Холодный дом

A Struggle

           "Veryfullerexcusemelady’sname,Christianandsurnameboth?"Igavethem."Marriedwoman,Ibelieve?"saidMr.Guppy."Marriedwoman.Thankyou.FormerlyCarolineJellyby,spinster,thenofThaviesInn,withinthecityofLondon,butextra-parochial;nowofNewmanStreet,OxfordStreet.Muchobliged."Heranhomeandcamerunningbackagain."Touchingthatmatter,youknow,Ireallyandtrulyamverysorrythatmyarrangementsinlife,combinedwithcircumstancesoverwhichIhavenocontrol,shouldpreventarenewalofwhatwaswhollyterminatedsometimeback,"saidMr.Guppytomeforlornlyanddespondently,"butitcouldn’tbe.NowCOULDit,youknow!Ionlyputittoyou."Ireplieditcertainlycouldnot.Thesubjectdidnotadmitofadoubt.Hethankedmeandrantohismother’sagainandbackagain."It’sveryhonourableofyou,miss,Iamsure,"saidMr.Guppy."Ifanaltarcouldbeerectedinthebowersoffriendshipbut,uponmysoul,youmayrelyuponmeineveryrespectsaveandexceptthetenderpassiononly!"ThestruggleinMr.Guppy’sbreastandthenumerousoscillationsitoccasionedhimbetweenhismother’sdoorandusweresufficientlyconspicuousinthewindystreet(particularlyashishairwantedcutting)tomakeushurryaway.Ididsowithalightenedheart;butwhenwelastlookedback,Mr.Guppywasstilloscillatinginthesametroubledstateofmind.

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