Крошка Доррит

Chapter 30. The Word of a Gentleman

           Blandois’draftsatsighttotheextentof,sayFiftyPoundssterling(50l.),’&c.&c.

           ‘Verygood,sir,’saidMrFlintwinch.‘Takeachair.TotheextentofanythingthatourHousecando—weareinaretired,old-fashioned,steadywayofbusiness,sir—weshallbehappytorenderyouourbestassistance.Iobserve,fromthedateofthis,thatwecouldnotyetbeadvisedofit.Probablyyoucameoverwiththedelayedmailthatbringstheadvice.’

           ‘ThatIcameoverwiththedelayedmail,sir,’returnedMrBlandois,passinghiswhitehanddownhishigh-hookednose,‘Iknowtothecostofmyheadandstomach:thedetestableandintolerableweatherhavingrackedthemboth.YouseemeintheplightinwhichIcameoutofthepacketwithinthishalf-hour.Ioughttohavebeenherehoursago,andthenIshouldnothavetoapologise—permitmetoapologise—forpresentingmyselfsounreasonably,andfrightening—no,by-the-bye,yousaidnotfrightening;permitmetoapologiseagain—theesteemedlady,MrsClennam,inherinvalidchamberabovestairs.’

           Swaggerandanairofauthorisedcondescensiondosomuch,thatMrFlintwinchhadalreadybeguntothinkthisahighlygentlemanlypersonage.Notthelessunyieldingwithhimonthataccount,hescrapedhischinandsaid,whatcouldhehavethehonourofdoingforMrBlandoisto-night,outofbusinesshours?

           ‘Faith!’returnedthatgentleman,shrugginghiscloakedshoulders,‘Imustchange,andeatanddrink,andbelodgedsomewhere.Havethekindnesstoadviseme,atotalstranger,where,andmoneyisamatterofperfectindifferenceuntilto-morrow.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 537 из 1266