Холодный дом

A Turn of the Screw

           Squod,afterwaitingalittletoascertainifanyfurtherremarkbeexpectedofhim,getsbackbyhisusualseriesofmovementstothetargethehasinhandandvigorouslysignifiesthroughhisformermusicalmediumthathemustandhewillreturntothatidealyounglady.George,havingfoldedtheletter,walksinthatdirection."ThereISaway,commander,"saysPhil,lookingcunninglyathim,"ofsettlingthis.""Payingthemoney,Isuppose?IwishIcould."Philshakeshishead."No,guv’ner,no;notsobadasthat.ThereISaway,"saysPhilwithahighlyartisticturnofhisbrush;"whatI’ma-doingatpresent.""Whitewashing."Philnods."Aprettywaythatwouldbe!DoyouknowwhatwouldbecomeoftheBagnetsinthatcase?Doyouknowtheywouldberuinedtopayoffmyoldscores?YOU’REamoralcharacter,"saysthetrooper,eyeinghiminhislargewaywithnosmallindignation;"uponmylifeyouare,Phil!"Phil,ononekneeatthetarget,isincourseofprotestingearnestly,thoughnotwithoutmanyallegoricalscoopsofhisbrushandsmoothingsofthewhitesurfaceroundtherimwithhisthumb,thathehadforgottentheBagnetresponsibilityandwouldnotsomuchasinjureahairoftheheadofanymemberofthatworthyfamilywhenstepsareaudibleinthelongpassagewithout,andacheerfulvoiceisheardtowonderwhetherGeorgeisathome.Phil,withalookathismaster,hobblesup,saying,"Here’stheguv’ner,Mrs.Bagnet!Hereheis!"andtheoldgirlherself,accompaniedbyMr.Bagnet,appears.

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