Мидлмарч

Chapter 68

           Nobodywillpayyouwellforblastingmyname:Iknowtheworstyoucandoagainstme,andIshallbraveitifyoudaretothrustyourselfuponmeagain.Getup,sir,anddoasIorderyou,withoutnoise,orIwillsendforapolicemantotakeyouoffmypremises,andyoumaycarryyourstoriesintoeverypothouseinthetown,butyoushallhavenosixpencefrommetopayyourexpensesthere."

           Bulstrodehadrarelyinhislifespokenwithsuchnervousenergy:hehadbeendeliberatingonthisspeechanditsprobableeffectsthroughalargepartofthenight;andthoughhedidnottrusttoitsultimatelysavinghimfromanyreturnofRaffles,hehadconcludedthatitwasthebestthrowhecouldmake.Itsucceededinenforcingsubmissionfromthejadedmanthismorning:hisempoisonedsystematthismomentquailedbeforeBulstrode’scold,resolutebearing,andhewastakenoffquietlyinthecarriagebeforethefamilybreakfasttime.Theservantsimaginedhimtobeapoorrelation,andwerenotsurprisedthatastrictmanliketheirmaster,whoheldhisheadhighintheworld,shouldbeashamedofsuchacousinandwanttogetridofhim.Thebanker’sdriveoftenmileswithhishatedcompanionwasadrearybeginningoftheChristmasday;butattheendofthedrive,Raffleshadrecoveredhisspirits,andpartedinacontentmentforwhichtherewasthegoodreasonthatthebankerhadgivenhimahundredpounds.VariousmotivesurgedBulstrodetothisopen-handedness,buthedidnothimselfinquirecloselyintoallofthem.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 1068 из 1302