Холодный дом

Lady Dedlock

           "Imadehimbusinessproposals.Ihadhimintomyroom.Isaid,’Youareamanofbusiness,Ibelieve?’Hereplied,’Iam,’’Verywell,’saidI,’nowletusbebusiness-like.Hereisaninkstand,herearepensandpaper,herearewafers.Whatdoyouwant?Ihaveoccupiedyourhouseforaconsiderableperiod,Ibelievetoourmutualsatisfactionuntilthisunpleasantmisunderstandingarose;letusbeatoncefriendlyandbusiness-like.Whatdoyouwant?’Inreplytothis,hemadeuseofthefigurativeexpressionwhichhassomethingEasternaboutitthathehadneverseenthecolourofmymoney.’Myamiablefriend,’saidI,’Ineverhaveanymoney.Ineverknowanythingaboutmoney.’’Well,sir,’saidhe,’whatdoyouofferifIgiveyoutime?’’Mygoodfellow,’saidI,’Ihavenoideaoftime;butyousayyouareamanofbusiness,andwhateveryoucansuggesttobedoneinabusiness-likewaywithpen,andink,andpaperandwafersIamreadytodo.Don’tpayyourselfatanotherman’sexpense(whichisfoolish),butbebusiness-like!’However,hewouldn’tbe,andtherewasanendofit."IftheseweresomeoftheinconveniencesofMr.Skimpole’schildhood,itassuredlypossesseditsadvantagestoo.Onthejourneyhehadaverygoodappetiteforsuchrefreshmentascameinourway(includingabasketofchoicehothousepeaches),butneverthoughtofpayingforanything.

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