Большие ожидания

Chapter 35

           Pip!Used!"

           Well!IratherthoughtIwouldgiveupthatpointtoo.Afteranothersilentturninthegarden,Ifellbackonthemainposition.

           "Biddy,"saidI,"Imadearemarkrespectingmycomingdownhereoften,toseeJoe,whichyoureceivedwithamarkedsilence.Havethegoodness,Biddy,totellmewhy."

           "Areyouquitesure,then,thatyouWILLcometoseehimoften?"askedBiddy,stoppinginthenarrowgardenwalk,andlookingatmeunderthestarswithaclearandhonesteye.

           "Odearme!"saidI,asifIfoundmyselfcompelledtogiveupBiddyindespair."Thisreallyisaverybadsideofhumannature!Don’tsayanymore,ifyouplease,Biddy.Thisshocksmeverymuch."

           ForwhichcogentreasonIkeptBiddyatadistanceduringsupper,andwhenIwentuptomyownoldlittleroom,tookasstatelyaleaveofherasIcould,inmymurmuringsoul,deemreconcilablewiththechurchyardandtheeventoftheday.AsoftenasIwasrestlessinthenight,andthatwaseveryquarterofanhour,Ireflectedwhatanunkindness,whataninjury,whataninjustice,Biddyhaddoneme.

           EarlyinthemorningIwastogo.EarlyinthemorningIwasout,andlookingin,unseen,atoneofthewoodenwindowsoftheforge.ThereIstood,forminutes,lookingatJoe,alreadyatworkwithaglowofhealthandstrengthuponhisfacethatmadeitshowasifthebrightsunofthelifeinstoreforhimwereshiningonit

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 429 из 734