Холодный дом

Esther’s Narrative

           "AlthoughIrememberthisconversationnow,myheadwasinconfusionatthetime,andmypowerofattentionhardlydidmorethanenablemetounderstandthatheenteredintotheseparticularstodivertme.Withthesamekindintention,manifestly,heoftenspoketomeofindifferentthings,whilehisfacewasbusywiththeoneobjectthatwehadinview.Hestillpursuedthissubjectasweturnedinatthegarden-gate."Ah!"saidMr.Bucket."Hereweare,andaniceretiredplaceitis.PutsamaninmindofthecountryhouseintheWoodpecker-tapping,thatwasknownbythesmokewhichsogracefullycurled.They’reearlywiththekitchenfire,andthatdenotesgoodservants.Butwhatyou’vealwaysgottobecarefulofwithservantsiswhocomestosee’em;youneverknowwhatthey’reuptoifyoudon’tknowthat.Andanotherthing,mydear.Wheneveryoufindayoungmanbehindthekitchen-door,yougivethatyoungmaninchargeonsuspicionofbeingsecretedinadwelling-housewithanunlawfulpurpose."Wewerenowinfrontofthehouse;helookedattentivelyandcloselyatthegravelforfootprintsbeforeheraisedhiseyestothewindows."Doyougenerallyputthatelderlyyounggentlemaninthesameroomwhenhe’sonavisithere,MissSummerson?"heinquired,glancingatMr.Skimpole’susualchamber."YouknowMr.Skimpole!"saidI."Whatdoyoucallhimagain?"returnedMr.Bucket,bendingdownhisear."Skimpole,isit?I’veoftenwonderedwhathisnamemightbe.Skimpole.NotJohn,Ishouldsay,noryetJacob?""Harold,"Itoldhim."Harold.Yes.He’saqueerbirdisHarold,"saidMr.

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