Холодный дом

A Morning Adventure

           "Now,youaremywitness,MissSummerson,IsayIdon’tcarebutifhewastocometoourhousewithhisgreat,shining,lumpyforeheadnightafternighttillhewasasoldasMethuselah,Iwouldn’thaveanythingtosaytohim.SuchASSESasheandMamakeofthemselves!""Mydear!"Iremonstrated,inallusiontotheepithetandthevigorousemphasisMissJellybysetuponit."Yourdutyasachild""Oh!Don’ttalkofdutyasachild,MissSummerson;where’sMa’sdutyasaparent?AllmadeovertothepublicandAfrica,Isuppose!ThenletthepublicandAfricashowdutyasachild;it’smuchmoretheiraffairthanmine.Youareshocked,Idaresay!Verywell,soamIshockedtoo;sowearebothshocked,andthere’sanendofit!"Shewalkedmeonfasteryet."Butforallthat,Isayagain,hemaycome,andcome,andcome,andIwon’thaveanythingtosaytohim.Ican’tbearhim.Ifthere’sanystuffintheworldthatIhateanddetest,it’sthestuffheandMatalk.Iwondertheverypaving-stonesoppositeourhousecanhavethepatiencetostaythereandbeawitnessofsuchinconsistenciesandcontradictionsasallthatsoundingnonsense,andMa’smanagement!"IcouldnotbutunderstandhertorefertoMr.Quale,theyounggentlemanwhohadappearedafterdinneryesterday.IwassavedthedisagreeablenecessityofpursuingthesubjectbyRichardandAdacomingupataroundpace,laughingandaskingusifwemeanttorunarace.

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