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CHAPTERI.OURSOCIETY
In
der
the
firstplace,Cranfordisin
besitz
possession
oftheAmazons;
alltheholdersofhouses
über
above
acertainrentarewomen.
Wenn
If
amarriedcouplecometosettlein
der
the
town,somehowthegentleman
verschwindet
disappears
;
heiseitherfairlyfrightenedtodeathbybeingtheonly
mann
man
intheCranfordeveningparties,orheisaccountedforbybeingwithhis
regiment
regiment
,hisship,orcloselyengagedinbusinessallthe
woche
week
inthegreatneighbouringcommercialtownofDrumble,distantonlytwentymilesonarailroad.
In
kurz
short
,whateverdoesbecomeof
den
the
gentlemen,theyarenotatCranford.
What
könnten
could
theydoiftheywere
dort
there
?
Thesurgeonhashis
runde
round
ofthirtymiles,andsleepsatCranford;
aber
but
everymancannotbea
chirurg
surgeon
.
Forkeepingthetrimgardensfullofchoiceflowers
ohne
without
aweedtospeckthem;
forfrighteningawaylittleboyswholookwistfullyatthesaidflowers
durch
through
therailings;
forrushingoutatthegeesethat
gelegentlich
occasionally
ventureintothegardens
wenn
if
thegatesareleft
offen
open
;
fordecidingallquestionsof
literatur
literature
andpoliticswithouttroublingthemselveswithunnecessaryreasonsorarguments;
forobtainingclear
und
and
correctknowledgeofeverybody’saffairsin
der
the
parish;
forkeepingtheirneatmaid-servantsinadmirable
ordnung
order
;
forkindness(somewhatdictatorial)tothepoor,
und
and
realtendergoodofficestoeachotherwhenevertheyarein
not
distress
,theladiesofCranfordare
ganz
quite
sufficient.
“Aman,”as
einer
one
ofthemobservedtome
einmal
once
,“issointhewayin
der
the
house!”
AlthoughtheladiesofCranford
kennen
know
alleachother’sproceedings,theyareexceedingly
gleichgültig
indifferent
toeachother’sopinions.
Tat
Indeed
,aseachhasherownindividuality,notto
sagen
say
eccentricity,prettystronglydeveloped,
nichts
nothing
issoeasyas
verbale
verbal
retaliation;
but,somehow,good-willreigns
unter
among
themtoaconsiderabledegree.
TheCranfordladies
haben
have
onlyanoccasionallittle
streit
quarrel
,spiritedoutina
paar
few
pepperywordsandangryjerksofthehead;
nur
just
enoughtopreventtheeventenoroftheirlivesfrombecomingtoo
flach
flat
.
Theirdressisveryindependentof
mode
fashion
;
astheyobserve,“Whatdoesitsignifyhowwe
kleiden
dress
hereatCranford,whereeverybodyknowsus?”
Und
And
iftheygofromhome,theirreasonis
ebenso
equally
cogent,“Whatdoesitsignifyhowwe
kleiden
dress
here,wherenobodyknowsus?”
Die
The
materialsoftheirclothesare,ingeneral,
gut
good
andplain,andmostofthemare
fast
nearly
asscrupulousasMissTyler,ofcleanlymemory;
aber
but
Iwillanswerforit,
der
the
lastgigot,thelasttight
und
and
scantypetticoatinwearinEngland,was
gesehen
seen
inCranford—andseenwithout
ein
a
smile.
Icantestifyto
eine
a
magnificentfamilyredsilkumbrella,
unter
under
whichagentlelittlespinster,left
allein
alone
ofmanybrothersandsisters,usedtopatterto
kirche
church
onrainydays.
HaveyouanyredsilkumbrellasinLondon?
Wehad
eine
a
traditionofthefirstthathadeverbeen
gesehen
seen
inCranford;
andthelittleboysmobbed
es
it
,andcalledit“astickinpetticoats.”
It
könnte
might
havebeentheveryred
seide
silk
oneIhavedescribed,
gehalten
held
byastrongfather
über
over
atroopoflittleones;
die
the
poorlittlelady—thesurvivorofall—couldscarcely
tragen
carry
it.
Thentherewererules
und
and
regulationsforvisitingandcalls;
und
and
theywereannouncedtoanyyoungpeoplewhomightbestayinginthe
stadt
town
,withallthesolemnitywithwhichtheoldManxlawswereread
einmal
once
ayearontheTinwaldMount.
