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Cranford | Gradually Hardening Swedish A1-B2

Cranford | Gradually Hardening Swedish A1-B2

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CHAPTERI.OURSOCIETY
In
det
thefirstplace,Cranfordisin
besittning
possessionoftheAmazons;
alltheholdersofhouses
över
aboveacertainrentarewomen.
Om
Ifamarriedcouplecometo
bosätta sig
settleinthetown,somehowthe
herrn
gentlemandisappears;
heiseither
ganska
fairlyfrightenedtodeathbybeing
den
theonlymanintheCranfordeveningparties,
eller
orheisaccountedforbybeing
med
withhisregiment,hisship,
eller
orcloselyengagedinbusinessall
den
theweekinthegreatneighbouring
kommersiella
commercialtownofDrumble,distantonlytwentymileson
en
arailroad.
Inshort,whateverdoesbecomeofthegentlemen,theyarenotatCranford.
What
kunna
couldtheydoiftheywere
där
there?
Thesurgeonhashis
runda
roundofthirtymiles,and
sover
sleepsatCranford;
buteverymancannotbeasurgeon.
For
hålla
keepingthetrimgardensfullofchoiceflowers
utan
withoutaweedtospeck
dem
them;
forfrighteningawaylittleboys
som
wholookwistfullyatthesaidflowers
genom
throughtherailings;
forrushing
ut
outatthegeesethat
ibland
occasionallyventureintothegardens
om
ifthegatesareleft
öppna
open;
fordecidingallquestionsof
litteratur
literatureandpoliticswithouttroublingthemselves
med
withunnecessaryreasonsorarguments;
for
få
obtainingclearandcorrectknowledgeofeverybody’saffairsintheparish;
for
hålla
keepingtheirneatmaid-servantsin
beundransvärd
admirableorder;
forkindness(somewhatdictatorial)tothe
fattiga
poor,andrealtendergoodofficestoeachotherwhenevertheyarein
nöd
distress,theladiesofCranfordare
ganska
quitesufficient.
“Aman,”asoneofthemobservedtomeonce,“issointhe
vägen
wayinthehouse!”
AlthoughtheladiesofCranford
känner
knowalleachother’sproceedings,theyareexceedinglyindifferenttoeachother’sopinions.
Själva verket
Indeed,aseachhasher
egen
ownindividuality,nottosayeccentricity,
ganska
prettystronglydeveloped,nothingisso
lätt
easyasverbalretaliation;
but,
något
somehow,good-willreignsamongthemtoa
betydande
considerabledegree.
TheCranfordladies
har
haveonlyanoccasionallittle
gräl
quarrel,spiritedoutina
några
fewpepperywordsandangryjerksofthehead;
bara
justenoughtopreventtheeventenoroftheirlivesfrom
blir
becomingtooflat.
Theirdressis
mycket
veryindependentoffashion;
astheyobserve,“Whatdoesitsignify
hur
howwedresshereatCranford,
där
whereeverybodyknowsus?”
And
om
iftheygofromhome,their
skäl
reasonisequallycogent,“Whatdoesitsignify
hur
howwedresshere,where
ingen
nobodyknowsus?”
Thematerialsoftheir
kläder
clothesare,ingeneral,good
och
andplain,andmostofthemare
nästan
nearlyasscrupulousasMissTyler,ofcleanly
minne
memory;
butIwillanswerforit,the
sista
lastgigot,thelasttight
och
andscantypetticoatinwearinEngland,was
såg
seeninCranford—andseenwithout
ett
asmile.
Icantestifyto
en
amagnificentfamilyredsilk
paraply
umbrella,underwhichagentle
liten
littlespinster,leftaloneof
många
manybrothersandsisters,usedtopatterto
kyrkan
churchonrainydays.
Haveyou
några
anyredsilkumbrellasinLondon?
We
hade
hadatraditionofthe
första
firstthathadeverbeenseeninCranford;
och
andthelittleboysmobbedit,
och
andcalledit“astickinpetticoats.”
It
kunde
mighthavebeenthevery
röda
redsilkoneIhave
beskrivit
described,heldbyastrong
far
fatheroveratroopof
små
littleones;
thepoorlittlelady—the
överlevande
survivorofall—couldscarcelycarryit.
Then
det
therewererulesandregulationsfor
besök
visitingandcalls;
andtheywereannouncedtoany
unga
youngpeoplewhomightbe
bo
stayinginthetown,withallthesolemnity
med
withwhichtheoldManxlawswerereadonce
en
ayearontheTinwaldMount.
