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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）

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&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.