The Hearth And Eagle
“The brief wedding itself, the hurried farewells, the strangeness of the train trip to Boston, the incredible bustle and noise of the city, the magnificence of the hotel lobby, and then the first sight of their cheap attic room—all these were blurred for Hesper by nervous excitement. It sustained her on the surface of the crowding new impressions, and enabled her to minimize Evan’s attitude.
He was, throughout the wedding day, charming and detached. He made no reference to his disappearance the ...night before, nor did he show any overt effects from the bottle of rum which Susan had found empty on his dresser. During the services he gave his responses promptly and rather in the manner of an adult reciting nursery rhymes for children.
On the train this had also been his attitude as he pointed out to Hesper the sights along the way.
When the disdainful bellboy had shut the door on them in their hotel bedroom, Hesper looked at the sticky yellow varnished door, the single hissing gas jet, the lumpy brass bed and her excitement left her, to be replaced by a dreary dismay.MoreLess
He was, throughout the wedding day, charming and detached. He made no reference to his disappearance the ...night before, nor did he show any overt effects from the bottle of rum which Susan had found empty on his dresser. During the services he gave his responses promptly and rather in the manner of an adult reciting nursery rhymes for children.
On the train this had also been his attitude as he pointed out to Hesper the sights along the way.
When the disdainful bellboy had shut the door on them in their hotel bedroom, Hesper looked at the sticky yellow varnished door, the single hissing gas jet, the lumpy brass bed and her excitement left her, to be replaced by a dreary dismay.MoreLess
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