Тяжёлые времена

Mrs. Sparsit

           

           ‘YouarequiteanotherfathertoLouisa,sir.’Mrs.Sparsittookalittlemoretea;and,asshebentheragaincontractedeyebrowsoverhersteamingcup,ratherlookedasifherclassicalcountenancewereinvokingtheinfernalgods.

           ‘IfyouhadsaidIwasanotherfathertoTomyoungTom,Imean,notmyfriendTomGradgrindyoumighthavebeennearerthemark.IamgoingtotakeyoungTomintomyoffice.Goingtohavehimundermywing,ma’am.’

           ‘Indeed?Ratheryoungforthat,ishenot,sir?’Mrs.Sparsit’s‘sir,’inaddressingMr.Bounderby,wasawordofceremony,ratherexactingconsiderationforherselfintheuse,thanhonouringhim.

           ‘I’mnotgoingtotakehimatonce;heistofinishhiseducationalcrammingbeforethen,’saidBounderby.‘BytheLordHarry,he’llhaveenoughofit,firstandlast!He’dopenhiseyes,thatboywould,ifheknewhowemptyoflearningmyyoungmawwas,athistimeoflife.’Which,bytheby,heprobablydidknow,forhehadheardofitoftenenough.‘Butit’sextraordinarythedifficultyIhaveonscoresofsuchsubjects,inspeakingtoanyoneonequalterms.Here,forexample,Ihavebeenspeakingtoyouthismorningabouttumblers.Why,whatdoyouknowabouttumblers?Atthetimewhen,tohavebeenatumblerinthemudofthestreets,wouldhavebeenagodsendtome,aprizeinthelotterytome,youwereattheItalianOpera.YouwerecomingoutoftheItalianOpera,ma’am,inwhitesatinandjewels,ablazeofsplendour,whenIhadn’tapennytobuyalinktolightyou.

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