Холодный дом

Obstinacy

           "Unfoldinghisarmsandchanginghisposition,hestoodwithonemassivehanduponthetableandtheotheronhiship,ascompleteapictureofamanwhowasnottobemovedfromafixedpurposeaseverIsaw.Itwasinvainthatweallthreetalkedtohimandendeavouredtopersuadehim;helistenedwiththatgentlenesswhichwentsowellwithhisbluffbearing,butwasevidentlynomoreshakenbyourrepresentationsthathisplaceofconfinementwas."Praythink,oncemore,Mr.George,"saidI."Haveyounowishinreferencetoyourcase?""Icertainlycouldwishittobetried,miss,"hereturned,"bycourt-martial;butthatisoutofthequestion,asIamwellaware.Ifyouwillbesogoodastofavourmewithyourattentionforacoupleofminutes,miss,notmore,I’llendeavourtoexplainmyselfasclearlyasIcan."Helookedatusallthreeinturn,shookhisheadalittleasifhewereadjustingitinthestockandcollarofatightuniform,andafteramoment’sreflectionwenton."Yousee,miss,Ihavebeenhandcuffedandtakenintocustodyandbroughthere.Iamamarkedanddisgracedman,andhereIam.Myshootinggalleryisrummaged,highandlow,byBucket;suchpropertyasIhave’tissmallisturnedthiswayandthattillitdon’tknowitself;and(asaforesaid)hereIam!Idon’tparticularcomplainofthat.ThoughIaminthesepresentquartersthroughnoimmediatelyprecedingfaultofmine,IcanverywellunderstandthatifIhadn’tgoneintothevagabondwayinmyyouth,thiswouldn’thavehappened.ItHAShappened.Thencomesthequestionhowtomeetit.

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