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CHAPTERI.OURSOCIETY
Inthe
primo
firstplace,Cranfordisin
possesso
possessionoftheAmazons;
all
i
theholdersofhousesabove
un
acertainrentarewomen.
Se
Ifamarriedcouplecometo
stabilisce
settleinthetown,somehow
il
thegentlemandisappears;
heiseither
abbastanza
fairlyfrightenedtodeathbybeingthe
solo
onlymanintheCranfordeveningparties,orheisaccountedforbybeingwithhis
reggimento
regiment,hisship,orclosely
impegnato
engagedinbusinessallthe
settimana
weekinthegreatneighbouring
commerciale
commercialtownofDrumble,distant
solo
onlytwentymilesona
ferrovia
railroad.
Inshort,whateverdoesbecomeofthegentlemen,theyarenotatCranford.
Whatcouldthey
fare
doiftheywerethere?
Il
Thesurgeonhashisroundofthirtymiles,
e
andsleepsatCranford;
buteverymancannotbeasurgeon.
For
mantenere
keepingthetrimgardensfullofchoiceflowers
senza
withoutaweedtospeck
li
them;
forfrighteningawaylittleboys
che
wholookwistfullyatthesaidflowers
attraverso
throughtherailings;
forrushingoutatthegeese
che
thatoccasionallyventureintothegardens
se
ifthegatesareleftopen;
for
decidere
decidingallquestionsofliterature
e
andpoliticswithouttroublingthemselveswith
inutili
unnecessaryreasonsorarguments;
for
ottenere
obtainingclearandcorrectknowledgeofeverybody’saffairsinthe
parrocchia
parish;
forkeepingtheirneatmaid-servantsinadmirable
ordine
order;
forkindness(somewhatdictatorial)tothepoor,
e
andrealtendergoodofficesto
ogni
eachotherwhenevertheyareindistress,theladiesofCranfordare
abbastanza
quitesufficient.
“Aman,”asoneofthem
osservato
observedtomeonce,“issointhe
modo
wayinthehouse!”
AlthoughtheladiesofCranfordknow
tutti
alleachother’sproceedings,theyareexceedinglyindifferenttoeachother’sopinions.
Indeed,aseach
ha
hasherownindividuality,notto
dire
sayeccentricity,prettystronglydeveloped,
nulla
nothingissoeasyas
verbale
verbalretaliation;
but,somehow,good-willreigns
tra
amongthemtoaconsiderabledegree.
Le
TheCranfordladieshaveonlyan
occasionale
occasionallittlequarrel,spiritedoutinafewpepperywords
e
andangryjerksofthe
testa
head;
justenoughtoprevent
il
theeventenoroftheirlivesfrom
diventi
becomingtooflat.
Theirdressisvery
indipendente
independentoffashion;
asthey
osservano
observe,“Whatdoesitsignifyhowwe
vestiamo
dresshereatCranford,where
tutti
everybodyknowsus?”
Andifthey
vanno
gofromhome,theirreasonisequallycogent,“Whatdoesitsignifyhowwe
vestiamo
dresshere,wherenobodyknowsus?”
Thematerialsoftheir
vestiti
clothesare,ingeneral,good
e
andplain,andmostofthemare
quasi
nearlyasscrupulousasMissTyler,ofcleanly
memoria
memory;
butIwillanswerforit,thelastgigot,thelasttight
e
andscantypetticoatinwearinEngland,wasseeninCranford—andseen
senza
withoutasmile.
Ican
testimoniare
testifytoamagnificentfamilyredsilk
ombrello
umbrella,underwhichagentlelittlespinster,leftaloneof
molti
manybrothersandsisters,usedtopatterto
chiesa
churchonrainydays.
HaveyouanyredsilkumbrellasinLondon?
We
avevamo
hadatraditionofthe
prima
firstthathadeverbeenseeninCranford;
e
andthelittleboysmobbed
lo
it,andcalledit“a
bastone
stickinpetticoats.”
Itmight
ho
havebeentheveryredsilkoneI
ho
havedescribed,heldbya
forte
strongfatheroveratroopoflittleones;
thepoorlittlelady—thesurvivorofall—couldscarcelycarryit.
Thentherewererules
e
andregulationsforvisitingandcalls;
e
andtheywereannouncedtoany
giovani
youngpeoplewhomightbe
soggiornare
stayinginthetown,with
tutti
allthesolemnitywithwhichtheoldManxlawswere
leggi
readonceayearontheTinwald
Monte
Mount.
