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oria Station - in London everything has changed now - I go shyly by carriage to the salons of literature where I met a group of ladies whom I loved only Rose Ronelle, in whom the cunning of a man and the stubbornness of a woman met. . In h

. Colby. . She is

uine interest inquir

is Mrs. Co

a re

parties. He talks a lot

nster) overlooking the great cathedral, the same neighborhood in which I used to live, and then the relationship between us was strengthened and I knew my home address. . A few days later, I received a

new remark that opened the door for discussion. . She was a slightly plump, calm-looking woman, with a pale face, of thirty-seven years old, with jet-black hair neatly styled. . The dining r

an excell

"If she wants to invite the auth

calling the authors around? .

ure in their co

nderstandingly. .

. . Why don't I see h

stockbroker. It is not in the nature of be

mean, are their lives good de

er, but he is a quiet man, not pas

a nice woman to

do not associat

ain, cheerful tone

so . . Do they

answ

and a girl, s

ts, and her house was neat and tidy, full of flowers, and the table was always carefully arranged, and in the parlour hung a picture of her son and daughter, the boy

ok just

aid q

to me, another image of m

ked

to Mister Colby before? Is

sment. . Then she replied, in a tone that suggested

im intelligence and has not made money, but he is a good man. It is true that he start

mur

k I will

iled,

. But remember, you came of your own volitio

at she had invited him to lunch, but none of her guests came, an

'll be upset to the end, but your

oduced me, he shook my hand coldly;

that you really are my husba

Colby did not say a word, but remained silent and watched. His wife was in tenderness and amazement, and after the feast, Mr. (Colby) went with the guests, and we, the men, remained, where she knew Mr. (Colby) the truth: he is a useless loser, but a good

el, I said to her, drawin

look very

if she was carrying a scandal or new new

et Mrs. Co

of a terrible accident

what h

id in

an away fro

of her sentence clearly,

But a young girl who used to

to think softly about what I had heard. . How could a man of Mr. Colby's age go so crazy? . . Then I thought to Mrs. (

have been better

t do I do? Should I go or not?! I found myself . . Without knowing - I knock on her door, and ask the maid to ask her if

follow

Mrs. (Colby) was there with Captain (MacAndrew) brother-in-law, standing by

ou wouldn't

aid q

ing for you, and you

ing up in her eyes

ptain MacAndrew? . . We ate wi

arted asking me what I had done during the summer. . So I spoke to her,

happened? . . Di

the affirmat

t. . You know a lot of

in said i

n . . He fled without lettin

old back her tears; She

ppen to her and her children? . .

in am

een ye

xpla

serable woman has nothing left to do but ask for a divorce, and

irs, and felt ashamed that I had nothing

le talk

a moment, t

back for a short time, and

me with

's sake, what di

y palm, a

aid he

aid e

l you something about him

the girl working in the

No

id gra

. This is what

shook hands with Mrs. (Colby)

ing you ask. You can c

ed and s

ne can do anything

Commander (McAndrew ) , but he d

. Aren't you going a

mur

. . le

we left the door

ts. . is

he

l we left with. . All we know

him in

married

his head

they had never fought ea

ith unde

believe all th