Холодный дом

Mrs. Snagsby Sees It All

           "Isitreservation?"AshakeoftheheadfromMrs.Snagsbyverylongandverytight."No,myfriends,itisneitherofthese.Neitherofthesenamesbelongstoit.Whenthisyoungheathennowamonguswhoisnow,myfriends,asleep,thesealofindifferenceandperditionbeingsetuponhiseyelids;butdonotwakehim,foritisrightthatIshouldhavetowrestle,andtocombatandtostruggle,andtoconquer,forhissakewhenthisyounghardenedheathentoldusastoryofacock,andofabull,andofalady,andofasovereign,wasTHATtheTerewth?No.Orifitwaspartly,wasitwhollyandentirely?No,myfriends,no!"IfMr.Snagsbycouldwithstandhislittlewoman’slookasitentersathiseyes,thewindowsofhissoul,andsearchesthewholetenement,hewereotherthanthemanheis.Hecowersanddroops."Or,myjuvenilefriends,"saysChadband,descendingtotheleveloftheircomprehensionwithaveryobtrusivedemonstrationinhisgreasilymeeksmileofcomingalongwaydownstairsforthepurpose,"ifthemasterofthishousewastogoforthintothecityandthereseeaneel,andwastocomeback,andwastocalluntohimthemistressofthishouse,andwastosay,’Sarah,rejoicewithme,forIhaveseenanelephant!’wouldTHATbeTerewth?"Mrs.Snagsbyintears."Orputit,myjuvenilefriends,thathesawanelephant,andreturningsaid’Lo,thecityisbarren,Ihaveseenbutaneel,’wouldTHATbeTerewth?"Mrs.Snagsbysobbingloudly.

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