Холодный дом

Telescopic Philanthropy

           Jellyby,youhavereceivedasmanyasfromonehundredandfiftytotwohundredlettersrespectingAfricainasingleday,haveyounot?"or,"Ifmymemorydoesnotdeceiveme,Mrs.Jellyby,youoncementionedthatyouhadsentofffivethousandcircularsfromonepost-officeatonetime?"alwaysrepeatingMrs.Jellyby’sanswertouslikeaninterpreter.Duringthewholeevening,Mr.Jellybysatinacornerwithhisheadagainstthewallasifheweresubjecttolowspirits.ItseemedthathehadseveraltimesopenedhismouthwhenalonewithRichardafterdinner,asifhehadsomethingonhismind,buthadalwaysshutitagain,toRichard’sextremeconfusion,withoutsayinganything.Mrs.Jellyby,sittinginquiteanestofwastepaper,drankcoffeealltheeveninganddictatedatintervalstohereldestdaughter.ShealsoheldadiscussionwithMr.Quale,ofwhichthesubjectseemedtobeifIunderstooditthebrotherhoodofhumanity,andgaveutterancetosomebeautifulsentiments.IwasnotsoattentiveanauditorasImighthavewishedtobe,however,forPeepyandtheotherchildrencameflockingaboutAdaandmeinacornerofthedrawing-roomtoaskforanotherstory;sowesatdownamongthemandtoldtheminwhispers"PussinBoots"andIdon’tknowwhatelseuntilMrs.Jellyby,accidentallyrememberingthem,sentthemtobed.AsPeepycriedformetotakehimtobed,Icarriedhimupstairs,wheretheyoungwomanwiththeflannelbandagechargedintothemidstofthelittlefamilylikeadragonandoverturnedthemintocribs.

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