In Chancery

           London.Michaelmastermlatelyover,andtheLordChancellorsittinginLincoln’sInnHall.ImplacableNovemberweather.Asmuchmudinthestreetsasifthewatershadbutnewlyretiredfromthefaceoftheearth,anditwouldnotbewonderfultomeetaMegalosaurus,fortyfeetlongorso,waddlinglikeanelephantinelizardupHolbornHill.Smokeloweringdownfromchimney-pots,makingasoftblackdrizzle,withflakesofsootinitasbigasfull-grownsnowflakesgoneintomourning,onemightimagine,forthedeathofthesun.Dogs,undistinguishableinmire.Horses,scarcelybetter;splashedtotheirveryblinkers.Footpassengers,jostlingoneanother’sumbrellasinageneralinfectionofilltemper,andlosingtheirfoot-holdatstreet-corners,wheretensofthousandsofotherfootpassengershavebeenslippingandslidingsincethedaybroke(ifthisdayeverbroke),addingnewdepositstothecrustuponcrustofmud,stickingatthosepointstenaciouslytothepavement,andaccumulatingatcompoundinterest.Fogeverywhere.Foguptheriver,whereitflowsamonggreenaitsandmeadows;fogdowntheriver,whereitrollsdefiledamongthetiersofshippingandthewatersidepollutionsofagreat(anddirty)city.FogontheEssexmarshes,fogontheKentishheights.Fogcreepingintothecaboosesofcollier-brigs;foglyingoutontheyardsandhoveringintheriggingofgreatships;fogdroopingonthegunwalesofbargesandsmallboats.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 4 из 1276