第4章

类别:其他 作者:Thomas Hardy字数:9394更新时间:19/01/07 14:37:59
Onethingatleastwasobvious:shewasnotmadetobelookedatthus。Thereddlemanhadappearedconsciousofasmuch,and,whileMrs。Yeobrightlookedinuponher,hecasthiseyesasidewithadelicacywhichwellbecamehim。 Thesleeperapparentlythoughtsotoo,forthenextmomentsheopenedherown。 Thelipsthenpartedwithsomethingofanticipation,somethingmoreofdoubt;andherseveralthoughtsandfractionsofthoughts,assignalledbythechangesonherface,wereexhibitedbythelighttotheutmostnicety。 Aningenuous,transparentlifewasdisclosed,asiftheflowofherexistencecouldbeseenpassingwithinher。 Sheunderstoodthesceneinamoment。 \"Oyes,itisI,Aunt,\"shecried。\"Iknowhowfrightenedyouare,andhowyoucannotbelieveit;butallthesame,itisIwhohavecomehomelikethis!\" \"Tamsin,Tamsin!\"saidMrs。Yeobright,stoopingovertheyoungwomanandkissingher。\"Omydeargirl!\" Thomasinwasnowonthevergeofasob,butbyanunexpectedself—commandsheutterednosound。Withagentlepantingbreathshesatupright。 \"Ididnotexpecttoseeyouinthisstate,anymorethanyoume,\"shewentonquickly。\"WhereamI,Aunt?\" \"Nearlyhome,mydear。InEgdonBottom。Whatdreadfulthingisit?\" \"I’lltellyouinamoment。Sonear,arewe?ThenI willgetoutandwalk。Iwanttogohomebythepath。\" \"Butthiskindmanwhohasdonesomuchwill,Iamsure,takeyourightontomyhouse?\"saidtheaunt,turningtothereddleman,whohadwithdrawnfromthefrontofthevanontheawakeningofthegirl,andstoodintheroad。 \"Whyshouldyouthinkitnecessarytoaskme?Iwill,ofcourse,\"saidhe。 \"Heisindeedkind,\"murmuredThomasin。\"Iwasonceacquaintedwithhim,Aunt,andwhenIsawhimtodayIthoughtIshouldpreferhisvantoanyconveyanceofastranger。 ButI’llwalknow。Reddleman,stopthehorses,please。\" Themanregardedherwithtenderreluctance,butstoppedthemAuntandniecethendescendedfromthevan,Mrs。Yeobrightsayingtoitsowner,\"Iquiterecognizeyounow。 Whatmadeyouchangefromthenicebusinessyourfatherleftyou?\" \"Well,Idid,\"hesaid,andlookedatThomasin,whoblushedalittle。\"Thenyou’llnotbewantingmeanymoretonight,ma’am?\" Mrs。Yeobrightglancedaroundatthedarksky,atthehills,attheperishingbonfires,andatthelightedwindowoftheinntheyhadneared。\"Ithinknot,\"shesaid,\"sinceThomasinwishestowalk。Wecansoonrunupthepathandreachhome——weknowitwell。\" Andafterafewfurtherwordstheyparted,thereddlemanmovingonwardswithhisvan,andthetwowomenremainingstandingintheroad。Assoonasthevehicleanditsdriverhadwithdrawnsofarastobebeyondallpossiblereachofhervoice,Mrs。Yeobrightturnedtoherniece。 \"Now,Thomasin,\"shesaidsternly,\"what’sthemeaningofthisdisgracefulperformance?\" 5—PerplexityamongHonestPeopleThomasinlookedasifquiteovercomebyheraunt’schangeofmanner。\"Itmeansjustwhatitseemstomean:I am——notmarried,\"sherepliedfaintly。\"Excuseme——forhumiliatingyou,Aunt,bythismishap——Iamsorryforit。 ButIcannothelpit。\" \"Me?Thinkofyourselffirst。\" \"Itwasnobody’sfault。Whenwegottheretheparsonwouldn’tmarryusbecauseofsometriflingirregularityinthelicense。\" \"Whatirregularity?\" \"Idon’tknow。Mr。Wildevecanexplain。IdidnotthinkwhenIwentawaythismorningthatIshouldcomebacklikethis。\"Itbeingdark,Thomasinallowedheremotiontoescapeherbythesilentwayoftears,whichcouldrolldownhercheekunseen。 \"Icouldalmostsaythatitservesyouright——ifIdidnotfeelthatyoudon’tdeserveit,\"continuedMrs。