Холодный дом

In Mr. Tulkinghorn’s Room

           ""Howlonghaveyouknownit?""Ihavesuspecteditalongwhilefullyknownitalittlewhile.""Months?""Days."Hestandsbeforeherwithonehandonachair-backandtheotherinhisold-fashionedwaistcoatandshirt-frill,exactlyashehasstoodbeforeheratanytimesincehermarriage.Thesameformalpoliteness,thesamecomposeddeferencethatmightaswellbedefiance;thewholemanthesamedark,coldobject,atthesamedistance,whichnothinghaseverdiminished."Isthistrueconcerningthepoorgirl?"Heslightlyinclinesandadvanceshisheadasnotquiteunderstandingthequestion."Youknowwhatyourelated.Isittrue?Doherfriendsknowmystoryalso?Isitthetown-talkyet?Isitchalkeduponthewallsandcriedinthestreets?"So!Anger,andfear,andshame.Allthreecontending.Whatpowerthiswomanhastokeeptheseragingpassionsdown!Mr.Tulkinghorn’sthoughtstakesuchformashelooksather,withhisraggedgreyeyebrowsahair’sbreadthmorecontractedthanusualunderhergaze."No,LadyDedlock.Thatwasahypotheticalcase,arisingoutofSirLeicester’sunconsciouslycarryingthematterwithsohighahand.Butitwouldbearealcaseiftheyknewwhatweknow.""Thentheydonotknowityet?""No.""CanIsavethepoorgirlfrominjurybeforetheyknowit?""Really,LadyDedlock,"Mr.Tulkinghornreplies,"Icannotgiveasatisfactoryopiniononthatpoint.

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