Большие ожидания

Chapter 8

           Inaby-yard,therewasawildernessofemptycasks,whichhadacertainsourremembranceofbetterdayslingeringaboutthem;butitwastoosourtobeacceptedasasampleofthebeerthatwasgoneandinthisrespectIrememberthosereclusesasbeinglikemostothers.

           Behindthefurthestendofthebrewery,wasarankgardenwithanoldwall;notsohighbutthatIcouldstruggleupandholdonlongenoughtolookoverit,andseethattherankgardenwasthegardenofthehouse,andthatitwasovergrownwithtangledweeds,butthattherewasatrackuponthegreenandyellowpaths,asifsomeonesometimeswalkedthere,andthatEstellawaswalkingawayfrommeeventhen.Butsheseemedtobeeverywhere.ForwhenIyieldedtothetemptationpresentedbythecasks,andbegantowalkonthem,Isawherwalkingonthemattheendoftheyardofcasks.Shehadherbacktowardsme,andheldherprettybrownhairspreadoutinhertwohands,andneverlookedround,andpassedoutofmyviewdirectly.So,inthebreweryitselfbywhichImeanthelargepavedloftyplaceinwhichtheyusedtomakethebeer,andwherethebrewingutensilsstillwere.WhenIfirstwentintoit,and,ratheroppressedbyitsgloom,stoodnearthedoorlookingaboutme,Isawherpassamongtheextinguishedfires,andascendsomelightironstairs,andgooutbyagalleryhighoverhead,asifsheweregoingoutintothesky.

           Itwasinthisplace,andatthismoment,thatastrangethinghappenedtomyfancy.

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