“Ourfriendshave
skickat
senttoinquirehowyouare
efter
afteryourjourneyto-night,mydear”(fifteenmilesinagentleman’scarriage);
“they
kommer
willgiveyousomerestto-morrow,
men
butthenextday,Ihave
inte
nodoubt,theywillcall;
sobeatliberty
efter
aftertwelve—fromtwelvetothreeareourcallinghours.”
Then,
efter
aftertheyhadcalled—.
“Itisthe
tredje
thirdday;
Idaresayyourmamma
har
hastoldyou,mydear,
aldrig
nevertoletmorethan
tre
threedayselapsebetweenreceiving
ett
acallandreturningit;
och
andalso,thatyouare
aldrig
nevertostaylongerthanaquarterofanhour.”
“ButamItolookatmywatch?
Hur
HowamItofindout
när
whenaquarterofan
timme
hourhaspassed?”
“Youmustkeep
tänka
thinkingaboutthetime,my
kära
dear,andnotallowyourselfto
glömma
forgetitinconversation.”
As
alla
everybodyhadthisruleintheirminds,whetherthey
fick
receivedorpaidacall,ofcoursenoabsorbing
ämne
subjectwaseverspokenabout.
We
höll
keptourselvestoshortsentencesofsmalltalk,
och
andwerepunctualtoour
tid
time.
IimaginethatafewofthegentlefolksofCranfordwere
fattiga
poor,andhadsomedifficultyinmaking
båda
bothendsmeet;
buttheywere
som
liketheSpartans,andconcealedtheirsmart
under
underasmilingface.
We
ingen
noneofusspokeof
pengar
money,becausethatsubjectsavouredofcommerce
och
andtrade,andthoughsome
kanske
mightbepoor,wewere
alla
allaristocratic.
TheCranfordianshadthatkindlyespritde
corps
corpswhichmadethemoverlook
alla
alldeficienciesinsuccesswhen
vissa
someamongthemtriedtoconcealtheir
fattigdom
poverty.
WhenMrsForrester,for
exempel
instance,gaveapartyinherbaby-houseofadwelling,
och
andthelittlemaidendisturbedtheladiesonthesofabya
begäran
requestthatshemightgetthetea-trayoutfromunderneath,everyone
tog
tookthisnovelproceedingasthe
mest
mostnaturalthinginthe
världen
world,andtalkedonabouthouseholdforms
och
andceremoniesasifweall
trodde
believedthatourhostesshada
regelbunden
regularservants’hall,secondtable,
med
withhousekeeperandsteward,insteadoftheone
lilla
littlecharity-schoolmaiden,whoseshortruddyarms
kunde
couldneverhavebeenstrong
nog
enoughtocarrythetrayupstairs,ifshehadnotbeen
hjälp
assistedinprivatebyher
älskarinna
mistress,whonowsatinstate,
låtsades
pretendingnottoknowwhatcakesweresent
upp
up,thoughsheknew,andwe
veta
knew,andsheknewthatwe
veta
knew,andweknewthatshe
veta
knewthatweknew,shehadbeenbusyallthemorningmakingtea-bread
och
andsponge-cakes.
Therewereone
eller
ortwoconsequencesarisingfrom
denna
thisgeneralbutunacknowledgedpoverty,
och
andthisverymuchacknowledgedgentility,
som
whichwerenotamiss,and
som
whichmightbeintroducedinto
många
manycirclesofsocietytotheir
stora
greatimprovement.
Forinstance,theinhabitantsofCranford
höll
keptearlyhours,andclattered
hem
homeintheirpattens,undertheguidanceof
en
alantern-bearer,aboutnineo’clockatnight;
och
andthewholetownwasabed
och
andasleepbyhalf-pastten.
Moreover,itwasconsidered“vulgar”(atremendous
ord
wordinCranford)togive
något
anythingexpensive,inthewayofeatable
eller
ordrinkable,attheeveningentertainments.
Waferbread-and-butter
och
andsponge-biscuitswereallthat
den
theHonourableMrsJamiesongave;
och
andshewassister-in-lawto
den
thelateEarlofGlenmire,althoughshedidpractise
sådan
such“eleganteconomy.”
“Eleganteconomy!”
Hur
HownaturallyonefallsbackintothephraseologyofCranford!
Där
There,economywasalways“elegant,”
och
andmoney-spendingalways“vulgarandostentatious”;
en
asortofsour-grapeismwhich
gjorde
madeusverypeacefuland
nöjda
satisfied.
