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第1章 the t leaf(第1页)

Henry

InalittledistrictwestofWashingtonSquarethestreetshaveruncrazyandbrokenthemselvesintosmallstriscalled

"laces

"。These

"laces

"makestrangeanglesandcurves。OneStreetcrossesitselfatimeortwo。Anartistoncediscoveredavaluableossibilityinthisstreet。Suoseacollectorwithabillforaints,aerandcanvasshould,intraversingthisroute,suddenlymeethimselfcomingback,withoutacenthavingbeenaidonaccount!

So,toquaintoldGreenwichVillagethearteolesooncamerowling,huntingfornorthwindowsandeighteenth-centurygablesandDutchatticsandlowrents。ThentheyimortedsomeewtermugsandachafingdishortwofromSixthAvenue,andbecamea

"colony

"。

Atthetoofasquatty,three-storybrickSueandJohnsyhadtheirstudio。

"Johnsy

"wasfamiliarforJoanna。OnewasfromMaine;theotherfromCalifornia。Theyhadmetatthetabled&aos;hoteofanEighthStreet

"Delmonico&aos;s

",andfoundtheirtastesinart,chicorysaladandbishosleevessocongenialthatthejointstudioresulted。

ThatwasinMay。InNovemberacold,unseenstranger,whomthedoctorscalledPneumonia,stalkedaboutthecolony,touchingonehereandtherewithhisicyfingers。Overontheeastsidethisravagerstrodeboldly,smitinghisvictimsbyscores,buthisfeettrodslowlythroughthemazeofthenarrowandmoss-grown

"laces

"。

Mr。Pneumoniawasnotwhatyouwouldcallachivalricoldgentleman。AmiteofalittlewomanwithbloodthinnedbyCaliforniazehyrswashardlyfairgameforthered-fisted,short-breathedoldduffer。ButJohnsyshesmote;andshelay,scarcelymoving,onheraintedironbedstead,lookingthroughthesmallDutchwindow-anesattheblanksideofthenextbrickhouse。

OnemorningthebusydoctorinvitedSueintothehallwaywithashaggy,grayeyebrow。

"Shehasonechancein-letussay,ten,

"hesaid,asheshookdownthemercuryinhisclinicalthermometer。

"Andthatchanceisforhertowanttolive。Thiswayeolehaveoflining-uonthesideoftheundertakermakestheentireharmacooeialooksilly。Yourlittleladyhasmadeuhermindthatshe&aos;snotgoingtogetwell。Hassheanythingonhermind?

"

"She-shewantedtoainttheBayofNalessomeday。

"saidSue。

"Paint?-bosh!Hassheanythingonhermindworththinkingabluttwice-amanforinstance?

"

"Aman?

"saidSue,withajew&aos;s-hartwanginhervoice。

"Isamanworth-but,no,doctor;thereisnothingofthekind。

"

"Well,itistheweakness,then,

"saidthedoctor。

"Iwilldoallthatscience,sofarasitmayfilterthroughmyefforts,canaccomlish。ButwhenevermyatientbeginstocountthecarriagesinherfuneralrocessionIsubtract50ercentfromthecurativeowerofmedicines。IfyouwillgethertoaskonequestionaboutthenewwinterstylesincloaksleevesIwillromiseyouaone-in-fivechanceforher,insteadofoneinten。

"

AfterthedoctorhadgoneSuewentintotheworkroomandcriedaJaanesenakintoaul。ThensheswaggeredintoJohnsy&aos;sroomwithherdrawingboard,whistlingragtime。

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