“Ourfriends
haben
have
senttoinquirehowyouare
nach
after
yourjourneyto-night,mydear”(fifteenmilesinagentleman’scarriage);
“they
werden
will
giveyousomerest
morgen
to-morrow
,butthenextday,Ihaveno
zweifel
doubt
,theywillcall;
sobeatliberty
nach
after
twelve—fromtwelvetothreeareourcallinghours.”
Then,aftertheyhadcalled—.
“Itis
der
the
thirdday;
Idare
sagen
say
yourmammahastoldyou,my
liebe
dear
,nevertoletmore
als
than
threedayselapsebetweenreceivingacall
und
and
returningit;
andalso,
dass
that
youareneverto
bleiben
stay
longerthanaquarterofanhour.”
“ButamIto
schauen
look
atmywatch?
HowamItofindoutwhenaquarterofanhourhaspassed?”
“Youmustkeep
denken
thinking
aboutthetime,my
liebe
dear
,andnotallowyourselfto
vergessen
forget
itinconversation.”
Aseverybodyhad
diese
this
ruleintheirminds,
ob
whether
theyreceivedorpaid
ein
a
call,ofcoursenoabsorbing
thema
subject
waseverspokenabout.
Wekeptourselvesto
kurze
short
sentencesofsmalltalk,
und
and
werepunctualtoour
zeit
time
.
Iimaginethatafewof
der
the
gentlefolksofCranfordwere
arm
poor
,andhadsomedifficultyinmaking
beide
both
endsmeet;
buttheywerelike
die
the
Spartans,andconcealedtheirsmart
unter
under
asmilingface.
Wenoneofusspokeof
geld
money
,becausethatsubjectsavouredofcommerce
und
and
trade,andthoughsomemightbe
arm
poor
,wewereallaristocratic.
TheCranfordianshadthatkindlyespritdecorpswhichmadethem
übersehen
overlook
alldeficienciesinsuccess
wenn
when
someamongthemtriedtoconcealtheir
armut
poverty
.
WhenMrsForrester,for
beispiel
instance
,gaveapartyinherbaby-houseofadwelling,
und
and
thelittlemaidendisturbedtheladiesonthe
sofa
sofa
byarequestthatshemightgetthetea-trayoutfromunderneath,everyonetookthisnovelproceedingasthemostnatural
sache
thing
intheworld,andtalkedon
über
about
householdformsandceremoniesasifweall
glaubten
believed
thatourhostesshadaregularservants’hall,second
tisch
table
,withhousekeeperandsteward,insteadoftheonelittlecharity-school
mädchen
maiden
,whoseshortruddyarms
könne
could
neverhavebeenstrong
genug
enough
tocarrythetray
oben
upstairs
,ifshehadnotbeenassistedinprivatebyher
herrin
mistress
,whonowsatin
staat
state
,pretendingnottoknowwhatcakesweresent
nach oben
up
,thoughsheknew,andweknew,
und
and
sheknewthatweknew,
und
and
weknewthatsheknew
dass
that
weknew,shehadbeenbusyallthemorningmakingtea-bread
und
and
sponge-cakes.
Therewereoneor
zwei
two
consequencesarisingfromthisgeneral
aber
but
unacknowledgedpoverty,andthisverymuchacknowledgedgentility,
der
which
werenotamiss,and
der
which
mightbeintroducedinto
viele
many
circlesofsocietytotheirgreat
verbesserung
improvement
.
Forinstance,theinhabitantsofCranfordkeptearlyhours,
und
and
clatteredhomeintheirpattens,
unter
under
theguidanceofalantern-bearer,
etwa
about
nineo’clockatnight;
und
and
thewholetownwasabed
und
and
asleepbyhalf-pastten.
Moreover,itwasconsidered“vulgar”(atremendous
wort
word
inCranford)togive
etwas
anything
expensive,inthewayofeatableordrinkable,at
den
the
eveningentertainments.
Waferbread-and-butter
und
and
sponge-biscuitswereallthat
die
the
HonourableMrsJamiesongave;
und
and
shewassister-in-lawto
die
the
lateEarlofGlenmire,
obwohl
although
shedidpractisesuch“eleganteconomy.”
“Eleganteconomy!”
Hownaturallyonefalls
wieder
back
intothephraseologyofCranford!
Dort
There
,economywasalways“elegant,”
und
and
money-spendingalways“vulgarandostentatious”;
eine
a
sortofsour-grapeismwhichmadeus
sehr
very
peacefulandsatisfied.
