帶家具出租的房間英文原文_The Furnished Room

saroomeverybodylikes.Itneverstaysidlelong." "Doyouhavemanytheatricalpeopleroominghere?"askedtheyoung man. "Theycomesandgoes.Agoodproportionofmylodgersisconnected withthetheatres.Yes,sir,thisisthetheatricaldistrict.Actor peopleneverstayslonganywhere.Igetmyshare.Yes,theycomes andtheygoes." Heengagedtheroom,payingforaweekinadvance.Hewastired,he said,andwouldtakepossessionatonce.Hecountedoutthemoney. Theroomhadbeenmadeready,shesaid,eventotowelsandwater.As thehousekeepermovedawayheput,forthethousandthtime,the questionthathecarriedattheendofhistongue. "Ayounggirl--MissVashner--MissEloiseVashner--doyouremember suchaoneamongyourlodgers?Shewouldbesingingonthestage, mostlikely.Afairgirl,ofmediumheightandslender,with reddish,goldhairandadarkmolenearherlefteyebrow." "No,Idon'trememberthename.Themstagepeoplehasnamesthey changeasoftenastheirrooms.Theycomesandtheygoes.No,I don'tcallthatonetomind." No.Alwaysno.Fivemonthsofceaselessinterrogationandthe inevitablenegative.Somuchtimespentbydayinquestioning managers,agents,schoolsandchorusesbynightamongtheaudiences oftheatresfromall-starcastsdowntomusichallssolowthathe dreadedtofindwhathemosthopedfor.Hewhohadlovedherbest hadtriedtofindher.Hewassurethatsinceherdisappearancefrom homethisgreat,water-girtcityheldhersomewhere,butitwaslike amonstrousquicksand,shiftingitsparticlesconstantly,withno foundation,itsuppergranulesofto-dayburiedto-morrowinoozeand slime. Thefurnishedroomreceiveditslatestguestwithafirstglowof pseudo-hospitality,ahectic,haggard,perfunctorywelcomelikethe specioussmileofademirep.Thesophisticalcomfortcamein reflectedgleamsfromthedecayedfurniture,theraggcdbrocade upholsteryofacouchandtwochairs,afootwidecheappierglass betweenthetwowindows,fromoneortwogiltpictureframesanda brassbedsteadinacorner. Theguestreclined,inert,uponachair,whiletheroom,confusedin speechasthoughitwereanapartmentinBabel,triedtodiscourseto himofitsdiverstenantry. Apolychromaticruglikesomebrilliant-floweredrectangular, tropicalisletlaysurroundedbyabillowyseaofsoiledmatting. Uponthegay-paperedwallwerethosepicturesthatpursuethe homelessonefromhousetohouse--TheHuguenotLovers,TheFirst Quarrel,TheWeddingBreakfast,PsycheattheFountain.Themantel's chastelysevereoutlinewasingloriouslyveiledbehindsomepert draperydrawnrakishlyaskewlikethesashesoftheAmazonianballet. Uponitwassomedesol