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CHAPTERI.OURSOCIETY
Inthe
første
firstplace,Cranfordisin
besittelse
possessionoftheAmazons;
alltheholdersofhouses
over
aboveacertainrentarewomen.
Hvis
Ifamarriedcouplecometo
bosette
settleinthetown,somehowthegentleman
forsvinner
disappears;
heiseitherfairly
skremt
frightenedtodeathbybeing
den
theonlymanintheCranfordeveningparties,
eller
orheisaccountedforbybeing
med
withhisregiment,hisship,
eller
orcloselyengagedinbusinessall
den
theweekinthegreatneighbouring
kommersielle
commercialtownofDrumble,distantonlytwentymileson
en
arailroad.
Inshort,whateverdoesbecomeofthegentlemen,theyarenotatCranford.
What
kunne
couldtheydoiftheywere
der
there?
Thesurgeonhashis
runde
roundofthirtymiles,and
sover
sleepsatCranford;
buteverymancannotbeasurgeon.
For
holde
keepingthetrimgardensfullofchoiceflowers
uten
withoutaweedtospeck
dem
them;
forfrighteningawaylittleboys
som
wholookwistfullyatthesaidflowers
gjennom
throughtherailings;
forrushing
ut
outatthegeesethatoccasionally
våger
ventureintothegardens
hvis
ifthegatesareleft
åpne
open;
fordecidingallquestionsof
litteratur
literatureandpoliticswithouttroublingthemselves
med
withunnecessaryreasonsorarguments;
for
få
obtainingclearandcorrectknowledgeofeverybody’saffairsinthe
sognet
parish;
forkeepingtheirneatmaid-servantsin
beundringsverdig
admirableorder;
forkindness(somewhatdictatorial)tothe
fattige
poor,andrealtendergoodofficestoeachotherwhenevertheyarein
nød
distress,theladiesofCranfordare
ganske
quitesufficient.
“Aman,”asoneofthem
observerte
observedtomeonce,“issointhe
veien
wayinthehouse!”
AlthoughtheladiesofCranford
kjenner
knowalleachother’sproceedings,theyareexceedinglyindifferenttoeachother’sopinions.
Faktisk
Indeed,aseachhasher
egen
ownindividuality,nottosayeccentricity,
ganske
prettystronglydeveloped,nothingisso
lett
easyasverbalretaliation;
but,somehow,
godvilje
good-willreignsamongthemto
en
aconsiderabledegree.
TheCranfordladies
har
haveonlyanoccasionallittle
krangel
quarrel,spiritedoutinafewpepperywords
og
andangryjerksofthe
hodet
head;
justenoughtoprevent
den
theeventenoroftheirlivesfrom
bli
becomingtooflat.
Theirdressis
veldig
veryindependentoffashion;
asthey
observerer
observe,“Whatdoesitsignifyhowwe
kler
dresshereatCranford,where
alle
everybodyknowsus?”
Andifthey
går
gofromhome,theirreasonis
like
equallycogent,“Whatdoesitsignifyhowwe
kler
dresshere,wherenobodyknowsus?”
De
Thematerialsoftheirclothes
er
are,ingeneral,goodand
vanlig
plain,andmostofthemare
nesten
nearlyasscrupulousasMissTyler,ofcleanly
minne
memory;
butIwillanswerforit,the
siste
lastgigot,thelasttight
og
andscantypetticoatinwearinEngland,was
sett
seeninCranford—andseenwithout
et
asmile.
Icantestifyto
en
amagnificentfamilyredsilk
paraply
umbrella,underwhichagentle
liten
littlespinster,leftaloneof
mange
manybrothersandsisters,usedtopatterto
kirken
churchonrainydays.
Haveyou
noen
anyredsilkumbrellasinLondon?
We
hadde
hadatraditionofthe
første
firstthathadeverbeen
sett
seeninCranford;
andthe
små
littleboysmobbedit,and
kalte
calledit“astickinpetticoats.”
