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第47章带家具出租的房间(2)
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&hehousesofthisdistrighadathousanddwellers,shouldhaveathousaell,mostlydullones,nodoubt;butitwouldbestrahereotbefoundaghostortwoihesevagras.
Oerdarkayoungmahesegredmansitheirbells.Atthetwelfthherestedhisleanhahestepahedustfromhishatbandahebellsouandfarawayie,hollowdepths.
Tothedoorofthis,thetwelfthhousewhosebellhehadrung,cameahousekeeperwhomadehimthinkofanuedwormthathadeatenitsnuttoahollowshellandnowsoughttofillthevacywithediblelodgers.
Heaskediftherewasaroomtolet.
"ein,"saidthehousekeeper.Hervoiceherthroat;herthroatseemedlihfur."Ihavethethirdfloorbatsinceaweekback.Shouldyouwishtolookatit?"
Theyoungmanfollowedherupthestairs.Afaintlightfromnopartiitigatedtheshadowsofthehalls.Theytrodnoiselesslyuponastaircarpetthatitsownloomwouldhaveforsworohavebeevegetable;tohavedegeraolushlimossthatgrewihestairdwasvisderthefoaeaofthestairswerevaithelantshadohiheyhaddiedinthatfoulamaybethatstatuesofthesaintshadstoodthere,butitwasnotdifficulttoceivethatimpsanddevilshaddraggedthemforthinthedarknessanddowntotheuhsofsomefurbelow.
"Thisistheroom,"saidthehousekeeper,fromherfurrythroat."It'saisn'toftenvat.Ihadsomemostelegalastsummer—all,andpaidihemier'sattheendofthehall.Sprowlsathreemonths.Theydoneavaudevillesketch.MissB'rettaSprowls—youmayhaveheardofher—Oh,thatwasjustthestagehereoverthedresseriswherethemarriagecertifig,framed.Thegasishere,ahereisplentyof.It'saroomeverybodylikes.Itaysidlelong."
"Doyouhavemarii;askedtheyoungman.
"Theyeandgo.Agoodproportionofmylodgersisectedwiththetheatres.Yes,sir,thisisthetheatricaldistrict.Actorpeopleayslomyshare.Yes,theyeandtheygo."
&heroom,payingforaweekinadvaired,hesaid,andossessioedoutthemoheroomhadbeenmadeready,shesaid,eventotowelsahehousekeepermovedaut,forthethousahequestionthathecarriedattheendofhistongue.
"Ayounggirl—MissVashner—MissEloiseVashner—doyouremembersuers?Shewouldbesingiage,mostlikely.Afairgirl,ofmediumheightahreddish,goldhairandadarkmoleeyebrow."
"No,Idon'tremembertheagepeoplehaveheygeasoftenastheirrooms.Theyeandtheygo.No,Idon'tcallthatoomind."
No.Alwayshsofceaselessiioableive.Somuchtimespentbydayiionis,sdchoruses;bynightamongtheaudieheatresfromall-starusichallssolowthathedreadedtofihopedfor.Hewhohadlovedherbesthadtriedtofindher.Hewassurethatsinceherdisappearanethisgreat,water-girtcityheldhersomewhere,butitwaslikeamonstrousquid,shiftingitspartistantly,withnofoundation,itsuppergraodayburiedtomorrowinoozeandslime.
Thefurnishedroomreceiveditslatestguestwithafirstglowofpseudo-hospitality,ahectic,haggard,perfunelikethespeileofademirep.Thesophistieiedgleamsfromthedeiture,theraggedbrocadeupholsteryofadtwochairs,afootierglassbetwees,friltpictureframesandabrassbedsteadinaer.
&reert,uponachair,whiletheroom,fusedihoughitartmeriedtodisofitsdiverstenantry.
Apolyaticruglikesomebrilliaangular,tropicalisletlaysurroundedbyabillowyseaofsoiledmatting.Uponthegay-paperedwallwerethosepicturesthatpursuethehomelessonefromhousetohouse—TheHugueheFirstQuarrel,TheWeddi,PsycheattheFouel'schastelysevereoutlinewasingloriouslyveiledbehidraperydrawnrakishlyaskewlikethesashesoftheAmazowassomedesolateflotsamcastasidebytheroom'smaroonedwhenaluckysailhadboroafreshpvaseortwo,picturesofactresses,amediestraycardsoutofadeck.
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