miss billie married-第40部分
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left hand serve his will; but a bare half…dozen
irritating; ineffectual strokes were usually enough
to make him throw down his brush in disgust。
He never could do anything with his left hand;
he told himself dejectedly。
Many of his hours; of course; he spent with
Billy and his son; and they were happy hours;
too; but they always came to be restless ones
before the day was half over。 Billy was always
devotion itself to himwhen she was not
attending to the baby; he had no fault to find with
Billy。 And the baby was delightfulhe could
find no fault with the baby。 But the baby _was_
fretfulhe was teething; Billy saidand he
needed a great deal of attention; so; naturally;
Bertram drifted out of the nursery; after a time;
and went down into his studio; where were his
dear; empty palette; his orderly brushes; and
his tantalizing ‘‘Face of a Girl。'' From the
studio; generally; Bertram went out on to the street。
Sometimes he dropped into a fellow…artist's
studio。 Sometimes he strolled into a club or
caf