Крошка Доррит

Chapter 30. The Word of a Gentleman

           ‘ButMrBlandois,smitinghiminafriendlymannerontheback,onlylaughed;sothesaidBlandoiskissedhishandagaintoMrsClennam,andtheywentoutoftheroomtogether.

           ‘Youdon’tcaretogoup-stairs?’saidJeremiah,onthelanding.

           ‘Onthecontrary,MrFlintwinch;ifnottiresometoyou,Ishallberavished!’

           MrFlintwinch,therefore,wormedhimselfupthestaircase,andMrBlandoisfollowedclose.Theyascendedtothegreatgarretbed-roomwhichArthurhadoccupiedonthenightofhisreturn.‘There,MrBlandois!’saidJeremiah,showingit,‘Ihopeyoumaythinkthatworthcomingsohightosee.IconfessIdon’t.’

           MrBlandoisbeingenraptured,theywalkedthroughothergarretsandpassages,andcamedownthestaircaseagain.BythistimeMrFlintwinchhadremarkedthatheneverfoundthevisitorlookingatanyroom,afterthrowingonequickglancearound,butalwaysfoundthevisitorlookingathim,MrFlintwinch.Withthisdiscoveryinhisthoughts,heturnedaboutonthestaircaseforanotherexperiment.Hemethiseyesdirectly;andontheinstantoftheirfixingoneanother,thevisitor,withthatuglyplayofnoseandmoustache,laughed(ashehaddoneateverysimilarmomentsincetheyleftMrsClennam’schamber)adiabolicallysilentlaugh.

           Asamuchshortermanthanthevisitor,MrFlintwinchwasatthephysicaldisadvantageofbeingthusdisagreeablyleeredatfromaheight;andashewentfirstdownthestaircase,andwasusuallyasteportwolowerthantheother,thisdisadvantagewasatthetimeincreased.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 551 из 1266