Холодный дом

Telescopic Philanthropy

           HelookedverymuchastonishedatitandatAda’skissinghim,butsoonfellfastasleepinmyarms,sobbingatlongerandlongerintervals,untilhewasquiet.IwassooccupiedwithPeepythatIlosttheletterindetail,thoughIderivedsuchageneralimpressionfromitofthemomentousimportanceofAfrica,andtheutterinsignificanceofallotherplacesandthings,thatIfeltquiteashamedtohavethoughtsolittleaboutit."Sixo’clock!"saidMrs.Jellyby."Andourdinnerhourisnominally(forwedineatallhours)five!Caddy,showMissClareandMissSummersontheirrooms.Youwillliketomakesomechange,perhaps?Youwillexcuseme,Iknow,beingsomuchoccupied.Oh,thatverybadchild!Prayputhimdown,MissSummerson!"Ibeggedpermissiontoretainhim,trulysayingthathewasnotatalltroublesome,andcarriedhimupstairsandlaidhimonmybed.AdaandIhadtwoupperroomswithadoorofcommunicationbetween.Theywereexcessivelybareanddisorderly,andthecurtaintomywindowwasfastenedupwithafork."Youwouldlikesomehotwater,wouldn’tyou?"saidMissJellyby,lookingroundforajugwithahandletoit,butlookinginvain."Ifitisnotbeingtroublesome,"saidwe."Oh,it’snotthetrouble,"returnedMissJellyby;"thequestionis,ifthereISany."TheeveningwassoverycoldandtheroomshadsuchamarshysmellthatImustconfessitwasalittlemiserable,andAdawashalfcrying.

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