Холодный дом

An Appeal Case

           IhavehadFrenchwomencome,beforenow,andshowthemselvesdabsatpistol-shooting.Madpeopleoutofnumber,ofcourse,butTHEYgoeverywherewherethedoorsstandopen.""Peopledon’tcomewithgrudgesandschemesoffinishingtheirpracticewithlivetargets,Ihope?"saidmyguardian,smiling."Notmuchofthat,sir,thoughthatHAShappened.Mostlytheycomeforskilloridleness.Sixofone,andhalf-a-dozenoftheother.Ibegyourpardon,"saidMr.George,sittingstifflyuprightandsquaringanelbowoneachknee,"butIbelieveyou’reaChancerysuitor,ifIhaveheardcorrect?""IamsorrytosayIam.""IhavehadoneofYOURcompatriotsinmytime,sir.""AChancerysuitor?"returnedmyguardian."Howwasthat?""Why,themanwassobadgeredandworriedandtorturedbybeingknockedaboutfromposttopillar,andfrompillartopost,"saidMr.George,"thathegotoutofsorts.Idon’tbelievehehadanyideaoftakingaimatanybody,buthewasinthatconditionofresentmentandviolencethathewouldcomeandpayforfiftyshotsandfireawaytillhewasredhot.OnedayIsaidtohimwhentherewasnobodybyandhehadbeentalkingtomeangrilyabouthiswrongs,’Ifthispracticeisasafety-valve,comrade,wellandgood;butIdon’taltogetherlikeyourbeingsobentuponitinyourpresentstateofmind;I’dratheryoutooktosomethingelse.’Iwasonmyguardforablow,hewasthatpassionate;buthereceiveditinverygoodpartandleftoffdirectly.Weshookhandsandstruckupasortoffriendship.""Whatwasthatman?"askedmyguardianinanewtoneofinterest.

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