小说园

第44部分（第4页）

on　their　old；　beloved　love；　their　old；　accustomed　intimacy　and

her　old；　established　supremacy。　She　almost　rose　up　to　fight　for

them。　And　looking　at　him；　and　remembering　his　father；　she　was

wary。　This　was　the　new　turn　of　affairs！

Very　good；　if　she　could　not　influence　him　in　the　old　way；　she

would　be　level　with　him　in　the　new。　Her　old　defiant　hostility

came　up。　Very　good；　she　too　was　out　on　her　own　adventure。　Her

voice；　her　manner　changed；　she　was　ready　for　the　game。　Something

was　liberated　in　her。　She　liked　him。　She　liked　this　strange　man

e　home　to　her。　He　was　very　wele；　indeed！　She　was　very　glad

to　wele　a　stranger。　She　had　been　bored　by　the　old　husband。　To

his　latent；　cruel　smile　she　replied　with　brilliant　challenge。　He

expected　her　to　keep　the　moral　fortress。　Not　she！　It　was　much

too　dull　a　part。　She　challenged　him　back　with　a　sort　of

radiance；　very　bright　and　free；　opposite　to　him。　He　looked　at

her；　and　his　eyes　glinted。　She　too　was　out　in　the　field。

His　senses　pricked　up　and　keenly　attended　to　her。　She

laughed；　perfectly　indifferent　and　loose　as　he　was。　He　came

towards　her。　She　neither　rejected　him　nor　responded　to　him。　In　a

kind　of　radiance；　superb　in　her　inscrutability；　she　laughed

before　him。　She　too　could　throw　everything　overboard；　love；

intimacy；　responsibility。　What　were　her　four　children　to　her

now？　What　did　it　matter　that　this　man　was　the　father　of　her　four

children？

He　was　the　sensual　male　seeking　his　pleasure；　she　was　the

female　ready　to　take　hers：　but　in　her　own　way。　A　man　could　turn

into　a　free　lance：　so　then　could　a　woman。　She　adhered　as　little

as　he　to　the　moral　world。　All　that　had　gone　before　was　nothing

to　her。　She　was　another　woman；　under　the　instance　of　a　strange

man。　He　was　a　stranger　to　her；　seeking　his　own　ends。　Very　good。

She　wanted　to　see　what　this　stranger　would　do　now；　what　he

was。

She　laughed；　and　kept　him　at　arms　length；　whilst　apparently

ignoring　him。　She　watched　him　undress　as　if　he　were　a　stranger。

Indeed　he　was　a　stranger　to　her。