Inevershallforget
den
thedismayfeltwhena
viss
certainCaptainBrowncameto
bo
liveatCranford,andopenly
talade
spokeabouthisbeingpoor—notina
viskning
whispertoanintimatefriend,
den
thedoorsandwindowsbeing
tidigare
previouslyclosed,butinthe
offentliga
publicstreet!
inaloud
militär
militaryvoice!
alleginghispovertyas
ett
areasonfornottaking
ett
aparticularhouse.
TheladiesofCranfordwere
redan
alreadyrathermoaningovertheinvasionoftheirterritoriesby
en
amanandagentleman.
Hewas
en
ahalf-paycaptain,andhad
fått
obtainedsomesituationonaneighbouring
järnväg
railroad,whichhadbeenvehementlypetitioned
mot
againstbythelittletown;
och
andif,inadditiontohis
manliga
masculinegender,andhisconnectionwith
den
theobnoxiousrailroad,hewassobrazenasto
tala
talkofbeingpoor—why,then,
verkligen
indeed,hemustbesenttoCoventry.
Döden
Deathwasastrueandascommonas
fattigdom
poverty;
yetpeopleneverspoke
om
aboutthat,loudoutin
det
thestreets.
Itwasa
ord
wordnottobementionedtoearspolite.
We
hade
hadtacitlyagreedtoignorethat
någon
anywithwhomweassociatedontermsofvisiting
jämlikhet
equalitycouldeverbepreventedby
fattigdom
povertyfromdoinganythingthatthey
önskade
wished.
Ifwewalkedto
eller
orfromaparty,itwasbecausethe
natten
nightwassofine,ortheairsorefreshing,notbecausesedan-chairswere
dyra
expensive.
Ifweworeprints,
i stället
insteadofsummersilks,itwasbecausewe
föredrog
preferredawashingmaterial;
andsoon,tillweblindedourselvesto
det
thevulgarfactthatwewere,
alla
allofus,peopleof
mycket
verymoderatemeans.
Ofcourse,then,we
göra
didnotknowwhatto
göra
makeofamanwho
kunde
couldspeakofpovertyas
om
ifitwasnota
skam
disgrace.
Yet,somehow,CaptainBrown
gjorde
madehimselfrespectedinCranford,
och
andwascalledupon,in
trots
spiteofallresolutionsto
det
thecontrary.
Iwassurprisedto
höra
hearhisopinionsquotedas
auktoritet
authorityatavisitwhichIpaidtoCranfordabout
ett
ayearafterhehadsettledinthe
staden
town.
Myownfriendshadbeen
bland
amongthebitterestopponentsof
något
anyproposaltovisittheCaptain
och
andhisdaughters,onlytwelvemonthsbefore;
och
andnowhewasevenadmittedin
de
thetabooedhoursbeforetwelve.
Sant
True,itwastodiscoverthecauseof
en
asmokingchimney,beforethe
elden
firewaslighted;
butstill
Kapten
CaptainBrownwalkedupstairs,nothingdaunted,
talade
spokeinavoicetoo
stor
largefortheroom,and
skämtade
jokedquiteinthewayof
en
atamemanaboutthe
huset
house.
Hehadbeenblindto
alla
allthesmallslights,andomissionsoftrivialceremonies,
med
withwhichhehadbeenreceived.
He
hade
hadbeenfriendly,thoughtheCranfordladies
hade
hadbeencool;
hehad
svarat
answeredsmallsarcasticcomplimentsin
god
goodfaith;
andwithhismanlyfrankness
hade
hadoverpoweredalltheshrinkingwhich
mötte
methimasamanwhowasnot
skämdes
ashamedtobepoor.
And,atlast,hisexcellent
manliga
masculinecommonsense,andhisfacilityindevisingexpedientsto
övervinna
overcomedomesticdilemmas,hadgainedhim
en
anextraordinaryplaceasauthority
bland
amongtheCranfordladies.
Hehimselfwentoninhiscourse,asunawareofhis
popularitet
popularityashehadbeenofthe
omvänt
reverse;
andIamsurehewasstartled
en
onedaywhenhefoundhisadviceso
högt
highlyesteemedastomake
några
somecounselwhichhehad
gett
giveninjesttobetakenin
nykter
sober,seriousearnest.
Itwason
detta
thissubject:
Anoldlady
hade
hadanAlderneycow,whichshe
såg
lookeduponasadaughter.
You
kunde
couldnotpaytheshortquarterofanhourcall
utan
withoutbeingtoldofthe
underbara
wonderfulmilkorwonderfulintelligenceof
här
thisanimal.
