Возвращение на родину

III. The Custom of the Country

           

           “Idon’tthinkFifth-of-Novembersoughttobekeptupbynightexceptintowns.Itshouldbebydayinoutstep,ill-accountedplaceslikethis!”

           “Nonsense,Christian.Liftupyourspiritslikeaman!Susy,dear,youandIwillhaveajig—hey,myhoney?—before’tisquitetoodarktoseehowwell-favouredyoubestill,thoughsomanysummershavepassedsinceyourhusband,asonofawitch,snappedyouupfromme.”

           ThiswasaddressedtoSusanNunsuch;andthenextcircumstanceofwhichthebeholderswereconsciouswasavisionofthematron’sbroadformwhiskingofftowardsthespacewhereonthefirehadbeenkindled.ShewasliftedbodilybyMr.Fairway’sarm,whichhadbeenflungroundherwaistbeforeshehadbecomeawareofhisintention.Thesiteofthefirewasnowmerelyacircleofashesfleckedwithredembersandsparks,thefurzehavingburntcompletelyaway.Oncewithinthecirclehewhirledherroundandroundinadance.Shewasawomannoisilyconstructed;inadditiontoherenclosingframeworkofwhaleboneandlath,sheworepattenssummerandwinter,inwetweatherandindry,topreserveherbootsfromwear;andwhenFairwaybegantojumpaboutwithher,theclickingofthepattens,thecreakingofthestays,andherscreamsofsurprise,formedaveryaudibleconcert.

           “I’llcrackthynumskullforthee,youmandychap!”saidMrs.Nunsuch,asshehelplesslydancedroundwithhim,herfeetplayinglikedrumsticksamongthesparks.

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