Холодный дом

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           Whereisshe?Livingordead,whereisshe?If,ashefoldsthehandkerchiefandcarefullyputsitup,itwereablewithanenchantedpowertobringbeforehimtheplacewhereshefounditandthenight-landscapenearthecottagewhereitcoveredthelittlechild,wouldhedescryherthere?Onthewastewherethebrick-kilnsareburningwithapaleblueflare,wherethestraw-roofsofthewretchedhutsinwhichthebricksaremadearebeingscatteredbythewind,wheretheclayandwaterarehardfrozenandthemillinwhichthegauntblindhorsegoesroundalldaylookslikeaninstrumentofhumantorturetraversingthisdeserted,blightedspotthereisalonelyfigurewiththesadworldtoitself,peltedbythesnowanddrivenbythewind,andcastout,itwouldseem,fromallcompanionship.Itisthefigureofawoman,too;butitismiserablydressed,andnosuchclothesevercamethroughthehallandoutatthegreatdooroftheDedlockmansion.

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