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第14章猴爪（4）
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"Isupposealloldsoldiersarethesame，"saidMrsWhite."Theideaofourlisteningtosuse!Howcouldwishesbegrahesedays?Andiftheycould，howcouldtwohundredpoundshurtyou，father?"
"Mightdropohesky，"saidthefrivolousHerbert.
"Morrissaidthethingshappeurally，"saidhisfather，"thatyoumightifyousowishedattributeittoce."
"Well，don'tbreakintothemoneybeforeIeback，"saidHerbert，asherosefromthetable."I'mafraidit'llturnyouintoamean，avarian，andweshallhavetodisownyou."
Hismhed，andfollowinghimtothedoor，watchedhimdownthertothebreakfasttable，wasveryhappyattheexpenseofherhusband'scredulity.Allofwhiotpreventherfrtothedooratthepostman'sknoorpreventherfrsomewhatshortlyteant-majorsofbibuloushabitswhehatthephtatailor'sbill.
"Herbertwillhavesomemoreofhisfunnyremarks，Iexpehee，"shesaid，astheysatatdinner.
"Idaresay，"saidMr.White，phimselfoutsomebeer;"butforallthat，thethingmovedinmyhand;thatI'llswearto."
"Youthoughtitdid，"saidtheoldladysoothingly.
"Isayitdid，"repliedtheother."Therewasnothoughtaboutit;Ihadjust—What'sthematter?"
Hisly.Shewaswatgthemysteriousmovementsofamanoutside，whinanundecidedfashionatthehouse，appearedttomakeuphismialwiththetwohundredpouicedthatthestrangerwaswelldressedandworeasilkhatofglossyhreetimeshepausedatthegate，andthenwalkedonagaiimehestoodwithhishanduponit，ahsuddeionflungitopenahepath.Mrs.Whiteatthesamemomentplacedherhandsbehindher，andhurriedlyuhestringsofherapron，putthatusefularticleofapparelbeheofherchair.
&thestranger，whoseemedillatease，intazedatherfurtively，andlistenedinapreoccupiedfashionastheoldladyapologizedfortheappearaheroom，andherhusband'scoat，agarmentwhichheusuallyreservedfardeedaspatientlyashersexwouldpermit，forhimtobroachhisbusihewasatfirststra.
"I—wasaskedtocall，"hesaidatlast，andstoopedandpickedapiehistrousers."IawandMeggins."
Theoldladystarted."Isanythier?"sheaskedbreathlessly."HasanythioHerbert?Whatisit?Whatisit?"
Herhusbandihere，there，mother，"hesaidhastily."Sitdown，anddon'tjumptos.You'venhtbadnews，I'msure，sir."aherwistfully.
"I'msorry…"begaor.
"Ishehurt?"demaher.
&orbowedi;Badlyhurt，"hesaidquietly，"butheisnotinanypain."
"Oh，thankGod!"saidtheoldingherhands."ThankGodforthat!Thank…"
Shebrokeoffsuddeermeaningoftheassuraneduponheraheawfulationofherfearsiher'savertedface.Shecaughtherbreath，andturningtoherslower-wittedhusband，laidhertremblingoldhanduponhis.Therewasalongsilence.
"Hewasthemaery，"saidthevisitth，inalowvoice.
"themaery，"repeatedMr.White，inadazedfashio;
åblanklyoutatthewindow，andtakinghiswife'shaweenhisowashehadbeenwonttodointheirdaysyyearsbefore.
"Hewastheoous，"hesaid，turhevisitor."Itishard."
&hercoughed，andrising，walkedslowlytothewindow."Thefirmwishedmetoveytheirsihywithyreatloss，"hesaid，withoutlookinground."IbegthatyouwilluandIamonlytheirservantandmerelyobeyi;
Therely;theoldwoman'sfacewaswhite，hereyesstarihihehusband'sfacewasalooksuchashisfriemighthavetohisfirsta.
"IwastosaythatMawandMegginsdisclaimallresponsibility，"uedtheother."Theyadmitnoliabilityatall，butiionofyourson'sservicestheywishtopresentyouwithasumaspensation."
Mr.Whitedroppedhiswife'shand，andrisingtohisfeet，gazedwithalookofhorrorathisvisitor.Hisdrylipsshapedthewords，"Howmuch?"
"Twohundredpounds，">
Unsciousofhiswife'sshriek，theoldmaly，putouthishalessman，anddropped，asehefloor.
III
Inthehugeery，sometwomilesdistant，theoldpeopleburiedtheirdead，aoahousesteepedinshadowawasalloversoquicklythatatfirsttheycouldhardlyrealizeit，aateofexpeasthoughofsomethiohappehingelsewhichwastolightenthisload，tooheavyforoldheartstobear.
Butthedayspassed，aionation—thehnationoftheold，sometimesmiscalled，apathy.Sometimestheyhardlyexgedaword，forhingtotalkabout，andtheirdayswerelongtoweariness.
Itwasaboutaweekafterthatthattheoldman，wakihenight，stretchedouthishandandfoundhimselfaloheroomwasihesoundofsubduedweepihewindow.Heraisedhimselfinbedandlistened.
"eback，"hesaidte;Youwillbecold."
"Itisyson，"saidtheoldtafresh.
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