Холодный дом

Bell Yard

           "YoumaytellmethatIover-excitemyself.Ianswerthatit’sinmynaturetodoit,underwrong,andImustdoit.There’snothingbetweendoingit,andsinkingintothesmilingstateofthepoorlittlemadwomanthathauntsthecourt.IfIwasoncetositdownunderit,Ishouldbecomeimbecile."Thepassionandheatinwhichhewas,andthemannerinwhichhisfaceworked,andtheviolentgestureswithwhichheaccompaniedwhathesaid,weremostpainfultosee."Mr.Jarndyce,"hesaid,"considermycase.Astrueasthereisaheavenaboveus,thisismycase.Iamoneoftwobrothers.Myfather(afarmer)madeawillandlefthisfarmandstockandsoforthtomymotherforherlife.Aftermymother’sdeath,allwastocometomeexceptalegacyofthreehundredpoundsthatIwasthentopaymybrother.Mymotherdied.Mybrothersometimeafterwardsclaimedhislegacy.Iandsomeofmyrelationssaidthathehadhadapartofitalreadyinboardandlodgingandsomeotherthings.Nowmind!Thatwasthequestion,andnothingelse.Noonedisputedthewill;noonedisputedanythingbutwhetherpartofthatthreehundredpoundshadbeenalreadypaidornot.Tosettlethatquestion,mybrotherfilingabill,IwasobligedtogointothisaccursedChancery;Iwasforcedtherebecausethelawforcedmeandwouldletmegonowhereelse.Seventeenpeopleweremadedefendantstothatsimplesuit!Itfirstcameonaftertwoyears.Itwasthenstoppedforanothertwoyearswhilethemaster(mayhisheadrotoff!)inquiredwhetherIwasmyfather’sson,aboutwhichtherewasnodisputeatallwithanymortalcreature.

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