Посмертные записки Пиквикского клуба

The first Day’s Journey, and the first Evening’s Adventures; with their Consequences

           Tupman;‘Icouldn’tmakehimunderstandwhatIwanted,ifIwokehimnow,butIknowhehasadress-suitinacarpetbag;andsupposingyouworeittotheball,andtookitoffwhenwereturned,Icouldreplaceitwithouttroublinghimatallaboutthematter.’

           ‘Capital,’saidthestranger,‘famousplan—damnedoddsituation—fourteencoatsinthepacking-cases,andobligedtowearanotherman’s—verygoodnotion,that—very.’

           ‘Wemustpurchaseourtickets,’saidMr.Tupman.

           ‘Notworthwhilesplittingaguinea,’saidthestranger,‘tosswhoshallpayforboth—Icall;youspin—firsttime—woman—woman—bewitchingwoman,’anddowncamethesovereignwiththedragon(calledbycourtesyawoman)uppermost.

           Mr.Tupmanrangthebell,purchasedthetickets,andorderedchambercandlesticks.InanotherquarterofanhourthestrangerwascompletelyarrayedinafullsuitofMr.NathanielWinkle’s.

           ‘It’sanewcoat,’saidMr.Tupman,asthestrangersurveyedhimselfwithgreatcomplacencyinachevalglass;‘thefirstthat’sbeenmadewithourclubbutton,’andhecalledhiscompanions’attentiontothelargegiltbuttonwhichdisplayedabustofMr.Pickwickinthecentre,andtheletters‘P.C.’oneitherside.

           ‘"P.C."’saidthestranger—‘queersetout—oldfellow’slikeness,and"P.C."—Whatdoes"P.C."standfor—PeculiarCoat,eh?’

           Mr.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 29 из 1301