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CHAPTERI.OURSOCIETY
In
de
the
firstplace,Cranfordisin
bezit
possession
oftheAmazons;
alltheholdersofhouses
boven
above
acertainrentarewomen.
Als
If
amarriedcouplecometo
vestigt
settle
inthetown,somehow
de
the
gentlemandisappears;
heis
ofwel
either
fairlyfrightenedtodeathbybeingthe
enige
only
manintheCranfordeveningparties,
of
or
heisaccountedforbybeing
met
with
hisregiment,hisship,
of
or
closelyengagedinbusinessallthe
week
week
inthegreatneighbouringcommercialtownofDrumble,distant
enige
only
twentymilesona
spoorweg
railroad
.
Inshort,whateverdoes
wordt
become
ofthegentlemen,theyarenotatCranford.
What
kunnen
could
theydoiftheywere
daar
there
?
Thesurgeonhashis
ronde
round
ofthirtymiles,and
slaapt
sleeps
atCranford;
butevery
man
man
cannotbeasurgeon.
For
houden
keeping
thetrimgardensfullofchoiceflowers
zonder
without
aweedtospeck
ze
them
;
forfrighteningawaylittleboys
die
who
lookwistfullyatthesaidflowers
door
through
therailings;
forrushingoutatthegeese
die
that
occasionallyventureintothegardens
als
if
thegatesareleft
open
open
;
fordecidingallquestionsof
literatuur
literature
andpoliticswithouttroublingthemselves
met
with
unnecessaryreasonsorarguments;
for
verkrijgen
obtaining
clearandcorrectknowledgeofeverybody’saffairsinthe
parochie
parish
;
forkeepingtheirneatmaid-servantsin
bewonderenswaardige
admirable
order;
forkindness(somewhatdictatorial)to
de
the
poor,andrealtender
goede
good
officestoeachotherwhenevertheyareindistress,
de
the
ladiesofCranfordare
heel
quite
sufficient.
“Aman,”asoneofthemobservedtome
eens
once
,“issointhe
weg
way
inthehouse!”
Although
de
the
ladiesofCranfordknow
alle
all
eachother’sproceedings,theyareexceedingly
onverschillig
indifferent
toeachother’sopinions.
Inderdaad
Indeed
,aseachhasher
eigen
own
individuality,nottosayeccentricity,pretty
sterk
strongly
developed,nothingissoeasyas
verbale
verbal
retaliation;
but,somehow,good-willreigns
onder
among
themtoaconsiderable
mate
degree
.
TheCranfordladieshave
alleen
only
anoccasionallittlequarrel,spirited
uit
out
inafewpepperywords
en
and
angryjerksofthe
hoofd
head
;
justenoughtoprevent
de
the
eventenoroftheirlivesfrom
wordt
becoming
tooflat.
Theirdressis
zeer
very
independentoffashion;
astheyobserve,“Whatdoesitsignify
hoe
how
wedresshereatCranford,
waar
where
everybodyknowsus?”
And
als
if
theygofromhome,their
reden
reason
isequallycogent,“Whatdoesitsignify
hoe
how
wedresshere,where
niemand
nobody
knowsus?”
Thematerialsoftheir
kleren
clothes
are,ingeneral,good
en
and
plain,andmostofthemare
bijna
nearly
asscrupulousasMissTyler,ofcleanly
geheugen
memory
;
butIwillanswerforit,
de
the
lastgigot,thelast
strakke
tight
andscantypetticoatinwearinEngland,was
gezien
seen
inCranford—andseenwithout
een
a
smile.
Icantestifyto
een
a
magnificentfamilyredsilk
paraplu
umbrella
,underwhichagentle
kleine
little
spinster,leftaloneof
vele
many
brothersandsisters,usedtopatterto
kerk
church
onrainydays.
Haveyouany
rode
red
silkumbrellasinLondon?
We
hadden
had
atraditionofthe
eerste
first
thathadeverbeen
gezien
seen
inCranford;
andthe
kleine
little
boysmobbedit,and
noemden
called
it“astickinpetticoats.”
