第76章 MISS MORRIS AND THE STRANGER.(5)
- LITTLE NOVELS
- Wilkie Collins
- 57字
- 2016-03-02 16:34:12
"As little as possible--and _that_ is expiring.""A decayed place, in short?"
"Thoroughly decayed."
My tone seemed to astonish him. "You speak as if you were proud of its being a decayed place," he said.
I quite respected him; this was such an intelligent remark to make. We do enjoy our decay: it is our chief distinction.