Thewholetown
kände
knewandkindlyregardedMissBetsyBarker’sAlderney;
därför
thereforegreatwasthesympathy
och
andregretwhen,inanunguarded
ögonblick
moment,thepoorcowtumbledintoalime-pit.
She
stönade
moanedsoloudlythatshewas
snart
soonheardandrescued;
but
under tiden
meanwhilethepoorbeasthadlostmostofher
hår
hair,andcameoutlooking
naken
naked,cold,andmiserable,in
en
abareskin.
Everybodypitiedthe
djuret
animal,thoughafewcouldnotrestraintheirsmilesatherdroll
utseende
appearance.
MissBetsyBarkerabsolutely
grät
criedwithsorrowanddismay;
och
anditwassaidshe
tänkte
thoughtoftryingabathofoil.
Denna
Thisremedy,perhaps,wasrecommendedbysome
en
oneofthenumberwhose
råd
advicesheasked;
buttheproposal,ifeveritwasmade,was
knackat
knockedontheheadby
Kapten
CaptainBrown’sdecided“Gether
en
aflannelwaistcoatandflanneldrawers,ma’am,ifyou
vill
wishtokeepheralive.
Men
Butmyadviceis,kill
den
thepoorcreatureatonce.”
Miss
MissBetsyBarkerdriedhereyes,
och
andthankedtheCaptainheartily;
shesettowork,
och
andby-and-byallthetownturnedoutto
se
seetheAlderneymeeklygoingtoher
betesmark
pasture,cladindarkgreyflannel.
I
har
havewatchedhermyselfmanyatime.
Doyouever
sett
seecowsdressedingreyflannelinLondon?
Kapten
CaptainBrownhadtakena
litet
smallhouseontheoutskirtsofthe
staden
town,wherehelivedwithhis
två
twodaughters.
Hemusthavebeenupwardsofsixtyatthetimeofthe
första
firstvisitIpaidtoCranford
efter
afterIhadleftitas
en
aresidence.
Buthehad
en
awiry,well-trained,elasticfigure,
en
astiffmilitarythrow-backofhishead,
och
andaspringingstep,which
gjorde
madehimappearmuchyounger
än
thanhewas.
Hiseldest
dotter
daughterlookedalmostasoldashimself,
och
andbetrayedthefactthathis
verkliga
realwasmorethanhis
uppenbara
apparentage.
MissBrownmusthavebeenforty;
she
hade
hadasickly,pained,careworn
uttryck
expressiononherface,and
såg
lookedasifthegaietyofyouth
hade
hadlongfadedoutof
sikte
sight.
Evenwhenyoungshemusthavebeen
vanlig
plainandhard-featured.
MissJessie
Brown
Brownwastenyearsyounger
än
thanhersister,andtwentyshadesprettier.
Her
ansikte
facewasroundanddimpled.
Miss
MissJenkynsoncesaid,ina
passion
passionagainstCaptainBrown(thecauseofwhichI
kommer
willtellyoupresently),“thatshe
tyckte
thoughtitwastimefor
Miss
MissJessietoleaveoffherdimples,
och
andnotalwaystobe
försöka
tryingtolooklikeachild.”
Itwas
sant
truetherewassomethingchildlikeinher
ansikte
face;
andtherewillbe,I
tror
think,tillshedies,thoughsheshould
leva
livetoahundred.
Hereyeswere
stora
largebluewonderingeyes,looking
rakt
straightatyou;
hernosewasunformed
och
andsnub,andherlipswere
röda
redanddewy;
sheworeher
hår
hair,too,inlittlerowsofcurls,
vilket
whichheightenedthisappearance.
Idonot
vet
knowwhethershewaspretty
eller
ornot;
butIlikedher
ansikte
face,andsodideverybody,
och
andIdonotthinkshe
kunde
couldhelpherdimples.
She
hade
hadsomethingofherfather’sjauntinessofgait
och
andmanner;
andanyfemale
observatör
observermightdetectaslight
skillnad
differenceintheattireof
de
thetwosisters—thatofMissJessiebeingabout
två
twopoundsperannummoreexpensive
än
thanMissBrown’s.
Twopoundswas
en
alargesuminCaptainBrown’s
årliga
annualdisbursements.
Suchwasthe
intryck
impressionmadeuponmebythe
Brown
BrownfamilywhenIfirst
såg
sawthemalltogetherinCranfordChurch.
