Холодный дом

Deportment

           Thedoorandwindowofthevacantroombeingopen,welookedin.ItwastheroomwiththedarkdoortowhichMissFlitehadsecretlydirectedmyattentionwhenIwaslastinthehouse.Asadanddesolateplaceitwas,agloomy,sorrowfulplacethatgavemeastrangesensationofmournfulnessandevendread."Youlookpale,"saidCaddywhenwecameout,"andcold!"Ifeltasiftheroomhadchilledme.Wehadwalkedslowlywhileweweretalking,andmyguardianandAdawereherebeforeus.WefoundtheminMissFlite’sgarret.Theywerelookingatthebirds,whileamedicalgentlemanwhowassogoodastoattendMissFlitewithmuchsolicitudeandcompassionspokewithhercheerfullybythefire."Ihavefinishedmyprofessionalvisit,"hesaid,comingforward."MissFliteismuchbetterandmayappearincourt(ashermindissetuponit)to-morrow.Shehasbeengreatlymissedthere,Iunderstand."MissFlitereceivedthecomplimentwithcomplacencyanddroppedageneralcurtsytous."Honoured,indeed,"saidshe,"byanothervisitfromthewardsinJarndyce!Ve-ryhappytoreceiveJarndyceofBleakHousebeneathmyhumbleroof!"withaspecialcurtsy."Fitz-Jarndyce,mydear"—shehadbestowedthatnameonCaddy,itappeared,andalwayscalledherbyit—"adoublewelcome!""Hasshebeenveryill?"askedMr.Jarndyceofthegentlemanwhomwehadfoundinattendanceonher.Sheansweredforherselfdirectly,thoughhehadputthequestioninawhisper."Oh,decidedlyunwell!Oh,veryunwellindeed,"shesaidconfidentially."Notpain,youknow—trouble.

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