It
kunne
mighthavebeenthevery
røde
redsilkoneIhavedescribed,
holdt
heldbyastrongfather
over
overatroopoflittleones;
the
stakkars
poorlittlelady—thesurvivorofall—could
knapt
scarcelycarryit.
Thentherewererules
og
andregulationsforvisitingandcalls;
og
andtheywereannouncedtoany
unge
youngpeoplewhomightbe
bo
stayinginthetown,withallthesolemnity
med
withwhichtheoldManxlawswere
lest
readonceayearontheTinwaldMount.
“Ourfriends
har
havesenttoinquirehowyouare
etter
afteryourjourneyto-night,mydear”(fifteenmilesin
en
agentleman’scarriage);
“theywill
gi
giveyousomerestto-morrow,
men
butthenextday,I
har
havenodoubt,theywill
ringe
call;
sobeatliberty
etter
aftertwelve—fromtwelvetothreeareourcallinghours.”
Then,
etter
aftertheyhadcalled—.
“Itisthe
tredje
thirdday;
Idaresayyourmamma
har
hastoldyou,mydear,
aldri
nevertoletmorethan
tre
threedayselapsebetweenreceiving
en
acallandreturningit;
og
andalso,thatyouare
aldri
nevertostaylongerthanaquarterofanhour.”
“ButamItolookatmywatch?
Hvordan
HowamItofind
ut
outwhenaquarterofan
time
hourhaspassed?”
“Youmustkeep
tenke
thinkingaboutthetime,my
kjære
dear,andnotallowyourselfto
glemme
forgetitinconversation.”
As
alle
everybodyhadthisruleintheirminds,whetherthey
mottok
receivedorpaidacall,of
selvfølgelig
coursenoabsorbingsubjectwasever
snakket
spokenabout.
Wekeptourselvesto
korte
shortsentencesofsmalltalk,
og
andwerepunctualtoour
tid
time.
Iimaginethatafewof
de
thegentlefolksofCranfordwere
fattige
poor,andhadsomedifficultyin
gjøre
makingbothendsmeet;
buttheywere
som
liketheSpartans,andconcealedtheir
smart
smartunderasmilingface.
We
ingen
noneofusspokeof
penger
money,becausethatsubjectsavouredofcommerce
og
andtrade,andthoughsome
kan
mightbepoor,wewere
alle
allaristocratic.
TheCranfordianshadthat
vennlige
kindlyespritdecorpswhich
gjorde
madethemoverlookalldeficienciesin
suksess
successwhensomeamongthem
prøvde
triedtoconcealtheirpoverty.
Når
WhenMrsForrester,forinstance,gavea
fest
partyinherbaby-houseofadwelling,
og
andthelittlemaidendisturbed
den
theladiesonthesofabya
forespørsel
requestthatshemightget
den
thetea-trayoutfromunderneath,everyone
tok
tookthisnovelproceedingas
den
themostnaturalthingin
den
theworld,andtalkedonabout
husholdning
householdformsandceremoniesasifweall
trodde
believedthatourhostesshada
vanlig
regularservants’hall,secondtable,
med
withhousekeeperandsteward,insteadof
den
theonelittlecharity-schoolmaiden,whose
korte
shortruddyarmscouldnever
ha
havebeenstrongenoughto
bære
carrythetrayupstairs,ifshehadnotbeen
assisterte
assistedinprivatebyher
elskerinne
mistress,whonowsatin
stat
state,pretendingnottoknowwhatcakesweresent
opp
up,thoughsheknew,andweknew,
og
andsheknewthatweknew,
og
andweknewthatsheknewthatweknew,shehadbeen
opptatt
busyallthemorningmakingtea-bread
og
andsponge-cakes.