“Ourfriendshavesentto
chiedere
inquirehowyouareafteryour
viaggio
journeyto-night,mydear”(fifteenmilesin
una
agentleman’scarriage);
“theywill
daranno
giveyousomerestto-morrow,
ma
butthenextday,I
ho
havenodoubt,theywill
chiameranno
call;
sobeatliberty
dopo
aftertwelve—fromtwelvetothreeareourcallinghours.”
Then,
dopo
aftertheyhadcalled—.
“Itis
il
thethirdday;
Idaresayyourmamma
ha
hastoldyou,mydear,neverto
lasciare
letmorethanthreedayselapse
tra
betweenreceivingacallandreturning
la
it;
andalso,thatyouareneverto
restare
staylongerthanaquarterofanhour.”
“ButamItolookatmywatch?
Come
HowamItofindoutwhena
quarto
quarterofanhourhaspassed?”
“You
devi
mustkeepthinkingaboutthe
tempo
time,mydear,andnotallowyourselftoforgetitinconversation.”
As
tutti
everybodyhadthisruleintheirminds,whetherthey
ricevessero
receivedorpaidacall,ofcourse
non
noabsorbingsubjectwasever
parlava
spokenabout.
Wekeptourselvestoshortsentencesofsmalltalk,andwerepunctualtoour
tempo
time.
Iimaginethatafewof
le
thegentlefolksofCranfordwerepoor,
e
andhadsomedifficultyinmakingbothends
incontrare
meet;
buttheywerelike
la
theSpartans,andconcealedtheirsmart
sotto
underasmilingface.
We
nessuno
noneofusspokeof
denaro
money,becausethatsubjectsavouredofcommerce
e
andtrade,andthoughsome
potevano
mightbepoor,wewere
tutti
allaristocratic.
TheCranfordianshadthatkindlyespritde
corpo
corpswhichmadethemoverlook
tutte
alldeficienciesinsuccesswhen
alcuni
someamongthemtriedtoconcealtheir
povertà
poverty.
WhenMrsForrester,for
esempio
instance,gaveapartyinherbaby-houseofa
dimora
dwelling,andthelittlemaiden
disturbò
disturbedtheladiesonthe
divano
sofabyarequestthatshemightgetthetea-tray
fuori
outfromunderneath,everyonetook
questo
thisnovelproceedingasthe
più
mostnaturalthinginthe
mondo
world,andtalkedonabout
casa
householdformsandceremoniesas
se
ifweallbelievedthatourhostesshada
regolare
regularservants’hall,secondtable,with
governante
housekeeperandsteward,insteadoftheonelittlecharity-school
fanciulla
maiden,whoseshortruddyarmscouldneverhavebeenstrong
abbastanza
enoughtocarrythetrayupstairs,
se
ifshehadnotbeenassistedin
privato
privatebyhermistress,who
ora
nowsatinstate,pretendingnotto
sapere
knowwhatcakesweresentup,thoughsheknew,
e
andweknew,andsheknewthatweknew,
e
andweknewthatsheknewthatweknew,shehadbeenbusyallthemorningmakingtea-bread
e
andsponge-cakes.
Therewereone
o
ortwoconsequencesarisingfrom
questa
thisgeneralbutunacknowledgedpoverty,
e
andthisverymuchacknowledgedgentility,
che
whichwerenotamiss,and
che
whichmightbeintroducedinto
molti
manycirclesofsocietytotheir
grande
greatimprovement.
Forinstance,theinhabitantsofCranford
mantenevano
keptearlyhours,andclattered
casa
homeintheirpattens,undertheguidanceof
un
alantern-bearer,aboutnineo’clockat
notte
night;
andthewholetownwasabed
e
andasleepbyhalf-pastten.
Moreover,itwas
considerato
considered“vulgar”(atremendouswordinCranford)to
dare
giveanythingexpensive,inthewayofeatable
o
ordrinkable,attheeveningentertainments.
Waferbread-and-butter
e
andsponge-biscuitswereallthattheHonourableMrsJamieson
dato
gave;
andshewassister-in-lawtothelate
Conte
EarlofGlenmire,althoughshedid
praticava
practisesuch“eleganteconomy.”
“Eleganteconomy!”
Come
HownaturallyonefallsbackintothephraseologyofCranford!
There,economywas
sempre
always“elegant,”andmoney-spendingalways“vulgar
e
andostentatious”;
asortofsour-grapeism
che
whichmadeusverypeaceful
e
andsatisfied.
