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CHAPTERI.OURSOCIETY
Inthe
premier
firstplace,Cranfordisin
possession
possessionoftheAmazons;
all
les
theholdersofhousesaboveacertain
loyer
rentarewomen.
Ifa
marié
marriedcouplecometosettlein
le
thetown,somehowthegentleman
disparaît
disappears;
heiseitherfairly
effrayé
frightenedtodeathbybeingtheonly
homme
manintheCranfordeveningparties,
ou
orheisaccountedforbybeing
avec
withhisregiment,hisship,
ou
orcloselyengagedinbusinessallthe
semaine
weekinthegreatneighbouringcommercial
ville
townofDrumble,distantonlytwentymileson
un
arailroad.
Inshort,whateverdoesbecomeof
le
thegentlemen,theyarenotatCranford.
What
pourraient
couldtheydoiftheywere
il
there?
Thesurgeonhashis
tour
roundofthirtymiles,and
dort
sleepsatCranford;
buteverymancannotbea
chirurgien
surgeon.
Forkeepingthetrimgardensfullof
choix
choiceflowerswithoutaweedtospeckthem;
for
effrayé
frighteningawaylittleboyswho
regardaient
lookwistfullyatthesaidflowers
travers
throughtherailings;
forrushingoutat
les
thegeesethatoccasionallyventureinto
les
thegardensifthegatesareleftopen;
for
décider
decidingallquestionsofliterature
et
andpoliticswithouttroublingthemselveswithunnecessaryreasons
ou
orarguments;
forobtainingclear
et
andcorrectknowledgeofeverybody’saffairsin
la
theparish;
forkeepingtheirneatmaid-servantsin
admirable
admirableorder;
forkindness(somewhatdictatorial)tothe
pauvres
poor,andrealtendergoodofficesto
chaque
eachotherwhenevertheyarein
détresse
distress,theladiesofCranfordare
tout à fait
quitesufficient.
“Aman,”asoneofthem
observé
observedtomeonce,“issoin
la
thewayinthehouse!”
Bien que
AlthoughtheladiesofCranford
connaissent
knowalleachother’sproceedings,theyareexceedinglyindifferenttoeachother’sopinions.
En effet
Indeed,aseachhasher
propre
ownindividuality,nottosayeccentricity,prettystronglydeveloped,
rien
nothingissoeasyasverbal
représailles
retaliation;
but,somehow,good-willreigns
parmi
amongthemtoaconsiderable
degré
degree.
TheCranfordladieshaveonlyanoccasionallittle
querelle
quarrel,spiritedoutina
quelques
fewpepperywordsandangryjerksof
les
thehead;
justenoughto
empêcher
preventtheeventenoroftheirlivesfrom
devenir
becomingtooflat.
Theirdressis
très
veryindependentoffashion;
astheyobserve,“Whatdoesitsignifyhowwe
habillons
dresshereatCranford,where
tout le monde
everybodyknowsus?”
Andiftheygofrom
maison
home,theirreasonisequallycogent,“Whatdoesitsignifyhowwe
habillons
dresshere,wherenobodyknowsus?”
Thematerialsoftheir
vêtements
clothesare,ingeneral,good
et
andplain,andmostofthemare
presque
nearlyasscrupulousasMissTyler,ofcleanly
mémoire
memory;
butIwillanswerforit,
le
thelastgigot,thelasttight
et
andscantypetticoatinwearinEngland,was
vu
seeninCranford—andseenwithouta
sourire
smile.
Icantestifyto
une
amagnificentfamilyredsilk
parapluie
umbrella,underwhichagentlelittlespinster,leftaloneof
nombreux
manybrothersandsisters,usedtopattertochurchonrainydays.
Haveyouany
rouge
redsilkumbrellasinLondon?
Wehad
une
atraditionofthefirst
qui
thathadeverbeenseeninCranford;
et
andthelittleboysmobbedit,
et
andcalledit“astickinpetticoats.”
It
peut
mighthavebeenthevery
rouge
redsilkoneIhavedescribed,heldbya
fort
strongfatheroveratroopoflittleones;
the
pauvre
poorlittlelady—thesurvivorofall—could
à peine
scarcelycarryit.
Thentherewererules
et
andregulationsforvisitingandcalls;
et
andtheywereannouncedto
toute
anyyoungpeoplewhomightbe
rester
stayinginthetown,with
tous
allthesolemnitywithwhichtheoldManxlawswerereadonce
une
ayearontheTinwald
Mont
Mount.
