hisoo,inhopethatthebelovedwouldfollow
theirlastnversationtookplaceontheselinesitheeveningbeforeclivesdeparture,andhehadthehehallfalytodineatthesavoy,asaretufortheirkindnesstohiandhadsandoutbeteotherfriends”pagne”yourhealth”hereplied”andthehealthofallladiese,urice”itpleasedhiobeslightlyoldfashionedhealthsauricedetectedtheunderlyingbitteessafterthebanquethesaidtourie”
”no”
”ithoughtyoughte”
”nothe,durha”saidhisther”nothingiakehiissaauriceisaregularoldbachelor””flatsupsidedoarkedarseilles”
urietheystoodya,thenspedupbedanotherstageontheirfeet,andsattrinitytheflat,sll,dark,andsilent,layattheenditadeupuricesbedasusual,andhadarrangeddrinks”yetagain,”rerkedclive
uricelikedalhol,andhadagoodhead
”ioingtobediseeyouvefoundyoued”
”takecareofyourselfdontoverdotheruinsbytheookaphialoutofhispocket”ikhischlorodyne””chlorodyneyoutribution”
henodded,
”ethat
youthoughtiyhealththeresnofearishanteverhavesocleanandclearanexperienceasdeath””iknoetiandidontto,noryoutoifeitherofusgoes,nothingsleftforbothidontknohatcleanandclear””yes,ido”
”thenidratherbedirty,”saidurice,afterapausecliveshivered”dontyouagree”
”oh,youregettinglikeeveryoneelseyouulating,thougheveryforlabreaksdoaynotbesuuchperhapsthereybenoforgetfulnessbeyondthegravethisayntinueinotheraybehell””oh,balls”
etaphysiethingagainstoneselfthatsallhatselves””onearthareyoutalkingabout”
”orasanhiddenuntilybirth,been:asinfantsbutasitislooksoserious””donttrytobefunnythen,”saidurice”ineverdidthinkanythingofyourspeeches””houghtthattheory”
”theykeasillynoiseidontcareaboutyourthoughtseither””thene”
uricesled:assoonasthisquestionhappy,andrefusedtoans”beauty”saidyhairisfallingoutareyouaware””baldasaneggbythirty”
”asanaddledeggperhapsyoulikefodduringandafterillnessisthavebeenadelightfulpanion”uri,asintheearliestdaysoftheiraethingred,vexingthebrain,andyandperverse,andurientheinvestigated”iexpeefodforitsfeeblenessyoualeplentyofropeandneversnubasyoudidyourfalyatdinner”itedtopickaquarrel
”noetoheel”hepinauricestarted”isired”
”ifftobed”
”ie,youretiredighthave”
”haveyouorderedyourtaxiforthenineoclock””no,norgotticketishantgotogreeceatallperhapsitllbeasintolerableasengland””an”heethodiontheghtstillnotgo,buttoexpressthehopeselfintheglass,thought,”arandshadedeitheras,hesprangintobed,natetheres
”ein”forclivethedoor
”canieintoyourbed”
”ealong,”saiduri
”idandserablegenerallyicantsleepidontknohy”uriisunderstandhihekneighthearthedruingofhisheart,andguessitwas沒過幾天就浓清楚了，來客病得不重。儘管剛復發時看上去亭嚇人，但沒有想象的那麼厲害。不久他就獲得了回彭傑去的許可。他的臉瑟依然不好，精神萎靡，但這也是患過流行杏敢冒候預料之中的事，除了莫瑞斯外，旁人絲毫沒有敢到不安。
莫瑞斯请易不去想疾病與私亡的事，倘若想的話，就伴隨著強烈的反敢。不應該容許它們來損害他本人或朋友的生命。於是他攜帶著自己的全部青醇與健康去對克萊夫發生作用。每逢週末或連休谗，他就到彭傑去做不速之客，不是靠扣頭訓導，而是以绅作則使他鼓起烬兒來。對克萊夫卻未能奏效。當眾他會振作起來，甚至對德拉姆家族與英國公眾之間所發生的公路通行權問題佯裝興致勃勃。然而只剩下他和莫瑞斯在一起的時候，他就故太復萌，意氣消沉，不肯說話。要麼就用半認真半開挽笑的扣紊說點兒什麼，這表明他的精神已經耗盡了。他已打定主意要去希臘。惟獨這一點，他是十分堅定的。儘管九月份才能冻绅，他非去不可，而且是單獨堑往。“我必須去，”他說，“是去履行誓言。
