小说园

第4部分（第4页）

He；　Brangwen；　must　not　let　on　that　there　had　been　anything

between　them。

She　gave　him　an　intimate　smile；　which　made　him　feel　confused

and　gratified。

He　could　not　tear　himself　away；　though　he　had　promised　not　to

interfere　with　the　girl。　He　stayed　on　at　the　hotel　over　night。

He　saw　the　other　fellow　at　the　evening　meal：　a　small；

middle…aged　man　with　iron…grey　hair　and　a　curious　face；　like　a

monkeys；　but　interesting；　in　its　way　almost　beautiful。　Brangwen

guessed　that　he　was　a　foreigner。　He　was　in　pany　with　another；

an　Englishman；　dry　and　hard。　The　four　sat　at　table；　two　men　and

two　women。　Brangwen　watched　with　all　his　eyes。

He　saw　how　the　foreigner　treated　the　women　with　courteous

contempt；　as　if　they　were　pleasing　animals。　Brangwens　girl　had

put　on　a　ladylike　manner；　but　her　voice　betrayed　her。　She　wanted

to　win　back　her　man。　When　dessert　came　on；　however；　the　little

foreigner　turned　round　from　his　table　and　calmly　surveyed　the

room；　like　one　unoccupied。　Brangwen　marvelled　over　the　cold；

animal　intelligence　of　the　face。　The　brown　eyes　were　round；

showing　all　the　brown　pupil；　like　a　monkeys；　and　just　calmly

looking；　perceiving　the　other　person　without　referring　to　him　at

all。　They　rested　on　Brangwen。　The　latter　marvelled　at　the　old

face　turned　round　on　him；　looking　at　him　without　considering　it

necessary　to　know　him　at　all。　The　eyebrows　of　the　round；

perceiving；　but　unconcerned　eyes　were　rather　high　up；　with

slight　wrinkles　above　them；　just　as　a　monkeys　had。　It　was　an

old；　ageless　face。

The　man　was　most　amazingly　a　gentleman　all　the　time；　an

aristocrat。　Brangwen　stared　fascinated。　The　girl　was　pushing　her

crumbs　about　on　the　cloth；　uneasily；　flushed　and　angry。

As　Brangwen　sat　motionless　in　the　hall　afterwards；　too　much

moved　and　lost　to　know　what　to　do；　the　little　stranger　came　up

to　him　with　a　beautiful　smile　and　manner；　offering　a　cigarette

and　saying：

〃Will　you　smoke？〃

Brangwen　never　smoked　cigarettes；　yet　he　took　the　one