I
nie
never
shallforgetthedismay
fühlte
felt
whenacertainCaptainBrown
kam
came
toliveatCranford,
und
and
openlyspokeabouthisbeingpoor—notinawhispertoanintimate
freund
friend
,thedoorsandwindowsbeingpreviously
geschlossen
closed
,butinthepublic
straße
street
!
inaloudmilitary
stimme
voice
!
alleginghispovertyas
ein
a
reasonfornottaking
ein
a
particularhouse.
TheladiesofCranfordwere
bereits
already
rathermoaningoverthe
invasion
invasion
oftheirterritoriesbya
mann
man
andagentleman.
Hewas
ein
a
half-paycaptain,andhadobtained
einige
some
situationonaneighbouring
eisenbahn
railroad
,whichhadbeenvehementlypetitionedagainstbythelittle
stadt
town
;
andif,inadditiontohismasculine
geschlecht
gender
,andhisconnectionwiththeobnoxious
eisenbahn
railroad
,hewassobrazenasto
sprechen
talk
ofbeingpoor—why,then,indeed,he
muss
must
besenttoCoventry.
Tod
Death
wasastrueandascommonas
armut
poverty
;
yetpeopleneverspokeaboutthat,
laut
loud
outinthestreets.
Itwas
ein
a
wordnottobe
erwähnt
mentioned
toearspolite.
Wehadtacitly
zugestimmt
agreed
toignorethatanywithwhomweassociatedontermsofvisitingequality
könnte
could
everbepreventedby
armut
poverty
fromdoinganythingthattheywished.
Wenn
If
wewalkedtoorfroma
party
party
,itwasbecausethe
nacht
night
wassofine,or
die
the
airsorefreshing,not
weil
because
sedan-chairswereexpensive.
Ifwe
trugen
wore
prints,insteadofsummersilks,itwas
weil
because
wepreferredawashingmaterial;
und
and
soon,tillweblindedourselvesto
die
the
vulgarfactthatwewere,
alle
all
ofus,peopleof
sehr
very
moderatemeans.
Ofcourse,then,wedidnotknowwhattomakeofa
mann
man
whocouldspeakof
armut
poverty
asifitwasnota
schande
disgrace
.
Yet,somehow,CaptainBrownmadehimselfrespectedinCranford,
und
and
wascalledupon,in
trotz
spite
ofallresolutionstothecontrary.
Iwas
überrascht
surprised
tohearhisopinions
zitiert
quoted
asauthorityata
besuch
visit
whichIpaidtoCranford
etwa
about
ayearafterhehadsettledinthe
stadt
town
.
Myownfriendshadbeenamong
den
the
bitterestopponentsofanyproposalto
besuchen
visit
theCaptainandhisdaughters,
nur
only
twelvemonthsbefore;
and
jetzt
now
hewasevenadmittedin
den
the
tabooedhoursbeforetwelve.
True,itwasto
entdecken
discover
thecauseofasmokingchimney,
bevor
before
thefirewaslighted;
aber
but
stillCaptainBrownwalked
oben
upstairs
,nothingdaunted,spokeina
stimme
voice
toolargeforthe
raum
room
,andjokedquiteinthewayofatameman
über
about
thehouse.
Hehadbeen
blind
blind
toallthesmallslights,
und
and
omissionsoftrivialceremonies,withwhichhehadbeenreceived.
Hehadbeenfriendly,
obwohl
though
theCranfordladieshadbeen
cool
cool
;
hehadansweredsmallsarcasticcomplimentsingoodfaith;
und
and
withhismanlyfranknesshadoverpowered
alle
all
theshrinkingwhichmethimasa
mann
man
whowasnotashamedtobe
arm
poor
.
And,atlast,hisexcellentmasculinecommonsense,
und
and
hisfacilityindevisingexpedientsto
überwinden
overcome
domesticdilemmas,hadgainedhimanextraordinary
platz
place
asauthorityamongtheCranfordladies.
Hehimself
ging
went
oninhiscourse,as
unbewusst
unaware
ofhispopularityashehadbeenof
das
the
reverse;
andIam
sicher
sure
hewasstartledonedaywhenhefoundhisadviceso
hoch
highly
esteemedastomake
einige
some
counselwhichhehadgiveninjesttobe
genommen
taken
insober,seriousearnest.
Itwason
dieses
this
subject:
AnoldladyhadanAlderney
kuh
cow
,whichshelookeduponasa
tochter
daughter
.
Youcouldnotpaytheshortquarterofanhourcall
ohne
without
beingtoldofthewonderful
milch
milk
orwonderfulintelligenceof
dieses
this
animal.
