Холодный дом

Esther’s Narrative

           Itwasinastateofdilapidationquiteequaltoourexpectation.Twoorthreeofthearearailingsweregone,thewater-buttwasbroken,theknockerwasloose,thebell-handlehadbeenpulledoffalongtimetojudgefromtherustystateofthewire,anddirtyfootprintsonthestepsweretheonlysignsofitsbeinginhabited.Aslatternlyfull-blowngirlwhoseemedtobeburstingoutattherentsinhergownandthecracksinhershoeslikeanover-ripeberryansweredourknockbyopeningthedooraverylittlewayandstoppingupthegapwithherfigure.AssheknewMr.Jarndyce(indeedAdaandIboththoughtthatsheevidentlyassociatedhimwiththereceiptofherwages),sheimmediatelyrelentedandallowedustopassin.Thelockofthedoorbeinginadisabledcondition,shethenappliedherselftosecuringitwiththechain,whichwasnotingoodactioneither,andsaidwouldwegoupstairs?Wewentupstairstothefirstfloor,stillseeingnootherfurniturethanthedirtyfootprints.Mr.Jarndycewithoutfurtherceremonyenteredaroomthere,andwefollowed.Itwasdingyenoughandnotatallclean,butfurnishedwithanoddkindofshabbyluxury,withalargefootstool,asofa,andplentyofcushions,aneasy-chair,andplentyofpillows,apiano,books,drawingmaterials,music,newspapers,andafewsketchesandpictures.Abrokenpaneofglassinoneofthedirtywindowswaspaperedandwaferedover,buttherewasalittleplateofhothousenectarinesonthetable,andtherewasanotherofgrapes,andanotherofsponge-cakes,andtherewasabottleoflightwine.Mr.

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