Therewereone
eller
ortwoconsequencesarisingfrom
denne
thisgeneralbutunacknowledgedpoverty,
og
andthisverymuchacknowledgedgentility,
som
whichwerenotamiss,and
som
whichmightbeintroducedintomanycirclesof
samfunnet
societytotheirgreatimprovement.
For
eksempel
instance,theinhabitantsofCranford
holdt
keptearlyhours,andclattered
hjem
homeintheirpattens,underthe
veiledning
guidanceofalantern-bearer,about
ni
nineo’clockatnight;
andthe
hele
wholetownwasabedandasleepbyhalf-past
ti
ten.
Moreover,itwasconsidered“vulgar”(atremendous
ord
wordinCranford)togive
noe
anythingexpensive,inthewayofeatable
eller
ordrinkable,attheeveningentertainments.
Waferbread-and-butter
og
andsponge-biscuitswereallthat
den
theHonourableMrsJamiesongave;
og
andshewassister-in-lawto
den
thelateEarlofGlenmire,althoughshedid
praktiserte
practisesuch“eleganteconomy.”
“Eleganteconomy!”
Hvor
HownaturallyonefallsbackintothephraseologyofCranford!
Der
There,economywasalways“elegant,”
og
andmoney-spendingalways“vulgarandostentatious”;
en
asortofsour-grapeismwhich
gjorde
madeusverypeacefuland
fornøyd
satisfied.
Inevershallforget
den
thedismayfeltwhenacertain
Kaptein
CaptainBrowncametoliveatCranford,
og
andopenlyspokeabouthisbeingpoor—notinawhispertoanintimate
venn
friend,thedoorsandwindowsbeing
tidligere
previouslyclosed,butinthepublic
gaten
street!
inaloudmilitary
stemme
voice!
alleginghispovertyasa
grunn
reasonfornottakinga
bestemt
particularhouse.
TheladiesofCranfordwere
allerede
alreadyrathermoaningoverthe
invasjonen
invasionoftheirterritoriesby
en
amanandagentleman.
Hewas
en
ahalf-paycaptain,andhadobtained
noen
somesituationonaneighbouring
jernbane
railroad,whichhadbeenvehementlypetitioned
mot
againstbythelittletown;
og
andif,inadditiontohis
maskuline
masculinegender,andhisconnectionwith
den
theobnoxiousrailroad,hewassobrazenasto
snakke
talkofbeingpoor—why,then,
faktisk
indeed,hemustbesenttoCoventry.
Døden
Deathwasastrueandascommonas
fattigdom
poverty;
yetpeopleneverspoke
om
aboutthat,loudoutinthestreets.
Itwas
et
awordnottobementionedtoearspolite.
We
hadde
hadtacitlyagreedtoignorethat
noen
anywithwhomweassociatedontermsof
besøk
visitingequalitycouldeverbe
forhindret
preventedbypovertyfromdoing
noe
anythingthattheywished.
Ifwe
gikk
walkedtoorfroma
fest
party,itwasbecausethenightwasso
fin
fine,ortheairsorefreshing,not
fordi
becausesedan-chairswereexpensive.
Ifwe
bar
woreprints,insteadofsummersilks,itwas
fordi
becausewepreferredawashingmaterial;
og
andsoon,tillweblindedourselvestothe
vulgære
vulgarfactthatwewere,
alle
allofus,peopleof
svært
verymoderatemeans.
Ofcourse,then,wedidnot
visste
knowwhattomakeof
en
amanwhocouldspeakof
fattigdom
povertyasifitwasnot
en
adisgrace.
Yet,somehow,Captain
Brown
BrownmadehimselfrespectedinCranford,
og
andwascalledupon,in
tross
spiteofallresolutionstothe
motsatte
contrary.
Iwassurprisedto
høre
hearhisopinionsquotedas
autoritet
authorityatavisitwhichI
betalte
paidtoCranfordabouta
år
yearafterhehadsettledinthe
byen
town.
