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1、MOTHERMOTHERByOWENWISTERTOMYFAVOURITEBROKERWITHTHEEARNESTASSURANCETHATMR.BEVERLYISNOTMEANTFORHIM1MOTHERWhenhandsomeyoungRichardField--hewasveryhandsomeandveryyoung--announcedtoourassembledcompanythatifhisturnshouldreallycometotellusastory,thestoryshouldbenoin
2、ventionofhisfancy,butapageoftruth,achapterfromhisownlife,inwhichhimselfwastheheroandalovely,innocentgirlwastheheroine,hiswifeatoncelookedextremelyuncomfortable.Shechangedtherecliningpositioninwhichshehadbeenleaningbackinherchair,andshesaterect,withahandclosed
3、uponeacharmofthechair."Richard,"shesaid."doyouthinkthatitisrightofyoutotellanyone,evenfriends,anythingthatyouhaveneveryetconfessedtome?""Ethel,"repliedRichard,"althoughIcannotpromisethatyouwillbeentirelyproudofmyconductwhenyouhaveheardthisepisodeofmypast,Idos
4、aythatthereisnothinginittohurtthetrustyouhaveplacedinmesinceIhavebeenyourhusband.Only,"headded,"IhopethatIshallnothavetotellanystoryatall.""Oh,yesyouwill!"weallexclaimedtogether;andthemenlookedeagerwhilethewomensighed.TherestofusweremucholderthanRichard,wewer
5、emiddle-aged,infact;andhumannatureissoconstructed,thatwhenitisattheagewhenmakinglovekeepsitbusy,itdoesnotcaresomuchtolistentotalesofothers'love-making;butthemoreitrecedesfromthatperiodofexuberance,andceasestohaveloveadventuresofitsown,thegreaterbecomeitshunge
6、randthirsttohearaboutthisdeliciousbusinesswhichitcannolongerpersonallypracticewiththefluencyofyore.Itwasforthisreasonthatweallyearnedinourmiddle-agedwayforthetaleoflovewhichweexpectedfromyoungRichard.He,onhispart,repeatedthehopethatbythetimehisturntotellastor
7、ywasreachedweshouldbetiredofstoriesandprefertospendtheeveningatthecardtablesorinthemusicroom.Wewereahouseparty,nobrief"week-end"affair,butagatheringwhoseperiodformostoftheguestscoveredagenerousandleisurelytendays,withenoughdeparturesandarrivalstogivethatvarie
8、tywhichis2MOTHERnecessaryamongeventhemostentertainingandagreeablepeople.Ourskilfulhostesshadassembledusinthecountry,beneatharoofofNewYorkluxury,aluxurywhichhascomeintheselaterdaystobesomu
