Холодный дом

Covering a Multitude of Sins

           Ithoughtitverytouchingtoseethesetwowomen,coarseandshabbyandbeaten,sounited;toseewhattheycouldbetooneanother;toseehowtheyfeltforoneanother,howtheheartofeachtoeachwassoftenedbythehardtrialsoftheirlives.Ithinkthebestsideofsuchpeopleisalmosthiddenfromus.Whatthepooraretothepoorislittleknown,exceptingtothemselvesandGod.Wefeltitbettertowithdrawandleavethemuninterrupted.Westoleoutquietlyandwithoutnoticefromanyoneexcepttheman.Hewasleaningagainstthewallnearthedoor,andfindingthattherewasscarcelyroomforustopass,wentoutbeforeus.Heseemedtowanttohidethathedidthisonouraccount,butweperceivedthathedid,andthankedhim.Hemadenoanswer.Adawassofullofgriefallthewayhome,andRichard,whomwefoundathome,wassodistressedtoseeherintears(thoughhesaidtome,whenshewasnotpresent,howbeautifulitwastoo!),thatwearrangedtoreturnatnightwithsomelittlecomfortsandrepeatourvisitatthebrick-maker’shouse.WesaidaslittleaswecouldtoMr.Jarndyce,butthewindchangeddirectly.Richardaccompaniedusatnighttothesceneofourmorningexpedition.Onourwaythere,wehadtopassanoisydrinking-house,whereanumberofmenwereflockingaboutthedoor.Amongthem,andprominentinsomedispute,wasthefatherofthelittlechild.Atashortdistance,wepassedtheyoungmanandthedog,incongenialcompany.

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