Холодный дом

Esther’s Narrative

           "IshouldliketohaveseenJennyverymuch,"saidI,"forIamsureshewouldhavetoldmeallshecouldaboutthislady,whomIamveryanxiousindeedyoucannotthinkhowanxioustoovertake.WillJennybeheresoon?Whereisshe?"Thewomanhadagreatdesiretoanswer,buttheman,withanotheroath,openlykickedatherfootwithhisheavyboot.HeleftittoJenny’shusbandtosaywhathechose,andafteradoggedsilencethelatterturnedhisshaggyheadtowardsme."I’mnotpartialtogentlefolkscomingintomyplace,asyou’veheerdmesayaforenow,Ithink,miss.Ilettheirplacesbe,andit’scurioustheycan’tletmyplacebe.There’dbeaprettyshinemadeifIwastogoa-wisitinTHEM,Ithink.Howsoever,Idon’tsomuchcomplainofyouasofsomeothers,andI’magreeabletomakeyouacivilanswer,thoughIgivenoticethatI’mnota-goingtobedrawedlikeabadger.WillJennybeheresoon?Noshewon’t.Whereisshe?She’sgoneuptoLunnun.""Didshegolastnight?"Iasked."Didshegolastnight?Ah!Shewentlastnight,"heansweredwithasulkyjerkofhishead."Butwassheherewhentheladycame?Andwhatdidtheladysaytoher?Andwhereistheladygone?Ibegandprayyoutobesokindastotellme,"saidI,"forIamingreatdistresstoknow.""Ifmymasterwouldletmespeak,andnotsayawordofharm"thewomantimidlybegan."Yourmaster,"saidherhusband,mutteringanimprecationwithslowemphasis,"willbreakyourneckifyoumeddlewithwotdon’tconcernyou.

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