Холодный дом

Esther’s Narrative

           "Afteranothersilence,thehusbandoftheabsentwoman,turningtomeagain,answeredmewithhisusualgrumblingunwillingness."WosJennyherewhentheladycome?Yes,shewosherewhentheladycome.Wotdidtheladysaytoher?Well,I’lltellyouwottheladysaidtoher.Shesaid,’Youremembermeascomeonetimetotalktoyouabouttheyoungladyashadbeena-wisitingofyou?Youremembermeasgiveyousomethinkhandsomeforahandkercherwotshehadleft?’Ah,sheremembered.Sowealldid.Well,then,wosthatyoungladyupatthehousenow?No,shewarn’tupatthehousenow.Well,then,lookeehere.Theladywasuponajourneyallalone,strangeaswemightthinkit,andcouldsherestherselfwhereyou’reasettenforahourorso.Yesshecould,andsoshedid.Thenshewentitmightbeattwentyminutespasteleven,anditmightbeattwentyminutespasttwelve;weain’tgotnowatchesheretoknowthetimeby,noryetclocks.Wheredidshego?Idon’tknowwhereshego’d.Shewentoneway,andJennywentanother;onewentrighttoLunnun,andt’otherwentrightfromit.That’sallaboutit.Askthisman.Heheerditall,andseeitall.Heknows."Theothermanrepeated,"That’sallaboutit.""Wastheladycrying?"Iinquired."Devilabit,"returnedthefirstman."Hershoeswastheworse,andherclotheswastheworse,butshewarn’tnotasIsee."Thewomansatwithherarmscrossedandhereyesupontheground.

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