“Ourfriendshavesenttoinquire
comment
howyouareafteryour
voyage
journeyto-night,mydear”(fifteenmilesinagentleman’scarriage);
“theywill
donneront
giveyousomerestto-morrow,
mais
butthenextday,Ihave
aucun
nodoubt,theywillcall;
sobeatliberty
après
aftertwelve—fromtwelvetothreeareourcallinghours.”
Then,
après
aftertheyhadcalled—.
“Itis
le
thethirdday;
Idare
dire
sayyourmammahastoldyou,mydear,
jamais
nevertoletmorethan
trois
threedayselapsebetweenreceivinga
appel
callandreturningit;
and
aussi
also,thatyouareneverto
restez
staylongerthanaquarterofanhour.”
“ButamItolookatmy
regarder
watch?
HowamItofindout
quand
whenaquarterofanhour
dois
haspassed?”
“Youmustkeep
penser
thinkingaboutthetime,mydear,
et
andnotallowyourselftoforgetitinconversation.”
As
tout le monde
everybodyhadthisruleintheirminds,whetherthey
reçu
receivedorpaidacall,of
sûr
coursenoabsorbingsubjectwasever
parlé
spokenabout.
Wekeptourselvestoshortsentencesofsmalltalk,
et
andwerepunctualtoour
temps
time.
IimaginethatafewofthegentlefolksofCranfordwere
pauvres
poor,andhadsomedifficultyinmaking
deux
bothendsmeet;
buttheywere
comme
liketheSpartans,andconcealedtheirsmart
sous
underasmilingface.
We
aucun
noneofusspokeofmoney,
parce que
becausethatsubjectsavouredofcommerce
et
andtrade,andthoughsome
pussent
mightbepoor,wewere
tous
allaristocratic.
TheCranfordianshadthatkindlyespritdecorpswhich
faisait
madethemoverlookalldeficienciesin
succès
successwhensomeamongthem
essayaient
triedtoconcealtheirpoverty.
Quand
WhenMrsForrester,forinstance,
donna
gaveapartyinherbaby-houseofadwelling,
et
andthelittlemaidendisturbedtheladiesonthe
canapé
sofabyarequestthatshe
pu
mightgetthetea-trayoutfrom
dessous
underneath,everyonetookthisnovelproceedingasthe
plus
mostnaturalthinginthe
monde
world,andtalkedonabout
ménage
householdformsandceremoniesasifweall
croyions
believedthatourhostesshadaregularservants’hall,
deuxième
secondtable,withhousekeeperand
intendant
steward,insteadoftheonelittlecharity-schoolmaiden,whoseshortruddyarms
pu
couldneverhavebeenstrongenoughto
porter
carrythetrayupstairs,ifshehadnotbeenassistedin
privé
privatebyhermistress,whonow
assise
satinstate,pretendingnottoknowwhatcakesweresentup,thoughsheknew,
et
andweknew,andsheknewthatweknew,
et
andweknewthatsheknewthatweknew,shehadbeenbusyallthemorningmakingtea-bread
et
andsponge-cakes.
Therewereone
ou
ortwoconsequencesarisingfrom
cette
thisgeneralbutunacknowledgedpoverty,
et
andthisverymuchacknowledgedgentility,
qui
whichwerenotamiss,and
qui
whichmightbeintroducedinto
nombreux
manycirclesofsocietytotheirgreat
amélioration
improvement.
Forinstance,theinhabitantsofCranford
gardaient
keptearlyhours,andclattered
maison
homeintheirpattens,undertheguidanceofalantern-bearer,aboutnineo’clockat
soir
night;
andthewholetownwasabed
et
andasleepbyhalf-pastten.
Moreover,itwas
considéré
considered“vulgar”(atremendouswordinCranford)to
donner
giveanythingexpensive,inthewayofeatable
ou
ordrinkable,attheeveningentertainments.
Waferbread-and-butter
et
andsponge-biscuitswereallthattheHonourableMrsJamieson
donné
gave;
andshewassister-in-lawtothelate
Comte
EarlofGlenmire,althoughshedid
pratiqué
practisesuch“eleganteconomy.”
“Eleganteconomy!”
Hownaturallyonefallsbackinto
la
thephraseologyofCranford!
There,economywas
toujours
always“elegant,”andmoney-spendingalways“vulgar
et
andostentatious”;
asortofsour-grapeism
qui
whichmadeusverypeaceful
et
andsatisfied.
