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1、TheHouseofMirthBYEDITHWHARTONBOOKISeldenpausedinsurprise.IntheafternoonrushoftheGrandCentralStationhiseyeshadbeenrefreshedbythesightofMissLilyBart.ItwasaMondayinearlySeptember,andhewasreturningtohisworkfromahurrieddipintothecountry;butwhatwasMissBartdoingintownatt
2、hatseason?Ifshehadappearedtobecatchingatrain,hemighthaveinferredthathehadcomeonherintheactoftransitionbetweenoneandanotherofthecountry-houseswhichdisputedherpresenceafterthecloseoftheNewportseason;butherdesultoryairperplexedhim.Shestoodapartfromthecrowd,lettingitd
3、riftbyhertotheplatformorthestreet,andwearinganairofirresolutionwhichmight,ashesurmised,bethemaskofaverydefinitepurpose.Itstruckhimatoncethatshewaswaitingforsomeone,buthehardlyknewwhytheideaarrestedhim.TherewasnothingnewaboutLilyBart,yethecouldneverseeherwithoutafa
4、intmovementofinterest:itwascharacteristicofherthatshealwaysrousedspeculation,thathersimplestactsseemedtheresultoffar-reachingintentions.Animpulseofcuriositymadehimturnoutofhisdirectlinetothedoor,andstrollpasther.Heknewthatifshedidnotwishtobeseenshewouldcontrivetoe
5、ludehim;anditamusedhimtothinkofputtingherskilltothetest."Mr.Selden--whatgoodluck!"Shecameforwardsmiling,eageralmost,inherresolvetointercepthim.Oneortwopersons,inbrushingpastthem,lingeredtolook;forMissBartwasafiguretoarresteventhesuburbantravellerrushingtohislasttr
6、ain.Seldenhadneverseenhermoreradiant.Hervividhead,relievedagainstthedulltintsofthecrowd,madehermoreconspicuousthaninaball-room,andunderherdarkhatandveilsheregainedthegirlishsmoothness,thepurityoftint,thatshewasbeginningtoloseafterelevenyearsoflatehoursandindefatig
7、abledancing.Wasitreallyelevenyears,Seldenfoundhimselfwondering,andhadsheindeedreachedthenine-and-twentiethbirthdaywithwhichherrivalscreditedher?"Whatluck!"sherepeated."Howniceofyoutocometomyrescue!"Herespondedjoyfullythattodosowashismissioninlife,andaskedwhatformt
8、herescuewastotake."Oh,almostany--eventosittingonabenchandtalkingtome.Onesitsoutacotillion--whynotsitoutatrain?Itisn'tabithotterherethaninMrs.VanOsburgh'
