Холодный дом

A Wintry Day and Night

           Theworld,whichhasbeenrumblingoverthestrawandpullingatthebell,"toinquire,"beginstogohome,beginstodress,todine,todiscussitsdearfriendwithallthelastnewmodes,asalreadymentioned.NowdoesSirLeicesterbecomeworse,restless,uneasy,andingreatpain.Volumnia,lightingacandle(withapredestinedaptitudefordoingsomethingobjectionable),isbiddentoputitoutagain,foritisnotyetdarkenough.Yetitisverydarktoo,asdarkasitwillbeallnight.Byandbyshetriesagain.No!Putitout.Itisnotdarkenoughyet.Hisoldhousekeeperisthefirsttounderstandthatheisstrivingtoupholdthefictionwithhimselfthatitisnotgrowinglate."DearSirLeicester,myhonouredmaster,"shesoftlywhispers,"Imust,foryourowngood,andmyduty,takethefreedomofbeggingandprayingthatyouwillnotliehereinthelonedarknesswatchingandwaitinganddraggingthroughthetime.Letmedrawthecurtains,andlightthecandles,andmakethingsmorecomfortableaboutyou.Thechurch-clockswillstrikethehoursjustthesame,SirLeicester,andthenightwillpassawayjustthesame.MyLadywillcomeback,justthesame.""Iknowit,Mrs.Rouncewell,butIamweakandshehasbeensolonggone.""Notsoverylong,SirLeicester.Nottwenty-fourhoursyet.""Butthatisalongtime.Oh,itisalongtime!"Hesaysitwithagroanthatwringsherheart.Sheknowsthatthisisnotaperiodforbringingtheroughlightuponhim;shethinkshistearstoosacredtobeseen,evenbyher.

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