Thewholetownknew
und
and
kindlyregardedMissBetsyBarker’sAlderney;
deshalb
therefore
greatwasthesympathy
und
and
regretwhen,inanunguarded
moment
moment
,thepoorcowtumbledintoalime-pit.
Shemoanedso
laut
loudly
thatshewassoonheard
und
and
rescued;
butmeanwhilethepoor
tier
beast
hadlostmostofherhair,
und
and
cameoutlookingnaked,
kalt
cold
,andmiserable,inabare
haut
skin
.
Everybodypitiedtheanimal,
obwohl
though
afewcouldnot
zurückhalten
restrain
theirsmilesatherdrollappearance.
MissBetsyBarker
absolut
absolutely
criedwithsorrowanddismay;
und
and
itwassaidshe
gedacht
thought
oftryingabathofoil.
Dieses
This
remedy,perhaps,wasrecommendedbysome
einer
one
ofthenumberwhose
rat
advice
sheasked;
butthe
vorschlag
proposal
,ifeveritwasmade,wasknockedonthe
kopf
head
byCaptainBrown’sdecided“Gether
eine
a
flannelwaistcoatandflanneldrawers,ma’am,
wenn
if
youwishtokeepher
am leben
alive
.
Butmyadviceis,
töten
kill
thepoorcreatureatonce.”
MissBetsyBarker
trocknete
dried
hereyes,andthankedthe
Kapitän
Captain
heartily;
shesetto
arbeit
work
,andby-and-byallthe
stadt
town
turnedouttosee
die
the
Alderneymeeklygoingtoher
weide
pasture
,cladindarkgreyflannel.
Ihave
beobachtet
watched
hermyselfmanyatime.
Doyouever
gesehen
see
cowsdressedingreyflannelinLondon?
CaptainBrownhad
genommen
taken
asmallhouseon
der
the
outskirtsofthetown,
wo
where
helivedwithhistwodaughters.
He
muss
must
havebeenupwardsofsixtyatthetimeofthefirstvisitIpaidtoCranfordafterIhad
verlassen
left
itasaresidence.
Aber
But
hehadawiry,well-trained,elastic
figur
figure
,astiffmilitarythrow-backofhishead,
und
and
aspringingstep,whichmadehim
erscheinen
appear
muchyoungerthanhewas.
His
älteste
eldest
daughterlookedalmostas
alt
old
ashimself,andbetrayed
die
the
factthathisrealwas
mehr
more
thanhisapparentage.
MissBrown
muss
must
havebeenforty;
shehadasickly,pained,careworn
ausdruck
expression
onherface,and
sah aus
looked
asifthegaietyof
jugend
youth
hadlongfadedoutofsight.
Selbst
Even
whenyoungshemust
sein
have
beenplainandhard-featured.
MissJessieBrownwas
zehn
ten
yearsyoungerthanher
schwester
sister
,andtwentyshadesprettier.
Her
gesicht
face
wasroundanddimpled.
MissJenkyns
einmal
once
said,inapassion
gegen
against
CaptainBrown(thecauseofwhichIwill
sagen
tell
youpresently),“thatshe
dachte
thought
itwastimeforMissJessietoleaveoffherdimples,
und
and
notalwaystobe
versuchen
trying
tolooklikeachild.”
Itwas
wahr
true
therewassomethingchildlikeinher
gesicht
face
;
andtherewillbe,I
glaube
think
,tillshedies,thoughsheshouldlivetoa
hundert
hundred
.
Hereyeswerelargebluewonderingeyes,looking
direkt
straight
atyou;
hernosewasunformed
und
and
snub,andherlipswere
rot
red
anddewy;
sheworeher
haare
hair
,too,inlittlerowsofcurls,whichheightened
dieses
this
appearance.
Idonotknow
ob
whether
shewasprettyornot;
aber
but
Ilikedherface,
und
and
sodideverybody,andI
taten
do
notthinkshecould
helfen
help
herdimples.
Shehad
etwas
something
ofherfather’sjauntinessofgait
und
and
manner;
andanyfemaleobserver
könnte
might
detectaslightdifferenceinthe
kleidung
attire
ofthetwosisters—thatofMissJessiebeing
etwa
about
twopoundsperannummoreexpensive
als
than
MissBrown’s.
Twopoundswas
eine
a
largesuminCaptainBrown’s
jährlichen
annual
disbursements.
Suchwasthe
eindruck
impression
madeuponmebytheBrown
familie
family
whenIfirstsawthemall
zusammen
together
inCranfordChurch.