Inevershallforgetthedismayfelt
quand
whenacertainCaptainBrown
venu
cametoliveatCranford,
et
andopenlyspokeabouthisbeingpoor—notina
chuchotant
whispertoanintimatefriend,thedoors
et
andwindowsbeingpreviouslyclosed,
mais
butinthepublicstreet!
in
une
aloudmilitaryvoice!
alleginghis
pauvreté
povertyasareasonfornot
prendre
takingaparticularhouse.
TheladiesofCranfordwere
déjà
alreadyrathermoaningovertheinvasionoftheirterritoriesby
un
amanandagentleman.
Hewasahalf-paycaptain,
et
andhadobtainedsomesituationonaneighbouringrailroad,
qui
whichhadbeenvehementlypetitioned
contre
againstbythelittletown;
et
andif,inadditiontohis
masculin
masculinegender,andhisconnection
avec
withtheobnoxiousrailroad,hewassobrazenasto
parler
talkofbeingpoor—why,then,
en effet
indeed,hemustbesenttoCoventry.
Mort
Deathwasastrueandascommonas
pauvreté
poverty;
yetpeopleneverspokeaboutthat,
haute voix
loudoutinthestreets.
Itwas
un
awordnottobe
mentionner
mentionedtoearspolite.
Wehadtacitly
accepté
agreedtoignorethatany
avec
withwhomweassociatedontermsof
visite
visitingequalitycouldeverbe
empêché
preventedbypovertyfromdoinganythingthatthey
souhaitait
wished.
Ifwewalkedto
ou
orfromaparty,itwas
parce que
becausethenightwassofine,
ou
ortheairsorefreshing,not
parce que
becausesedan-chairswereexpensive.
Ifwe
portions
woreprints,insteadofsummersilks,itwas
parce que
becausewepreferredawashingmaterial;
et
andsoon,tillweblindedourselvestothe
vulgaire
vulgarfactthatwewere,
tous
allofus,peopleof
très
verymoderatemeans.
Ofcourse,then,we
faire
didnotknowwhatto
faire
makeofamanwho
pouvait
couldspeakofpovertyas
si
ifitwasnota
honte
disgrace.
Yet,somehow,CaptainBrown
fait
madehimselfrespectedinCranford,
et
andwascalledupon,in
malgré
spiteofallresolutionstothecontrary.
Iwas
surpris
surprisedtohearhisopinionsquotedas
autorité
authorityatavisitwhichIpaidtoCranford
environ
aboutayearafterhehad
installé
settledinthetown.
Myownfriendshadbeen
parmi
amongthebitterestopponentsof
toute
anyproposaltovisittheCaptain
et
andhisdaughters,onlytwelvemonthsbefore;
et
andnowhewaseven
admis
admittedinthetabooedhours
avant
beforetwelve.
True,itwasto
découvrir
discoverthecauseofasmoking
cheminée
chimney,beforethefirewaslighted;
mais
butstillCaptainBrownwalkedupstairs,
rien
nothingdaunted,spokeina
voix
voicetoolargefortheroom,
et
andjokedquiteinthe
façon
wayofatameman
sur
aboutthehouse.
Hehadbeen
aveugle
blindtoallthesmallslights,
et
andomissionsoftrivialceremonies,
avec
withwhichhehadbeen
reçu
received.
Hehadbeenfriendly,though
les
theCranfordladieshadbeen
cool
cool;
hehadansweredsmallsarcasticcomplimentsingood
foi
faith;
andwithhismanlyfranknesshadoverpowered
tout
alltheshrinkingwhichmethimas
un
amanwhowasnot
honte
ashamedtobepoor.
And,atlast,his
excellent
excellentmasculinecommonsense,andhis
facilité
facilityindevisingexpedientsto
surmonter
overcomedomesticdilemmas,hadgainedhim
une
anextraordinaryplaceasauthority
parmi
amongtheCranfordladies.
Hehimselfwentoninhiscourse,asunawareofhis
popularité
popularityashehadbeenofthereverse;
et
andIamsurehewasstartled
un
onedaywhenhefoundhis
conseils
advicesohighlyesteemedasto
faire
makesomecounselwhichhehad
donné
giveninjesttobe
pris
takeninsober,seriousearnest.
Itwason
ce
thissubject:
AnoldladyhadanAlderney
vache
cow,whichshelookeduponasa
fille
daughter.
