Холодный дом

Dutiful Friendship

           Butifhecouldgetoverthismoneytroubleofhis,Ibelievehewouldbeoff."Mr.Bagnetaskswhy."Well,"returnshiswife,considering,"Georgeseemstometobegettingnotalittleimpatientandrestless.Idon’tsaybutwhathe’sasfreeasever.Ofcoursehemustbefreeorhewouldn’tbeGeorge,buthesmartsandseemsputout.""He’sextra-drilled,"saysMr.Bagnet."Byalawyer.Whowouldputthedevilout.""There’ssomethinginthat,"hiswifeassents;"butsoitis,Lignum."Furtherconversationisprevented,forthetime,bythenecessityunderwhichMr.Bagnetfindshimselfofdirectingthewholeforceofhismindtothedinner,whichisalittleendangeredbythedryhumourofthefowlsinnotyieldinganygravy,andalsobythemadegravyacquiringnoflavourandturningoutofaflaxencomplexion.Withasimilarperverseness,thepotatoescrumbleoffforksintheprocessofpeeling,upheavingfromtheircentresineverydirection,asiftheyweresubjecttoearthquakes.Thelegsofthefowls,too,arelongerthancouldbedesired,andextremelyscaly.Overcomingthesedisadvantagestothebestofhisability,Mr.Bagnetatlastdishesandtheysitdownattable,Mrs.Bagnetoccupyingtheguest’splaceathisrighthand.Itiswellfortheoldgirlthatshehasbutonebirthdayinayear,fortwosuchindulgencesinpoultrymightbeinjurious.Everykindoffinertendonandligamentthatisinthenatureofpoultrytopossessisdevelopedinthesespecimensinthesingularformofguitar-strings.

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