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第0章 陛下何故造反？

　　She looked at him the same evening she had made up her mind togo, and now he seemed not so shiftless and worthless, but rundown and beaten upon by chance. His eyes were not keen, his facemarked, his hands flabby. She thought his hair had a touch ofgrey. All unconscious of his doom, he rocked and read his paper,while she glanced at him.

　　"Force!" he said, with curled lip. "A lot of forcing I did."

　　"'No,' said the girl, 'but it is dreadful to be hungry.'

　　"I guess she isn't coming home," he said, grimly.

　　At the sound of her stage name Carrie started. She began to feelthe bitterness of the situation. The feelings of the outcastdescended upon her. She hung at the wing's edge, wrapt in herown mounting thoughts. She hardly heard anything more, save herown rumbling blood.

　　"Work, you blackguards," yelled a voice. "Do the dirty work.You're the suckers that keep the poor people down!"

　　"You'll want to see the city first, won't you?" said Minnie, whenthey were eating. "Well, we'll go out Sunday and see LincolnPark.

　　When Hurstwood put the money back, his nature again resumed itsease and daring. No one had observed him. He was quite alone.No one could tell what he wished to do. He could work this thingout for himself.

　　He sidled around, dressing and fidgeting before he arranged tomake his next remark.