It
kunnen
might
havebeenthevery
rode
red
silkoneIhave
beschreven
described
,heldbyastrong
vader
father
overatroopof
kleine
little
ones;
thepoorlittlelady—the
overlevende
survivor
ofall—couldscarcelycarryit.
Then
er
there
wererulesandregulationsfor
bezoeken
visiting
andcalls;
andtheywereannouncedtoany
jonge
young
peoplewhomightbe
verbleven
staying
inthetown,with
alle
all
thesolemnitywithwhich
de
the
oldManxlawswereread
eenmaal
once
ayearontheTinwald
Mount
Mount
.
“Ourfriendshavesentto
vragen
inquire
howyouareafteryour
reis
journey
to-night,mydear”(fifteenmilesinagentleman’scarriage);
“they
zullen
will
giveyousomerestto-morrow,
maar
but
thenextday,Ihaveno
twijfel
doubt
,theywillcall;
sobeatliberty
na
after
twelve—fromtwelvetothreeareourcallinghours.”
Then,
nadat
after
theyhadcalled—.
“Itisthe
derde
third
day;
Idaresayyourmamma
heeft
has
toldyou,mydear,
nooit
never
toletmorethan
drie
three
dayselapsebetweenreceiving
een
a
callandreturningit;
en
and
also,thatyouare
nooit
never
tostaylongerthanaquarterofanhour.”
“ButamItolookatmy
kijken
watch
?
HowamItofindout
wanneer
when
aquarterofanhourhaspassed?”
“You
moet
must
keepthinkingaboutthe
tijd
time
,mydear,andnot
toestaan
allow
yourselftoforgetitinconversation.”
As
iedereen
everybody
hadthisruleintheirminds,whetherthey
ontvingen
received
orpaidacall,of
natuurlijk
course
noabsorbingsubjectwasever
gesproken
spoken
about.
Wekeptourselvesto
korte
short
sentencesofsmalltalk,
en
and
werepunctualtoour
tijd
time
.
Iimaginethata
paar
few
ofthegentlefolksofCranfordwerepoor,
en
and
hadsomedifficultyinmakingbothends
ontmoeten
meet
;
buttheywerelike
de
the
Spartans,andconcealedtheirsmart
onder
under
asmilingface.
We
niemand
none
ofusspokeof
geld
money
,becausethatsubjectsavouredofcommerce
en
and
trade,andthoughsome
konden
might
bepoor,wewereallaristocratic.
TheCranfordians
hadden
had
thatkindlyespritde
corps
corps
whichmadethemoverlook
alle
all
deficienciesinsuccesswhensome
onder
among
themtriedtoconcealtheir
armoede
poverty
.
WhenMrsForrester,forinstance,
gaf
gave
apartyinherbaby-houseofadwelling,
en
and
thelittlemaidendisturbedtheladiesonthe
bank
sofa
byarequestthatshemight
krijgen
get
thetea-trayoutfromunderneath,
iedereen
everyone
tookthisnovelproceedingasthe
meest
most
naturalthinginthe
wereld
world
,andtalkedonabout
huishoudelijke
household
formsandceremoniesasifweall
geloofden
believed
thatourhostesshada
regelmatige
regular
servants’hall,secondtable,
met
with
housekeeperandsteward,insteadoftheone
kleine
little
charity-schoolmaiden,whoseshortruddyarmscould
nooit
never
havebeenstrongenoughto
dragen
carry
thetrayupstairs,ifshe
had
had
notbeenassistedin
privé
private
byhermistress,whonow
zat
sat
instate,pretendingnotto
wisten
know
whatcakesweresentup,thoughshe
wisten
knew
,andweknew,andshe
wisten
knew
thatweknew,andwe
wisten
knew
thatsheknewthatwe
wisten
knew
,shehadbeenbusyallthemorningmakingtea-bread
en
and
sponge-cakes.
