Холодный дом

Signs and Tokens

           "Shan’tIgiveyouapieceofanythingatall,miss?"saidMr.Guppy,hurriedlydrinkingoffaglassofwine."Nothing,thankyou,"saidI."Ihaveonlywaitedtoseethatyouhaveeverythingyouwant.IsthereanythingIcanorderforyou?""No,Iammuchobligedtoyou,miss,I’msure.I’veeverythingthatIcanrequiretomakemecomfortableatleastInotcomfortableI’mneverthat."Hedrankofftwomoreglassesofwine,oneafteranother.IthoughtIhadbettergo."Ibegyourpardon,miss!"saidMr.Guppy,risingwhenhesawmerise."Butwouldyouallowmethefavourofaminute’sprivateconversation?"Notknowingwhattosay,Isatdownagain."Whatfollowsiswithoutprejudice,miss?"saidMr.Guppy,anxiouslybringingachairtowardsmytable."Idon’tunderstandwhatyoumean,"saidI,wondering."It’soneofourlawterms,miss.Youwon’tmakeanyuseofittomydetrimentatKengeandCarboy’sorelsewhere.Ifourconversationshouldn’tleadtoanything,IamtobeasIwasandamnottobeprejudicedinmysituationorworldlyprospects.Inshort,it’sintotalconfidence.""Iamataloss,sir,"saidI,"toimaginewhatyoucanhavetocommunicateintotalconfidencetome,whomyouhaveneverseenbutonce;butIshouldbeverysorrytodoyouanyinjury.""Thankyou,miss.I’msureofitthat’squitesufficient."AllthistimeMr.Guppywaseitherplaninghisforeheadwithhishandkerchiefortightlyrubbingthepalmofhislefthandwiththepalmofhisright.

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