Yeobright,who,possessingtwodistinctmoodsinclosecontiguity,agentlemoodandanangry,flewfromonetotheotherwithouttheleastwarning。\"Remember,Thomasin,thisbusinesswasnoneofmyseeking;fromtheveryfirst,whenyoubegantofeelfoolishaboutthatman,Iwarnedyouhewouldnotmakeyouhappy。IfeltitsostronglythatIdidwhatIwouldneverhavebelievedmyselfcapableofdoing——stoodupinthechurch,andmademyselfthepublictalkforweeks。Buthavingonceconsented,Idon’tsubmittothesefancieswithoutgoodreason。 Marryhimyoumustafterthis。\" \"DoyouthinkIwishtodootherwiseforonemoment?\" saidThomasin,withaheavysigh。\"Iknowhowwrongitwasofmetolovehim,butdon’tpainmebytalkinglikethat,Aunt!Youwouldnothavehadmestaytherewithhim,wouldyou?——andyourhouseistheonlyhomeI havetoreturnto。Hesayswecanbemarriedinadayortwo。\" \"Iwishhehadneverseenyou。\" \"Verywell;thenIwillbethemiserablestwomanintheworld,andnotlethimseemeagain。No,Iwon’thavehim!\" \"Itistoolatetospeakso。Comewithme。Iamgoingtotheinntoseeifhehasreturned。OfcourseIshallgettothebottomofthisstoryatonce。 Mr。Wildevemustnotsupposehecanplaytricksuponme,oranybelongingtome。\" \"Itwasnotthat。Thelicensewaswrong,andhecouldn’tgetanotherthesameday。Hewilltellyouinamomenthowitwas,ifhecomes。\" \"Whydidn’thebringyouback?\" \"Thatwasme!\"againsobbedThomasin。\"WhenIfoundwecouldnotbemarriedIdidn’tliketocomebackwithhim,andIwasveryill。ThenIsawDiggoryVenn,andwasgladtogethimtotakemehome。Icannotexplainitanybetter,andyoumustbeangrywithmeifyouwill。\" \"Ishallseeaboutthat,\"saidMrs。Yeobright;andtheyturnedtowardstheinn,knownintheneighbourhoodastheQuietWoman,thesignofwhichrepresentedthefigureofamatroncarryingherheadunderherarm,beneathwhichgruesomedesignwaswrittenthecoupletsowellknowntofrequentersoftheinn:—— SINCETHEWOMAN’SQUIET LETNOMANBREEDARIOT。[1] [1]Theinnwhichreallyborethissignandlegendstoodsomemilestothenorthwestofthepresentscene,whereinthehousemoreimmediatelyreferredtoisnownolongeraninn;andthesurroundingsaremuchchanged。 Butanotherinn,someofwhosefeaturesarealsoembodiedinthisdescription,theREDLIONatWinfrith,stillremainsasahavenforthewayfarer(1912)。 ThefrontofthehousewastowardstheheathandRainbarrow,whosedarkshapeseemedtothreatenitfromthesky。 Uponthedoorwasaneglectedbrassplate,bearingtheunexpectedinscription,\"Mr。Wildeve,Engineer\"——auselessyetcherishedrelicfromthetimewhenhehadbeenstartedinthatprofessioninanofficeatBudmouthbythosewhohadhopedmuchfromhim,andhadbeendisappointed。 Thegardenwasattheback,andbehindthisranastilldeepstream,formingthemarginoftheheathinthatdirection,meadow—landappearingbeyondthestream。 Butthethickobscuritypermittedonlyskylinestobevisibleofanysceneatpresent。Thewateratthebackofthehousecouldbeheard,idlyspinningwhirpoolsinitscreepbetweentherowsofdryfeather—headedreedswhichformedastockadealongeachbank。Theirpresencewasdenotedbysoundsasofacongregationprayinghumbly,producedbytheirrubbingagainsteachotherintheslowwind。 Thewindow,whencethecandlelighthadshoneupthevaletotheeyesofthebonfiregroup,wasuncurtained,butthesilllaytoohighforapedestrianontheoutsidetolookoveritintotheroom。Avastshadow,inwhichcouldbedimlytracedportionsofamasculinecontour,blottedhalftheceiling。 \"Heseemstobeathome,\"saidMrs。