Холодный дом

The Young Man

           Whetherhebecoldandcruel,whetherimmovableinwhathehasmadehisduty,whetherabsorbedinloveofpower,whetherdeterminedtohavenothinghiddenfromhimingroundwherehehasburrowedamongsecretsallhislife,whetherheinhisheartdespisesthesplendourofwhichheisadistantbeam,whetherheisalwaystreasuringupslightsandoffencesintheaffabilityofhisgorgeousclientswhetherhebeanyofthis,orallofthis,itmaybethatmyLadyhadbetterhavefivethousandpairsoffashionableeyesuponher,indistrustfulvigilance,thanthetwoeyesofthisrustylawyerwithhiswispofneckclothandhisdullblackbreechestiedwithribbonsattheknees.SirLeicestersitsinmyLady’sroomthatroominwhichMr.TulkinghornreadtheaffidavitinJarndyceandJarndyceparticularlycomplacent.MyLady,asonthatday,sitsbeforethefirewithherscreeninherhand.SirLeicesterisparticularlycomplacentbecausehehasfoundinhisnewspapersomecongenialremarksbearingdirectlyonthefloodgatesandtheframeworkofsociety.TheyapplysohappilytothelatecasethatSirLeicesterhascomefromthelibrarytomyLady’sroomexpresslytoreadthemaloud."Themanwhowrotethisarticle,"heobservesbywayofpreface,noddingatthefireasifhewerenoddingdownatthemanfromamount,"hasawell-balancedmind.

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