Inevershall
dimenticherò
forgetthedismayfeltwhena
certo
certainCaptainBrowncameto
vivere
liveatCranford,andopenly
parlò
spokeabouthisbeingpoor—notina
sussurrando
whispertoanintimatefriend,thedoors
e
andwindowsbeingpreviouslyclosed,
ma
butinthepublicstreet!
in
una
aloudmilitaryvoice!
alleginghis
povertà
povertyasareasonfornot
prendere
takingaparticularhouse.
TheladiesofCranfordwere
già
alreadyrathermoaningovertheinvasionoftheirterritoriesby
un
amanandagentleman.
Hewasahalf-pay
capitano
captain,andhadobtainedsome
situazione
situationonaneighbouringrailroad,
che
whichhadbeenvehementlypetitioned
contro
againstbythelittletown;
e
andif,inadditiontohis
maschile
masculinegender,andhisconnectionwiththeobnoxious
ferrovia
railroad,hewassobrazenasto
parlare
talkofbeingpoor—why,then,indeed,he
deve
mustbesenttoCoventry.
Morte
Deathwasastrueandas
comune
commonaspoverty;
yetpeoplenever
parlava
spokeaboutthat,loudoutinthestreets.
Itwas
una
awordnottobe
menzionare
mentionedtoearspolite.
We
avevamo
hadtacitlyagreedtoignore
che
thatanywithwhomwe
associassimo
associatedontermsofvisiting
uguaglianza
equalitycouldeverbepreventedby
povertà
povertyfromdoinganythingthatthey
desiderasse
wished.
Ifwewalkedto
o
orfromaparty,itwas
perché
becausethenightwassofine,
o
ortheairsorefreshing,not
perché
becausesedan-chairswereexpensive.
Ifwe
indossavamo
woreprints,insteadofsummersilks,itwas
perché
becausewepreferredawashing
materiale
material;
andsoon,tillweblindedourselvestothevulgar
fatto
factthatwewere,allofus,
persone
peopleofverymoderatemeans.
Ofcourse,then,wedidnot
sapevamo
knowwhattomakeofa
uomo
manwhocouldspeakof
povertà
povertyasifitwasnota
vergogna
disgrace.
Yet,somehow,CaptainBrown
fece
madehimselfrespectedinCranford,
e
andwascalledupon,inspiteof
tutte
allresolutionstothecontrary.
Iwas
sorpreso
surprisedtohearhisopinions
citate
quotedasauthorityata
visita
visitwhichIpaidtoCranford
circa
aboutayearafterhe
ho
hadsettledinthetown.
Myownfriendshadbeen
tra
amongthebitterestopponentsof
qualsiasi
anyproposaltovisitthe
Capitano
Captainandhisdaughters,onlytwelvemonths
prima
before;
andnowhewaseven
ammesso
admittedinthetabooedhours
prima
beforetwelve.
True,itwasto
scoprire
discoverthecauseofa
fumava
smokingchimney,beforethefirewaslighted;
ma
butstillCaptainBrownwalkedupstairs,
nulla
nothingdaunted,spokeina
voce
voicetoolargefortheroom,
e
andjokedquiteinthe
modo
wayofatamemanaboutthe
casa
house.
Hehadbeenblindto
tutti
allthesmallslights,andomissionsoftrivialceremonies,with
cui
whichhehadbeenreceived.
Hehadbeen
amichevole
friendly,thoughtheCranfordladieshadbeencool;
he
aveva
hadansweredsmallsarcasticcomplimentsingood
fede
faith;
andwithhismanlyfranknesshadoverpowered
tutti
alltheshrinkingwhichmethimas
un
amanwhowasnotashamedtobe
povero
poor.
And,atlast,his
eccellente
excellentmasculinecommonsense,andhisfacilityindevisingexpedientsto
superare
overcomedomesticdilemmas,hadgainedhim
un
anextraordinaryplaceasauthority
tra
amongtheCranfordladies.
Hehimselfwentoninhiscourse,as
inconsapevole
unawareofhispopularityashehadbeenof
la
thereverse;
andIam
sicuro
surehewasstartledone
giorno
daywhenhefoundhis
consigli
advicesohighlyesteemedastomake
alcuni
somecounselwhichhehad
dato
giveninjesttobe
presi
takeninsober,seriousearnest.
Itwason
questo
thissubject:
Anoldlady
aveva
hadanAlderneycow,whichshelookeduponasa
figlia
daughter.
