Ярмарок марнославства

A Rescue and a Catastrophe

           

           Threehours,hecalculated,wouldbetheutmosttimerequired,beforeBeckyshouldarriveandopenhisprisondoors,andhepassedtheseprettycheerfullyinsmoking,inreadingthepaper,andinthecoffee-roomwithanacquaintance,CaptainWalker,whohappenedtobethere,andwithwhomhecutforsixpencesforsomehours,withprettyequalluckoneitherside.

           ButthedaypassedawayandnomessengerreturnednoBecky.Mr.Moss’stably-dy-hotywasservedattheappointedhourofhalf-pastfive,whensuchofthegentlemenlodginginthehouseascouldaffordtopayforthebanquetcameandpartookofitinthesplendidfrontparlourbeforedescribed,andwithwhichMr.Crawley’stemporarylodgingcommunicated,whenMissM.(MissHem,asherpapacalledher)appearedwithoutthecurl-papersofthemorning,andMrs.Hemdidthehonoursofaprimeboiledlegofmuttonandturnips,ofwhichtheColonelatewithaveryfaintappetite.Askedwhetherhewould"stand"abottleofchampagneforthecompany,heconsented,andtheladiesdranktohis‘ealth,andMr.Moss,inthemostpolitemanner,"lookedtowardshim."

           Inthemidstofthisrepast,however,thedoorbellwasheardyoungMossoftheruddyhairroseupwiththekeysandansweredthesummons,andcomingback,toldtheColonelthatthemessengerhadreturnedwithabag,adeskandaletter,whichhegavehim."Noceramony,Colonel,Ibeg,"saidMrs.Mosswithawaveofherhand,andheopenedtheletterrathertremulously.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 936 з 1227