Крамка старожитностей

Chapter 27

           InwhateverwayMrsJarleyreceivedtheresponse,itdidnotprovokehertofurtherquestioning,ortemptherintoanymoreremarksatthetime,forsherelapsedintoathoughtfulsilence,andremainedinthatstatesolongthatNellwithdrewtotheotherwindowandrejoinedhergrandfather,whowasnowawake.

           Atlengththeladyofthecaravanshookoffherfitofmeditation,and,summoningthedrivertocomeunderthewindowatwhichshewasseated,heldalongconversationwithhiminalowtoneofvoice,asifshewereaskinghisadviceonanimportantpoint,anddiscussingtheprosandconsofsomeveryweightymatter.Thisconferenceatlengthconcluded,shedrewinherheadagain,andbeckonedNelltoapproach.

           ‘Andtheoldgentlemantoo,’saidMrsJarley;‘forIwanttohaveawordwithhim.Doyouwantagoodsituationforyourgrand-daughter,master?Ifyoudo,Icanputherinthewayofgettingone.Whatdoyousay?’

           ‘Ican’tleaveher,’answeredtheoldman.‘Wecan’tseparate.Whatwouldbecomeofmewithouther?’

           ‘Ishouldhavethoughtyouwereoldenoughtotakecareofyourself,ifyoueverwillbe,’retortedMrsJarleysharply.

           ‘Butheneverwillbe,’saidthechildinanearnestwhisper.‘Ifearheneverwillbeagain.Praydonotspeakharshlytohim.Weareverythankfultoyou,’sheaddedaloud;‘butneitherofuscouldpartfromtheotherifallthewealthoftheworldwerehalvedbetweenus.

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