Chapter 20 Section 10

September 12 "It'll be all right in two days," said Mary Alding.She bit her lip, flushing. Thomas Lloyd looked at her lovingly. "Do you think so?" "I don't know what's the matter with me," said Mary, "I've never been so anxious in my life for their short stay to be over as soon as possible. We've always been delighted in our hearts when Neville came. And so was Audrey." Same." Thomas nodded. "But this time," continued Mary, "everyone felt as if they were sitting on a keg of dynamite, which could explode every minute. So the first thing I said to myself this morning was 'Two days to go Well', that's why. Audrey goes on Wednesday, and Neville and Kay on Thursday."

"And I'm leaving on Friday," Thomas said. "Yo, I didn't count you in. You're a dependable person, and I don't know what to do without you." "A human buffer." "It's more than that. You're so composed and so—so kind. It's ridiculous to say that, but I do think so." Thomas felt a little embarrassed, but he still looked happy. "I don't know why we're all so restless and terribly upset," said Mary thoughtfully. "Anyway, if once—once it breaks out, something goes wrong, it'll be embarrassing and difficult, but that's all it takes. gone."

"But that's not all you feel." "That's right, I also felt a palpable fear that even the servants felt. This morning, for no apparent reason, the cook burst into tears and said she was quitting; the cook fidgeted too— -Herstle is like an ant on a hot pot-even Barrett, who is usually as calm as a warship, shows a nervous look. Neville is to blame for all this. In order to comfort his conscience, That absurd idea of ​​asking my ex-wife to be friends with my present wife." "But his ingenious idea fell through strangely," said Thomas. "Yes, Kay's behavior is also very abnormal. Seriously, I can't help but sympathize with her." She paused, "When Audrey went upstairs last night, what kind of eyes did Neville look at her from behind?" , have you noticed? Neville still cares for Audrey, and the whole thing is a most pathetic misunderstanding."

Thomas began to fill his pipe. "He should have thought of this long ago." He said coldly. "Oh, I know, people think that way. But it doesn't change the fact that the whole thing is a tragedy. I can't help feeling sorry for Neville." "People like Neville—" Thomas fell silent. "What's wrong?" "People like Neville always believe in their own belief that they can get it all - and they can get it all they want. Dare I say, before he hit the wall with Audrey, he was in the He had never had a setback in his life. But he had his time now. He couldn't have Audrey. Audrey was beyond his reach. His sympathetic lies in this matter were It's useless, and he deserves to suffer."

"You're right, but why are you gnashing your teeth. Audrey loved him when she married him—and they've always hit it off together." "But she doesn't love him now." "I don't know." Mary whispered. Thomas added: "I've got something else to tell you. Neville'd better be on the lookout for Kay. She's one of those dangerous young women--dangerous indeed. She's got nothing to lose when she loses her temper." "Oh, dear," sighed Mary, repeating her words hopefully, "well, there's only two days left."

For the last four or five days, things get overwhelming.Mrs. Tricilian was greatly shaken by the death of Mr. Trevis.It had a bad effect on her health.Fortunately, the funeral had already been held in London, which relieved Mary a little, and the sorrow in the old lady's heart could be dispelled more quickly, so that Mary could do other things.Because everyone in the family is already in a panic, it is difficult to deal with things. Mary was really exhausted and depressed this morning. "It's partly due to the weather, which has been very uncharacteristic this year," she said aloud.

It was unusual for September to be this hot and dry, with some days in the shade reaching 70 degrees Fahrenheit. At this point Neville came out of the room, came up to them, and said: "Complaining about the weather?" he asked, looking up at the sky. "It's unbelievably hotter than any other day today, and there's no wind at all, which somehow makes people feel a little nervous. Anyway, I don't think it'll be long before it rains, and it's hot today. It's unbearable." Thomas Lloyd turned slightly and walked away.He didn't know where he was going, and finally disappeared in a corner of the house.

"Thomas is gone, sad," Neville said. "Nobody said he ever looked happy when he was with me." "He's a nice guy," said Mary. "Not necessarily. A narrow-minded and prejudiced fellow." I think he's been hoping to marry Audrey, and now you're here and you're pushing him out. " "It will take him seven years to make up his mind to propose to her. Does he want to keep the poor girl waiting for him during this time?" "Perhaps," said Mary intentionally, "everything will be all right now." Neville glanced at her, one eyebrow raised.

