Большие ожидания

Chapter 26

           

           Thereweresomepeopleslinkingaboutasusualwhenwepassedoutintothestreet,whowereevidentlyanxioustospeakwithhim;buttherewassomethingsoconclusiveinthehaloofscentedsoapwhichencircledhispresence,thattheygaveitupforthatday.Aswewalkedalongwestward,hewasrecognizedeverandagainbysomefaceinthecrowdofthestreets,andwheneverthathappenedhetalkedloudertome;butheneverotherwiserecognizedanybody,ortooknoticethatanybodyrecognizedhim.

           HeconductedustoGerrardStreet,Soho,toahouseonthesouthsideofthatstreet.Ratherastatelyhouseofitskind,butdolefullyinwantofpainting,andwithdirtywindows.Hetookouthiskeyandopenedthedoor,andweallwentintoastonehall,bare,gloomy,andlittleused.So,upadarkbrownstaircaseintoaseriesofthreedarkbrownroomsonthefirstfloor.Therewerecarvedgarlandsonthepanelledwalls,andashestoodamongthemgivinguswelcome,IknowwhatkindofloopsIthoughttheylookedlike.

           Dinnerwaslaidinthebestoftheserooms;thesecondwashisdressing-room;thethird,hisbedroom.Hetoldusthatheheldthewholehouse,butrarelyusedmoreofitthanwesaw.Thetablewascomfortablylaidnosilverintheservice,ofcourseandatthesideofhischairwasacapaciousdumb-waiter,withavarietyofbottlesanddecantersonit,andfourdishesoffruitfordessert.Inoticedthroughout,thathekepteverythingunderhisownhand,anddistributedeverythinghimself.

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