Холодный дом

Deportment

           England—alas,mycountry!—hasdegeneratedverymuch,andisdegeneratingeveryday.Shehasnotmanygentlemenleft.Wearefew.Iseenothingtosucceedusbutaraceofweavers.""Onemighthopethattheraceofgentlemenwouldbeperpetuatedhere,"saidI."Youareverygood."Hesmiledwithahigh-shoulderedbowagain."Youflatterme.But,no—no!Ihaveneverbeenabletoimbuemypoorboywiththatpartofhisart.HeavenforbidthatIshoulddisparagemydearchild,buthehas—nodeportment.""Heappearstobeanexcellentmaster,"Iobserved."Understandme,mydearmadam,heISanexcellentmaster.Allthatcanbeacquired,hehasacquired.Allthatcanbeimparted,hecanimpart.ButthereAREthings—"Hetookanotherpinchofsnuffandmadethebowagain,asiftoadd,"Thiskindofthing,forinstance."Iglancedtowardsthecentreoftheroom,whereMissJellyby’slover,nowengagedwithsinglepupils,wasundergoinggreaterdrudgerythanever."Myamiablechild,"murmuredMr.Turveydrop,adjustinghiscravat."Yoursonisindefatigable,"saidI."Itismyreward,"saidMr.Turveydrop,"tohearyousayso.Insomerespects,hetreadsinthefootstepsofhissaintedmother.Shewasadevotedcreature.Butwooman,lovelywooman,"saidMr.Turveydropwithverydisagreeablegallantry,"whatasexyouare!"IroseandjoinedMissJellyby,whowasbythistimeputtingonherbonnet.Thetimeallottedtoalessonhavingfullyelapsed,therewasageneralputtingonofbonnets.

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