Youcouldnotpaythe
court
shortquarterofanhourcall
sans
withoutbeingtoldofthe
merveilleux
wonderfulmilkorwonderfulintelligenceof
cet
thisanimal.
Thewholetown
connaissait
knewandkindlyregardedMissBetsyBarker’sAlderney;
par conséquent
thereforegreatwasthesympathy
et
andregretwhen,inanunguardedmoment,the
pauvre
poorcowtumbledintoalime-pit.
She
gémit
moanedsoloudlythatshewas
bientôt
soonheardandrescued;
but
entre-temps
meanwhilethepoorbeasthad
perdu
lostmostofherhair,
et
andcameoutlookingnaked,cold,
et
andmiserable,inabare
peau
skin.
Everybodypitiedtheanimal,though
un
afewcouldnotrestraintheirsmilesatherdroll
apparence
appearance.
MissBetsyBarkerabsolutely
pleuré
criedwithsorrowanddismay;
et
anditwassaidshe
pensé
thoughtoftryingabathofoil.
Ce
Thisremedy,perhaps,wasrecommendedbysomeoneofthenumberwhoseadviceshe
demandé
asked;
buttheproposal,ifeveritwasmade,wasknockedonthe
tête
headbyCaptainBrown’sdecided“Gether
un
aflannelwaistcoatandflanneldrawers,ma’am,
si
ifyouwishtokeepheralive.
Mais
Butmyadviceis,kill
la
thepoorcreatureatonce.”
Mlle
MissBetsyBarkerdriedhereyes,
et
andthankedtheCaptainheartily;
shesetto
travail
work,andby-and-byallthe
ville
townturnedouttosee
la
theAlderneymeeklygoingtoher
pâturage
pasture,cladindarkgreyflannel.
Ihavewatchedhermyselfmanya
fois
time.
DoyoueverseecowsdressedingreyflannelinLondon?
CaptainBrownhad
pris
takenasmallhouseonthe
périphérie
outskirtsofthetown,wherehe
vivait
livedwithhistwodaughters.
He
devait
musthavebeenupwardsofsixtyat
la
thetimeofthefirst
visite
visitIpaidtoCranford
après
afterIhadleftitas
une
aresidence.
Buthehadawiry,well-trained,
élastique
elasticfigure,astiffmilitarythrow-backofhis
tête
head,andaspringingstep,
qui
whichmadehimappearmuch
jeune
youngerthanhewas.
Hiseldest
fille
daughterlookedalmostasoldashimself,
et
andbetrayedthefactthathis
réel
realwasmorethanhis
apparent
apparentage.
MissBrownmust
avoir
havebeenforty;
shehad
une
asickly,pained,carewornexpressiononher
visage
face,andlookedasif
la
thegaietyofyouthhad
longtemps
longfadedoutofsight.
Même
Evenwhenyoungshemust
devait
havebeenplainandhard-featured.
Mlle
MissJessieBrownwastenyears
jeune
youngerthanhersister,andtwentyshadesprettier.
Her
visage
facewasroundanddimpled.
Mlle
MissJenkynsoncesaid,ina
passion
passionagainstCaptainBrown(the
cause
causeofwhichIwill
dire
tellyoupresently),“thatshe
pensait
thoughtitwastimefor
Mlle
MissJessietoleaveoffherdimples,
et
andnotalwaystobe
essayer
tryingtolooklikeachild.”
Itwas
vrai
truetherewassomethingchildlikeinher
visage
face;
andtherewillbe,I
pense
think,tillshedies,thoughsheshould
vit
livetoahundred.
Hereyeswerelargebluewonderingeyes,
regardant
lookingstraightatyou;
her
nez
nosewasunformedandsnub,
et
andherlipswerered
et
anddewy;
sheworeher
cheveux
hair,too,inlittlerowsofcurls,
qui
whichheightenedthisappearance.
I
ne
donotknowwhethershewas
jolie
prettyornot;
butIlikedher
visage
face,andsodideverybody,
et
andIdonotthinkshe
pourrait
couldhelpherdimples.
Shehad
quelque chose
somethingofherfather’sjauntinessofgait
et
andmanner;
andanyfemale
observateur
observermightdetectaslight
différence
differenceintheattireof
la
thetwosisters—thatofMissJessiebeingabout
deux
twopoundsperannummoreexpensivethan
Mlle
MissBrown’s.
Twopoundswas
une
alargesuminCaptainBrown’sannualdisbursements.