Yeobright。 \"MustIcomein,too,Aunt?\"askedThomasinfaintly。 \"Isupposenot;itwouldbewrong。\" \"Youmustcome,certainly——toconfronthim,sothathemaymakenofalserepresentationstome。Weshallnotbefiveminutesinthehouse,andthenwe’llwalkhome。\" Enteringtheopenpassage,shetappedatthedooroftheprivateparlour,unfastenedit,andlookedin。 ThebackandshouldersofamancamebetweenMrs。Yeobright’seyesandthefire。Wildeve,whoseformitwas,immediatelyturned,arose,andadvancedtomeethisvisitors。 Hewasquiteayoungman,andofthetwoproperties,formandmotion,thelatterfirstattractedtheeyeinhim。Thegraceofhismovementwassingular——itwasthepantomimicexpressionofalady—killingcareer。 Nextcameintonoticethemorematerialqualities,amongwhichwasaprofusecropofhairimpendingoverthetopofhisface,lendingtohisforeheadthehigh—corneredoutlineofanearlyGothicshield; andaneckwhichwassmoothandroundasacylinder。 Thelowerhalfofhisfigurewasoflightbuild。 Altogetherhewasoneinwhomnomanwouldhaveseenanythingtoadmire,andinwhomnowomanwouldhaveseenanythingtodislike。 Hediscernedtheyounggirl’sforminthepassage,andsaid,\"Thomasin,then,hasreachedhome。 Howcouldyouleavemeinthatway,darling?\"AndturningtoMrs。Yeobright——\"Itwasuselesstoarguewithher。 Shewouldgo,andgoalone。\" \"Butwhat’sthemeaningofitall?\"demandedMrs。Yeobrighthaughtily。 \"Takeaseat,\"saidWildeve,placingchairsforthetwowomen。 \"Well,itwasaverystupidmistake,butsuchmistakeswillhappen。ThelicensewasuselessatAnglebury。 ItwasmadeoutforBudmouth,butasIdidn’treaditI wasn’tawareofthat。\" \"ButyouhadbeenstayingatAnglebury?\" \"No。IhadbeenatBudmouth——tilltwodaysago——andthatwaswhereIhadintendedtotakeher;butwhenIcametofetchherwedecideduponAnglebury,forgettingthatanewlicensewouldbenecessary。 TherewasnottimetogettoBudmouthafterwards。\" \"Ithinkyouareverymuchtoblame,\"saidMrs。Yeobright。 \"ItwasquitemyfaultwechoseAnglebury,\"Thomasinpleaded。 \"IproposeditbecauseIwasnotknownthere。\" \"IknowsowellthatIamtoblamethatyouneednotremindmeofit,\"repliedWildeveshortly。 \"Suchthingsdon’thappenfornothing,\"saidtheaunt。 \"Itisagreatslighttomeandmyfamily;andwhenitgetsknowntherewillbeaveryunpleasanttimeforus。 Howcanshelookherfriendsinthefacetomorrow?Itisaverygreatinjury,andoneIcannoteasilyforgive。 Itmayevenreflectonhercharacter。\" \"Nonsense,\"saidWildeve。 Thomasin’slargeeyeshadflownfromthefaceofonetothefaceoftheotherduringthisdiscussion,andshenowsaidanxiously,\"Willyouallowme,Aunt,totalkitoveralonewithDamonforfiveminutes?Willyou,Damon?\" \"Certainly,dear,\"saidWildeve,\"ifyourauntwillexcuseus。\" Heledherintoanadjoiningroom,leavingMrs。Yeobrightbythefire。 Assoonastheywerealone,andthedoorclosed,Thomasinsaid,turningupherpale,tearfulfacetohim,\"Itiskillingme,this,Damon!IdidnotmeantopartfromyouinangeratAngleburythismorning; butIwasfrightenedandhardlyknewwhatIsaid。 I’venotletAuntknowhowmuchIsufferedtoday;anditissohardtocommandmyfaceandvoice,andtosmileasifitwereaslightthingtome;butItrytodoso,thatshemaynotbestillmoreindignantwithyou。 Iknowyoucouldnothelpit,dear,whateverAuntmaythink。\" \"Sheisveryunpleasant。\" \"Yes,\"Thomasinmurmured,\"andIsupposeIseemsonow……Damon,whatdoyoumeantodoaboutme?\" \"Doaboutyou?\" \"Yes。Thosewhodon’tlikeyouwhisperthingswhichatmomentsmakemedoubtyou。