帶家具出租的房間英文原文_The Furnished Room
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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