Маленька принцеса
The Diamond Mines Again
Mr.Barrowturnedtogo.
"Ihavenothingtodowiththat,madam,"hesaiduninterestedly."Barrow&Skipwortharenotresponsible.Verysorrythethinghashappened,ofcourse."
"Ifyouthinksheistobefoistedoffonme,youaregreatlymistaken,"MissMinchingasped."Ihavebeenrobbedandcheated;Iwillturnherintothestreet!"
Ifshehadnotbeensofurious,shewouldhavebeentoodiscreettosayquitesomuch.Shesawherselfburdenedwithanextravagantlybrought-upchildwhomshehadalwaysresented,andshelostallself-control.
Mr.Barrowundisturbedlymovedtowardthedoor.
"Iwouldn’tdothat,madam,"hecommented;"itwouldn’tlookwell.Unpleasantstorytogetaboutinconnectionwiththeestablishment.Pupilbundledoutpennilessandwithoutfriends."
Hewasacleverbusinessman,andheknewwhathewassaying.HealsoknewthatMissMinchinwasabusinesswoman,andwouldbeshrewdenoughtoseethetruth.Shecouldnotaffordtodoathingwhichwouldmakepeoplespeakofherascruelandhard-hearted.
"Betterkeepherandmakeuseofher,"headded."She’sacleverchild,Ibelieve.Youcangetagooddealoutofherasshegrowsolder."
"Iwillgetagooddealoutofherbeforeshegrowsolder!"exclaimedMissMinchin.
"Iamsureyouwill,ma’am,"saidMr.Barrow,withalittlesinistersmile."Iamsureyouwill.Goodmorning!"
