Холодный дом

A Wintry Day and Night

           Shenevershouldforgiveherself"ifanythingwastohappen"andshewasnotonthespot.Shedeclinestoenteronthequestion,mootedbythemaid,howthespotcomestobethere,andnotinherroom(whichisnearertoSirLeicester’s),butstaunchlydeclaresthatonthespotshewillremain.Volumniafurthermakesameritofnothaving"closedaneye"asifshehadtwentyorthirtythoughitishardtoreconcilethisstatementwithherhavingmostindisputablyopenedtwowithinfiveminutes.Butwhenitcomestofouro’clock,andstillthesameblank,Volumnia’sconstancybeginstofailher,orratheritbeginstostrengthen,forshenowconsidersthatitisherdutytobereadyforthemorrow,whenmuchmaybeexpectedofher,that,infact,howsoeveranxioustoremainuponthespot,itmayberequiredofher,asanactofself-devotion,todesertthespot.Sowhenthetrooperreappearswithhis,"Hadn’tyoubettergotobed,miss?"andwhenthemaidprotests,moresharplythanbefore,"Youhadadealbettergotobed,MissDedlock!"shemeeklyrisesandsays,"Dowithmewhatyouthinkbest!"Mr.Georgeundoubtedlythinksitbesttoescortheronhisarmtothedoorofhercousinlychamber,andthemaidasundoubtedlythinksitbesttohustleherintobedwithmightylittleceremony.Accordingly,thesestepsaretaken;andnowthetrooper,inhisrounds,hasthehousetohimself.Thereisnoimprovementintheweather.Fromtheportico,fromtheeaves,fromtheparapet,fromeveryledgeandpostandpillar,dripsthethawedsnow.

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