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1、HotelduLacAnitaBrooknerForRosamondLehmann1Fromthewindowallthatcouldbeseenwasarecedingareaofgrey.Itwastobesupposedthatbeyondthegreygarden,whichseemedtosproutnothingbutthestiffishleavesofsomeunfamiliarplant,laythevastgreylake,spreadinglikeananaesthetictowardstheinvisib
2、lefurthershore,andbeyondthat,inimaginationonly,yetverifiedbythebrochure,thepeakoftheDentd'Oche,onwhichsnowmightalreadybeslightlyandsilentlyfalling.ForitwaslateSeptember,outofseason;thetouristshadgone,therateswerereduced,andtherewerefewinducementsforvisitors'inthissma
3、lltownatthewater'sedge,whoseinhabitants,uncommunicativetobeginwith,werefrequentlyrenderedtaciturnbythedensecloudthatdescendedfordaysatatimeandthenvanishedwithoutwarningtorevealanewlandscape,fullofcolourandincident:boatsskimmingonthelake,passengersatthelandingstage,an
4、openairmarket,theoutlineofthegauntremainsofathirteenth-centurycastle,seamsofwhiteonthefarmountains,andonthecheerfuluplandstothesoutharisingbackdropofappletrees,thefruitsparklingwithemblematicsignificance.Forthiswasalandofprudentlyharvestedplenty,alandwhichhadconquere
5、dhumanaccidents,leavingonlytheweatherdistressinglybeyondcontrol.EdithHope,awriterofromanticfictionunderamorethrustingname,remainedstandingatthewindow,asifanaccessofgoodwillcouldpiercethemysteriousopacitywithwhichshehadbeenpresented,althoughshehadbeenpromisedatonicche
6、erfulness,aclimatedevoidofillusions,anutterlycommonsensical,nottosaypragmatic,setofcircumstances-quiethotel,excellentcuisine,longwalks,lackofexcitement,earlynights-inwhichshecouldbecountedupontoretrieveherseriousandhard-workingpersonalityandtoforgettheunfortunatelaps
7、ewhichhadledtothisbriefexile,inthisapparentlyunpopulatedplace,atthisslowlydarkeningtimeoftheyear,whensheshouldhavebeenathome...Butitwashome,or,rather,'home',whichhadbecomeinimicalallatonce,sothatshehadacquiesced,ratherfrightenedatwhatwashappeningtoher,whenherfriendsh
8、adsuggestedashortbreak,andhadallowedherselftobedriventotheairportbyherfriendandneighbour,PenelopeMilne,who,tight-lipped,wasprepared