Wemeantomarry,Isuppose,don’twe?\" \"Ofcoursewedo。WehaveonlytogotoBudmouthonMonday,andwemarryatonce。\" \"Thendoletusgo!——ODamon,whatyoumakemesay!\" Shehidherfaceinherhandkerchief。\"HereamIaskingyoutomarryme,whenbyrightsyououghttobeonyourkneesimploringme,yourcruelmistress,nottorefuseyou,andsayingitwouldbreakyourheartifIdid。 Iusedtothinkitwouldbeprettyandsweetlikethat; buthowdifferent!\" \"Yes,reallifeisneveratalllikethat。\" \"ButIdon’tcarepersonallyifitnevertakesplace,\" sheaddedwithalittledignity;\"no,Icanlivewithoutyou。 ItisAuntIthinkof。Sheissoproud,andthinkssomuchofherfamilyrespectability,thatshewillbecutdownwithmortificationifthisstoryshouldgetabroadbefore——itisdone。MycousinClym,too,willbemuchwounded。\" \"Thenhewillbeveryunreasonable。Infact,youareallratherunreasonable。\" Thomasincolouredalittle,andnotwithlove。Butwhateverthemomentaryfeelingwhichcausedthatflushinher,itwentasitcame,andshehumblysaid,\"Inevermeantobe,ifIcanhelpit。Imerelyfeelthatyouhavemyaunttosomeextentinyourpoweratlast。\" \"Asamatterofjusticeitisalmostduetome,\"saidWildeve。 \"ThinkwhatIhavegonethroughtowinherconsent; theinsultthatitistoanymantohavethebannsforbidden——thedoubleinsulttoamanunluckyenoughtobecursedwithsensitiveness,andbluedemons,andHeavenknowswhat,asIam。Icanneverforgetthosebanns。 AharshermanwouldrejoicenowinthepowerIhaveofturninguponyourauntbygoingnofurtherinthebusiness。\" Shelookedwistfullyathimwithhersorrowfuleyesashesaidthosewords,andheraspectshowedthatmorethanonepersonintheroomcoulddeplorethepossessionofsensitiveness。 Seeingthatshewasreallysufferingheseemeddisturbedandadded,\"Thisismerelyareflectionyouknow。 Ihavenottheleastintentiontorefusetocompletethemarriage,Tamsiemine——Icouldnotbearit。\" \"Youcouldnot,Iknow!\"saidthefairgirl,brightening。 \"You,whocannotbearthesightofpaininevenaninsect,oranydisagreeablesound,orunpleasantsmelleven,willnotlongcausepaintomeandmine。\" \"Iwillnot,ifIcanhelpit。\" \"Yourhanduponit,Damon。\" Hecarelesslygaveherhishand。 \"Ah,bymycrown,what’sthat?\"hesaidsuddenly。 Therefellupontheirearsthesoundofnumerousvoicessinginginfrontofthehouse。Amongthese,twomadethemselvesprominentbytheirpeculiarity:onewasaverystrongbass,theotherawheezythinpiping。 ThomasinrecognizedthemasbelongingtoTimothyFairwayandGrandferCantlerespectively。 \"Whatdoesitmean——itisnotskimmity—riding,Ihope?\" shesaid,withafrightenedgazeatWildeve。 \"Ofcoursenot;no,itisthattheheath—folkhavecometosingtousawelcome。Thisisintolerable!\"Hebeganpacingabout,themenoutsidesingingcheerily—— \"Hetold’herthatshe’wasthejoy’ofhislife’,Andif’ she’dcon—sent’hewouldmakeherhiswife’;Shecould’ notrefuse’him;tochurch’sotheywent’,YoungWillwasforgot’,andyoungSue’wascontent’;Andthen’ wasshekiss’d’andsetdown’onhisknee’,Noman’ intheworld’wassolov’—ingashe’!\" Mrs。Yeobrightburstinfromtheouterroom。 \"Thomasin,Thomasin!\"shesaid,lookingindignantlyatWildeve; \"here’saprettyexposure!Letusescapeatonce。Come!\" Itwas,however,toolatetogetawaybythepassage。 Aruggedknockinghadbegunuponthedoorofthefrontroom。 Wildeve,whohadgonetothewindow,cameback。 \"Stop!\"hesaidimperiously,puttinghishanduponMrs。Yeobright’sarm。\"Weareregularlybesieged。 