"True love is about to blossom, isn't it? Audrey marrying this disappointing fellow? He's not good enough for her! I don't think Audrey is going to marry sad-faced Thomas." "She's fond of him, Neville, I'm sure of that." "You women are good matchmakers! Can't you let Audrey enjoy a little more freedom?" "If she wants to, of course she can." Neville quickly said: "Do you think she is unhappy?" "Actually, I don't know anything about her." "I don't know much more than you do." Neville said slowly. "No one knows what Audrey is thinking." He paused and continued, "Audrey is a 100% educated person. She is completely happy."

Then he was speaking not so much to Mary as to himself when he said, "My God, what a bloody fool I am!" Mary was a little apprehensive again as she entered the room, and for the third time repeated the words that had comforted her: "Two days more." Neville paced restlessly up and down in the garden and on the balcony. At the end of the garden, he saw Audrey sitting on the low wall, staring at the river below. It was high tide now, and the river was surging. Audrey stood up quickly and walked towards him. "I'm going into the house, and it's almost time for tea."

She spoke quickly, a little uneasy, without even looking at him.Neville walked beside her, silent. It was not until they were on the balcony again that he said: "Audrey, can I talk to you?" She grabbed the railing with her hand and replied immediately. "I think you'd better not talk about it." "So you know what I'm trying to say?" She didn't answer. "Well, Audrey? Can't we get back to the way we used to be? Can't we forget everything that happened?" "Including Kay?" "Kay knows the times," said Neville. "What do you mean by that?" "It's very simple. I go to her, tell her the truth, ask her to be magnanimous, and tell her the truth: you are the only woman I love." "When you married Kay, you loved her." "I married Kay was the biggest mistake of my life, I..." He stopped.Even Neville couldn't help but cringe a little at Kay's angry eyes as she stepped out through the French windows of the drawing room. "I'm really sorry to disturb your affectionate scene, but I think I came at the right time." Audrey got up and walked away. "Let's talk," she said. Her words and her expression were indifferent. "Well," Kay said, "you've done everything you want to hurt people, haven't you? I'll come back to you later. Now, I'd rather have a fight with Neville first." "You have to pay attention, Kay, Audrey has nothing to do with this. It's not her fault. If you want, you can scold me..." "Of course I'm going to scold you." She glared at Neville. "Do you know what kind of person you are?" "A very poor man," said Neville sentimentally. "You abandoned your wife and came to pursue me like crazy, but your wife divorced you. You love me madly for a while, and hate me for a while! It seems that now you want to go back to that pale face , begging for mercy, bluffing and deceitful little whore..." "Kay, shut up!" "Why, what do you want to do?" Neville looked pale, and said: "Kay, I'm one of those wretched wretches you like to call that, and it's no use calling it that. I can't go on like this. I think—I should really love Audrey all the time. I used to love You are - because I'm obsessed. But it's no good. Honey - you and I don't fit together, and I can't make you happy in the long road ahead! Kay, trust me, ASAP It would be better to part so as not to suffer more of it. Be magnanimous, and let us part amicably." Kai pretended to say in a calm voice: "What are you talking about?" Neville didn't look at her, his jaw was set tight. "We're divorced, and you can file for divorce because I abandoned you." "I don't want to leave now, you have to wait." "I'd rather wait," said Neville. "So in three years' time or whatever, you're going to ask that sweet and sweet Audrey to marry you again, won't you?" "If she wants me." "No problem, she'll want you!" Kay said meanly. "So, where do I go?" "You are free to find a better man than me. Naturally, I will make sure you have enough..." "Don't come to bribe me!" Her voice was very loud, and she finally couldn't control herself. "Listen, Neville, you can't do this to me! I'm not divorcing you, I'm marrying you because I love you. I know when you resented me. It's making you Knowing that I followed you to Estoril, you are willing to regard it as completely predestined, but when you think that it was originally arranged by me on purpose, this hurts your vanity! But , I'm not ashamed of what I've done. You fell in love with me and married me. I'm not going to let you go back to that cunning little whore who seduced you again. She wants to —but she ain't going to get it! That's wishful thinking! I'm going to kill you first, do you hear? I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill her, I'm going to let you both die , I want to..." Neville took a step forward and grabbed her arm. "Shut up, Kay, for God's sake, you can't make a scene like this here." "I can't? Let's see, I'm going to..." Hurstl came over from the balcony with no expression on his face. "Tea in the living room, please," he said. Kay and Neville walked slowly towards the French windows in the living room. Hurst let them in sideways. The sky gradually filled with dark clouds.