Холодный дом

A New Lodger

           WeevlemodestlyappearsatKrook’s,bynomeansincommodedwithluggage,andestablisheshimselfinhisnewlodging,wherethetwoeyesintheshuttersstareathiminhissleep,asiftheywerefullofwonder.OnthefollowingdayMr.Weevle,whoisahandygood-for-nothingkindofyoungfellow,borrowsaneedleandthreadofMissFliteandahammerofhislandlordandgoestoworkdevisingapologiesforwindow-curtains,andknockingupapologiesforshelves,andhanginguphistwoteacups,milkpot,andcrockerysundriesonapennyworthoflittlehooks,likeashipwreckedsailormakingthebestofit.ButwhatMr.Weevleprizesmostofallhisfewpossessions(nextafterhislightwhiskers,forwhichhehasanattachmentthatonlywhiskerscanawakeninthebreastofman)isachoicecollectionofcopper-plateimpressionsfromthattrulynationalworkTheDivinitiesofAlbion,orGalaxyGalleryofBritishBeauty,representingladiesoftitleandfashionineveryvarietyofsmirkthatart,combinedwithcapital,iscapableofproducing.Withthesemagnificentportraits,unworthilyconfinedinaband-boxduringhisseclusionamongthemarket-gardens,hedecorateshisapartment;andastheGalaxyGalleryofBritishBeautywearseveryvarietyoffancydress,playseveryvarietyofmusicalinstrument,fondleseveryvarietyofdog,ogleseveryvarietyofprospect,andisbackedupbyeveryvarietyofflower-potandbalustrade,theresultisveryimposing.ButfashionisMr.Weevle’s,asitwasTonyJobling’s,weakness.

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