Большие ожидания

Chapter 26

           Shesetoneverydish;andIalwayssawinherface,afacerisingoutofthecaldron.Yearsafterwards,Imadeadreadfullikenessofthatwoman,bycausingafacethathadnoothernaturalresemblancetoitthanitderivedfromflowinghairtopassbehindabowlofflamingspiritsinadarkroom.

           Inducedtotakeparticularnoticeofthehousekeeper,bothbyherownstrikingappearanceandbyWemmick’spreparation,Iobservedthatwhenevershewasintheroomshekepthereyesattentivelyonmyguardian,andthatshewouldremoveherhandsfromanydishsheputbeforehim,hesitatingly,asifshedreadedhiscallingherback,andwantedhimtospeakwhenshewasnigh,ifhehadanythingtosay.IfanciedthatIcoulddetectinhismanneraconsciousnessofthis,andapurposeofalwaysholdingherinsuspense.

           Dinnerwentoffgayly,andalthoughmyguardianseemedtofollowratherthanoriginatesubjects,Iknewthathewrenchedtheweakestpartofourdispositionsoutofus.Formyself,IfoundthatIwasexpressingmytendencytolavishexpenditure,andtopatronizeHerbert,andtoboastofmygreatprospects,beforeIquiteknewthatIhadopenedmylips.Itwassowithallofus,butwithnoonemorethanDrummle:thedevelopmentofwhoseinclinationtogirdinagrudgingandsuspiciouswayattherest,wasscrewedoutofhimbeforethefishwastakenoff.

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