Myownfriendshadbeen
blant
amongthebitterestopponentsofany
forslag
proposaltovisittheCaptain
og
andhisdaughters,onlytwelvemonths
før
before;
andnowhewasevenadmittedin
de
thetabooedhoursbeforetwelve.
Sant
True,itwastodiscoverthe
årsaken
causeofasmokingchimney,
før
beforethefirewaslighted;
men
butstillCaptainBrownwalkedupstairs,
ingenting
nothingdaunted,spokeina
stemme
voicetoolargeforthe
rommet
room,andjokedquiteinthe
måten
wayofatameman
om
aboutthehouse.
Hehadbeen
blind
blindtoallthesmallslights,
og
andomissionsoftrivialceremonies,with
som
whichhehadbeenreceived.
He
hadde
hadbeenfriendly,thoughtheCranfordladies
hadde
hadbeencool;
hehadanswered
små
smallsarcasticcomplimentsingood
tro
faith;
andwithhismanlyfrankness
hadde
hadoverpoweredalltheshrinkingwhich
møtte
methimasamanwhowasnotashamedtobepoor.
Og
And,atlast,hisexcellent
maskuline
masculinecommonsense,andhisfacilityindevisingexpedientsto
overvinne
overcomedomesticdilemmas,hadgainedhim
en
anextraordinaryplaceasauthority
blant
amongtheCranfordladies.
Hehimself
gikk
wentoninhiscourse,as
uvitende
unawareofhispopularityashe
hadde
hadbeenofthereverse;
og
andIamsurehewasstartled
en
onedaywhenhefoundhisadviceso
høyt
highlyesteemedastomake
noen
somecounselwhichhehadgiveninjesttobe
tatt
takeninsober,seriousearnest.
Itwason
dette
thissubject:
Anoldlady
hadde
hadanAlderneycow,whichshe
så
lookeduponasadaughter.
You
kunne
couldnotpaytheshortquarterof
en
anhourcallwithoutbeing
fortalt
toldofthewonderfulmilk
eller
orwonderfulintelligenceofthis
dyret
animal.
Thewholetownknew
og
andkindlyregardedMissBetsyBarker’sAlderney;
derfor
thereforegreatwasthesympathy
og
andregretwhen,inanunguarded
øyeblikk
moment,thepoorcowtumbledintoalime-pit.
She
stønnet
moanedsoloudlythatshewas
snart
soonheardandrescued;
but
mellomtiden
meanwhilethepoorbeasthad
mistet
lostmostofherhair,
og
andcameoutlookingnaked,
kald
cold,andmiserable,inabare
hud
skin.
Everybodypitiedtheanimal,
om
thoughafewcouldnot
holde
restraintheirsmilesatherdroll
utseende
appearance.
MissBetsyBarkerabsolutely
gråt
criedwithsorrowanddismay;
og
anditwassaidshe
tenkte
thoughtoftryingabathof
olje
oil.
Thisremedy,perhaps,was
anbefalt
recommendedbysomeoneofthe
antallet
numberwhoseadvicesheasked;
men
buttheproposal,ifeveritwas
gjort
made,wasknockedonthe
hodet
headbyCaptainBrown’sdecided“Gether
en
aflannelwaistcoatandflanneldrawers,ma’am,
hvis
ifyouwishtokeepheralive.
Men
Butmyadviceis,kill
den
thepoorcreatureatonce.”
MissBetsyBarker
tørket
driedhereyes,andthankedtheCaptainheartily;
she
satte
settowork,andby-and-byallthe
byen
townturnedouttoseetheAlderneymeekly
går
goingtoherpasture,cladin
mørk
darkgreyflannel.
Ihavewatchedhermyself
mange
manyatime.
Doyouever
sett
seecowsdressedingreyflannelinLondon?
Kaptein
CaptainBrownhadtakenasmall
hus
houseontheoutskirtsofthe
byen
town,wherehelivedwithhis
to
twodaughters.