Youcouldnotpay
il
theshortquarterofanhourcall
senza
withoutbeingtoldofthe
meraviglioso
wonderfulmilkorwonderfulintelligenceof
questo
thisanimal.
Thewholetownknew
e
andkindlyregardedMissBetsyBarker’sAlderney;
perciò
thereforegreatwasthesympathy
e
andregretwhen,inanunguarded
momento
moment,thepoorcowtumbledintoalime-pit.
Shemoanedso
forte
loudlythatshewassoonheard
e
andrescued;
butmeanwhilethepoor
bestia
beasthadlostmostofher
capelli
hair,andcameoutlooking
nuda
naked,cold,andmiserable,inabare
pelle
skin.
Everybodypitiedtheanimal,
anche se
thoughafewcouldnot
trattenere
restraintheirsmilesatherdrollappearance.
Signorina
MissBetsyBarkerabsolutelycried
di
withsorrowanddismay;
anditwas
diceva
saidshethoughtoftrying
un
abathofoil.
This
rimedio
remedy,perhaps,wasrecommendedbysomeoneof
il
thenumberwhoseadviceshe
chiesto
asked;
buttheproposal,ifeveritwasmade,wasknockedonthe
testa
headbyCaptainBrown’sdecided“Gether
un
aflannelwaistcoatandflanneldrawers,ma’am,
se
ifyouwishtokeepheralive.
Ma
Butmyadviceis,killthepoor
creatura
creatureatonce.”
MissBetsyBarker
asciugò
driedhereyes,andthankedthe
Capitano
Captainheartily;
shesetto
lavoro
work,andby-and-byallthe
città
townturnedouttosee
la
theAlderneymeeklygoingtoher
pascolo
pasture,cladindarkgreyflannel.
Ihavewatchedhermyself
molte
manyatime.
Doyouever
visto
seecowsdressedingreyflannelinLondon?
Capitano
CaptainBrownhadtakenasmall
casa
houseontheoutskirtsofthe
città
town,wherehelivedwithhis
due
twodaughters.
Hemusthavebeenupwardsofsixtyatthetimeofthe
prima
firstvisitIpaidtoCranford
dopo
afterIhadleftitasa
residenza
residence.
Buthehadawiry,well-trained,elastic
figura
figure,astiffmilitarythrow-backofhis
testa
head,andaspringingstep,which
faceva
madehimappearmuchyoungerthanhewas.
His
maggiore
eldestdaughterlookedalmostas
vecchio
oldashimself,andbetrayedthe
fatto
factthathisrealwas
più
morethanhisapparentage.
Signorina
MissBrownmusthavebeenforty;
she
aveva
hadasickly,pained,carewornexpressiononher
viso
face,andlookedasif
la
thegaietyofyouthhadlongfadedoutof
vista
sight.
Evenwhenyoungshe
doveva
musthavebeenplainandhard-featured.
Signorina
MissJessieBrownwastenyearsyounger
di
thanhersister,andtwentyshadesprettier.
Her
viso
facewasroundanddimpled.
Signorina
MissJenkynsoncesaid,in
una
apassionagainstCaptainBrown(the
causa
causeofwhichIwilltellyoupresently),“thatshe
pensava
thoughtitwastimefor
Signorina
MissJessietoleaveoffherdimples,
e
andnotalwaystobetryingto
cercasse
looklikeachild.”
Itwas
vero
truetherewassomethingchildlikeinher
viso
face;
andtherewillbe,Ithink,tillshedies,
anche se
thoughsheshouldlivetoa
cento
hundred.
Hereyeswerelarge
blu
bluewonderingeyes,lookingstraightatyou;
her
naso
nosewasunformedandsnub,
e
andherlipswerered
e
anddewy;
sheworeher
capelli
hair,too,inlittlerowsofcurls,
che
whichheightenedthisappearance.
Idonot
so
knowwhethershewaspretty
o
ornot;
butIlikedher
viso
face,andsodideverybody,
e
andIdonotthinkshecouldhelpherdimples.
She
aveva
hadsomethingofherfather’sjauntinessofgait
e
andmanner;
andanyfemale
osservatore
observermightdetectaslight
differenza
differenceintheattireofthe
due
twosisters—thatofMissJessiebeing
circa
abouttwopoundsperannum
più
moreexpensivethanMissBrown’s.
Due
Twopoundswasalarge
somma
suminCaptainBrown’sannualdisbursements.
Suchwas
la
theimpressionmadeuponmeby
la
theBrownfamilywhenI
prima
firstsawthemalltogetherinCranford
Chiesa
Church.
