Холодный дом

The Young Man

           ""Now,diditstrikeyourladyshipthatshewaslikeanybody?"asksMr.Guppy,crossinghisarms,holdinghisheadononeside,andscratchingthecornerofhismouthwithhismemoranda.MyLadyremoveshereyesfromhimnomore."No.""Notlikeyourladyship’sfamily?""No.""Ithinkyourladyship,"saysMr.Guppy,"canhardlyrememberMissSummerson’sface?""Iremembertheyoungladyverywell.Whathasthistodowithme?""Yourladyship,IdoassureyouthathavingMissSummerson’simageimprintedonmy’eartwhichImentioninconfidenceIfound,whenIhadthehonourofgoingoveryourladyship’smansionofChesneyWoldwhileonashortoutinthecountyofLincolnshirewithafriend,sucharesemblancebetweenMissEstherSummersonandyourladyship’sownportraitthatitcompletelyknockedmeover,somuchsothatIdidn’tatthemomentevenknowwhatitWASthatknockedmeover.AndnowIhavethehonourofbeholdingyourladyshipnear(Ihaveoften,sincethat,takenthelibertyoflookingatyourladyshipinyourcarriageinthepark,whenIdaresayyouwasnotawareofme,butIneversawyourladyshipsonear),it’sreallymoresurprisingthanIthoughtit."YoungmanofthenameofGuppy!Therehavebeentimes,whenladieslivedinstrongholdsandhadunscrupulousattendantswithincall,whenthatpoorlifeofyourswouldNOThavebeenworthaminute’spurchase,withthosebeautifuleyeslookingatyouastheylookatthismoment.MyLady,slowlyusingherlittlehand-screenasafan,askshimagainwhathesupposesthathistasteforlikenesseshastodowithher.

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