第39部分(第2/7 页)

　out。　On　the　morning　of　the　third　day　of　rain　we　decided　to　go　down　into　town。

〃That　is　all　right；　Mr。　Henry；〃　Guttingen　said。　〃You　do　not　have　to　give　me　any　notice。　I　did　not　think　you　would　want　to　stay　now　the　bad　weather　is　e。〃

〃We　have　to　be　near　the　hospital　anyway　on　account　of　Madame；〃　I　said。

〃I　understand；〃　he　said。　〃Will　you　e　back　some　time　and　stay；　with　the　little　one？〃

〃Yes；　if　you　would　have　room。〃

〃In　the　spring　when　it　is　nice　you　could　e　and　enjoy　it。　We　could　put　the　little　one　and　the　nurse　in　the　big　room　that　is　closed　now　and　you　and　Madame　could　have　your　same　room　looking　out　over　the　lake。〃

〃I'll　write　about　ing；〃　I　said。　We　packed　and　left　on　the　train　that　went　down　after　lunch。　Mr。　and　Mrs。　Guttingen　came　down　to　the　station　with　us　and　he　hauled　our　baggage　down　on　a　sled　through　the　slush。　They　stood　beside　the　station　in　the　rain　waving　good…by。

〃They　were　very　sweet；〃　Catherine　said。

〃They　were　fine　to　us。〃

We　took　the　train　to　Lausanne　from　Montreux。　Looking　out　the　window　toward　where　we　had　lived　you　could　not　see　the　mountains　for　the　clouds。　The　train　stopped　in　Vevey；　then　went　on；　passing　the　lake　on　one　side　and　on　the　other　the　wet　brown　fields　and　the　bare　woods　and　the　wet　houses。　We　came　into　Lausanne　and　went　into　a　medium…sized　hotel　to　stay。　It　was　still　raining　as　we　drove　through　the　streets　and　into　the　carriage　entrance　of　the　hotel。　The　concierge　with　brass　keys　on　his　lapels；　the　elevator；　the　carpets　on　the　floors；　and　the　white　washbowls　with　shining　fixtures；　the　brass　bed　and　the　big　fortable　bedroom　all　seemed　very　great　luxury　after　the　Guttingens。　The　windows　of　the　room　looked　out　on　a　wet　garden　with　a　wall　topped　by　an　iron　fence。　Across　the　s