Холодный дом

A Turn of the Screw

           IfIcouldhavehopeditwouldhavebroughtinnearlythesumwanted,I’dhavesoldalllongago.Don’tbelievethatI’llleaveyouoryoursinthelurch,Mat.I’dsellmyselffirst.Ionlywish,"saysthetrooper,givinghimselfadisparagingblowinthechest,"thatIknewofanyonewho’dbuysuchasecond-handpieceofoldstores.""Oldgirl,"murmursMr.Bagnet,"givehimanotherbitofmymind.""George,"saystheoldgirl,"youarenotsomuchtobeblamed,onfullconsideration,exceptforevertakingthisbusinesswithoutthemeans.""Andthatwaslikeme!"observesthepenitenttrooper,shakinghishead."Likeme,Iknow.""Silence!Theoldgirl,"saysMr.Bagnet,"iscorrectinherwayofgivingmyopinionshearmeout!""Thatwaswhenyouneveroughttohaveaskedforthesecurity,George,andwhenyouneveroughttohavegotit,allthingsconsidered.Butwhat’sdonecan’tbeundone.Youarealwaysanhonourableandstraightforwardfellow,asfaraslaysinyourpower,thoughalittleflighty.Ontheotherhand,youcan’tadmitbutwhatit’snaturalinustobeanxiouswithsuchathinghangingoverourheads.Soforgetandforgiveallround,George.Come!Forgetandforgiveallround!"Mrs.Bagnet,givinghimoneofherhonesthandsandgivingherhusbandtheother,Mr.Georgegiveseachofthemoneofhisandholdsthemwhilehespeaks."Idoassureyouboth,there’snothingIwouldn’tdotodischargethisobligation.ButwhateverIhavebeenabletoscrapetogetherhasgoneeverytwomonthsinkeepingitup.Wehavelivedplainlyenoughhere,PhilandI.

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