Крошка Доррит

Chapter 13. Patriarchal

           Thiswasanamazinglittleoldwoman,withafacelikeastaringwoodendolltoocheapforexpression,andastiffyellowwigperchedunevenlyonthetopofherhead,asifthechildwhoownedthedollhaddrivenatackthroughitanywhere,sothatitonlygotfastenedon.Anotherremarkablethinginthislittleoldwomanwas,thatthesamechildseemedtohavedamagedherfaceintwoorthreeplaceswithsomebluntinstrumentinthenatureofaspoon;hercountenance,andparticularlythetipofhernose,presentingthephenomenaofseveraldints,generallyansweringtothebowlofthatarticle.Afurtherremarkablethinginthislittleoldwomanwas,thatshehadnonamebutMrF.‘sAunt.

           Shebrokeuponthevisitor’sviewunderthefollowingcircumstances:Florasaidwhenthefirstdishwasbeingputonthetable,perhapsMrClennammightnothaveheardthatMrF.hadleftheralegacy?ClennaminreturnimpliedhishopethatMrF.hadendowedthewifewhomheadored,withthegreaterpartofhisworldlysubstance,ifnotwithall.Florasaid,ohyes,shedidn’tmeanthat,MrF.hadmadeabeautifulwill,buthehadleftherasaseparatelegacy,hisAunt.Shethenwentoutoftheroomtofetchthelegacy,and,onherreturn,rathertriumphantlypresented‘MrF.‘sAunt.’

           ThemajorcharacteristicsdiscoverablebythestrangerinMrF.‘sAunt,wereextremeseverityandgrimtaciturnity;sometimesinterruptedbyapropensitytoofferremarksinadeepwarningvoice,which,beingtotallyuncalledforbyanythingsaidbyanybody,andtraceabletonoassociationofideas,confoundedandterrifiedtheMind.MrF.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 240 из 1266