Холодный дом

The Smallweed Family

           Inlikemannershegetstogether,intheironbread-basket,asmanyoutsidefragmentsandworn-downheelsofloavesastherigideconomyofthehousehasleftinexistence."Butyourfatherandmewerepartners,Bart,"saystheoldgentleman,"andwhenIamgone,youandJudywillhaveallthereis.It’srareforyouboththatyouwentoutearlyinlifeJudytotheflowerbusiness,andyoutothelaw.Youwon’twanttospendit.You’llgetyourlivingwithoutit,andputmoretoit.WhenIamgone,Judywillgobacktotheflowerbusinessandyou’llstillsticktothelaw."OnemightinferfromJudy’sappearancethatherbusinessratherlaywiththethornsthantheflowers,butshehasinhertimebeenapprenticedtotheartandmysteryofartificialflower-making.Acloseobservermightperhapsdetectbothinhereyeandherbrother’s,whentheirvenerablegrandsireanticipateshisbeinggone,somelittleimpatiencetoknowwhenhemaybegoing,andsomeresentfulopinionthatitistimehewent."Now,ifeverybodyhasdone,"saysJudy,completingherpreparations,"I’llhavethatgirlintohertea.Shewouldneverleaveoffifshetookitbyherselfinthekitchen."Charleyisaccordinglyintroduced,andunderaheavyfireofeyes,sitsdowntoherbasinandaDruidicalruinofbreadandbutter.Intheactivesuperintendenceofthisyoungperson,JudySmallweedappearstoattainaperfectlygeologicalageandtodatefromtheremotestperiods.

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