Холодный дом

Chesney Wold

           Thetimewillcomeandsoonenoughwhenyouwillunderstandthisbetter,andwillfeelittoo,asnoonesaveawomancan."Withthem,thoseotherwordsreturned,"Praydailythatthesinsofothersbenotvisiteduponyourhead."Icouldnotdisentangleallthatwasaboutme,andIfeltasiftheblameandtheshamewereallinme,andthevisitationhadcomedown.Thedaywanedintoagloomyevening,overcastandsad,andIstillcontendedwiththesamedistress.Iwentoutalone,andafterwalkingalittleinthepark,watchingthedarkshadesfallingonthetreesandthefitfulflightofthebats,whichsometimesalmosttouchedme,wasattractedtothehouseforthefirsttime.PerhapsImightnothavegonenearitifIhadbeeninastrongerframeofmind.Asitwas,Itookthepaththatledclosebyit.Ididnotdaretolingerortolookup,butIpassedbeforetheterracegardenwithitsfragrantodours,anditsbroadwalks,anditswell-keptbedsandsmoothturf;andIsawhowbeautifulandgraveitwas,andhowtheoldstonebalustradesandparapets,andwideflightsofshallowsteps,wereseamedbytimeandweather;andhowthetrainedmossandivygrewaboutthem,andaroundtheoldstonepedestalofthesun-dial;andIheardthefountainfalling.Thenthewaywentbylonglinesofdarkwindowsdiversifiedbyturretedtowersandporchesofeccentricshapes,whereoldstonelionsandgrotesquemonstersbristledoutsidedensofshadowandsnarledattheeveninggloomovertheescutcheonstheyheldintheirgrip.

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