Therewereone
of
or
twoconsequencesarisingfrom
deze
this
generalbutunacknowledgedpoverty,
en
and
thisverymuchacknowledgedgentility,
die
which
werenotamiss,and
die
which
mightbeintroducedinto
vele
many
circlesofsocietytotheir
grote
great
improvement.
Forinstance,theinhabitantsofCranford
hielden
kept
earlyhours,andclattered
huis
home
intheirpattens,under
de
the
guidanceofalantern-bearer,
ongeveer
about
nineo’clockatnight;
en
and
thewholetownwasabed
en
and
asleepbyhalf-pastten.
Moreover,itwas
beschouwd
considered
“vulgar”(atremendouswordinCranford)to
geven
give
anythingexpensive,inthewayofeatable
of
or
drinkable,attheeveningentertainments.
Waferbread-and-butter
en
and
sponge-biscuitswereallthat
de
the
HonourableMrsJamiesongave;
en
and
shewassister-in-lawto
de
the
lateEarlofGlenmire,althoughshedid
beoefende
practise
such“eleganteconomy.”
“Eleganteconomy!”
How
natuurlijk
naturally
onefallsbackinto
de
the
phraseologyofCranford!
There,
economie
economy
wasalways“elegant,”andmoney-spending
altijd
always
“vulgarandostentatious”;
a
soort
sort
ofsour-grapeismwhichmadeus
zeer
very
peacefulandsatisfied.
I
nooit
never
shallforgetthedismay
gevoeld
felt
whenacertainCaptain
Brown
Brown
cametoliveatCranford,
en
and
openlyspokeabouthisbeingpoor—notina
fluisteren
whisper
toanintimatefriend,
de
the
doorsandwindowsbeing
eerder
previously
closed,butinthe
openbare
public
street!
inaloud
militaire
military
voice!
alleginghispovertyas
een
a
reasonfornottaking
een
a
particularhouse.
TheladiesofCranfordwere
al
already
rathermoaningoverthe
invasie
invasion
oftheirterritoriesby
een
a
manandagentleman.
Hewas
een
a
half-paycaptain,andhad
verkregen
obtained
somesituationonaneighbouring
spoorweg
railroad
,whichhadbeenvehementlypetitioned
tegen
against
bythelittletown;
en
and
if,inadditiontohis
mannelijke
masculine
gender,andhisconnection
met
with
theobnoxiousrailroad,hewassobrazenasto
praten
talk
ofbeingpoor—why,then,
inderdaad
indeed
,hemustbesenttoCoventry.
Dood
Death
wasastrueandascommonas
armoede
poverty
;
yetpeopleneverspoke
over
about
that,loudoutin
de
the
streets.
Itwasa
woord
word
nottobementionedtoearspolite.
We
hadden
had
tacitlyagreedtoignore
dat
that
anywithwhomweassociatedontermsofvisiting
gelijkheid
equality
couldeverbepreventedby
armoede
poverty
fromdoinganythingthatthey
wilden
wished
.
Ifwewalkedto
of
or
fromaparty,itwas
omdat
because
thenightwassofine,
of
or
theairsorefreshing,not
omdat
because
sedan-chairswereexpensive.
Ifwe
droegen
wore
prints,insteadofsummersilks,itwas
omdat
because
wepreferredawashingmaterial;
en
and
soon,tillwe
verblindden
blinded
ourselvestothevulgar
feit
fact
thatwewere,allofus,
mensen
people
ofverymoderatemeans.
Of
natuurlijk
course
,then,wedidnot
wisten
know
whattomakeof
een
a
manwhocouldspeakof
armoede
poverty
asifitwasnot
een
a
disgrace.
Yet,somehow,Captain
Brown
Brown
madehimselfrespectedinCranford,
en
and
wascalledupon,in
ondanks
spite
ofallresolutionstothecontrary.
Iwas
verbaasd
surprised
tohearhisopinions
geciteerd
quoted
asauthorityata
bezoek
visit
whichIpaidtoCranford
ongeveer
about
ayearafterhe
had
had
settledinthetown.
