Великі очікування

Chapter 48

           Jaggerswheneverheraisedthemfromthetable,andwasasdryanddistanttomeasifthereweretwinWemmicks,andthiswasthewrongone.

           "DidyousendthatnoteofMissHavisham’stoMr.Pip,Wemmick?"Mr.Jaggersasked,soonafterwebegandinner.

           "No,sir,"returnedWemmick;"itwasgoingbypost,whenyoubroughtMr.Pipintotheoffice.Hereitis."Hehandedittohisprincipalinsteadoftome.

           "It’sanoteoftwolines,Pip,"saidMr.Jaggers,handingiton,"sentuptomebyMissHavishamonaccountofhernotbeingsureofyouraddress.Shetellsmethatshewantstoseeyouonalittlematterofbusinessyoumentionedtoher.You’llgodown?"

           "Yes,"saidI,castingmyeyesoverthenote,whichwasexactlyinthoseterms.

           "Whendoyouthinkofgoingdown?"

           "Ihaveanimpendingengagement,"saidI,glancingatWemmick,whowasputtingfishintothepost-office,"thatrendersmeratheruncertainofmytime.Atonce,Ithink."

           "IfMr.Piphastheintentionofgoingatonce,"saidWemmicktoMr.Jaggers,"heneedn’twriteananswer,youknow."

           Receivingthisasanintimationthatitwasbestnottodelay,IsettledthatIwouldgoto-morrow,andsaidso.Wemmickdrankaglassofwine,andlookedwithagrimlysatisfiedairatMr.Jaggers,butnotatme.

           "So,Pip!OurfriendtheSpider,"saidMr.Jaggers,"hasplayedhiscards.Hehaswonthepool.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 586 з 734