Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The house of gaunt
"So!"saidGaunttriumphantly,asthoughhehadjustprovedacomplicatedpointbeyondallpossibledispute."Don’tyougotalkingtousasifwe’redirtonyourshoes!Generationsofpure-bloods,wizardsall—morethanyoucansay,Idon’tdoubt!"
AndhespatontheflooratOgden’sfeet.Morfincackledagain.Merope,huddledbesidethewindow,herheadbowedandherfacehiddenbyherlankhair,saidnothing.
"Mr.Gaunt,"saidOgdendoggedly,"Iamafraidthatneitheryourancestorsnorminehaveanythingtodowiththematterinhand.IamherebecauseofMorfin,MorfinandtheMuggleheaccostedlatelastnight.Ourinformation"—heglanceddownathisscrollofparchment—"isthatMorfinperformedajinxorhexonthesaidMuggle,causinghimtoeruptinhighlypainfulhives."
Morfingiggled.
"Bequiet,boy,"snarledGauntinParseltongue,andMorfinfellsilentagain.
"Andsowhatifhedid,then?"GauntsaiddefiantlytoOgden,"Iexpectyou’vewipedtheMuggle’sfilthyfacecleanforhim,andhismemorytoboot—"
"That’shardlythepoint,isit,Mr.Gaunt?"saidOgden."Thiswasanunprovokedattackonadefenseless—"
"Ar,IhadyoumarkedoutasaMuggle-loverthemomentIsawyou,"sneeredGaunt,andhespatontheflooragain.
"Thisdiscussionisgettingusnowhere,"saidOgdenfirmly."Itisclearfromyourson’sattitudethathefeelsnoremorseforhisactions."Heglanceddownathisscrollofparchmentagain.
