Холодный дом

Interlopers

           YoungPiperandyoungPerkins,asmembersofthatrestlessjuvenilecirclewhichistheterrorofthefoot-passengersinChanceryLane,crumbleintoashesbehindthepumpandunderthearchwayalldaylong,wherewildyellsandhootingstakeplaceovertheirremains.LittleSwillsandMissM.Melvillesonenterintoaffableconversationwiththeirpatrons,feelingthattheseunusualoccurrenceslevelthebarriersbetweenprofessionalsandnon-professionals.Mr.Bogsbyputsup"ThepopularsongofKingDeath,withchorusbythewholestrengthofthecompany,"asthegreatHarmonicfeatureoftheweekandannouncesinthebillthat"J.G.B.isinducedtodosoataconsiderableextraexpenseinconsequenceofawishwhichhasbeenverygenerallyexpressedatthebarbyalargebodyofrespectableindividualsandinhomagetoalatemelancholyeventwhichhasarousedsomuchsensation."Thereisonepointconnectedwiththedeceaseduponwhichthecourtisparticularlyanxious,namely,thatthefictionofafull-sizedcoffinshouldbepreserved,thoughthereissolittletoputinit.Upontheundertaker’sstatingintheSol’sbarinthecourseofthedaythathehasreceivedorderstoconstruct"asix-footer,"thegeneralsolicitudeismuchrelieved,anditisconsideredthatMr.Smallweed’sconductdoeshimgreathonour.

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