SuchwastheimpressionmadeuponmebytheBrown
famille
familywhenIfirstsawthem
tous
alltogetherinCranfordChurch.
TheCaptainIhad
rencontré
metbefore—ontheoccasionofthesmoky
cheminée
chimney,whichhehadcuredbysomesimplealterationintheflue.
Inchurch,he
tenait
heldhisdoubleeye-glasstohiseyes
pendant
duringtheMorningHymn,andthen
leva
lifteduphisheaderect
et
andsangoutloudandjoyfully.
He
fait
madetheresponseslouderthantheclerk—anold
homme
manwithapipingfeeble
voix
voice,who,Ithink,feltaggrievedattheCaptain’ssonorous
basse
bass,andquiveredhigherandhigherinconsequence.
Oncomingoutofchurch,thebriskCaptainpaidthe
plus
mostgallantattentiontohis
deux
twodaughters.
Henoddedandsmiledtohisacquaintances;
mais
butheshookhandswithnoneuntilhehad
aidé
helpedMissBrowntounfurlher
parapluie
umbrella,hadrelievedherofherprayer-book,
et
andhadwaitedpatientlytillshe,
avec
withtremblingnervoushands,had
pris
takenuphergownto
marcher
walkthroughthewetroads.
I
demande
wonderwhattheCranfordladies
faisaient
didwithCaptainBrownattheirparties.
Wehad
souvent
oftenrejoiced,informerdays,thattherewas
pas
nogentlemantobeattendedto,
et
andtofindconversationfor,atthecard-parties.
Wehadcongratulatedourselvesupon
la
thesnugnessoftheevenings;
et
and,inourloveforgentility,
et
anddistasteofmankind,wehad
presque
almostpersuadedourselvesthattobe
un
amanwastobe“vulgar”;
so
que
thatwhenIfoundmyfriend
et
andhostess,MissJenkyns,was
allait
goingtohaveapartyinmyhonour,
et
andthatCaptainandthe
Mlle
MissBrownswereinvited,I
demandais
wonderedmuchwhatwouldbethecourseoftheevening.
Card-tables,
avec
withgreenbaizetops,weresetoutby
lumière du jour
daylight,justasusual;
itwasthe
troisième
thirdweekinNovember,sotheeveningsclosedinabout
quatre
four.
Candles,andcleanpacksofcards,werearrangedon
chaque
eachtable.
Thefirewasmadeup;
la
theneatmaid-servanthadreceivedherlastdirections;
et
andtherewestood,dressedinour
mieux
best,eachwithacandle-lighterinourhands,readytodartatthecandlesassoonasthe
premier
firstknockcame.
PartiesinCranfordweresolemnfestivities,
faisant
makingtheladiesfeelgravelyelatedasthey
assises
sattogetherintheirbestdresses.
Assoonas
trois
threehadarrived,wesatdownto“Preference,”Ibeing
le
theunluckyfourth.
Thenext
quatre
fourcomerswereputdown
immédiatement
immediatelytoanothertable;
andpresentlythetea-trays,whichIhadseensetoutinthestore-roomasIpassedinthe
matin
morning,wereplacedeachonthe
milieu
middleofacard-table.
The
porcelaine
chinawasdelicateegg-shell;
theold-fashionedsilver
brillait
glitteredwithpolishing;
buttheeatableswereoftheslightest
description
description.
Whilethetrayswereyetonthetables,Captain
et
andtheMissBrownscamein;
et
andIcouldseethat,somehow
ou
orother,theCaptainwasa
favori
favouritewithalltheladies
présentes
present.
Ruffledbrowsweresmoothed,sharpvoicesloweredathis
approche
approach.
MissBrownlookedill,
et
anddepressedalmosttogloom.
Mlle
MissJessiesmiledasusual,
et
andseemednearlyaspopularasher
père
father.
Heimmediatelyandquietlyassumed
la
theman’splaceintheroom;
attendedto
tous
everyone’swants,lessenedthe
jolie
prettymaid-servant’slabourbywaitingon
vides
emptycupsandbread-and-butterlessladies;
et
andyetdiditallinso
facile
easyanddignifiedamanner,
et
andsomuchasifitwereamatterofcoursefor
le
thestrongtoattendto
le
theweak,thathewasa
vrai
truemanthroughout.
Heplayedforthreepennypoints
avec
withasgraveaninterestasiftheyhadbeenpounds;
et
andyet,inallhis
attention
attentiontostrangers,hehad
un
aneyeonhissufferingdaughter—forsufferingIwas
sûr
sureshewas,thoughto
beaucoup
manyeyesshemightonly
sembler
appeartobeirritable.
