Крошка Доррит

Chapter 1. Fellow Travellers

           

           ‘Look,’saidhe,inhisformertone,‘atthisgentlemanourhost,notyetintheprimeoflife,whoinsogracefulawayandwithsuchcourtlyurbanityandmodestypresidesoverus!Mannersfitforacrown!DinewiththeLordMayorofLondon(ifyoucangetaninvitation)andobservethecontrast.Thisdearfellow,withthefinestcutfaceIeversaw,afaceinperfectdrawing,leavessomelaboriouslifeandcomesuphereIdon’tknowhowmanyfeetabovethelevelofthesea,fornootherpurposeonearth(exceptenjoyinghimself,Ihope,inacapitalrefectory)thantokeepanhotelforidlepoordevilslikeyouandme,andleavethebilltoourconsciences!Why,isn’titabeautifulsacrifice?Whatdowewantmoretotouchus?Becauserescuedpeopleofinterestingappearancearenot,foreightorninemonthsoutofeverytwelve,holdingonhereroundthenecksofthemostsagaciousofdogscarryingwoodenbottles,shallwedisparagetheplace?No!Blesstheplace.It’sagreatplace,agloriousplace!’

           Thechestofthegrey-hairedgentlemanwhowastheChiefoftheimportantparty,hadswelledasifwithaprotestagainsthisbeingnumberedamongpoordevils.Nosoonerhadtheartisttravellerceasedspeakingthanhehimselfspokewithgreatdignity,ashavingitincumbentonhimtotaketheleadinmostplaces,andhavingdesertedthatdutyforalittlewhile.

           Heweightilycommunicatedhisopiniontotheirhost,thathislifemustbeaverydrearylifehereinthewinter.

           ThehostallowedtoMonsieurthatitwasalittlemonotonous.Theairwasdifficulttobreatheforalengthoftimeconsecutively.

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