Hemusthavebeenupwardsofsixtyatthe
tidspunktet
timeofthefirstvisitI
betalte
paidtoCranfordafterIhadleftitas
en
aresidence.
Buthehad
en
awiry,well-trained,elasticfigure,
en
astiffmilitarythrow-backofhis
hodet
head,andaspringingstep,
som
whichmadehimappearmuch
yngre
youngerthanhewas.
Hiseldest
datter
daughterlookedalmostasoldashimself,
og
andbetrayedthefactthathis
virkelige
realwasmorethanhis
tilsynelatende
apparentage.
MissBrownmusthavebeenforty;
she
hadde
hadasickly,pained,careworn
uttrykk
expressiononherface,and
så
lookedasifthegaietyofyouth
hadde
hadlongfadedoutof
syne
sight.
Evenwhenyoungshemusthavebeen
vanlig
plainandhard-featured.
MissJessie
Brown
Brownwastenyearsyounger
enn
thanhersister,andtwentyshadesprettier.
Her
ansiktet
facewasroundanddimpled.
MissJenkynsonce
sa
said,inapassionagainst
Kaptein
CaptainBrown(thecauseofwhichI
vil
willtellyoupresently),“thatshe
trodde
thoughtitwastimeforMissJessieto
forlate
leaveoffherdimples,andnot
alltid
alwaystobetryingto
se
looklikeachild.”
Itwas
sant
truetherewassomethingchildlikeinher
ansiktet
face;
andtherewillbe,I
tror
think,tillshedies,thoughshe
skal
shouldlivetoahundred.
Hereyeswere
store
largebluewonderingeyes,looking
rett
straightatyou;
hernosewasunformed
og
andsnub,andherlipswere
røde
redanddewy;
sheworeher
håret
hair,too,inlittlerowsofcurls,
som
whichheightenedthisappearance.
Idonotknow
om
whethershewasprettyornot;
men
butIlikedherface,
og
andsodideverybody,andI
gjorde
donotthinkshecould
hjelpe
helpherdimples.
Shehad
noe
somethingofherfather’sjauntinessofgait
og
andmanner;
andanyfemale
observatør
observermightdetectaslight
forskjell
differenceintheattireof
de
thetwosisters—thatofMissJessiebeingabout
to
twopoundsperannummoreexpensive
enn
thanMissBrown’s.
Twopoundswas
en
alargesuminCaptainBrown’s
årlige
annualdisbursements.
Suchwastheimpression
gjort
madeuponmebythe
Brown
BrownfamilywhenIfirst
så
sawthemalltogetherinCranfordChurch.
Den
TheCaptainIhadmetbefore—on
den
theoccasionofthesmoky
skorsteinen
chimney,whichhehadcuredby
noen
somesimplealterationintheflue.
In
kirken
church,heheldhisdoubleeye-glasstohiseyes
under
duringtheMorningHymn,andthen
løftet
lifteduphisheaderect
og
andsangoutloudandjoyfully.
He
gjorde
madetheresponseslouderthantheclerk—an
gammel
oldmanwithapiping
svak
feeblevoice,who,Ithink,feltaggrievedattheCaptain’ssonorous
bass
bass,andquiveredhigherand
høyere
higherinconsequence.
Oncoming
ut
outofchurch,thebriskCaptain
betalt
paidthemostgallantattentiontohis
to
twodaughters.
Henoddedand
smilte
smiledtohisacquaintances;
butheshookhands
med
withnoneuntilhehadhelpedMiss
Brown
Browntounfurlherumbrella,
hadde
hadrelievedherofherprayer-book,
og
andhadwaitedpatientlytill
hun
she,withtremblingnervoushands,
hadde
hadtakenuphergownto
gå
walkthroughthewetroads.
I
lurer
wonderwhattheCranfordladies
gjorde
didwithCaptainBrownattheirparties.
