Холодный дом

Nurse and Patient

           SomeoneinhercottagewhohadtrampeddowntoSaintAlbansandwastrampinghedidn’tknowwhere.Apoorboy,Charleysaid.Nofather,nomother,noanyone."LikeasTommighthavebeen,miss,ifEmmaandmehaddiedafterfather,"saidCharley,herroundeyesfillingwithtears."Andshewasgettingmedicineforhim,Charley?""Shesaid,miss,"returnedCharley,"howthathehadoncedoneasmuchforher."Mylittlemaid’sfacewassoeagerandherquiethandswerefoldedsocloselyinoneanotherasshestoodlookingatmethatIhadnogreatdifficultyinreadingherthoughts."Well,Charley,"saidI,"itappearstomethatyouandIcandonobetterthangoroundtoJenny’sandseewhat’sthematter."ThealacritywithwhichCharleybroughtmybonnetandveil,andhavingdressedme,quaintlypinnedherselfintoherwarmshawlandmadeherselflooklikealittleoldwoman,sufficientlyexpressedherreadiness.SoCharleyandI,withoutsayinganythingtoanyone,wentout.Itwasacold,wildnight,andthetreesshudderedinthewind.Therainhadbeenthickandheavyallday,andwithlittleintermissionformanydays.Nonewasfallingjustthen,however.Theskyhadpartlycleared,butwasverygloomyevenaboveus,whereafewstarswereshining.Inthenorthandnorth-west,wherethesunhadsetthreehoursbefore,therewasapaledeadlightbothbeautifulandawful;andintoitlongsullenlinesofcloudwaveduplikeaseastrickenimmovableasitwasheaving.

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