Холодный дом

A Morning Adventure

           "Icannotadmittheairfreely,"saidthelittleoldladytheroomwasclose,andwouldhavebeenthebetterforit"becausethecatyousawdownstairs,calledLadyJane,isgreedyfortheirlives.Shecrouchesontheparapetoutsideforhoursandhours.Ihavediscovered,"whisperingmysteriously,"thathernaturalcrueltyissharpenedbyajealousfearoftheirregainingtheirliberty.InconsequenceofthejudgmentIexpectbeingshortlygiven.Sheisslyandfullofmalice.Ihalfbelieve,sometimes,thatsheisnocat,butthewolfoftheoldsaying.Itissoverydifficulttokeepherfromthedoor."Someneighbouringbells,remindingthepoorsoulthatitwashalf-pastnine,didmoreforusinthewayofbringingourvisittoanendthanwecouldeasilyhavedoneforourselves.Shehurriedlytookupherlittlebagofdocuments,whichshehadlaiduponthetableoncomingin,andaskedifwewerealsogoingintocourt.Onouransweringno,andthatwewouldonnoaccountdetainher,sheopenedthedoortoattendusdownstairs."Withsuchanomen,itisevenmorenecessarythanusualthatIshouldbetherebeforetheChancellorcomesin,"saidshe,"forhemightmentionmycasethefirstthing.IhaveapresentimentthatheWILLmentionitthefirstthingthismorning."Shestoppedtotellusinawhisperasweweregoingdownthatthewholehousewasfilledwithstrangelumberwhichherlandlordhadboughtpiecemealandhadnowishtosell,inconsequenceofbeingalittleM.Thiswasonthefirstfloor.Butshehadmadeapreviousstoppageonthesecondfloorandhadsilentlypointedatadarkdoorthere.

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