Холодний дім

A Turn of the Screw

           ButIcareagooddealforBagnetandhiswifeandfamilybeinginjuredonmyaccount.AndifIcouldbringthemthroughthismatter,Ishouldhavenohelpforitbuttogiveupwithoutanyotherconsiderationwhatyouwantedofmetheotherday.""Haveyougotithere?""Ihavegotithere,sir.""Sergeant,"thelawyerproceedsinhisdrypassionlessmanner,farmorehopelessinthedealingwiththananyamountofvehemence,"makeupyourmindwhileIspeaktoyou,forthisisfinal.AfterIhavefinishedspeakingIhaveclosedthesubject,andIwon’tre-openit.Understandthat.Youcanleavehere,forafewdays,whatyousayyouhavebroughthereifyouchoose;youcantakeitawayatonceifyouchoose.Incaseyouchoosetoleaveithere,IcandothisforyouIcanreplacethismatteronitsoldfooting,andIcangosofarbesidesastogiveyouawrittenundertakingthatthismanBagnetshallneverbetroubledinanywayuntilyouhavebeenproceededagainsttotheutmost,thatyourmeansshallbeexhaustedbeforethecreditorlookstohis.Thisisinfactallbutfreeinghim.Haveyoudecided?"Thetrooperputshishandintohisbreastandanswerswithalongbreath,"Imustdoit,sir."SoMr.Tulkinghorn,puttingonhisspectacles,sitsdownandwritestheundertaking,whichheslowlyreadsandexplainstoBagnet,whohasallthistimebeenstaringattheceilingandwhoputshishandonhisbaldheadagain,underthisnewverbalshower-bath,andseemsexceedinglyinneedoftheoldgirlthroughwhomtoexpresshissentiments.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 706 з 1276