下载辰思小说免费APP
Inamomentithadcome，thefirstseriousdisputeoftheirweddedlife。
Ithadcomeasallsuchcalamitiescome，fromnothing，anditwasontheminfulldisastereretheyknew。Suchaverylittlewhileago，thereintheconventgarden，theirliveshadbeendrawncloserinsympathythaneverbefore；andnowthatblessedtimeseemedagessince，andtheywerefurtherasunderthanthosewhohaveneverbeenfriends。“Ithought，“
bitterlymusedIsabel，“thathewouldhavedoneanythingforme。““Whocouldhavedreamedthatawomanofhersensewouldbesounreasonable，“
hewondered。Bothhadtempers，asIknowmydearestreaderhas(ifalady)，andneitherwouldyield；andso，presently，theycouldhardlytellhow，fortheywereaghastatitall，Isabelwasaloneinherroomamidsttheruinsofherlife，andBasilaloneintheone-horsecarriage，tryingtodriveawayfromthewreckofhishappiness。Allwasover；thedreamwaspast；thecharmwasbroken。Thesweetnessoftheirlovewasturnedtogall；whateverhadpleasedthemintheirlovingmoodswasloathsomenow，andthethingstheyhadpraisedamomentbeforewerehateful。Inthatbalefullight，whichseemedtodwelluponalltheyeversaidordidinmutualenjoyment，howpoorandstupidandemptylookedtheirwedding-
journey！Basilspentfiveminutesinarraigninghiswifeandconvictingherofeveryfollyandfault。Hissoulwasinawhirl，“FortobewrothwithoneweloveDothworklikemadnessinthebrain。“
Inthemidstofhisbitterandfuriousupbraidingshefoundhimselfsuddenlybecomeherardentadvocate，andreadytodenounceherjudgeasaheartlessmonster。“Onourweddingjourney，too！Goodheavens，whatanincrediblebruteIam！“Thenhesaid，“WhatanassIam！“Andthepathosofthecasehavingyieldedtoitsabsurdity，hewashelpless。
InfiveminutesmorehewasatIsabel’sside，theone-horsecarriagedriverdismissedwithahandsomepour-boire，andapairoflustybayswithaglitteringbarouchewaitingatthedoorbelow。Heswiftlyaccountedforhispresence，whichsheseemedtofindthemostnaturalthingthatcouldbe，andshemethissurrenderwiththeopennessofaheartthatforgivesbutdoesnotforget，ifindeedthemostgraciousartistheonlyoneunknowntothesex。
Sherosewithasmilefromtheruinsofherlife，amidstwhichshehadheart-brokenlysatdownwithallherthingson。“Iknewyou’dcomeback，“shesaid。
“SodidI，“heanswered。“Iammuchtoogoodandnobletosacrificemypreferencetomyduty。“
“Ididn’tcareparticularlyforthetwohorses，Basil，“shesaid，astheydescendedtothebarouche。“Itwasyourrefusingthemthathurtme。“
“AndIdidn’twanttheone-horsecarriage。Itwasyourinsistingsothatprovokedme。“
“Doyouthinkpeopleeverquarreledbeforeonaweddingjourney？“askedIsabelastheydrovegaylyoutofthecity。
“Never！Ican’tconceiveofit。Isupposeifthiswerewrittendown，nobodywouldbelieveit。“
“No，nobodycould，“saidIsabel，musingly，andsheaddedafterapause，“Iwishyouwouldtellmejustwhatyouthoughtofme，dearest。Didyoufeelasyoudidwhenourlittleaffairwasbrokenoff，longago？Didyouhateme？“
“Idid，mostcordially；butnothalfsomuchasIdespisedmyselfthenextmoment。Astoitsbeinglikealover’squarrel，itwasn’t。Itwasmorebitter，somuchmorelovethanloversevergivehadtobetakenback。Besides，ithadnodignity，andalover’squarrelalwayshas。
Alover’squarrelalwaysspringsfromamoreseriouscause，andhasanairofromantictragedy。Thishadnograceofthekind。Itwasapo
