Посмертні записки Піквікського клубу

Showing that an Attack of Rheumatism, in some Cases, acts as a Quickener to inventive Genius

           

           ‘Thiswasagreatevent,atremendousera,inNathanielPipkin’slife,anditwastheonlyonethathadeveroccurredtorufflethesmoothcurrentofhisquietexistence,whenhappeningonefineafternoon,inafitofmentalabstraction,toraisehiseyesfromtheslateonwhichhewasdevisingsometremendousproblemincompoundadditionforanoffendingurchintosolve,theysuddenlyrestedonthebloomingcountenanceofMariaLobbs,theonlydaughterofoldLobbs,thegreatsaddlerovertheway.Now,theeyesofMr.PipkinhadrestedontheprettyfaceofMariaLobbsmanyatimeandoftbefore,atchurchandelsewhere;buttheeyesofMariaLobbshadneverlookedsobright,thecheeksofMariaLobbshadneverlookedsoruddy,asuponthisparticularoccasion.Nowonderthen,thatNathanielPipkinwasunabletotakehiseyesfromthecountenanceofMissLobbs;nowonderthatMissLobbs,findingherselfstaredatbyayoungman,withdrewherheadfromthewindowoutofwhichshehadbeenpeeping,andshutthecasementandpulleddowntheblind;nowonderthatNathanielPipkin,immediatelythereafter,fellupontheyoungurchinwhohadpreviouslyoffended,andcuffedandknockedhimabouttohisheart’scontent.Allthiswasverynatural,andthere’snothingatalltowonderataboutit.

           ‘ItISmatterofwonder,though,thatanyoneofMr.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 370 з 1301