TheCaptainIhad
incontrato
metbefore—ontheoccasionof
il
thesmokychimney,whichhehad
curato
curedbysomesimplealterationin
il
theflue.
Inchurch,he
tenuto
heldhisdoubleeye-glasstohiseyesduringthe
Mattino
MorningHymn,andthenlifteduphis
testa
headerectandsangoutloud
e
andjoyfully.
Hemadetheresponseslouderthan
le
theclerk—anoldmanwithapiping
debole
feeblevoice,who,Ithink,
sentì
feltaggrievedattheCaptain’ssonorousbass,
e
andquiveredhigherandhigherinconsequence.
Oncoming
uscendo
outofchurch,thebrisk
Capitano
Captainpaidthemostgallant
attenzione
attentiontohistwodaughters.
He
annuito
noddedandsmiledtohisacquaintances;
ma
butheshookhandswith
nessuno
noneuntilhehadhelped
Signorina
MissBrowntounfurlher
ombrello
umbrella,hadrelievedherofherprayer-book,
e
andhadwaitedpatientlytillshe,withtremblingnervoushands,
aveva
hadtakenuphergownto
camminare
walkthroughthewetroads.
I
chiedo
wonderwhattheCranfordladies
facessero
didwithCaptainBrownattheirparties.
Wehad
spesso
oftenrejoiced,informerdays,
che
thattherewasnogentlemantobeattendedto,
e
andtofindconversationfor,at
la
thecard-parties.
Wehadcongratulatedourselvesupon
la
thesnugnessoftheevenings;
e
and,inourloveforgentility,
e
anddistasteofmankind,we
avevamo
hadalmostpersuadedourselvesthattobe
un
amanwastobe“vulgar”;
so
che
thatwhenIfoundmyfriend
e
andhostess,MissJenkyns,wasgoingto
ho
haveapartyinmyhonour,
e
andthatCaptainandthe
Signorina
MissBrownswereinvited,I
chiesto
wonderedmuchwhatwouldbethe
corso
courseoftheevening.
Card-tables,withgreenbaizetops,weresetoutbydaylight,justas
solito
usual;
itwasthethird
settimana
weekinNovember,sotheevenings
chiudevano
closedinaboutfour.
Candles,
e
andcleanpacksofcards,werearrangedon
ogni
eachtable.
Thefirewasmadeup;
theneatmaid-servant
aveva
hadreceivedherlastdirections;
e
andtherewestood,dressedinour
meglio
best,eachwithacandle-lighterinourhands,readytodartatthecandlesas
appena
soonasthefirstknockcame.
PartiesinCranfordweresolemnfestivities,
facevano
makingtheladiesfeelgravelyelatedasthey
sedevano
sattogetherintheirbestdresses.
As
appena
soonasthreehadarrived,we
seduti
satdownto“Preference,”Ibeing
il
theunluckyfourth.
Thenext
quattro
fourcomerswereputdownimmediatelytoanother
tavolo
table;
andpresentlythetea-trays,
che
whichIhadseensetoutinthe
magazzino
store-roomasIpassedinthe
mattina
morning,wereplacedeachonthe
centro
middleofacard-table.
The
porcellana
chinawasdelicateegg-shell;
theold-fashionedsilverglittered
di
withpolishing;
buttheeatableswereof
i
theslightestdescription.
Whilethetrayswere
ancora
yetonthetables,Captain
e
andtheMissBrownscamein;
e
andIcouldseethat,somehow
o
orother,theCaptainwas
un
afavouritewithalltheladies
presenti
present.
Ruffledbrowsweresmoothed,sharpvoices
abbassate
loweredathisapproach.
MissBrownlookedill,
e
anddepressedalmosttogloom.
Signorina
MissJessiesmiledasusual,
e
andseemednearlyaspopularasher
padre
father.
Heimmediatelyandquietlyassumed
il
theman’splaceintheroom;
attendedtoeveryone’swants,lessened
il
theprettymaid-servant’slabourbywaitingonemptycups
e
andbread-and-butterlessladies;
andyet
fatto
diditallinso
facile
easyanddignifiedamanner,
e
andsomuchasifitwereamatterofcoursefor
il
thestrongtoattendto
il
theweak,thathewasa
vero
truemanthroughout.
Heplayedforthreepennypointswithas
grave
graveaninterestasifthey
ha
hadbeenpounds;
andyet,inallhis
attenzione
attentiontostrangers,hehad
un
aneyeonhissufferingdaughter—for
soffriva
sufferingIwassureshewas,
anche se
thoughtomanyeyesshe
potrebbe
mightonlyappeartobeirritable.
