Холодный дом

Lady Dedlock

           Buthehadsohighasenseofhishospitableandresponsiblepositionasourentertainer,andmyguardianlaughedsosincerelyatandwithMr.Skimpole,asachildwhoblewbubblesandbrokethemalldaylong,thatmattersneverwentbeyondthispoint.Mr.Skimpole,whoalwaysseemedquiteunconsciousofhavingbeenondelicateground,thenbetookhimselftobeginningsomesketchintheparkwhichheneverfinished,ortoplayingfragmentsofairsonthepiano,ortosingingscrapsofsongs,ortolyingdownonhisbackunderatreeandlookingattheskywhichhecouldn’thelpthinking,hesaid,waswhathewasmeantfor;itsuitedhimsoexactly."Enterpriseandeffort,"hewouldsaytous(onhisback),"aredelightfultome.IbelieveIamtrulycosmopolitan.Ihavethedeepestsympathywiththem.IlieinashadyplacelikethisandthinkofadventurousspiritsgoingtotheNorthPoleorpenetratingtotheheartoftheTorridZonewithadmiration.Mercenarycreaturesask,’Whatistheuseofaman’sgoingtotheNorthPole?Whatgooddoesitdo?’Ican’tsay;but,foranythingICANsay,hemaygoforthepurposethoughhedon’tknowitofemployingmythoughtsasIliehere.Takeanextremecase.TakethecaseoftheslavesonAmericanplantations.Idaresaytheyareworkedhard,Idaresaytheydon’taltogetherlikeit.Idaresaytheirsisanunpleasantexperienceonthewhole;buttheypeoplethelandscapeforme,theygiveitapoetryforme,andperhapsthatisoneofthepleasanterobjectsoftheirexistence.

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