帶家具出租的房間英文原文_The Furnished Room

occupiedtheroomI havebeforeIcame?" "Yes,sir.Icantellyouagain.'TwasSprowlsandMooney,asI said.MissB'rettaSprowlsitwasinthetheatres,butMissisMooney shewas.Myhouseiswellknownforrespectability.Themarriage certificatehung,framed,onanailover--" "WhatkindofaladywasMissSprowls--inlooks,Imean?" Why,black-haired,sir,short,andstout,withacomicalface.They leftaweekagoTuesday." "Andbeforetheyoccupiedit?" "Why,therewasasinglegentlemanconnectedwiththedraying business.Heleftowingmeaweek.BeforehimwasMissisCrowder andhertwochildren,thatstayedfourmonthsandbackofthemwas oldMr.Doyle,whosesonspaidforhim.Hekepttheroomsixmonths. Thatgoesbackayear,sir,andfurtherIdonotremember." Hethankedherandcreptbacktohisroom.Theroomwasdead.The essencethathadvivifieditwasgone.Theperfumeofmignonettehad departed.Initsplacewastheold,staleodourofmouldyhouse furniture,ofatmosphereinstorage. Theebbingofhishopedrainedhisfaith.Hesatstaringatthe yellow,singinggaslight.Soonhewalkedtothebedandbeganto tearthesheetsintostrips.Withthebladeofhisknifehedrove themtightlyintoeverycrevicearoundwindowsanddoor.Whenall wassnugandtautheturnedoutthelight,turnedthegasfullon againandlaidhimselfgratefullyuponthebed. ******* ItwasMrs.McCool'snighttogowiththecanforbeer.Soshe fetcheditandsatwithMrs.Purdyinoneofthosesubterranean retreatswherehouse-keepersforegatherandthewormdiethseldom. "Irentedoutmythirdfloor,back,thisevening,"saidMrs.Purdy, acrossafinecircleoffoam."Ayoungmantookit.Hewentupto bedtwohoursago." "Now,didye,Mrs.Purdy,ma'am?"saidMrs.McCool,withintense admiration."Youdobeawonderforrentin'roomsofthatkind.And didyetellhim,then?"sheconcludedinahuskywhisper,ladenwith mystery. "Rooms,"saidMrs.Purdy,inherfurriesttones,"arefurnishedfor torent.Ididnottellhim,Mrs.McCool." "'Tisrightyeare,ma'am'tisbyrentingroomswekapealive.Ye havetheralesenseforbusiness,ma'am.Therebemanypeoplewill rayjicttherentin'ofaroomiftheybetouldasuicidehasbeen afterdyin'inthebedofit." "Asyousay,wehasourlivingtobemaking,"remarkedMrs.Purdy. "Yis,ma'am'tistrue.'TisjustonewakeagothisdayIhelpedye layoutthethirdfloor,back.Aprettyslipofacolleenshewasto bekillin'herselfwidthegas--aswatelittlefaceshehad,Mrs. Purdy,ma'am." "She'da-beencalledhandsome,asyousay,"saidMrs.Purdy, assentingbutcritical,"butforthatmoleshehada-growin'byher lefteyebrow.Dofillupyourglassagain,Mrs.McCool."