69。\" Rosabidtimidlyforoneortwolots,andboughtthemcheap。 Theauctioneerkeptlookingherway,andshehadonlytonod。 Theobnoxiousbrokergotoppositeher,andranherupalittleoutofspite;butashehadonlygothalfacrownabouthim,andnomeansofdoublingit,hedarednotgofar。 OntheothersideofthetablewasafiguretowhichRosa\'seyesoftenturnedwithinterest——afairyoungboyabouttwelveyearsold;hehadgoldenhair,andwasindeepmourning。HisappearanceinterestedRosa,andshewonderedhowhecamethere,andwhy;helookedlikealambwedgedinamongwolves,afloweramongweeds。 Asthelotsproceeded,theboyseemedtogetuneasy;andatlast,whenlot\'73wasputup,anybodycouldseeinhispoorlittlefacethathewastheretobidforit。 \"Lot\'73,anarmchaircoveredinmorocco。Anexcellentandusefularticle。ShouldnotbeatallsurprisedifitwasmadebyGillow。\" \"Gillowwouldthough,\"saidJacobs,whoowedhimaturn。 Chorusofdealers——\"Haw!haw!\" Theauctioneer——\"Iliketohearsomepeoplerunalotdown;showstheyaregoingtobidforitinearnest。Well,nameyourownprice。Fivepoundstobegin?\" Nowifnobodyhadspokentheauctioneerwouldhavegoneon,\"Well,fourpoundsthen——three,two,whateveryoulike,\"andatlastobtainedabonafideofferofthirtyshillings;butthemomenthesaid\"Fivepoundstobegin,\"theboyinblacklifteduphischildishtrebleandbidthus,\"Fivepoundten\"——\"sixpounds\"——\"sixpoundten\"——\"sevenpounds\"——\"sevenpoundten\"——\"eightpounds\"—— \"eightpoundten\"——\"ninepounds\"——\"ninepoundten\"——\"tenpounds!\" withoutinterruption,andindeedalmostinabreath。 Therewasamomentarypauseofamazement,andthenanoutburstofchaff。 \"Nicelittleboy!\" \"Didn\'thesayhislessonwell?\" \"Favoruswithyourcard,sir。Youareagentasknowshowtobuy。\" \"Whatdidhestopfor?Ifit\'sworthten,itisworthahundred。\" \"Blessthechild!\"saidafemaledealer,kindly,\"whatmadeyougoonlikethat?Why,therewasnoonebidagainstyou!you\'dhavegotitfortwopounds——aricketyoldthing。\" Youngmasterbegantowhimper。\"Why,thegentlemansaid,\'FivepoundstoBEGIN。\'Itwasthechairpoorgrandpapaalwayssatin,andallthethingsaresold,andmammasaiditwouldbreakherhearttoloseit。Shewastooilltocome,soshesentme。ShetoldmeIwasnottoletitbesoldawayfromusforlessthantenpounds,orshesh——shouldbem——m——miserable,\"andthepoorlittlefellowbegantocry。Rosafollowedsuitpromptlybutunobtrusively。 \"Sentimentalwayscostsmoney,\"saidMr。Jacobs,gravely。 \"Howdoyouknow?\"askedMr。Cohen。\"HaveYOUgotanyonhand?I neverseennoneatyourshop。\" Sometemptingthingsnowcameup,andMrs。Stainesbidfreely;butallofasuddenshelookeddownthetable,andtherewasUnclePhilip,twinklingasbefore。\"Oh,dear!whatamIdoingnow!\" thoughtshe。\"Ihavegotnobroker。\" Shebidon,butinfearandtrembling,becauseofthosetwinklingeyes。Atlastshemusteredcourage,wroteonaleafofherpocket- book,andpasseditdowntohim:\"Itwouldbeonlykindtowarnme。 WhatamIdoingwrong?\" Hesentherbackalinedirectly:\"Auctioneerrunningyouuphimself。Followhiseyewhenhebids;youwillseethereisnobonafidebidderatyourprices。\" Rosadidso,andfoundthatitwastrue。 ShenoddedtoUnclePhilip;and,withherexpressiveface,askedhimwhatsheshoulddo。 Theoldboymusthavehisjoke。Sohewroteback:\"Tellhim,asyouseehehasafancyforcertainarticles,youwouldnotbesodiscourteousastobidagainsthim。\" Thenextarticlebutonewasadrawing-roomsuiteRosawanted;buttheauctioneerbidagainsther;soateighteenpoundsshestopped。 \"Itisagainstyou,madam,\"saidtheauctioneer。 \"Yes,sir,\"saidRosa;\"butasyouaretheonlybidder,andyouhavebeensokindtome,Iwouldnotthinkofopposingyou。\" Thewordswerescarcelyoutofhermouth,whentheyweregreetedwitharoarofHomericlaughterthatliterallyshooktheroom,andthistimenotattheexpenseoftheinnocentspeaker。 \"That\'sintoyourmutton,governor。\" \"Sharp\'sthewordthistime。\" \"Isay,governor,don\'tyouwantabrokertobidforye?\" \"Winkatmenexttime,sir;I\'lldotheofficeforyou。\" \"Nogreenhornsleftnow。\" \"Thatladywon\'tgiveaten-pundnoteforhergrandfather\'sarmchair。\" \"Oh,yes,shewill,ifit\'sstuffedwithbanknotes。\" \"Putthenextlotupwiththeowner\'snameandthereserveprice。 Openbusiness。\" \"Andsingapsalmatstarting。\" \"AlittlelessnoiseinJudaea,ifyouplease,\"saidtheauctioneer,whohadnowrecoveredfromtheblow。\"Lot97。\" Thiswasaveryprettymarqueteriecabinet;itstoodagainstthewall,andRosahadsetherheartuponit。Nobodywouldbid。Shehadmuzzledtheauctioneereffectually。 \"Yourownprice。\" \"Twopounds,\"saidRosa。 Adealerofferedguineas;anditadvancedslowlytofourpoundsandhalfacrown,atwhichitwasabouttobeknockeddowntoRosa,whensuddenlyanewbidderaroseinthebrokerRosahadrejected。 Theybidslowlyandsturdilyagainsteachother,untilalinewasgiventoRosafromUnclePhilip。 \"Thistimeitisyourownfriend,thesnipe-nosedwoman。Shetelegraphedabroker。\" Rosaread,andcrushedthenote。\"Sixguineas,\"saidshe。 \"Six-ten。\" \"Seven。\" \"Seven-ten。\" \"Eight。\" \"Eight-ten。\" \"Tenguineas,\"saidRosa;andthen,withfemininecunning,stealingasuddenglance,caughtherfriendleaningbackandsignallingthebrokernottogivein。 \"Elevenpounds。\" \"Twelve。\" \"Thirteen。\" \"Fourteen。\" \"Sixteen。\" \"Eighteen。\" \"Twenty。\" \"Twentyguineas。\" \"Itisyours,myfaithfulfriend,\"saidRosa,turningsuddenlyroundtoMrs。Cole,withamagnificentglancenoonewouldhavethoughthercapableof。 Thensheroseandstalkedaway。 Dumfoundedforthemoment,Mrs。Colefollowedher,andstoppedheratthedoor。 \"Why,Rosiedear,itistheonlythingIhavebidfor。ThereI\'vesatbyyoursidelikeamouse。\" Rosaturnedgravelytowardsher。\"Youknowitisnotthat。Youhadonlytotellmeyouwantedit。Iwouldneverhavebeensomeanastobidagainstyou。\" \"Mean,indeed!\"said。Florence,tossingherhead。 \"Yes,mean;todrawbackandhidebehindthefriendyouwerewith,andemploytheveryrogueshehadturnedoff。Butitismyownfault。Ceciliawarnedmeagainstyou。Shealwayssaidyouwereatreacherousgirl。\" \"AndIsayyouareanimpudentlittleminx。Onlyjustmarried,andgoingaboutliketwovagabonds,andtalktomelikethat!\" \"Wearenotgoingaboutliketwovagabonds。WehavetakenahouseinMayfair。\" \"Sayastable。\" \"Itwasbyyouradvice,youfalse-heartedcreature。\" \"Youareafool。\" \"Youareworse;youareatraitress。\" \"Thendon\'tyouhaveanythingtodowithme。\" \"HeavenforbidIshould,youtreacherousthing!\" \"Youinsolent——insolent——Ihateyou。\" \"AndIdespiseyou。\" \"Ialwayshatedyouatbottom。\" \"That\'swhyyoupretendedtoloveme,youwretch。\" \"Well,Ipretendnomore。Iamyourenemyforlife。\" \"Thankyou。Youhavetoldthetruthforonceinyourlife。\" \"Ihave。Andheshallnevercallinyourhusband;soyoumayleaveMayfairassoonasyoulike。\" \"Nottopleaseyou,madam。Wecangetonwithouttraitors。\" Andsotheyparted,witheyesthatgleamedliketigers。 Rosadrovehomeingreatagitation,andtriedtotellChristopher; butchoked,andbecamehysterical。Thehusband-physiciancoaxedandscoldedheroutofthat;andpresentlyincameUnclePhilip,fullofthehumorsoftheauction-room。HetoldaboutthelittleboywithadelightthatdisgustedMrs。Staines,andthenwasparticularlymerryonfemalefriendships。\"Fancyamangoingtoasalewithhisfriend,andbiddingagainsthimonthesly。\" \"Sheisnofriendofmine。Weareenemiesforlife。\" \"Andyouweretobefriendstilldeath,\"saidStaines,withasigh。 Philipinquiredwhoshewas。 \"Mrs。JohnCole。\"