My
eigen
own
friendshadbeenamong
de
the
bitterestopponentsofany
voorstel
proposal
tovisittheCaptain
en
and
hisdaughters,onlytwelvemonthsbefore;
en
and
nowhewaseven
toegelaten
admitted
inthetabooedhoursbeforetwelve.
Waar
True
,itwastodiscoverthe
oorzaak
cause
ofasmokingchimney,
voordat
before
thefirewaslighted;
maar
but
stillCaptainBrownwalked
boven
upstairs
,nothingdaunted,spokein
een
a
voicetoolargeforthe
kamer
room
,andjokedquiteinthe
manier
way
ofatameman
over
about
thehouse.
Hehadbeen
blind
blind
toallthesmallslights,
en
and
omissionsoftrivialceremonies,withwhichhehadbeen
ontvangen
received
.
Hehadbeenfriendly,though
de
the
Cranfordladieshadbeen
koel
cool
;
hehadansweredsmall
sarcastische
sarcastic
complimentsingoodfaith;
en
and
withhismanlyfrankness
had
had
overpoweredalltheshrinkingwhich
ontmoette
met
himasamanwhowasnotashamedtobepoor.
En
And
,atlast,hisexcellent
mannelijke
masculine
commonsense,andhisfacilityindevisingexpedientsto
overwinnen
overcome
domesticdilemmas,hadgainedhim
een
an
extraordinaryplaceasauthority
onder
among
theCranfordladies.
Hehimself
ging
went
oninhiscourse,as
onbewust
unaware
ofhispopularityashehadbeenof
het
the
reverse;
andIam
zeker
sure
hewasstartledone
dag
day
whenhefoundhisadviceso
zeer
highly
esteemedastomakesomecounsel
die
which
hehadgiveninjesttobe
nemen
taken
insober,seriousearnest.
Itwason
dit
this
subject:
Anoldlady
had
had
anAlderneycow,whichshelookeduponasa
dochter
daughter
.
Youcouldnotpaythe
korte
short
quarterofanhourcall
zonder
without
beingtoldofthe
prachtige
wonderful
milkorwonderfulintelligenceof
dit
this
animal.
Thewholetown
kende
knew
andkindlyregardedMissBetsyBarker’sAlderney;
daarom
therefore
greatwasthesympathy
en
and
regretwhen,inanunguarded
moment
moment
,thepoorcowtumbledintoalime-pit.
She
kreunde
moaned
soloudlythatshewas
snel
soon
heardandrescued;
but
ondertussen
meanwhile
thepoorbeasthad
verloren
lost
mostofherhair,
en
and
cameoutlookingnaked,
koud
cold
,andmiserable,ina
kale
bare
skin.
Everybodypitiedthe
dier
animal
,thoughafewcouldnot
bedwingen
restrain
theirsmilesatherdrollappearance.
MissBetsyBarker
absoluut
absolutely
criedwithsorrowanddismay;
en
and
itwassaidshe
dacht
thought
oftryingabathof
olie
oil
.
Thisremedy,perhaps,was
aanbevolen
recommended
bysomeoneof
de
the
numberwhoseadviceshe
vroeg
asked
;
buttheproposal,ifeveritwasmade,wasknockedonthe
hoofd
head
byCaptainBrown’sdecided“Gether
een
a
flannelwaistcoatandflanneldrawers,ma’am,
als
if
youwishtokeepheralive.
Maar
But
myadviceis,kill
het
the
poorcreatureatonce.”
MissBetsyBarker
droogde
dried
hereyes,andthanked
de
the
Captainheartily;
shesetto
werk
work
,andby-and-byallthe
stad
town
turnedouttoseetheAlderneymeekly
ging
going
toherpasture,cladindarkgreyflannel.
I
heb
have
watchedhermyselfmanyatime.
Doyouever
zie
see
cowsdressedingreyflannelinLondon?
Captain
Brown
Brown
hadtakenasmallhouseon
de
the
outskirtsofthetown,
waar
where
helivedwithhis
twee
two
daughters.
