Холодный дом

Sharpshooters

           "Youarethere!Well?Whataboutit?Come,Iwon’tbesmotheredanymore.Speak!""Mydearfriend,"returnstheoldman,"IwasappliedJudy,shakemeupalittle!Iwasappliedtoyesterdayaboutthecaptain,andmyopinionstillisthatthecaptainisnotdead.""Bosh!"observesMr.George."Whatwasyourremark,mydearfriend?"inquirestheoldmanwithhishandtohisear."Bosh!""Ho!"saysGrandfatherSmallweed."Mr.George,ofmyopinionyoucanjudgeforyourselfaccordingtothequestionsaskedofmeandthereasonsgivenforasking’em.Now,whatdoyouthinkthelawyermakingtheinquirieswants?""Ajob,"saysMr.George."Nothingofthekind!""Can’tbealawyer,then,"saysMr.George,foldinghisarmswithanairofconfirmedresolution."Mydearfriend,heisalawyer,andafamousone.HewantstoseesomefragmentinCaptainHawdon’swriting.Hedon’twanttokeepit.Heonlywantstoseeitandcompareitwithawritinginhispossession.""Well?""Well,Mr.George.HappeningtoremembertheadvertisementconcerningCaptainHawdonandanyinformationthatcouldbegivenrespectinghim,helookeditupandcametomejustasyoudid,mydearfriend.WILLyoushakehands?Sogladyoucamethatday!Ishouldhavemissedformingsuchafriendshipifyouhadn’tcome!""Well,Mr.Smallweed?"saysMr.Georgeagainaftergoingthroughtheceremonywithsomestiffness."Ihadnosuchthing.Ihavenothingbuthissignature.

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