Холодный дом

Covering a Multitude of Sins

           Astothehouseitself,withitsthreepeaksintheroof;itsvarious-shapedwindows,somesolarge,somesosmall,andallsopretty;itstrellis-work,againstthesouth-frontforrosesandhoney-suckle,anditshomely,comfortable,welcominglookitwas,asAdasaidwhenshecameouttomeetmewithherarmthroughthatofitsmaster,worthyofhercousinJohn,aboldthingtosay,thoughheonlypinchedherdearcheekforit.Mr.Skimpolewasasagreeableatbreakfastashehadbeenovernight.Therewashoneyonthetable,anditledhimintoadiscourseaboutbees.Hehadnoobjectiontohoney,hesaid(andIshouldthinkhehadnot,forheseemedtolikeit),butheprotestedagainsttheoverweeningassumptionsofbees.Hedidn’tatallseewhythebusybeeshouldbeproposedasamodeltohim;hesupposedthebeelikedtomakehoney,orhewouldn’tdoitnobodyaskedhim.Itwasnotnecessaryforthebeetomakesuchameritofhistastes.Ifeveryconfectionerwentbuzzingabouttheworldbangingagainsteverythingthatcameinhiswayandegotisticallycallinguponeverybodytotakenoticethathewasgoingtohisworkandmustnotbeinterrupted,theworldwouldbequiteanunsupportableplace.Then,afterall,itwasaridiculouspositiontobesmokedoutofyourfortunewithbrimstoneassoonasyouhadmadeit.YouwouldhaveaverymeanopinionofaManchestermanifhespuncottonfornootherpurpose.Hemustsayhethoughtadronetheembodimentofapleasanterandwiseridea.

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