Холодный дом

Deportment

           ""Distinguished,"saidMr.Turveydrop,"byMissSummerson’spresence."Ashebowedtomeinthattightstate,IalmostbelieveIsawcreasescomeintothewhitesofhiseyes."Myfather,"saidtheson,aside,tomewithquiteanaffectingbeliefinhim,"isacelebratedcharacter.Myfatherisgreatlyadmired.""Goon,Prince!Goon!"saidMr.Turveydrop,standingwithhisbacktothefireandwavinghisglovescondescendingly."Goon,myson!"Atthiscommand,orbythisgraciouspermission,thelessonwenton.PrinceTurveydropsometimesplayedthekit,dancing;sometimesplayedthepiano,standing;sometimeshummedthetunewithwhatlittlebreathhecouldspare,whilehesetapupilright;alwaysconscientiouslymovedwiththeleastproficientthrougheverystepandeverypartofthefigure;andneverrestedforaninstant.Hisdistinguishedfatherdidnothingwhateverbutstandbeforethefire,amodelofdeportment."Andheneverdoesanythingelse,"saidtheoldladyofthecensoriouscountenance."Yetwouldyoubelievethatit’sHISnameonthedoor-plate?""Hisson’snameisthesame,youknow,"saidI."Hewouldn’tlethissonhaveanynameifhecouldtakeitfromhim,"returnedtheoldlady."Lookattheson’sdress!"Itcertainlywasplainthreadbarealmostshabby."Yetthefathermustbegarnishedandtrickedout,"saidtheoldlady,"becauseofhisdeportment.I’ddeporthim!Transporthimwouldbebetter!"Ifeltcurioustoknowmoreconcerningthisperson.Iasked,"Doeshegivelessonsindeportmentnow?""Now!"returnedtheoldladyshortly."Neverdid.

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