The
Kapitän
Captain
Ihadmetbefore—ontheoccasionofthesmokychimney,whichhehadcuredbysomesimplealterationintheflue.
In
kirche
church
,heheldhisdoubleeye-glasstohiseyes
während
during
theMorningHymn,andthenlifteduphis
kopf
head
erectandsangout
laut
loud
andjoyfully.
Hemadetheresponseslouder
als
than
theclerk—anoldmanwith
ein
a
pipingfeeblevoice,who,I
glaube
think
,feltaggrievedattheCaptain’ssonorous
bass
bass
,andquiveredhigherand
höher
higher
inconsequence.
Oncoming
aus
out
ofchurch,thebrisk
Kapitän
Captain
paidthemostgallant
aufmerksamkeit
attention
tohistwodaughters.
Henodded
und
and
smiledtohisacquaintances;
aber
but
heshookhandswithnoneuntilhehadhelpedMissBrowntounfurlher
regenschirm
umbrella
,hadrelievedherofherprayer-book,
und
and
hadwaitedpatientlytillshe,withtremblingnervoushands,hadtakenupher
kleid
gown
towalkthroughthewetroads.
Iwonderwhat
die
the
CranfordladiesdidwithCaptainBrownattheirparties.
Wehad
oft
often
rejoiced,informerdays,
dass
that
therewasnogentlemantobeattendedto,
und
and
tofindconversationfor,at
den
the
card-parties.
Wehadcongratulatedourselvesupon
den
the
snugnessoftheevenings;
und
and
,inourloveforgentility,
und
and
distasteofmankind,wehad
fast
almost
persuadedourselvesthattobe
ein
a
manwastobe“vulgar”;
so
dass
that
whenIfoundmyfriend
und
and
hostess,MissJenkyns,wasgoingto
sein
have
apartyinmyhonour,
und
and
thatCaptainandtheMissBrownswere
eingeladen
invited
,Iwonderedmuchwhat
würde
would
bethecourseoftheevening.
Card-tables,withgreenbaizetops,weresetoutby
tageslicht
daylight
,justasusual;
itwas
die
the
thirdweekinNovember,so
die
the
eveningsclosedinabout
vier
four
.
Candles,andcleanpacksofcards,werearrangedoneach
tisch
table
.
Thefirewasmadeup;
das
the
neatmaid-servanthadreceivedherlastdirections;
und
and
therewestood,dressedinourbest,
jeder
each
withacandle-lighterinourhands,
bereit
ready
todartatthecandlesassoonasthe
erste
first
knockcame.
PartiesinCranfordweresolemnfestivities,making
die
the
ladiesfeelgravelyelatedastheysat
zusammen
together
intheirbestdresses.
Assoonas
drei
three
hadarrived,wesatdownto“Preference,”Ibeing
der
the
unluckyfourth.
Thenext
vier
four
comerswereputdown
sofort
immediately
toanothertable;
andpresentlythetea-trays,whichIhad
gesehen
seen
setoutinthestore-roomasIpassedinthe
morgen
morning
,wereplacedeachonthe
mitte
middle
ofacard-table.
The
porzellan
china
wasdelicateegg-shell;
theold-fashioned
silber
silver
glitteredwithpolishing;
buttheeatableswereoftheslightest
beschreibung
description
.
Whilethetrayswereyetonthetables,
Kapitän
Captain
andtheMissBrowns
kamen
came
in;
andIcould
sehen
see
that,somehoworother,the
Kapitän
Captain
wasafavouritewith
aller
all
theladiespresent.
Ruffledbrowsweresmoothed,sharpvoices
senkt
lowered
athisapproach.
MissBrownlooked
krank
ill
,anddepressedalmosttogloom.
MissJessie
lächelte
smiled
asusual,andseemed
fast
nearly
aspopularasher
vater
father
.
Heimmediatelyandquietlyassumed
den
the
man’splaceinthe
raum
room
;
attendedtoeveryone’swants,lessenedtheprettymaid-servant’slabourby
warteten
waiting
onemptycupsandbread-and-butterlessladies;
und
and
yetdiditallinsoeasy
und
and
dignifiedamanner,andso
sehr
much
asifitwerea
sache
matter
ofcourseforthestrongtoattendtotheweak,thathewasatrue
mann
man
throughout.
