The Rosy Crucifixion 1 - Sexus by Henry Miller

Author:Henry Miller [Miller, Henry]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2010-12-01T08:00:00+00:00

The three of us burst out laughing. O’Rourke and I rose to go. You’re a musician, aren’t you? asked O’Rourke.

She blushed. Why yes … why, how did you know? I’m a violinist. That’s another reason, of course, why I decided to come to New York. I hope to give a recital here some day—perhaps in Town Hall. It’s thrilling to be in a big city like this, isn’t it? She giggled like a school-girl.

It is wonderful to live in a place like New York, said O’Rourke, his voice suddenly dropping to a more serious register. I hope you will have all the success you are looking for … He paused, a heavy pause, and then taking her two hands in his, he placed himself squarely in front of her and said:

Let me suggest something to you, may I? Why of course! said Miss Andrews, reddening slightly.

Well then, when you give your first concert at Town Hall, let us say, I would suggest that you use your real name. Marjorie Blair sounds just as good as Nina Andrews … don’t you think? Well, and without pausing to observe the effect of this retort, he said, grasping my arm and turning towards the door, I think we should be getting along. Good luck, Miss Blair. Good-bye!

I’ll be damned, I said, when we got to the street.

She’s a fine little girl, isn’t she? said O’Rourke, dragging me along. Clancy called me in this afternoon … showed me the application. I’ve got all the dope on her. She’s absolutely O.K.

But the name? I said. Why did she change her name?

Oh that, that’s nothing, said O’Rourke. Young people find it exciting to change their name sometimes…. It’s lucky she doesn’t know what Mr. Harcourt told Mr. Twilliger, eh? We’d have a nice case on our hands, if that ever leaked out.

By the way, he added, as though it were of no importance, when I make my report to Twilliger, I’ll say that she was going on twenty-two. You won’t mind that, will you? They suspected, you see, that she was under age. Or course you can’t check every one’s age. Still, you have to be careful. You understand, of course….

Of course, I said, and it’s damned good of yon to cover me up.

We walked in silence for a few moments, keeping our eyes open for a restaurant.

Wasn’t Harcourt taking a big risk in giving Twilliger a story like that?

O’Rourke didn’t answer at once.

It makes me furious, I said. Damn him, he almost lost me my job too, do you realize that?

Harcourt’s case is more complicated, said O’Rourke slowly. I’m telling you this in strict confidence, you understand. We’re not going to say anything to Mr. Harcourt. In my report I’ll inform Mr. Twilliger that the case has been satisfactorily dealt with. I’ll explain that Mr. Harcourt was in error as to the girl’s character, that she immediately found another position, and recommend that the matter be dropped…. Mr. Harcourt, as I suppose you have already gathered, is a close friend of Twilliger’s.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.