Холодный дом

Dutiful Friendship

           Bagnetcertainlydid,afterobservingonhisgrowthandgeneraladvancement,proceed,inamomentofprofoundreflectiononthechangeswroughtbytime,toexaminehiminthecatechism,accomplishingwithextremeaccuracythequestionsnumberoneandtwo,"Whatisyourname?"and"Whogaveyouthatname?"buttherefailingintheexactprecisionofhismemoryandsubstitutingfornumberthreethequestion"Andhowdoyoulikethatname?"whichhepropoundedwithasenseofitsimportance,initselfsoedifyingandimprovingastogiveitquiteanorthodoxair.This,however,wasaspecialityonthatparticularbirthday,andnotageneralsolemnity.Itistheoldgirl’sbirthday,andthatisthegreatestholidayandreddest-letterdayinMr.Bagnet’scalendar.TheauspiciouseventisalwayscommemoratedaccordingtocertainformssettledandprescribedbyMr.Bagnetsomeyearssince.Mr.Bagnet,beingdeeplyconvincedthattohaveapairoffowlsfordinneristoattainthehighestpitchofimperialluxury,invariablygoesforthhimselfveryearlyinthemorningofthisdaytobuyapair;heis,asinvariably,takeninbythevendorandinstalledinthepossessionoftheoldestinhabitantsofanycoopinEurope.Returningwiththesetriumphsoftoughnesstiedupinacleanblueandwhitecottonhandkerchief(essentialtothearrangements),heinacasualmannerinvitesMrs.Bagnettodeclareatbreakfastwhatshewouldlikefordinner.Mrs.Bagnet,byacoincidenceneverknowntofail,replyingfowls,Mr.Bagnetinstantlyproduceshisbundlefromaplaceofconcealmentamidstgeneralamazementandrejoicing.

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