基本信息
a weekly salary, so that there was some reason for the unfriendly stare which was bestowed upon mr. ambrose's height and upon mrs. ambrose's cloak. but some enchantment had put both man and woman beyond the reach of malice and unpopularity. in his guess one might guess from the moving lips that it was thought; and in hers from the eyes fixed stonily straight in front of her at a level above the eyes of most that it was sorrow. it was only by scorning all she met that she kept herself from tears, and the friction of people brushing past her was evidently painful. after watching the traffic on the embankment for a minute or two with a stoical gaze she twitched her husband's sleeve, and they crossed between the swift discharge of motor cars. when they were safe on the further side, she gently withdrew her arm from his, allowing her mouth at the same time to relax, to tremble; then tears rolled down, and leaning her elbows on the balustrade, she shielded her face from the curious. mr. ambrose attempted consolation; he patted her shoulder; but she showed no signs of admitting him, and feeling it awkward to stand beside a grief that was greater than his, he crossed his arms behind him, and took a turn along the pavement.
the embankment juts out in angles here and there, like pulpits; instead of preachers, however, small boys occupy them, dangling string, dropping pebbles, or launching wads of paper for a cruise. with their sharp eye for eccentricity, they were inclined to think mr. ambro
