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第31章 孪生兄弟3（第1页）

"AweeklaterJohntookmetothehouseofhisrosectivefather-in-law，andinMissMargovan，asyouhavealreadysurmised，buttomyrofoundastonishment，Irecognizedtheheroineofthatdiscreditableadventure。Agloriouslybeautifulfeartonameyourterms。Iaccetthem。

"

Itwaslain，eveninthebrieftimegivenmeforreflection，thatindealingwiththisgirlordinarymethodswouldnotdo，andordinaryexactionswereneedless。

"MissMargovan，

"Isaid，doubtlesswithsomethingofthecomassioninmyvoicethatIhadinmyheart，

"itisimossiblenottothinkyouthevictimofsomehorriblecomulsion。RatherthanimosenewembarrassmentsuonyouIwouldrefertoaidyoutoregainyourfreedom。

"

Sheshookherhead，sadlyandhoelessly，andIcontinued，withagitation:

"Yourbeautyunnervesme。Iamdisarmedbyyourfranknessandyourdistress。Ifyouarefreetoactuonconscienceyouwill，Ibelieve，dowhatyouconceivetobebest;ifyouarenot—well，Heavenhelusall!YouhavenothingtofearfrommebutsuchoositiontothismarriageasIcantrytojustifyon—onothergrounds。

"

Thesewerenotmyexactwords，butthatwasthesenseofthem，asnearlyasmysuddenandconflictingemotionsermittedmetoexressit。Iroseandleftherwithoutanotherlookather，mettheothersastheyre-enteredtheroomandsaid，ascalmlyasIcould，

"IhavebeenbiddingMissMargovangoodevening;itislaterthanIthought。

"

Johndecidedtogowithme。InthestreetheaskedifIhadheroineofadiscreditableadventureImustinjusticeadmitthatshewas;butthatfacthasonlythisimortance:herbeautywassuchasurrisetomethatitcastadoubtuonheridentitywiththeyoungwomanIhadseenbefore;howcouldthemarvellousfascinationofherfacehavefailedtostrikemeatthattime?Butno—therewasnoossibilityoferror;thedifferencewasduetocostume，lightandgeneralsurroundings。

JohnandIassedtheeveningatthehouse，enduring，withthefortitudeoflongexerience，suchdelicateenoughbanterasourlikenessnaturallysuggested。WhentheyoungladyandIwereleftaloneforafewminutesIlookedhersquarelyinthefaceandsaidwithsuddengravity，

"You，too，MissMargovan，haveadouble:IsawherlastTuesdayafternooninUnionSquare。

"

Shetrainedhergreatgreyeyesuonmeforamoment，butherglancewasatriflelesssteadythanmyownandshewithdrewit，fixingitonthetiofhershoe。

"Wassheverylikeme?

"sheasked，withanindifferencewhichIthoughtalittleoverdone。

"Solike，

"saidI，

"thatIgreatlyadmiredher，andbeingunwillingtolosesightofherIconfessthatIfollowedheruntil—MissMargovan，areyousurethatyouunderstand?

"

Shewasnowale，butentirelycalm。Sheagainraisedhereyestomine，withalookthatdidnotfalter。

"Whatdoyouwishmetodo?

"sheasked。

"YouneednotobservedanythingsingularinJuliasmanner。

"

"Ithoughtherill，

"Irelied，

"thatiswhyIleft。

"Nothingmorewassaid。

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