Hemusthavebeenupwardsofsixtyatthetimeofthe
eerste
first
visitIpaidtoCranford
nadat
after
Ihadleftitasaresidence.
Maar
But
hehadawiry,well-trained,
elastische
elastic
figure,astiffmilitarythrow-backofhis
hoofd
head
,andaspringingstep,whichmadehim
leek
appear
muchyoungerthanhewas.
His
oudste
eldest
daughterlookedalmostas
oud
old
ashimself,andbetrayed
het
the
factthathisrealwas
meer
more
thanhisapparentage.
Miss
Brown
Brown
musthavebeenforty;
she
had
had
asickly,pained,careworn
uitdrukking
expression
onherface,and
keek
looked
asifthegaietyof
jeugd
youth
hadlongfadedoutofsight.
Zelfs
Even
whenyoungshemusthavebeenplain
en
and
hard-featured.
MissJessieBrownwas
tien
ten
yearsyoungerthanher
zus
sister
,andtwentyshadesprettier.
Her
gezicht
face
wasroundanddimpled.
MissJenkynsonce
zei
said
,inapassionagainstCaptain
Brown
Brown
(thecauseofwhichI
zal
will
tellyoupresently),“thatshe
dacht
thought
itwastimeforMissJessieto
laten
leave
offherdimples,andnot
altijd
always
tobetryingtolooklike
een
a
child.”
Itwastrue
er
there
wassomethingchildlikeinher
gezicht
face
;
andtherewillbe,I
denk
think
,tillshedies,thoughsheshouldlivetoa
honderd
hundred
.
Hereyeswerelarge
blauwe
blue
wonderingeyes,lookingstraightatyou;
her
neus
nose
wasunformedandsnub,
en
and
herlipswerered
en
and
dewy;
sheworeherhair,too,in
kleine
little
rowsofcurls,whichheightened
dit
this
appearance.
Idonot
weet
know
whethershewasprettyornot;
maar
but
Ilikedherface,
en
and
sodideverybody,andI
deden
do
notthinkshecould
helpen
help
herdimples.
Shehad
iets
something
ofherfather’sjauntinessofgait
en
and
manner;
andanyfemale
waarnemer
observer
mightdetectaslight
verschil
difference
intheattireof
de
the
twosisters—thatofMissJessiebeing
ongeveer
about
twopoundsperannummore
duurder
expensive
thanMissBrown’s.
Twopoundswas
een
a
largesuminCaptainBrown’s
jaarlijkse
annual
disbursements.
Suchwasthe
indruk
impression
madeuponmebythe
Brown
Brown
familywhenIfirst
zag
saw
themalltogetherinCranfordChurch.
De
The
CaptainIhadmetbefore—on
de
the
occasionofthesmoky
schoorsteen
chimney
,whichhehadcuredbysome
eenvoudige
simple
alterationintheflue.
In
kerk
church
,heheldhisdoubleeye-glasstohiseyes
tijdens
during
theMorningHymn,andthen
tilde
lifted
uphisheaderect
en
and
sangoutloudandjoyfully.
He
maakte
made
theresponseslouderthan
de
the
clerk—anoldmanwith
een
a
pipingfeeblevoice,who,I
denk
think
,feltaggrievedattheCaptain’ssonorous
bas
bass
,andquiveredhigherand
hoger
higher
inconsequence.
Oncomingoutof
kerk
church
,thebriskCaptainpaidthe
meest
most
gallantattentiontohis
twee
two
daughters.
Henoddedand
glimlachte
smiled
tohisacquaintances;
butheshookhands
met
with
noneuntilhehad
geholpen
helped
MissBrowntounfurlher
paraplu
umbrella
,hadrelievedherofherprayer-book,
en
and
hadwaitedpatientlytill
ze
she
,withtremblingnervoushands,
had
had
takenuphergownto
lopen
walk
throughthewetroads.
I
vraag me af
wonder
whattheCranfordladies
deden
did
withCaptainBrownattheirparties.
