Холодный дом

Enlightened

           "Ifyouhadcomealittleearlier,"hesaid,"youwouldhavefoundWoodcourthere.ThereneverwassuchagoodfellowasWoodcourtis.Hefindstimetolookinbetween-whiles,whenanybodyelsewithhalfhisworktodowouldbethinkingaboutnotbeingabletocome.Andheissocheery,sofresh,sosensible,soearnest,soeverythingthatIamnot,thattheplacebrightenswheneverhecomes,anddarkenswheneverhegoesagain.""Godblesshim,"Ithought,"forhistruthtome!""Heisnotsosanguine,Ada,"continuedRichard,castinghisdejectedlookoverthebundlesofpapers,"asVholesandIareusually,butheisonlyanoutsiderandisnotinthemysteries.Wehavegoneintothem,andhehasnot.Hecan’tbeexpectedtoknowmuchofsuchalabyrinth."Ashislookwanderedoverthepapersagainandhepassedhistwohandsoverhishead,Inoticedhowsunkenandhowlargehiseyesappeared,howdryhislipswere,andhowhisfinger-nailswereallbittenaway."Isthisahealthyplacetolivein,Richard,doyouthink?"saidI."Why,mydearMinerva,"answeredRichardwithhisoldgaylaugh,"itisneitheraruralnoracheerfulplace;andwhenthesunshineshere,youmaylayaprettyheavywagerthatitisshiningbrightlyinanopenspot.Butit’swellenoughforthetime.It’sneartheofficesandnearVholes.""Perhaps,"Ihinted,"achangefromboth""Mightdomegood?"saidRichard,forcingalaughashefinishedthesentence."Ishouldn’twonder!Butitcanonlycomeinonewaynowinoneoftwoways,Ishouldrathersay.Eitherthesuitmustbeended,Esther,orthesuitor.

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