第31章孪生兄弟（3）
"AweeklaterJohhehouseofhisprospectivefather-in-law，andinMissMargovan，asyouhavealreadysurmised，buttomyprofoundasto，Ireizedtheheroidiscreditableadventure。Agloriouslybeautifulfeartoerms。Iacceptthem。"
Itlaihebrieftimegivenmeforrefle，thatihthisgirlordihodswouldnotdo，andordiionswereneedless。
"MissMargovan，"Isaid，doubtlesswithsomethingoftheyvoicethatIhadi，"itisimpossiblenottothiimofsomehorriblepulsiohanimposenewembarrassmentsuponyouIwouldprefertoaidyainyourfreedom。"
Sheshookherhead，sadlyandhopelessly，andIued，>
"Yourbeautyunnervesme。Iamdisarmedbyyourfranknessandyourdistress。Ifyouarefreetoaceyouwill，Ibelieve，dowhatyouceivetobebest;ifyouarenot—usall!YouhavenothingtofearfrommebutsuchoppositionteasItrytojustifyon—rounds。"
&myexactwords，butthatwasthesehem，asnearlyasmysuddenandgemotioedmetoexpressit。Iroseaaher，mettheothersastheyre-eheroomandsaid，ascalmlyasIcould，"IhavebeenbiddingMissMargovaislaterthanIthought。"
Johogowithme。IheaskedifIhadheroineofadiscreditableadveihatshewas;butthatfalythisimportayrisetomethatitcastadoubtupohtheyoungwomanIhadseenbefore;howarvellousfasofherfacehavefailedtostrikemeatthattime?Butno—thereossibilityoferror;thedifferencewasduetoe，lightandgeneralsurroundings。
Johnaheeveningatthehouse，enduring，withthefortitudeoflongexperience，suchdelioughbanterasourlikeurallysuggested。WhentheyoungladyaaloneforafewminutesIlookedhersquarelyinthefadsaidwithsuddengravity，"You，too，MissMargovan，haveadouble:IsawherlastTuesdayafternooninUnio;
&raigreyeyesuponmeforamoment，butherglariflelesssteadythanmyowhdrewit，fixingitoipofhershoe。
"Wassheverylikeme?"sheasked，withanindifferencewhichIthoughtalittleoverdone。
"Solike，"saidI，"thatIgreatlyadmiredher，andbeingunwilliofherIfessthatIfollowedheruntil—MissMargovan，areyousurethatyouuand?"
Sheale，butentirelycalm。Sheagainraisedhereyestomihalookthatdidnotfalter。
"Whatdoyouwishmetodo?"sheasked。"YouobservedanythingsingularinJulia'sma;
"Ithoughtherill，"Ireplied，"thatiswhyIleft。"Nothingmore