Heplayedforthreepennypointswithasgravean
interesse
interest
asiftheyhadbeenpounds;
und
and
yet,inallhis
aufmerksamkeit
attention
tostrangers,hehad
ein
an
eyeonhissufferingdaughter—forsufferingIwas
sicher
sure
shewas,thoughto
viele
many
eyesshemightonly
erscheinen
appear
tobeirritable.
MissJessie
konnte
could
notplaycards:
butshetalkedtothesitters-out,who,
bevor
before
hercoming,hadbeen
eher
rather
inclinedtobecross.
Shesang,
auch
too
,toanoldcracked
klavier
piano
,whichIthinkhadbeenaspinetinits
jugend
youth
.
MissJessiesang,“JockofHazeldean”
ein
a
littleoutoftune;
aber
but
wewerenoneofusmusical,
obwohl
though
MissJenkynsbeattime,
aus
out
oftime,bywayofappearingtobeso.
Itwas
sehr
very
goodofMissJenkynsto
tun
do
this;
forIhad
gesehen
seen
that,alittlebefore,shehadbeenagooddealannoyedbyMissJessieBrown’sunguardedadmissionproposofShetlandwool)
dass
that
shehadanuncle,hermother’s
bruder
brother
,whowasashopkeeperinEdinburgh.
MissJenkyns
versuchte
tried
todrownthisconfessionbyaterriblecough—fortheHonourableMrsJamiesonwassittingatacard-tablenearestMissJessie,
und
and
whatwouldshesayor
denken
think
ifshefoundoutshewasinthesame
zimmer
room
withashop-keeper’sniece!
Aber
But
MissJessieBrown(whohadnotact,asweallagreedthenext
morgen
morning)
wouldrepeattheinformation,
und
and
assureMissPoleshe
könnte
could
easilygethertheidenticalShetland
wolle
wool
required,“throughmyuncle,whohasthe
beste
best
assortmentofShetlandgoodsofanyoneinEdinbro’.”
Itwasto
nehmen
take
thetasteofthis
aus
out
ofourmouths,and
den
the
soundofthisoutofourears,thatMissJenkynsproposed
musik
music
;
soIsayagain,itwas
sehr
very
goodofherto
schlagen
beat
timetothesong.
Als
When
thetraysre-appearedwithbiscuits
und
and
wine,punctuallyata
viertel
quarter
tonine,therewasconversation,comparingofcards,
und
and
talkingovertricks;
butby-and-byCaptainBrownsported
ein
a
bitofliterature.
“Haveyou
gesehen
seen
anynumbersof‘ThePickwickPapers’?”
saidhe.
(Theywerethenpublishinginparts.)
“Capitalthing!”
NowMissJenkynswas
tochter
daughter
ofadeceasedrectorofCranford;
und
and
,onthestrengthof
eine
a
numberofmanuscriptsermons,
und
and
aprettygoodlibraryofdivinity,
betrachtete
considered
herselfliterary,andlookedupon
jede
any
conversationaboutbooksas
eine
a
challengetoher.
Sosheanswered
und
and
said,“Yes,shehad
gesehen
seen
them;
indeed,shemight
sagen
say
shehadreadthem.”
“Andwhatdoyouthinkofthem?”
exclaimed
Kapitän
Captain
Brown.
“Aren’ttheyfamouslygood?”
So
drängte
urged
MissJenkynscouldnotbut
sprechen
speak
.
“Imustsay,Idon’t
glaube
think
theyarebyanymeansequaltoDrJohnson.
Still,
vielleicht
perhaps
,theauthorisyoung.
Lassen
Let
himpersevere,andwhoknowswhathe
kann
may
becomeifhewilltake
den
the
greatDoctorforhismodel?”
Thiswas
offensichtlich
evidently
toomuchforCaptainBrowntotakeplacidly;
und
and
Isawthewordsonthe
spitze
tip
ofhistonguebeforeMissJenkynshad
beendet
finished
hersentence.
“Itis
ganz
quite
adifferentsortof
sache
thing
,mydearmadam,”he
begann
began
.
“Iamquiteawareofthat,”returnedshe.
“AndImakeallowances,CaptainBrown.”
“Justallowmetoreadyou
eine
a
sceneoutofthismonth’snumber,”pleadedhe.
“Ihaditonlythis
morgen
morning
,andIdon’tthink
die
the
companycanhavereadityet.”
“Asyouplease,”saidshe,settlingherselfwithan
luft
air
ofresignation.
Hereadthe
bericht
account
ofthe“swarry”whichSamWellergaveatBath.
Einige
Some
ofuslaughedheartily.
Ididnotdare,
weil
because
Iwasstayinginthe
haus
house
.