Холодный дом

An Appeal Case

           "Hedidatfirst,sir,butnotafterwards.Nothisfullmind.Perhapshehassomethingelseuponitsomeyounglady,perhaps."Hisbrightdarkeyesglancedatmeforthefirsttime."Hehasnotmeuponhismind,Iassureyou,Mr.George,"saidI,laughing,"thoughyouseemtosuspectme."Hereddenedalittlethroughhisbrownandmademeatrooper’sbow."Nooffence,Ihope,miss.Iamoneoftheroughs.""Notatall,"saidI."Itakeitasacompliment."Ifhehadnotlookedatmebefore,helookedatmenowinthreeorfourquicksuccessiveglances."Ibegyourpardon,sir,"hesaidtomyguardianwithamanlykindofdiffidence,"butyoudidmethehonourtomentiontheyounglady’sname""MissSummerson.""MissSummerson,"herepeated,andlookedatmeagain."Doyouknowthename?"Iasked."No,miss.TomyknowledgeIneverheardit.IthoughtIhadseenyousomewhere.""Ithinknot,"Ireturned,raisingmyheadfrommyworktolookathim;andtherewassomethingsogenuineinhisspeechandmannerthatIwasgladoftheopportunity."Irememberfacesverywell.""SodoI,miss!"hereturned,meetingmylookwiththefullnessofhisdarkeyesandbroadforehead."Humph!Whatsetmeoff,now,uponthat!"Hisoncemorereddeningthroughhisbrownandbeingdisconcertedbyhiseffortstoremembertheassociationbroughtmyguardiantohisrelief."Haveyoumanypupils,Mr.George?""Theyvaryintheirnumber,sir.Mostlythey’rebutasmalllottoliveby.""Andwhatclassesofchancepeoplecometopractiseatyourgallery?""Allsorts,sir.Nativesandforeigners.Fromgentlemento’prentices.

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