Лавка древностей

Chapter 44

           

           Therewasafeeblelampatnogreatdistance;theonlyoneintheplace,whichwasakindofsquareyard,butsufficienttoshowhowpoorandmeanitwas.Tothis,thefigurebeckonedthem;atthesametimedrawingwithinitsrays,asiftoshowthatithadnodesiretoconcealitselfortakethematanadvantage.Theformwasthatofaman,miserablycladandbegrimedwithsmoke,which,perhapsbyitscontrastwiththenaturalcolourofhisskin,madehimlookpalerthanhereallywas.Thathewasnaturallyofaverywanandpallidaspect,however,hishollowcheeks,sharpfeatures,andsunkeneyes,nolessthanacertainlookofpatientendurance,sufficientlytestified.Hisvoicewasharshbynature,butnotbrutal;andthoughhisface,besidespossessingthecharacteristicsalreadymentioned,wasovershadowedbyaquantityoflongdarkhair,itsexpressionwasneitherferociousnorbad.

           ‘Howcameyoutothinkofrestingthere?’hesaid.‘Orhow,’headded,lookingmoreattentivelyatthechild,‘doyoucometowantaplaceofrestatthistimeofnight?’

           ‘Ourmisfortunes,’thegrandfatheranswered,‘arethecause.’

           ‘Doyouknow,’saidtheman,lookingstillmoreearnestlyatNell,‘howwetsheis,andthatthedampstreetsarenotaplaceforher?’

           ‘Iknowitwell,Godhelpme,’hereplied.‘WhatcanIdo!’

           ThemanlookedatNellagain,andgentlytouchedhergarments,fromwhichtherainwasrunningoffinlittlestreams.‘Icangiveyouwarmth,’hesaid,afterapause;‘nothingelse.

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