large/9146/troubledmarriages_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/troubledmarriages_02_various_64kb_189
large/9146/troubledmarriages_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/troubledmarriages_02_various_64kb
English
9146
At the table in the centre of the room sat his wife, leaning upon her elbows, her two hands thrust up into her ruffled hair; spread out before her was a crumpled yesterday's newspaper, and so interested was she to all appearance in its contents that she neither spoke nor looked up as Willoughby entered. AT THE TABLE IN THE CENTER OF THE ROOM SAT HIS WIFE LEANING UPON HER ELBOWS HER TWO HANDS THRUST UP INTO HER RUFFLED HAIR SPREAD OUT BEFORE HER WAS A CRUMPLED YESTERDAY'S NEWSPAPER AND SO INTERESTED WAS SHE TO ALL APPEARANCE IN ITS CONTENTS THAT SHE NEITHER SPOKE NOR LOOKED UP AS WILLOUGHBY ENTERED
ix, remembered his youth as a sometime companion irrevocably lost to him; its vague, delightful hopes were now crystallized into definite ties, and its happy irresponsibilities displaced by a sense of care, inseparable perhaps from the most fortunate of marriages. As he reached the street in which he lodged his pace involuntarily slackened. While still some distance off, his eye sought out and distinguished the windows of the room in which Esther awaited him. Through the broken slats of the Venetian blinds he could see the yellow gaslight within. The parlour beneath was in darkness; his landlady had evidently gone to bed, there being no light over the hall-door either. In some apprehension he consulted his watch under the last street-lamp he passed, to find comfort in assuring himself it was only ten minutes after ten. He let himself in with his latch-key, hung up his hat and overcoat by the sense of touch, and, groping his way upstairs, opened the door of the first floor sitting-room. UGHBY WHO WAS ONLY TWENTY SIX REMEMBERED HIS YOUTH AS A SOMETIME COMPANION IRREVOCABLY LOST TO HIM ITS VAGUE DELIGHTFUL HOPES WERE NOW CRYSTALLIZED INTO DEFINITE TIES AND ITS HAPPY IRRESPONSIBILITIES DISPLACED BY A SENSE OF CARE INSEPARABLE PERHAPS FROM THE MOST FORTUNATE OF MARRIAGES AS HE REACHED THE STREET IN WHICH HE LODGED HIS PACE INVOLUNTARILY SLACKENED WHILE SOME DISTANCE OFF HIS EYE SOUGHT OUT AND DISTINGUISHED THE WINDOWS OF THE ROOM IN WHICH ESTHER AWAITED HIM THROUGH THE BROKEN SLATS OF THE VENETIAN BLINDS HE COULD SEE THE YELLOW GASLIGHT WITHIN THE PARLOUR BENEATH WAS IN DARKNESS HIS LANDLADY HAD EVIDENTLY GONE TO BED THERE BEING NO LIGHT OVER THE HALL DOOR EITHER IN SOME APPREHENSION HE CONSULTED HIS WATCH UNDER THE LAST STREET LAMP HE PASSED TO FIND COMFORT IN ASSURING HIMSELF IT WAS ONLY TEN MINUTES AFTER TEN HE LET HIMSELF IN WITH HIS LATCHKEY HUNG UP HIS HAT AND OVERCOAT BY THE SENSE OF TOUCH AND GROPING HIS WAY UPSTAIRS OPENED THE DOOR OF THE FIRST FLOOR SITTING ROOM
large/9146/troubledmarriages_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/troubledmarriages_02_various_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/9146/troubledmarriages_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/troubledmarriages_02_various_64kb.flac