Холодный дом

Lady Dedlock

           Hahahaha!WhenIgointoourlittlechurchonaSunday,aconsiderablepartoftheinconsiderablecongregationexpecttoseemedrop,scorchedandwithered,onthepavementundertheDedlockdispleasure.Hahahaha!IhavenodoubtheissurprisedthatIdon’t.Forheis,byheaven,themostself-satisfied,andtheshallowest,andthemostcoxcombicalandutterlybrainlessass!"OurcomingtotheridgeofahillwehadbeenascendingenabledourfriendtopointoutChesneyWolditselftousanddivertedhisattentionfromitsmaster.Itwasapicturesqueoldhouseinafineparkrichlywooded.Amongthetreesandnotfarfromtheresidencehepointedoutthespireofthelittlechurchofwhichhehadspoken.Oh,thesolemnwoodsoverwhichthelightandshadowtravelledswiftly,asifheavenlywingsweresweepingonbenignanterrandsthroughthesummerair;thesmoothgreenslopes,theglitteringwater,thegardenwheretheflowersweresosymmetricallyarrangedinclustersoftherichestcolours,howbeautifultheylooked!Thehouse,withgableandchimney,andtower,andturret,anddarkdoorway,andbroadterrace-walk,twiningamongthebalustradesofwhich,andlyingheapeduponthevases,therewasonegreatflushofroses,seemedscarcelyrealinitslightsolidityandinthesereneandpeacefulhushthatrestedonallaroundit.ToAdaandtome,thataboveallappearedthepervadinginfluence.

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