Холодный дом

Deportment

           "Andpray,"Ientreated,"donotallowmetobethecauseofanymoredelay."WiththatapologyIwithdrewtoaseatbetweenPeepy(who,beingwellusedtoit,hadalreadyclimbedintoacornerplace)andanoldladyofacensoriouscountenancewhosetwonieceswereintheclassandwhowasveryindignantwithPeepy’sboots.PrinceTurveydropthentinkledthestringsofhiskitwithhisfingers,andtheyoungladiesstooduptodance.Justthenthereappearedfromaside-dooroldMr.Turveydrop,inthefulllustreofhisdeportment.Hewasafatoldgentlemanwithafalsecomplexion,falseteeth,falsewhiskers,andawig.Hehadafurcollar,andhehadapaddedbreasttohiscoat,whichonlywantedastarorabroadblueribbontobecomplete.Hewaspinchedin,andswelledout,andgotup,andstrappeddown,asmuchashecouldpossiblybear.Hehadsuchaneckclothon(puffinghisveryeyesoutoftheirnaturalshape),andhischinandevenhisearssosunkintoit,thatitseemedasthoughhemustinevitablydoubleupifitwerecastloose.Hehadunderhisarmahatofgreatsizeandweight,shelvingdownwardfromthecrowntothebrim,andinhishandapairofwhitegloveswithwhichheflappeditashestoodpoisedononeleginahigh-shouldered,round-elbowedstateofelegancenottobesurpassed.Hehadacane,hehadaneye-glass,hehadasnuff-box,hehadrings,hehadwristbands,hehadeverythingbutanytouchofnature;hewasnotlikeyouth,hewasnotlikeage,hewasnotlikeanythingintheworldbutamodelofdeportment."Father!Avisitor.MissJellyby’sfriend,MissSummerson.

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