We
hadden
had
oftenrejoiced,informerdays,
dat
that
therewasnogentlemantobe
bijgewoond
attended
to,andtofind
gesprek
conversation
for,atthecard-parties.
We
hadden
had
congratulatedourselvesuponthesnugnessof
de
the
evenings;
and,inour
liefde
love
forgentility,anddistasteof
mensheid
mankind
,wehadalmostpersuadedourselves
dat
that
tobeamanwastobe“vulgar”;
so
dat
that
whenIfoundmyfriend
en
and
hostess,MissJenkyns,wasgoingtohave
een
a
partyinmyhonour,
en
and
thatCaptainandtheMissBrownswereinvited,Iwondered
veel
much
whatwouldbethecourseof
de
the
evening.
Card-tables,withgreenbaizetops,weresetoutby
daglicht
daylight
,justasusual;
itwasthe
derde
third
weekinNovember,sotheeveningsclosedinabout
vier
four
.
Candles,andcleanpacksofcards,werearrangedon
elke
each
table.
Thefirewasmadeup;
de
the
neatmaid-servanthadreceivedher
laatste
last
directions;
andtherewe
stonden
stood
,dressedinourbest,
elk
each
withacandle-lighterinourhands,
klaar
ready
todartatthecandlesassoonas
de
the
firstknockcame.
PartiesinCranfordwere
plechtige
solemn
festivities,makingtheladies
voelden
feel
gravelyelatedasthey
zaten
sat
togetherintheirbestdresses.
Assoonas
drie
three
hadarrived,wesatdownto“Preference,”Ibeing
de
the
unluckyfourth.
Thenext
vier
four
comerswereputdown
onmiddellijk
immediately
toanothertable;
and
momenteel
presently
thetea-trays,whichI
had
had
seensetoutinthestore-roomasIpassedinthe
ochtend
morning
,wereplacedeachonthe
midden
middle
ofacard-table.
Thechinawas
delicate
delicate
egg-shell;
theold-fashionedsilverglittered
met
with
polishing;
buttheeatableswereof
de
the
slightestdescription.
Whilethetrayswereyeton
de
the
tables,CaptainandtheMissBrowns
kwamen
came
in;
andIcould
zien
see
that,somehoworother,
de
the
Captainwasafavouritewith
alle
all
theladiespresent.
Ruffledbrowsweresmoothed,
scherpe
sharp
voicesloweredathis
benadering
approach
.
MissBrownlookedill,
en
and
depressedalmosttogloom.
MissJessie
glimlachte
smiled
asusual,andseemed
bijna
nearly
aspopularasher
vader
father
.
Heimmediatelyandquietly
nam
assumed
theman’splacein
de
the
room;
attendedtoeveryone’swants,lessened
de
the
prettymaid-servant’slabourby
wachten
waiting
onemptycupsandbread-and-butterlessladies;
en
and
yetdiditallinsoeasy
en
and
dignifiedamanner,andsomuchasifitwere
een
a
matterofcourseforthestrongtoattendtotheweak,
dat
that
hewasatrue
man
man
throughout.
Heplayedforthreepennypoints
met
with
asgraveaninterestasiftheyhadbeenpounds;
en
and
yet,inallhis
aandacht
attention
tostrangers,hehad
een
an
eyeonhissufferingdaughter—for
lijden
suffering
Iwassureshewas,thoughto
veel
many
eyesshemightonly
leek
appear
tobeirritable.
MissJessie
kon
could
notplaycards:
butshe
sprak
talked
tothesitters-out,who,
voordat
before
hercoming,hadbeen
nogal
rather
inclinedtobecross.
She
zong
sang
,too,toanold
gebarsten
cracked
piano,whichIthinkhadbeenaspinetinits
jeugd
youth
.
MissJessiesang,“JockofHazeldean”
een
a
littleoutoftune;
maar
but
wewerenoneofus
muzikaal
musical
,thoughMissJenkynsbeat
tijd
time
,outoftime,bywayof
lijken
appearing
tobeso.