MissJessiecouldnot
jouer
playcards:
butshetalkedtothesitters-out,
qui
who,beforehercoming,hadbeen
plutôt
ratherinclinedtobecross.
She
chantait
sang,too,toanoldcracked
piano
piano,whichIthinkhadbeenaspinetinits
jeunesse
youth.
MissJessiesang,“JockofHazeldean”
un
alittleoutoftune;
mais
butwewerenoneofusmusical,though
Mlle
MissJenkynsbeattime,outof
temps
time,bywayofappearingtobeso.
Itwas
très
verygoodofMissJenkynsto
faire
dothis;
forIhad
vu
seenthat,alittlebefore,shehadbeenagooddealannoyedby
Mlle
MissJessieBrown’sunguardedadmission(àproposofShetland
laine
wool)thatshehadan
oncle
uncle,hermother’sbrother,whowasashopkeeperinEdinburgh.
Mlle
MissJenkynstriedtodrownthis
confession
confessionbyaterriblecough—for
la
theHonourableMrsJamiesonwas
assise
sittingatacard-tablenearest
Mlle
MissJessie,andwhatwouldshe
dirait
sayorthinkifshefoundoutshewasin
la
thesameroomwithashop-keeper’s
nièce
niece!
ButMissJessieBrown
Qui
(whohadnotact,aswe
tous
allagreedthenextmorning)would
répétait
repeattheinformation,andassure
Mlle
MissPoleshecouldeasily
obtenir
gethertheidenticalShetland
laine
woolrequired,“throughmyuncle,
qui
whohasthebestassortmentofShetland
marchandises
goodsofanyoneinEdinbro’.”
Itwastotakethe
goût
tasteofthisoutofourmouths,
et
andthesoundofthisoutofourears,
que
thatMissJenkynsproposedmusic;
soIsayagain,itwas
très
verygoodofherto
battre
beattimetothesong.
Quand
Whenthetraysre-appearedwithbiscuits
et
andwine,punctuallyata
quart
quartertonine,therewas
conversation
conversation,comparingofcards,and
parler
talkingovertricks;
butby-and-byCaptainBrownsported
un
abitofliterature.
“Haveyou
vu
seenanynumbersof‘ThePickwickPapers’?”
dit
saidhe.
(Theywerethen
publiaient
publishinginparts.)
“Capitalthing!”
Now
Mlle
MissJenkynswasdaughterofadeceasedrectorofCranford;
et
and,onthestrengthofanumberofmanuscriptsermons,
et
andaprettygoodlibraryofdivinity,
considérait
consideredherselfliterary,andlookedupon
toute
anyconversationaboutbooksasa
défi
challengetoher.
Soshe
répondit
answeredandsaid,“Yes,shehadseen
les
them;
indeed,shemightsayshehad
lus
readthem.”
“Andwhatdoyouthinkofthem?”
exclaimedCaptainBrown.
“Aren’ttheyfamouslygood?”
Sourged
Mlle
MissJenkynscouldnotbut
parler
speak.
“Imustsay,Idon’t
pense
thinktheyarebyanymeansequaltoDrJohnson.
Still,
peut-être
perhaps,theauthorisyoung.
Laissez
Lethimpersevere,andwho
sait
knowswhathemaybecomeifhewill
prend
takethegreatDoctorforhismodel?”
Thiswas
évidemment
evidentlytoomuchforCaptainBrownto
prendre
takeplacidly;
andIsawthewordsonthe
bout
tipofhistonguebefore
Mlle
MissJenkynshadfinishedher
phrase
sentence.
“Itisquiteadifferentsortof
chose
thing,mydearmadam,”he
commencé
began.
“Iamquiteawareofthat,”returned
elle
she.
“AndImakeallowances,CaptainBrown.”
“Just
laissez
allowmetoreadyou
une
asceneoutofthismonth’snumber,”
supplié
pleadedhe.
“Ihaditonly
ce
thismorning,andIdon’t
pense
thinkthecompanycanhave
lire
readityet.”
“Asyouplease,”
dit
saidshe,settlingherselfwith
un
anairofresignation.
He
lu
readtheaccountofthe“swarry”whichSamWeller
donné
gaveatBath.
Someofuslaughedheartily.
Ididnotdare,
parce que
becauseIwasstayingin
la
thehouse.