Signorina
MissJessiecouldnotplaycards:
ma
butshetalkedtothesitters-out,
che
who,beforehercoming,hadbeen
piuttosto
ratherinclinedtobecross.
Shesang,too,toan
vecchio
oldcrackedpiano,whichIthinkhadbeenaspinetinits
gioventù
youth.
MissJessiesang,“JockofHazeldean”
un
alittleoutoftune;
ma
butwewerenoneofus
musicale
musical,thoughMissJenkynsbeat
tempo
time,outoftime,bywayofappearingtobeso.
Itwasverygoodof
Signorina
MissJenkynstodothis;
forIhad
visto
seenthat,alittlebefore,shehadbeenagooddealannoyedby
Signorina
MissJessieBrown’sunguardedadmission(àproposofShetland
lana
wool)thatshehadan
zio
uncle,hermother’sbrother,whowasashopkeeperinEdinburgh.
Signorina
MissJenkynstriedtodrown
questa
thisconfessionbyaterriblecough—for
la
theHonourableMrsJamiesonwassittingatacard-table
vicino
nearestMissJessie,andwhatwouldshe
detto
sayorthinkifshefoundoutshewasin
la
thesameroomwithashop-keeper’s
nipote
niece!
ButMissJessieBrown
Che
(whohadnotact,aswe
tutti
allagreedthenextmorning)
eravamo
wouldrepeattheinformation,and
assicurava
assureMissPoleshecould
facilmente
easilygethertheidenticalShetland
lana
woolrequired,“throughmyuncle,
che
whohasthebestassortmentofShetlandgoodsofanyoneinEdinbro’.”
Itwastotakethe
sapore
tasteofthisoutofourmouths,
e
andthesoundofthisoutofourears,
che
thatMissJenkynsproposedmusic;
soI
dico
sayagain,itwasverygoodofherto
battere
beattimetothesong.
Quando
Whenthetraysre-appearedwithbiscuits
e
andwine,punctuallyata
quarto
quartertonine,therewasconversation,
confronto
comparingofcards,andtalkingovertricks;
ma
butby-and-byCaptainBrownsported
un
abitofliterature.
“Haveyou
visto
seenanynumbersof‘ThePickwickPapers’?”
detto
saidhe.
(Theywerethen
pubblicavano
publishinginparts.)
“Capitalthing!”
Ora
NowMissJenkynswasdaughterof
un
adeceasedrectorofCranford;
e
and,onthestrengthofa
numero
numberofmanuscriptsermons,andaprettygood
biblioteca
libraryofdivinity,consideredherselfliterary,
e
andlookeduponanyconversationaboutbooksasa
sfida
challengetoher.
Soshe
rispose
answeredandsaid,“Yes,she
aveva
hadseenthem;
indeed,she
potrebbe
mightsayshehadreadthem.”
“Andwhatdoyouthinkofthem?”
exclaimed
Capitano
CaptainBrown.
“Aren’ttheyfamouslygood?”
So
sollecitato
urgedMissJenkynscouldnotbut
parlare
speak.
“Imustsay,Idon’tthinktheyarebyany
dire
meansequaltoDrJohnson.
Still,
forse
perhaps,theauthorisyoung.
Lethimpersevere,
e
andwhoknowswhathemay
diventare
becomeifhewilltake
il
thegreatDoctorforhismodel?”
Questo
Thiswasevidentlytoomuchfor
Capitano
CaptainBrowntotakeplacidly;
e
andIsawthewordsonthe
punta
tipofhistonguebefore
Signorina
MissJenkynshadfinishedher
frase
sentence.
“Itisquiteadifferentsortof
cosa
thing,mydearmadam,”he
cominciò
began.
“Iamquiteawareofthat,”returned
lei
she.
“AndImakeallowances,
Capitano
CaptainBrown.”
“Justallowmetoreadyou
una
asceneoutofthismonth’snumber,”pleadedhe.
“I
avuto
haditonlythismorning,
e
andIdon’tthinkthe
compagnia
companycanhavereadityet.”
“Asyouplease,”
disse
saidshe,settlingherselfwith
un
anairofresignation.
He
letto
readtheaccountofthe“swarry”
che
whichSamWellergaveatBath.
Alcuni
Someofuslaughedheartily.
Ididnot
osato
dare,becauseIwasstayinginthe
casa
house.