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这场灾祸更看得开些。再没有比勇敢忍受别人的灾难更容易的了;鉴于这一点,我觉得,艾略特既然有生以来从没有象现在这样富有过,恐怕根本没有资格对别人要求这样严。最后,他请我带信给他的几个朋友,并且请我务必记着向所有碰见的人解释,为什么他的房子今年夏天没有开放。

这以后不到一个月,我又接到他的信,告诉我布太太死了。信写得很诚恳动人。

我早就认为尽管他为人势利,而且有许多荒唐做作的地方,他还是一个好心的、多情的和诚实的人;如果不是这样,我就决计想不到他会表现得这样得体、真实和单纯。信中告诉我,布太太身后的情况看来相当没有头绪。她的大儿子是个外交官,现在由于驻日大使离任,正在东京担任代办,当然无法离开职守。二儿子谈波登在我初认识布家时,原在菲律宾群岛,后来已调回华盛顿,并在国务院担任要职。他在母亲病危时,曾经带着妻子来到芝加哥,但是,安葬之后,非得立刻回首都不可。

由于这些情形,艾略特觉得自己只得留在美国把事情料理好。布太太把财产乎均分给三个孩子,可是,看上去,她在一九二九年经济大崩溃时,损失不轻。所幸他们在麻沙的农场找到了一个买主。艾略特在信中把农场说成是亲爱的路易莎的乡间住宅。

他写道“一个人家弄到要卖掉自己祖传的房子,总是伤心的,不过,近年来,我看见我的许多英国朋友逼得这样做的太多了,所以,我觉得我的两个外甥和伊莎贝儿必须以同样的勇气和淡泊接受这种不可避免的后果。Noblesseoblige![注]他们也很幸运能处理掉布太太在芝加哥的房子。原来早就有人打算把布太太住了一幢的那排房屋拆掉,改建一座大公寓,但是,布太太非常顽固,坚决要死在自己住的房子里,所以,这个计划始终没有实现。布太太一断气,立刻就有掮客跑来出了一笔价钱,布家立刻就接受了。可是,尽管如此,伊莎贝儿还是不够开销。

大崩溃之后,格雷曾经设法找工作,即使在那些顶过风暴的掮客的写字间里当个职员也行,可是,总不成功。他找他的老朋友们要点事情做,不管地位多小,也不管薪金多么低,但是没有用。过去他企图避兔那场最后使他冲家的灾难时,曾经作过疯狂的挣扎;再加上焦虑的压力,以及后来的屈辱,他的神经终于崩溃了。他开始患一种剧烈的头痛病,整整二十四小时之内一点不能动弹。头痛停止以后,人就象块湿抹布一样垮了。伊莎贝儿觉得只有带着他和孩子到南卡罗来纳州那边农场上去住,等格雷健康恢复再说。这个农场当初靠出产的大米,一年就可以有十万元进项,但是,多年来只是一片沼泽地和橡树林的荒野,只对喜欢打野鸭的人有用,找不到一个买主。他们从大崩溃之后就住在那边,现在仍旧打算回去,等国内情形好转,格雷能找到职业时再作计较。

“我不许他们这样做,”艾略特在信上写道“怎么,他们就象猪猡一样生活着,伊莎贝儿没有一个女佣人;孩子没有家庭教师,只有两个黑种女人照顾她们。

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