Холодный дом

Nurse and Patient

           Heheldunderhisarm,likealittlebundle,afragmentofafurcap;andashetriedtowarmhimself,heshookuntilthecrazydoorandwindowshook.Theplacewascloserthanbeforeandhadanunhealthyandaverypeculiarsmell.IhadnotliftedmyveilwhenIfirstspoketothewoman,whichwasatthemomentofourgoingin.Theboystaggeredupinstantlyandstaredatmewitharemarkableexpressionofsurpriseandterror.HisactionwassoquickandmybeingthecauseofitwassoevidentthatIstoodstillinsteadofadvancingnearer."Iwon’tgonomoretotheberryinground,"mutteredtheboy;"Iain’ta-goingthere,soItellyou!"Iliftedmyveilandspoketothewoman.Shesaidtomeinalowvoice,"Don’tmindhim,ma’am.He’llsooncomebacktohishead,"andsaidtohim,"Jo,Jo,what’sthematter?""Iknowwotshe’scomefor!"criedtheboy."Who?""Theladythere.She’scometogetmetogoalongwithhertotheberryinground.Iwon’tgototheberryinground.Idon’tlikethenameonit.Shemightgoa-berryinME."Hisshiveringcameonagain,andasheleanedagainstthewall,heshookthehovel."Hehasbeentalkingoffandonaboutsuchlikeallday,ma’am,"saidJennysoftly."Why,howyoustare!ThisisMYlady,Jo.""Isit?"returnedtheboydoubtfully,andsurveyingmewithhisarmheldoutabovehisburningeyes."Shelookstomethet’otherone.Itain’tthebonnet,noryetitain’tthegownd,butshelookstomethet’otherone.

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