Therearefiftyofthemoutthereifthere’sone。 YoustayinthisroomwithThomasin;I’llgooutandfacethem。Youmuststaynow,formysake,tilltheyaregone,sothatitmayseemasifallwasright。 Come,Tamsiedear,don’tgomakingascene——wemustmarryafterthis;thatyoucanseeaswellasI。Sitstill,that’sall——anddon’tspeakmuch。I’llmanagethem。 Blunderingfools!\" Hepressedtheagitatedgirlintoaseat,returnedtotheouterroomandopenedthedoor。Immediatelyoutside,inthepassage,appearedGrandferCantlesinginginconcertwiththosestillstandinginfrontofthehouse。 HecameintotheroomandnoddedabstractedlytoWildeve,hislipsstillparted,andhisfeaturesexcruciatinglystrainedintheemissionofthechorus。Thisbeingended,hesaidheartily,\"Here’swelcometothenew—madecouple,andGodbless’em!\" \"Thankyou,\"saidWildeve,withdryresentment,hisfaceasgloomyasathunderstorm。 AttheGrandfer’sheelsnowcametherestofthegroup,whichincludedFairway,Christian,Samtheturf—cutter,Humphrey,andadozenothers。AllsmileduponWildeve,anduponhistablesandchairslikewise,fromageneralsenseoffriendlinesstowardsthearticlesaswellastowardstheirowner。 \"WebenothereaforeMrs。Yeobrightafterall,\" saidFairway,recognizingthematron’sbonnetthroughtheglasspartitionwhichdividedthepublicapartmenttheyhadenteredfromtheroomwherethewomensat。 \"Westruckdownacross,d’yesee,Mr。Wildeve,andshewentroundbythepath。\" \"AndIseetheyoungbride’slittlehead!\"saidGrandfer,peepinginthesamedirection,anddiscerningThomasin,whowaswaitingbesideherauntinamiserableandawkwardway。 \"Notquitesettledinyet——well,well,there’splentyoftime。\" Wildevemadenoreply;andprobablyfeelingthatthesoonerhetreatedthemthesoonertheywouldgo,heproducedastonejar,whichthrewawarmhaloovermattersatonce。 \"That’sadropoftherightsort,Icansee,\" saidGrandferCantle,withtheairofamantoowell— manneredtoshowanyhurrytotasteit。 \"Yes,\"saidWildeve,\"’tissomeoldmead。Ihopeyouwilllikeit。\" \"Oay!\"repliedtheguests,intheheartytonesnaturalwhenthewordsdemandedbypolitenesscoincidewiththoseofdeepestfeeling。\"Thereisn’taprettierdrinkunderthesun。\" \"I’lltakemyoaththereisn’t,\"addedGrandferCantle。 \"Allthatcanbesaidagainstmeadisthat’tisratherheady,andapttolieaboutamanagoodwhile。 Buttomorrow’sSunday,thankGod。\" \"Ifeel’dforalltheworldlikesomeboldsoldierafterIhadhadsomeonce,\"saidChristian。 \"Youshallfeelsoagain,\"saidWildeve,withcondescension,\"Cupsorglasses,gentlemen?\" \"Well,ifyoudon’tmind,we’llhavethebeaker,andpass’enround;’tisbetterthanhelingitoutindribbles。\" \"Jowntheslipperyglasses,\"saidGrandferCantle。 \"What’sthegoodofathingthatyoucan’tputdownintheashestowarm,hey,neighbours;that’swhatIask?\" \"Right,Grandfer,\"saidSam;andthemeadthencirculated。 \"Well,\"saidTimothyFairway,feelingdemandsuponhispraiseinsomeformorother,\"’tisaworthythingtobemarried,Mr。Wildeve;andthewomanyou’vegotisadimant,sosaysI。Yes,\"hecontinued,toGrandferCantle,raisinghisvoicesoastobeheardthroughthepartition,\"herfather(inclininghisheadtowardstheinnerroom) wasasgoodafelleraseverlived。Healwayshadhisgreatindignationreadyagainstanythingunderhand。\" \"Isthatverydangerous?\"saidChristian。 \"Andtherewerefewinthesepartsthatwereupsideswithhim,\" saidSam。\"Wheneveraclubwalkedhe’dplaytheclarinetinthebandthatmarchedbefore’emasifhe’dnevertouchedanythingbutaclarinetallhislife。