Холодный дом

A Struggle

           "Iaskedthefavourofseeingyouforafewmomentshere,"saidI,"inpreferencetocallingatMr.Kenge’sbecause,rememberingwhatyousaidonanoccasionwhenyouspoketomeinconfidence,IfearedImightotherwisecauseyousomeembarrassment,Mr.Guppy."Icausedhimembarrassmentenoughasitwas,Iamsure.Ineversawsuchfaltering,suchconfusion,suchamazementandapprehension."MissSummerson,"stammeredMr.Guppy,"I—I—begyourpardon,butinourprofession—we—we—finditnecessarytobeexplicit.Youhavereferredtoanoccasion,miss,whenI—whenIdidmyselfthehonourofmakingadeclarationwhich—"Somethingseemedtoriseinhisthroatthathecouldnotpossiblyswallow.Heputhishandthere,coughed,madefaces,triedagaintoswallowit,coughedagain,madefacesagain,lookedallroundtheroom,andflutteredhispapers."Akindofgiddysensationhascomeuponme,miss,"heexplained,"whichratherknocksmeover.I—er—alittlesubjecttothissortofthing—er—byGeorge!"Igavehimalittletimetorecover.Heconsumeditinputtinghishandtohisforeheadandtakingitawayagain,andinbackinghischairintothecornerbehindhim."Myintentionwastoremark,miss,"saidMr.Guppy,"dearme—somethingbronchial,Ithink—hem!—toremarkthatyouwassogoodonthatoccasionastorepelandrepudiatethatdeclaration.You—youwouldn’tperhapsobjecttoadmitthat?Thoughnowitnessesarepresent,itmightbeasatisfactionto—toyourmind—ifyouwastoputinthatadmission.

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