Холодный дом

Tom-all-Alone’s

           "ItmustbeastrangestatetobelikeJo!Toshufflethroughthestreets,unfamiliarwiththeshapes,andinutterdarknessastothemeaning,ofthosemysterioussymbols,soabundantovertheshops,andatthecornersofstreets,andonthedoors,andinthewindows!Toseepeopleread,andtoseepeoplewrite,andtoseethepostmendeliverletters,andnottohavetheleastideaofallthatlanguagetobe,toeveryscrapofit,stoneblindanddumb!ItmustbeverypuzzlingtoseethegoodcompanygoingtothechurchesonSundays,withtheirbooksintheirhands,andtothink(forperhapsJoDOESthinkatoddtimes)whatdoesitallmean,andifitmeansanythingtoanybody,howcomesitthatitmeansnothingtome?Tobehustled,andjostled,andmovedon;andreallytofeelthatitwouldappeartobeperfectlytruethatIhavenobusinesshere,orthere,oranywhere;andyettobeperplexedbytheconsiderationthatIAMheresomehow,too,andeverybodyoverlookedmeuntilIbecamethecreaturethatIam!Itmustbeastrangestate,notmerelytobetoldthatIamscarcelyhuman(asinthecaseofmyofferingmyselfforawitness),buttofeelitofmyownknowledgeallmylife!Toseethehorses,dogs,andcattlegobymeandtoknowthatinignoranceIbelongtothemandnottothesuperiorbeingsinmyshape,whosedelicacyIoffend!Jo’sideasofacriminaltrial,orajudge,orabishop,oragovernment,orthatinestimablejeweltohim(ifheonlyknewit)theConstitution,shouldbestrange!Hiswholematerialandimmateriallifeiswonderfullystrange;hisdeath,thestrangestthingofall.

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