Холодный дом

Bell Yard

           Tulkinghorn,thesolicitorinLincoln’sInnFields,andsaytohimwhenhemakesmefuriousbybeingsocoolandsatisfiedastheyalldo,forIknowtheygainbyitwhileIlose,don’tI?Imustn’tsaytohim,’Iwillhavesomethingoutofsomeoneformyruin,byfairmeansorfoul!’HEisnotresponsible.It’sthesystem.But,ifIdonoviolencetoanyofthem,hereImay!Idon’tknowwhatmayhappenifIamcarriedbeyondmyselfatlast!Iwillaccusetheindividualworkersofthatsystemagainstme,facetoface,beforethegreateternalbar!"Hispassionwasfearful.Icouldnothavebelievedinsuchragewithoutseeingit."Ihavedone!"hesaid,sittingdownandwipinghisface."Mr.Jarndyce,Ihavedone!Iamviolent,Iknow.Ioughttoknowit.Ihavebeeninprisonforcontemptofcourt.Ihavebeeninprisonforthreateningthesolicitor.Ihavebeeninthistrouble,andthattrouble,andshallbeagain.IamthemanfromShropshire,andIsometimesgobeyondamusingthem,thoughtheyhavefounditamusing,too,toseemecommittedintocustodyandbroughtupincustodyandallthat.Itwouldbebetterforme,theytellme,ifIrestrainedmyself.ItellthemthatifIdidrestrainmyselfIshouldbecomeimbecile.Iwasagood-enough-temperedmanonce,Ibelieve.Peopleinmypartofthecountrysaytheyremembermeso,butnowImusthavethisventundermysenseofinjuryornothingcouldholdmywitstogether.Itwouldbefarbetterforyou,Mr.Gridley,’theLordChancellortoldmelastweek,’nottowasteyourtimehere,andtostay,usefullyemployed,downinShropshire.

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