Холодный дом

Flight

           Rouncewell,drawingupherstatelyform,shakesherheadattheoldgirlwithaswellingprideuponher,asmuchastosay,"Itoldyouso!"Theoldgirlrelievesherfeelingsandtestifiesherinterestintheconversationbygivingthetrooperagreatpokebetweentheshoulderswithherumbrella;thisactionsheafterwardsrepeats,atintervals,inaspeciesofaffectionatelunacy,neverfailing,aftertheadministrationofeachoftheseremonstrances,toresorttothewhitenedwallandthegreycloakagain."ThiswasthewayIbroughtmyselftothink,mother,thatmybestamendswastolieuponthatbedIhadmade,anddieuponit.AndIshouldhavedoneit(thoughIhavebeentoseeyoumorethanoncedownatChesneyWold,whenyoulittlethoughtofme)butformyoldcomrade’swifehere,whoIfindhasbeentoomanyforme.ButIthankherforit.Ithankyouforit,Mrs.Bagnet,withallmyheartandmight."TowhichMrs.Bagnetrespondswithtwopokes.AndnowtheoldladyimpressesuponhersonGeorge,herowndearrecoveredboy,herjoyandpride,thelightofhereyes,thehappycloseofherlife,andeveryfondnameshecanthinkof,thathemustbegovernedbythebestadviceobtainablebymoneyandinfluence,thathemustyielduphiscasetothegreatestlawyersthatcanbegot,thathemustactinthisseriousplightasheshallbeadvisedtoactandmustnotbeself-willed,howeverright,butmustpromisetothinkonlyofhispooroldmother’sanxietyandsufferinguntilheisreleased,orhewillbreakherheart.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 1089 из 1276