Холодный дом

Esther’s Narrative

           Good-bye!WhenItellyouthatIhavefifty-eightnewlettersfrommanufacturingfamiliesanxioustounderstandthedetailsofthenativeandcoffee-cultivationquestionthismorning,Ineednotapologizeforhavingverylittleleisure."IwasnotsurprisedbyCaddy’sbeinginlowspiritswhenwewentdownstairs,orbyhersobbingafreshonmyneck,orbyhersayingshewouldfarratherhavebeenscoldedthantreatedwithsuchindifference,orbyherconfidingtomethatshewassopoorinclothesthathowshewasevertobemarriedcreditablyshedidn’tknow.IgraduallycheeredherupbydwellingonthemanythingsshewoulddoforherunfortunatefatherandforPeepywhenshehadahomeofherown;andfinallywewentdownstairsintothedampdarkkitchen,wherePeepyandhislittlebrothersandsistersweregrovellingonthestonefloorandwherewehadsuchagameofplaywiththemthattopreventmyselffrombeingquitetorntopiecesIwasobligedtofallbackonmyfairy-tales.FromtimetotimeIheardloudvoicesintheparlouroverhead,andoccasionallyaviolenttumblingaboutofthefurniture.ThelasteffectIamafraidwascausedbypoorMr.Jellyby’sbreakingawayfromthedining-tableandmakingrushesatthewindowwiththeintentionofthrowinghimselfintotheareawheneverhemadeanynewattempttounderstandhisaffairs.AsIrodequietlyhomeatnightaftertheday’sbustle,IthoughtagooddealofCaddy’sengagementandfeltconfirmedinmyhopes(inspiteoftheelderMr.Turveydrop)thatshewouldbethehappierandbetterforit.

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