Text C My Last Duchess（第1页）

TextCMyLastDuchess

&Browning

That’smylastDutedonthe>

Lookingasifshewerealive。Icall

Thatpieder，noandolf’shands

Workedbusilyaday，aands。

Will’tpleaseyousitandlookather?Isaid

“FraPandolf”bydesign，forneverread

Strapicturedce，

&handpassioglance，

Buttomyselftheytursby

&ainIhavedrawnforyou，butI）

Aheywouldaskme，iftheydurst，

Howsucecamethere;so，

&urnandaskthus。Sir，’t>

Herhusband’spresenly，calledthatspot

OfjoyintotheDuchess’cheek:perhaps

FraPandolfcedtosay“Hermantlelaps

Overmylady’swristtoomuch，”or“Paint

Mustoreproducethefaint

Half-flushthatdiesalo”:suchstuff

Wascourtesy，shethought，andough

Fupthatspotofjoy。Shehad

&—howshallIsay?—toosoonmadeglad，

Tooeasilyimpressed;sheliked>

Shelookedon，andherlookswenteverywhere。

Sir，’twasallone!Myfavouratherbreast，

Thedroppii，

Theboughofcherriessomeofficiousfool

&heorchardforher，thewhitemule

&hrouerradeach

Woulddrawfromheraliketheapprovingspeech，

Orblush，atleast。Shethankedmen，—good!butthanked

Someho—asifsheranked

Mygiftofanine-hundred-years-oldname

Withanybody’sgift。Who’dstooptoblame