We
hadde
hadoftenrejoiced,informerdays,thattherewas
ingen
nogentlemantobeattended
å
to,andtofindconversation
for
for,atthecard-parties.
We
hadde
hadcongratulatedourselvesuponthesnugnessof
den
theevenings;
and,inour
kjærlighet
loveforgentility,anddistasteof
menneskeheten
mankind,wehadalmostpersuadedourselves
at
thattobeamanwastobe“vulgar”;
sothat
da
whenIfoundmyfriend
og
andhostess,MissJenkyns,wasgoingto
ha
haveapartyinmyhonour,
og
andthatCaptainandtheMissBrownswere
invitert
invited,Iwonderedmuchwhat
ville
wouldbethecourseofthe
kvelden
evening.
Card-tables,withgreenbaizetops,were
satt
setoutbydaylight,justas
vanlig
usual;
itwasthethird
uken
weekinNovember,sotheeveningsclosedinabout
fire
four.
Candles,andcleanpacksofcards,were
arrangert
arrangedoneachtable.
Thefirewas
laget
madeup;
theneatmaid-servant
hadde
hadreceivedherlastdirections;
og
andtherewestood,dressedinour
beste
best,eachwithacandle-lighterinourhands,
klar
readytodartatthecandlesas
snart
soonasthefirstknock
kom
came.
PartiesinCranfordweresolemnfestivities,makingtheladiesfeelgravelyelatedasthey
satt
sattogetherintheirbestdresses.
As
snart
soonasthreehadarrived,wesat
ned
downto“Preference,”Ibeing
den
theunluckyfourth.
Thenext
fire
fourcomerswereputdown
umiddelbart
immediatelytoanothertable;
andpresentlythetea-trays,whichI
hadde
hadseensetoutinthestore-roomasIpassedinthe
om morgenen
morning,wereplacedeachonthe
midten
middleofacard-table.
Thechinawas
delikat
delicateegg-shell;
theold-fashionedsilverglittered
med
withpolishing;
buttheeatableswereoftheslightest
beskrivelse
description.
Whilethetrayswereyetonthetables,Captain
og
andtheMissBrownscamein;
og
andIcouldseethat,somehow
eller
orother,theCaptainwas
en
afavouritewithalltheladies
stede
present.
Ruffledbrowsweresmoothed,
skarpe
sharpvoicesloweredathis
tilnærming
approach.
MissBrownlookedill,
og
anddepressedalmosttogloom.
MissJessie
smilte
smiledasusual,andseemed
nesten
nearlyaspopularasher
far
father.
Heimmediatelyandquietly
antatt
assumedtheman’splaceintheroom;
deltok
attendedtoeveryone’swants,lessened
den
theprettymaid-servant’slabourbywaitingon
tomme
emptycupsandbread-and-butterlessladies;
og
andyetdiditallinso
enkel
easyanddignifiedamanner,
og
andsomuchasifitwere
en
amatterofcoursefor
de
thestrongtoattendto
de
theweak,thathewas
en
atruemanthroughout.
He
spilte
playedforthreepennypointswithas
alvorlig
graveaninterestasifthey
hadde
hadbeenpounds;
andyet,inallhis
oppmerksomhet
attentiontostrangers,hehad
et
aneyeonhissufferingdaughter—forsufferingIwas
sikker
sureshewas,thoughto
mange
manyeyesshemightonlyappeartobeirritable.
Frøken
MissJessiecouldnotplaycards:
men
butshetalkedtothesitters-out,
som
who,beforehercoming,hadbeen
ganske
ratherinclinedtobecross.
She
sang
sang,too,toanold
sprukket
crackedpiano,whichIthink
hadde
hadbeenaspinetinits
ungdom
youth.
MissJessiesang,“JockofHazeldean”alittle
ute
outoftune;
butwewere
ingen
noneofusmusical,thoughMissJenkyns
slå
beattime,outoftime,by
måte
wayofappearingtobeso.
