Холодный дом

A Struggle

           Whatchanges,Esther,eveninmysmallworld!Yourecollectthatfirstnight,whenIwassounpoliteandinky?Whowouldhavethought,then,ofmyeverteachingpeopletodance,ofallotherpossibilitiesandimpossibilities!"Herhusband,whohadleftuswhilewehadthischat,nowcomingback,preparatorytoexercisingtheapprenticesintheball-room,Caddyinformedmeshewasquiteatmydisposal.Butitwasnotmytimeyet,Iwasgladtotellher,forIshouldhavebeenvexedtotakeherawaythen.Thereforewethreeadjournedtotheapprenticestogether,andImadeoneinthedance.Theapprenticeswerethequeerestlittlepeople.Besidesthemelancholyboy,who,Ihoped,hadnotbeenmadesobywaltzingaloneintheemptykitchen,thereweretwootherboysandonedirtylittlelimpgirlinagauzydress.Suchaprecociouslittlegirl,withsuchadowdybonneton(that,too,ofagauzytexture),whobroughthersandalledshoesinanoldthreadbarevelvetreticule.Suchmeanlittleboys,whentheywerenotdancing,withstring,andmarbles,andcramp-bonesintheirpockets,andthemostuntidylegsandfeetandheelsparticularly.IaskedCaddywhathadmadetheirparentschoosethisprofessionforthem.Caddysaidshedidn’tknow;perhapstheyweredesignedforteachers,perhapsforthestage.Theywereallpeopleinhumblecircumstances,andthemelancholyboy’smotherkeptaginger-beershop.Wedancedforanhourwithgreatgravity,themelancholychilddoingwonderswithhislowerextremities,inwhichthereappearedtobesomesenseofenjoymentthoughitneverroseabovehiswaist.

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