Лавка древностей

Chapter 1

           

           ‘Morecare!’saidtheoldmaninashrillvoice,‘morecareofNelly!Why,whoeverlovedachildasIloveNell?’

           HesaidthiswithsuchevidentsurprisethatIwasperplexedwhatanswertomake,andthemoresobecausecoupledwithsomethingfeebleandwanderinginhismanner,therewereinhisfacemarksofdeepandanxiousthoughtwhichconvincedmethathecouldnotbe,asIhadbeenatfirstinclinedtosuppose,inastateofdotageorimbecility.

           ‘Idon’tthinkyouconsiderIbegan.

           ‘Idon’tconsider!’criedtheoldmaninterruptingme,‘Idon’tconsiderher!Ah,howlittleyouknowofthetruth!LittleNelly,littleNelly!’

           Itwouldbeimpossibleforanyman,Icarenotwhathisformofspeechmightbe,toexpressmoreaffectionthanthedealerincuriositiesdid,inthesefourwords.Iwaitedforhimtospeakagain,butherestedhischinuponhishandandshakinghisheadtwiceorthricefixedhiseyesuponthefire.

           Whileweweresittingthusinsilence,thedooroftheclosetopened,andthechildreturned,herlightbrownhairhanginglooseaboutherneck,andherfaceflushedwiththehasteshehadmadetorejoinus.Shebusiedherselfimmediatelyinpreparingsupper,andwhileshewasthusengagedIremarkedthattheoldmantookanopportunityofobservingmemorecloselythanhehaddoneyet.Iwassurprisedtoseethatallthistimeeverythingwasdonebythechild,andthatthereappearedtobenootherpersonsbutourselvesinthehouse.

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