Большие ожидания

Chapter 27

           MygreatestreassurancewasthathewascomingtoBarnard’sInn,nottoHammersmith,andconsequentlywouldnotfallinBentleyDrummle’sway.IhadlittleobjectiontohisbeingseenbyHerbertorhisfather,forbothofwhomIhadarespect;butIhadthesharpestsensitivenessastohisbeingseenbyDrummle,whomIheldincontempt.So,throughoutlife,ourworstweaknessesandmeannessesareusuallycommittedforthesakeofthepeoplewhomwemostdespise.

           Ihadbeguntobealwaysdecoratingthechambersinsomequiteunnecessaryandinappropriatewayorother,andveryexpensivethosewrestleswithBarnardprovedtobe.Bythistime,theroomswerevastlydifferentfromwhatIhadfoundthem,andIenjoyedthehonorofoccupyingafewprominentpagesinthebooksofaneighboringupholsterer.Ihadgotonsofastoflate,thatIhadevenstartedaboyinbootstopbootsinbondageandslaverytowhomImighthavebeensaidtopassmydays.For,afterIhadmadethemonster(outoftherefuseofmywasherwoman’sfamily),andhadclothedhimwithabluecoat,canarywaistcoat,whitecravat,creamybreeches,andthebootsalreadymentioned,Ihadtofindhimalittletodoandagreatdealtoeat;andwithbothofthosehorriblerequirementshehauntedmyexistence.

           ThisavengingphantomwasorderedtobeondutyateightonTuesdaymorninginthehall,(itwastwofeetsquare,aschargedforfloorcloth,)andHerbertsuggestedcertainthingsforbreakfastthathethoughtJoewouldlike.

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