Andthen,whentheygottochurchdoorhe’dthrowdowntheclarinet,mountthegallery,snatchupthebassviol,androzumawayasifhe’dneverplayedanythingbutabassviol。 Folkwouldsay——folkthatknowedwhatatruestavewas——’Surely,surelythat’sneverthesamemanthatIsawhandlingtheclarinetsomasterlybynow!\" \"Icanmindit,\"saidthefurze—cutter。\"’Twasawonderfulthingthatonebodycouldholditallandnevermixthefingering。\" \"TherewasKingsberechurchlikewise,\"Fairwayrecommenced,asoneopeninganewveinofthesamemineofinterest。 Wildevebreathedthebreathofoneintolerablybored,andglancedthroughthepartitionattheprisoners。 \"HeusedtowalkoverthereofaSundayafternoontovisithisoldacquaintanceAndrewBrown,thefirstclarinetthere; agoodmanenough,butratherscreechyinhismusic,ifyoucanmind?\" \"’Awas。\" \"AndneighbourYeobrightwouldtakeAndrey’splaceforsomepartoftheservice,toletAndreyhaveabitofanap,asanyfriendwouldnaturallydo。\" \"Asanyfriendwould,\"saidGrandferCantle,theotherlistenersexpressingthesameaccordbytheshorterwayofnoddingtheirheads。 \"NosoonerwasAndreyasleepandthefirstwhiffofneighbourYeobright’swindhadgotinsideAndrey’sclarinetthaneveryoneinchurchfeeledinamomenttherewasagreatsoulamong’em。Allheadswouldturn,andthey’dsay,’Ah,Ithought’twashe!’OneSundayI canwellmind——abassvioldaythattime,andYeobrighthadbroughthisown。’TwastheHundred—and—thirty—thirdto’Lydia’;andwhenthey’dcometo’Randownhisbeardando’erhisrobesitscostlymoistureshed,’ neighbourYeobright,whohadjustwarmedtohiswork,drovehisbowintothemstringsthatgloriousgrandthathee’ena’mostsawedthebassviolintotwopieces。 Everywinderinchurchrattledasif’twereathunderstorm。 OldPa’sonWilliamsliftedhishandsinhisgreatholysurpliceasnaturalasifhe’dbeenincommonclothes,andseemedtosayhisself,’Oforsuchamaninourparish!’ ButnotasoulinKingsberecouldholdacandletoYeobright。\" \"Wasitquitesafewhenthewindershook?\"Christianinquired。 Hereceivednoanswer,allforthemomentsittingraptinadmirationoftheperformancedescribed。 AswithFarinelli’ssingingbeforetheprincesses,Sheridan’srenownedBegumSpeech,andothersuchexamples,thefortunateconditionofitsbeingforeverlosttotheworldinvestedthedeceasedMr。Yeobright’stourdeforceonthatmemorableafternoonwithacumulativeglorywhichcomparativecriticism,hadthatbeenpossible,mightconsiderablyhaveshorndown。 \"Hewasthelastyou’dhaveexpectedtodropoffintheprimeoflife,\"saidHumphrey。 \"Ah,well;hewaslookingfortheearthsomemonthsaforehewent。Atthattimewomenusedtorunforsmocksandgown—piecesatGreenhillFair,andmywifethatisnow,beingalong—leggedslitteringmaid,hardlyhusband—high,wentwiththerestofthemaidens,for’awasagood,runneraforeshegotsoheavy。 WhenshecamehomeIsaid——wewerethenjustbeginningtowalktogether——’Whathaveyegot,myhoney?’ ’I’vewon——well,I’vewon——agown—piece,’saysshe,hercolourscomingupinamoment。’Tisasmockforacrown,Ithought;andsoitturnedout。Ay,whenIthinkwhatshe’llsaytomenowwithoutamosselofredinherface,itdoseemstrangethat’awouldn’tsaysuchalittlethingthen……However,thenshewenton,andthat’swhatmademebringupthestory。Well,whateverclothesI’vewon,whiteorfigured,foreyestoseeorforeyesnottosee’ (’acoulddoaprettystrokeofmodestyinthosedays),’I’dsoonerhavelostitthanhaveseenwhatIhave。