Крошка Доррит

Chapter 5. Something Wrong Somewhere

           Hereheceased;continuingtoeyeMissFannythroughhisglass,withafacemuchtwisted,andnotornamentallyso,inpartbytheactionofkeepinghisglassinhiseye,andinpartbythegreatsubtletyofhissmile.

           ‘Underthesecircumstances,’saidMrDorrit,‘IbelieveIexpressthesentimentsof—ha—MrsGeneral,nolessthanmyown,whenIsaythatthereisnoobjection,but—hahum—quitethecontrary—toyourgratifyingyourdesire,Amy.ItrustImay—ha—hail—thisdesire,’saidMrDorrit,inanencouragingandforgivingmanner,‘asanauspiciousomen.Itisquiterighttoknowthesepeople.Itisaveryproperthing.MrMerdle’sisanameof—ha—world-widerepute.MrMerdle’sundertakingsareimmense.Theybringhiminsuchvastsumsofmoneythattheyareregardedas—hum—nationalbenefits.MrMerdleisthemanofthistime.ThenameofMerdleisthenameoftheage.PraydoeverythingonmybehalfthatisciviltoMrandMrsGowan,forwewill—ha—wewillcertainlynoticethem.’

           ThismagnificentaccordanceofMrDorrit’srecognitionsettledthematter.ItwasnotobservedthatUnclehadpushedawayhisplate,andforgottenhisbreakfast;buthewasnotmuchobservedatanytime,exceptbyLittleDorrit.Theservantswererecalled,andthemealproceededtoitsconclusion.MrsGeneralroseandleftthetable.LittleDorritroseandleftthetable.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 741 из 1266