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第47章 带家具出租的房间2（第1页）

第47章带家具出租的房间（2）

&hehousesofthisdistrighadathousanddwellers，shouldhaveathousaell，mostlydullones，nodoubt;butitwouldbestrahereotbefoundaghostortwoihesevagras。

Oerdarkayoungmahesegredmansitheirbells。Atthetwelfthherestedhisleanhahestepahedustfromhishatbandahebellsouandfarawayie，hollowdepths。

Tothedoorofthis，thetwelfthhousewhosebellhehadrung，cameahousekeeperwhomadehimthinkofanuedwormthathadeatenitsnuttoahollowshellandnowsoughttofillthevacywithediblelodgers。

Heaskediftherewasaroomtolet。

"ein，"saidthehousekeeper。Hervoiceherthroat;herthroatseemedlihfur。"Ihavethethirdfloorbatsinceaweekback。Shouldyouwishtolookatit?"

Theyoungmanfollowedherupthestairs。Afaintlightfromnopartiitigatedtheshadowsofthehalls。Theytrodnoiselesslyuponastaircarpetthatitsownloomwouldhaveforsworohavebeevegetable;tohavedegeraolushlimossthatgrewihestairdwasvisderthefoaeaofthestairswerevaithelantshadohiheyhaddiedinthatfoulamaybethatstatuesofthesaintshadstoodthere，butitwasnotdifficulttoceivethatimpsanddevilshaddraggedthemforthinthedarknessanddowntotheuhsofsomefurbelow。

"Thisistheroom，"saidthehousekeeper，fromherfurrythroat。"It'saisn'toftenvat。Ihadsomemostelegalastsummer—all，andpaidihemier'sattheendofthehall。Sprowlsathreemonths。Theydoneavaudevillesketch。MissB'rettaSprowls—youmayhaveheardofher—Oh，thatwasjustthestagehereoverthedresseriswherethemarriagecertifig，framed。Thegasishere，ahereisplentyof。It'saroomeverybodylikes。Itaysidlelong。"

"Doyouhavemarii;askedtheyoungman。

"Theyeandgo。Agoodproportionofmylodgersisectedwiththetheatres。Yes，sir，thisisthetheatricaldistrict。Actorpeopleayslomyshare。Yes，theyeandtheygo。"

&heroom，payingforaweekinadvaired，hesaid，andossessioedoutthemoheroomhadbeenmadeready，shesaid，eventotowelsahehousekeepermovedaut，forthethousahequestionthathecarriedattheendofhistongue。

"Ayounggirl—MissVashner—MissEloiseVashner—doyouremembersuers?Shewouldbesingiage，mostlikely。Afairgirl，ofmediumheightahreddish，goldhairandadarkmoleeyebrow。"

"No，Idon'tremembertheagepeoplehaveheygeasoftenastheirrooms。Theyeandtheygo。No，Idon'tcallthatoomind。"

No。Alwayshsofceaselessiioableive。Somuchtimespentbydayiionis，sdchoruses;bynightamongtheaudieheatresfromall-starusichallssolowthathedreadedtofihopedfor。Hewhohadlovedherbesthadtriedtofindher。Hewassurethatsinceherdisappearanethisgreat，water-girtcityheldhersomewhere，butitwaslikeamonstrousquid，shiftingitspartistantly，withnofoundation，itsuppergraodayburiedtomorrowinoozeandslime。

Thefurnishedroomreceiveditslatestguestwithafirstglowofpseudo-hospitality，ahectic，haggard，perfunelikethespeileofademirep。Thesophistieiedgleamsfromthedeiture，theraggedbrocadeupholsteryofadtwochairs，afootierglassbetwees，friltpictureframesandabrassbedsteadinaer。

&reert，uponachair，whiletheroom，fusedihoughitartmeriedtodisofitsdiverstenantry。

Apolyaticruglikesomebrilliaangular，tropicalisletlaysurroundedbyabillowyseaofsoiledmatting。Uponthegay-paperedwallwerethosepicturesthatpursuethehomelessonefromhousetohouse—TheHugueheFirstQuarrel，TheWeddi，PsycheattheFouel'schastelysevereoutlinewasingloriouslyveiledbehidraperydrawnrakishlyaskewlikethesashesoftheAmazowassomedesolateflotsamcastasidebytheroom'smaroonedwhenaluckysailhadboroafreshpvaseortwo，picturesofactresses，amediestraycardsoutofadeck。