Лавка древностей

Chapter 7

           Therearesomepeoplewhocanbemerryandcan’tbewise,andsomewhocanbewise(orthinktheycan)andcan’tbemerry.I’moneofthefirstsort.Iftheproverb’sagood‘un,Isupposeit’sbettertokeeptohalfofitthannone;atallevents,I’dratherbemerryandnotwise,thanlikeyou,neitheronenort’other.’

           ‘Bah!’mutteredhisfriend,peevishly.

           ‘Withallmyheart,’saidMrSwiveller.‘InthepolitecirclesIbelievethissortofthingisn’tusuallysaidtoagentlemaninhisownapartments,butnevermindthat.Makeyourselfathome,’addingtothisretortanobservationtotheeffectthathisfriendappearedtoberather‘cranky’inpointoftemper,RichardSwivellerfinishedtherosyandappliedhimselftothecompositionofanotherglassful,inwhich,aftertastingitwithgreatrelish,heproposedatoasttoanimaginarycompany.

           ‘Gentlemen,I’llgiveyou,ifyouplease,SuccesstotheancientfamilyoftheSwivellers,andgoodlucktoMrRichardinparticularMrRichard,gentlemen,’saidDickwithgreatemphasis,‘whospendsallhismoneyonhisfriendsandisBah!’dforhispains.Hear,hear!’

           ‘Dick!’saidtheother,returningtohisseatafterhavingpacedtheroomtwiceorthrice,‘willyoutalkseriouslyfortwominutes,ifIshowyouawaytomakeyourfortunewithverylittletrouble?’

           ‘You’veshownmesomany,’returnedDick;‘andnothinghascomeofanyoneof‘embutemptypockets

           ‘You’lltelladifferentstoryofthisone,beforeaverylongtimeisover,’saidhiscompanion,drawinghischairtothetable.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 77 из 836