Itwas
veldig
verygoodofMissJenkynsto
gjøre
dothis;
forIhadseenthat,alittle
før
before,shehadbeena
god
gooddealannoyedbyMissJessieBrown’sunguarded
innrømmelse
admission(àproposofShetlandwool)thatshe
hadde
hadanuncle,hermother’s
bror
brother,whowasashopkeeperinEdinburgh.
MissJenkyns
prøvde
triedtodrownthisconfessionbya
forferdelig
terriblecough—fortheHonourableMrsJamiesonwas
satt
sittingatacard-tablenearestMissJessie,
og
andwhatwouldshesay
eller
orthinkifshefound
ut
outshewasinthe
samme
sameroomwithashop-keeper’sniece!
Men
ButMissJessieBrown(whohad
ingen
notact,asweallagreed
den
thenextmorning)wouldrepeat
den
theinformation,andassureMiss
Pole
Poleshecouldeasilygether
den
theidenticalShetlandwoolrequired,“throughmy
onkel
uncle,whohasthebestassortmentofShetland
varer
goodsofanyoneinEdinbro’.”
Itwasto
ta
takethetasteofthis
ut
outofourmouths,andthe
lyden
soundofthisoutofourears,thatMissJenkyns
foreslått
proposedmusic;
soIsay
igjen
again,itwasverygoodofherto
slå
beattimetothesong.
Da
Whenthetraysre-appearedwithbiscuits
og
andwine,punctuallyataquarterto
ni
nine,therewasconversation,comparingofcards,
og
andtalkingovertricks;
butby-and-by
Kaptein
CaptainBrownsportedabitof
litteratur
literature.
“Haveyouseenanynumbersof‘ThePickwickPapers’?”
sa
saidhe.
(Theywerethen
publiserte
publishinginparts.)
“Capitalthing!”
Nå
NowMissJenkynswasdaughterof
en
adeceasedrectorofCranford;
og
and,onthestrengthof
en
anumberofmanuscriptsermons,
og
andaprettygoodlibraryofdivinity,
betraktet
consideredherselfliterary,andlookedupon
enhver
anyconversationaboutbooksas
en
achallengetoher.
Soshe
svarte
answeredandsaid,“Yes,she
hadde
hadseenthem;
indeed,she
kunne
mightsayshehadreadthem.”
“Andwhatdoyouthinkofthem?”
exclaimed
Kaptein
CaptainBrown.
“Aren’ttheyfamouslygood?”
So
oppfordret
urgedMissJenkynscouldnotbut
snakke
speak.
“Imustsay,Idon’t
tror
thinktheyarebyanymeans
lik
equaltoDrJohnson.
Still,
kanskje
perhaps,theauthorisyoung.
La
Lethimpersevere,andwho
vet
knowswhathemaybecome
hvis
ifhewilltakethe
store
greatDoctorforhismodel?”
Dette
Thiswasevidentlytoomuchfor
Kaptein
CaptainBrowntotakeplacidly;
og
andIsawthewordsonthe
spissen
tipofhistonguebeforeMissJenkyns
hadde
hadfinishedhersentence.
“Itis
helt
quiteadifferentsortof
ting
thing,mydearmadam,”he
begynte
began.
“Iamquiteawareofthat,”returned
hun
she.
“AndImakeallowances,
Kaptein
CaptainBrown.”
“Justallowmeto
lese
readyouasceneoutof
denne
thismonth’snumber,”pleadedhe.
“Ihadit
bare
onlythismorning,andIdon’t
tror
thinkthecompanycanhave
lest
readityet.”
“Asyouplease,”
sa
saidshe,settlingherselfwith
en
anairofresignation.
He
leste
readtheaccountofthe“swarry”
som
whichSamWellergaveatBath.
Noen
Someofuslaughedheartily.
Ididnot
våget
dare,becauseIwasstayinginthe
huset
house.