Холодный дом

Mr. Bucket

           "Now,itan’tnecessarytosaytoamanlikeyou,engagedinyourbusiness,whichisabusinessoftrustandrequiresapersontobewideawakeandhavehissensesabouthimandhisheadscrewedontight(Ihadanuncleinyourbusinessonce)itan’tnecessarytosaytoamanlikeyouthatit’sthebestandwisestwaytokeeplittlematterslikethisquiet.Don’tyousee?Quiet!""Certainly,certainly,"returnstheother."Idon’tmindtellingYOU,"saysBucketwithanengagingappearanceoffrankness,"thatasfarasIcanunderstandit,thereseemstobeadoubtwhetherthisdeadpersonwasn’tentitledtoalittleproperty,andwhetherthisfemalehasn’tbeenuptosomegamesrespectingthatproperty,don’tyousee?""Oh!"saysMr.Snagsby,butnotappearingtoseequitedistinctly."Now,whatYOUwant,"pursuesBucket,againtappingMr.Snagsbyonthebreastinacomfortableandsoothingmanner,"isthateverypersonshouldhavetheirrightsaccordingtojustice.That’swhatYOUwant.""Tobesure,"returnsMr.Snagsbywithanod."Onaccountofwhich,andatthesametimetoobligeadoyoucallit,inyourbusiness,customerorclient?Iforgethowmyuncleusedtocallit.""Why,Igenerallysaycustomermyself,"repliesMr.Snagsby."You’reright!"returnsMr.Bucket,shakinghandswithhimquiteaffectionately."Onaccountofwhich,andatthesametimetoobligearealgoodcustomer,youmeantogodownwithme,inconfidence,toTom-all-Alone’sandtokeepthewholethingquieteverafterwardsandnevermentionittoanyone.

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