Холодный дом

A Struggle

           "Iaskedthefavourofseeingyouforafewmomentshere,"saidI,"inpreferencetocallingatMr.Kenge’sbecause,rememberingwhatyousaidonanoccasionwhenyouspoketomeinconfidence,IfearedImightotherwisecauseyousomeembarrassment,Mr.Guppy."Icausedhimembarrassmentenoughasitwas,Iamsure.Ineversawsuchfaltering,suchconfusion,suchamazementandapprehension."MissSummerson,"stammeredMr.Guppy,"IIbegyourpardon,butinourprofessionwewefinditnecessarytobeexplicit.Youhavereferredtoanoccasion,miss,whenIwhenIdidmyselfthehonourofmakingadeclarationwhich"Somethingseemedtoriseinhisthroatthathecouldnotpossiblyswallow.Heputhishandthere,coughed,madefaces,triedagaintoswallowit,coughedagain,madefacesagain,lookedallroundtheroom,andflutteredhispapers."Akindofgiddysensationhascomeuponme,miss,"heexplained,"whichratherknocksmeover.IeralittlesubjecttothissortofthingerbyGeorge!"Igavehimalittletimetorecover.Heconsumeditinputtinghishandtohisforeheadandtakingitawayagain,andinbackinghischairintothecornerbehindhim."Myintentionwastoremark,miss,"saidMr.Guppy,"dearmesomethingbronchial,Ithinkhem!toremarkthatyouwassogoodonthatoccasionastorepelandrepudiatethatdeclaration.Youyouwouldn’tperhapsobjecttoadmitthat?Thoughnowitnessesarepresent,itmightbeasatisfactiontotoyourmindifyouwastoputinthatadmission.

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