Холодный дом

Lady Dedlock

           SkimpoleveryunexpectedlytoMr.Boythorn,"it’sagreeabletometoseeamanofthatsort.""ISit!"saidMr.Boythorn."Saythathewantstopatronizeme,"pursuedMr.Skimpole."Verywell!Idon’tobject.""Ido,"saidMr.Boythornwithgreatvigour."Doyoureally?"returnedMr.Skimpoleinhiseasylightvein."Butthat’stakingtrouble,surely.Andwhyshouldyoutaketrouble?HereamI,contenttoreceivethingschildishlyastheyfallout,andInevertaketrouble!Icomedownhere,forinstance,andIfindamightypotentateexactinghomage.Verywell!Isay’Mightypotentate,hereISmyhomage!It’seasiertogiveitthantowithholdit.Hereitis.Ifyouhaveanythingofanagreeablenaturetoshowme,Ishallbehappytoseeit;ifyouhaveanythingofanagreeablenaturetogiveme,Ishallbehappytoacceptit.’Mightypotentaterepliesineffect,’Thisisasensiblefellow.Ifindhimaccordwithmydigestionandmybilioussystem.Hedoesn’timposeuponmethenecessityofrollingmyselfuplikeahedgehogwithmypointsoutward.Iexpand,Iopen,IturnmysilverliningoutwardlikeMilton’scloud,andit’smoreagreeabletobothofus.’That’smyviewofsuchthings,speakingasachild!""Butsupposeyouwentdownsomewhereelseto-morrow,"saidMr.Boythorn,"wheretherewastheoppositeofthatfelloworofthisfellow.Howthen?""Howthen?"saidMr.Skimpolewithanappearanceoftheutmostsimplicityandcandour.

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