Itwas
erg
very
goodofMissJenkynsto
doen
do
this;
forIhad
gezien
seen
that,alittlebefore,she
had
had
beenagooddeal
geïrriteerd
annoyed
byMissJessieBrown’sunguarded
toelating
admission
proposofShetlandwool)thatshe
had
had
anuncle,hermother’s
broer
brother
,whowasashopkeeperinEdinburgh.
MissJenkyns
probeerde
tried
todrownthisconfessionby
een
a
terriblecough—fortheHonourableMrsJamiesonwas
zat
sitting
atacard-tablenearestMissJessie,
en
and
whatwouldshesay
of
or
thinkifshefoundoutshewasinthe
dezelfde
same
roomwithashop-keeper’s
nicht
niece
!
ButMissJessieBrown
Die
(who
hadnotact,asweallagreedthe
volgende
next
morning)wouldrepeatthe
informatie
information
,andassureMissPoleshe
kon
could
easilygethertheidenticalShetland
wol
wool
required,“throughmyuncle,
die
who
hasthebestassortmentofShetland
goederen
goods
ofanyoneinEdinbro’.”
Itwasto
nemen
take
thetasteofthis
uit
out
ofourmouths,andthe
geluid
sound
ofthisoutofourears,
dat
that
MissJenkynsproposedmusic;
soI
zeg
say
again,itwasvery
goed
good
ofhertobeat
tijd
time
tothesong.
Whenthetraysre-appeared
met
with
biscuitsandwine,punctuallyata
kwart
quarter
tonine,therewas
gesprek
conversation
,comparingofcards,and
praten
talking
overtricks;
butby-and-byCaptain
Brown
Brown
sportedabitof
literatuur
literature
.
“Haveyouseenanynumbersof‘ThePickwickPapers’?”
zei
said
he.
(Theywerethen
publiceerden
publishing
inparts.)
“Capitalthing!”
NowMissJenkynswas
dochter
daughter
ofadeceasedrectorofCranford;
en
and
,onthestrengthofa
aantal
number
ofmanuscriptsermons,andapretty
goede
good
libraryofdivinity,consideredherself
literair
literary
,andlookeduponany
gesprek
conversation
aboutbooksasa
uitdaging
challenge
toher.
Sosheanswered
en
and
said,“Yes,shehad
gezien
seen
them;
indeed,shemight
zeggen
say
shehadreadthem.”
“Andwhatdoyou
denk
think
ofthem?”
exclaimedCaptain
Brown
Brown
.
“Aren’ttheyfamouslygood?”
So
drong
urged
MissJenkynscouldnotbut
spreken
speak
.
“Imustsay,Idon’t
denk
think
theyarebyanymeans
gelijk
equal
toDrJohnson.
Still,
misschien
perhaps
,theauthorisyoung.
Laat
Let
himpersevere,andwho
weet
knows
whathemaybecome
als
if
hewilltakethe
grote
great
Doctorforhismodel?”
Dit
This
wasevidentlytoomuchforCaptain
Brown
Brown
totakeplacidly;
andI
zag
saw
thewordsonthe
puntje
tip
ofhistonguebeforeMissJenkyns
had
had
finishedhersentence.
“Itis
heel
quite
adifferentsortof
ding
thing
,mydearmadam,”he
begon
began
.
“Iamquiteawareofthat,”returned
ze
she
.
“AndImakeallowances,CaptainBrown.”
“Justallowmetoreadyou
een
a
sceneoutofthismonth’snumber,”pleaded
hij
he
.
“Ihaditonlythismorning,
en
and
Idon’tthinkthe
bedrijf
company
canhavereadityet.”
“Asyouplease,”
zei
said
she,settlingherselfwith
een
an
airofresignation.
He
las
read
theaccountofthe“swarry”whichSamWeller
gaf
gave
atBath.
Someofus
lachten
laughed
heartily.
Ididnot
durfde
dare
,becauseIwasstayingin
het
the
house.