Холодный дом

Lady Dedlock

           "Justthesamethen!Ishouldsay,’MyesteemedBoythorn’tomakeyouthepersonificationofourimaginaryfriend’myesteemedBoythorn,youobjecttothemightypotentate?Verygood.SodoI.Itakeitthatmybusinessinthesocialsystemistobeagreeable;Itakeitthateverybody’sbusinessinthesocialsystemistobeagreeable.It’sasystemofharmony,inshort.Thereforeifyouobject,Iobject.Now,excellentBoythorn,letusgotodinner!’""ButexcellentBoythornmightsay,"returnedourhost,swellingandgrowingveryred,"I’llbe""Iunderstand,"saidMr.Skimpole."Verylikelyhewould.""ifIWILLgotodinner!"criedMr.Boythorninaviolentburstandstoppingtostrikehisstickupontheground."Andhewouldprobablyadd,’Istheresuchathingasprinciple,Mr.HaroldSkimpole?’""TowhichHaroldSkimpolewouldreply,youknow,"hereturnedinhisgayestmannerandwithhismostingenuoussmile,"’UponmylifeIhavenottheleastidea!Idon’tknowwhatitisyoucallbythatname,orwhereitis,orwhopossessesit.Ifyoupossessitandfinditcomfortable,Iamquitedelightedandcongratulateyouheartily.ButIknownothingaboutit,Iassureyou;forIamamerechild,andIlaynoclaimtoit,andIdon’twantit!’So,yousee,excellentBoythornandIwouldgotodinnerafterall!"ThiswasoneofmanylittledialoguesbetweenthemwhichIalwaysexpectedtoend,andwhichIdaresaywouldhaveendedunderothercircumstances,insomeviolentexplosiononthepartofourhost.

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