Холодный дом

A Progress

           Kenge,lookingoverhisglassesatmeandsoftlyturningthecaseaboutandaboutasifhewerepettingsomething."NotofoneofthegreatestChancerysuitsknown?NotofJarndyceandJarndyce—the—a—initselfamonumentofChancerypractice.Inwhich(Iwouldsay)everydifficulty,everycontingency,everymasterlyfiction,everyformofprocedureknowninthatcourt,isrepresentedoverandoveragain?Itisacausethatcouldnotexistoutofthisfreeandgreatcountry.IshouldsaythattheaggregateofcostsinJarndyceandJarndyce,Mrs.Rachael"—IwasafraidheaddressedhimselftoherbecauseIappearedinattentive"—amountsatthepresenthourtofromSIX-tytoSEVEN-tyTHOUSANDPOUNDS!"saidMr.Kenge,leaningbackinhischair.Ifeltveryignorant,butwhatcouldIdo?IwassoentirelyunacquaintedwiththesubjectthatIunderstoodnothingaboutiteventhen."Andshereallyneverheardofthecause!"saidMr.Kenge."Surprising!""MissBarbary,sir,"returnedMrs.Rachael,"whoisnowamongtheSeraphim—""Ihopeso,Iamsure,"saidMr.Kengepolitely."—WishedEstheronlytoknowwhatwouldbeserviceabletoher.Andsheknows,fromanyteachingshehashadhere,nothingmore.""Well!"saidMr.Kenge."Uponthewhole,veryproper.Nowtothepoint,"addressingme."MissBarbary,yoursolerelation(infactthatis,forIamboundtoobservethatinlawyouhadnone)beingdeceasedanditnaturallynotbeingtobeexpectedthatMrs.Rachael—""Oh,dearno!"saidMrs.Rachaelquickly."Quiteso,"assentedMr.Kenge;"—thatMrs.

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