Den
TheCaptainIhadmetbefore—on
den
theoccasionofthesmokychimney,
som
whichhehadcuredbysome
enkel
simplealterationintheflue.
In
kyrkan
church,heheldhisdoubleeye-glasstohiseyes
under
duringtheMorningHymn,andthen
lyfte
lifteduphisheaderect
och
andsangoutloudandjoyfully.
He
gjorde
madetheresponseslouderthantheclerk—an
gammal
oldmanwithapiping
svag
feeblevoice,who,Ithink,
kände
feltaggrievedattheCaptain’ssonorous
bas
bass,andquiveredhigherand
högre
higherinconsequence.
Oncoming
ut
outofchurch,thebriskCaptainpaid
den
themostgallantattentiontohis
två
twodaughters.
Henoddedand
log
smiledtohisacquaintances;
butheshookhands
med
withnoneuntilhehad
hjälpt
helpedMissBrowntounfurlher
paraply
umbrella,hadrelievedherofherprayer-book,
och
andhadwaitedpatientlytill
hon
she,withtremblingnervoushands,
hade
hadtakenuphergownto
gå
walkthroughthewetroads.
I
undrar
wonderwhattheCranfordladies
gjorde
didwithCaptainBrownattheirparties.
We
hade
hadoftenrejoiced,informerdays,thattherewas
inte
nogentlemantobeattendedto,
och
andtofindconversationfor,atthecard-parties.
We
hade
hadcongratulatedourselvesuponthesnugnessoftheevenings;
och
and,inourloveforgentility,
och
anddistasteofmankind,we
hade
hadalmostpersuadedourselvesthattobe
en
amanwastobe“vulgar”;
sothat
när
whenIfoundmyfriend
och
andhostess,MissJenkyns,wasgoingtohave
en
apartyinmyhonour,
och
andthatCaptainandthe
Fröken
MissBrownswereinvited,I
undrade
wonderedmuchwhatwouldbethecourseoftheevening.
Card-tables,
med
withgreenbaizetops,wereset
ut
outbydaylight,justasusual;
itwasthe
tredje
thirdweekinNovember,sotheeveningsclosedinabout
fyra
four.
Candles,andcleanpacksofcards,were
ordnade
arrangedoneachtable.
The
elden
firewasmadeup;
theneatmaid-servant
hade
hadreceivedherlastdirections;
och
andtherewestood,dressedinour
bästa
best,eachwithacandle-lighterinourhands,
redo
readytodartatthecandlesas
snart
soonasthefirstknock
kom
came.
PartiesinCranfordwere
högtidliga
solemnfestivities,makingtheladies
känna
feelgravelyelatedasthey
satt
sattogetherintheirbestdresses.
As
snart
soonasthreehadarrived,wesat
ner
downto“Preference,”Ibeing
den
theunluckyfourth.
Thenext
fyra
fourcomerswereputdown
omedelbart
immediatelytoanothertable;
and
närvarande
presentlythetea-trays,whichI
hade
hadseensetoutin
det
thestore-roomasIpassedin
det
themorning,wereplacedeachon
det
themiddleofacard-table.
Thechinawasdelicateegg-shell;
det
theold-fashionedsilverglitteredwithpolishing;
men
buttheeatableswereoftheslightestdescription.
Medan
Whilethetrayswereyetonthetables,Captain
och
andtheMissBrownscamein;
och
andIcouldseethat,
något
somehoworother,theCaptainwas
en
afavouritewithalltheladies
närvarande
present.
Ruffledbrowsweresmoothed,sharpvoicesloweredathis
tillvägagångssätt
approach.
MissBrownlookedill,
och
anddepressedalmosttogloom.
Miss
MissJessiesmiledasusual,
och
andseemednearlyaspopularasher
far
father.
Heimmediatelyandquietlyassumedtheman’s
plats
placeintheroom;
attendedtoeveryone’swants,lessened
de
theprettymaid-servant’slabourbywaitingon
tomma
emptycupsandbread-and-butterlessladies;
och
andyetdiditallinso
lätt
easyanddignifiedamanner,
och
andsomuchasifitwereamatterofcourseforthestrongtoattendtothe
svaga
weak,thathewasa
sann
truemanthroughout.
Heplayedforthreepennypoints
med
withasgraveaninterestas
om
iftheyhadbeenpounds;
och
andyet,inallhis
uppmärksamhet
attentiontostrangers,hehad
ett
aneyeonhissufferingdaughter—forsufferingIwas
säker
sureshewas,thoughto
många
manyeyesshemightonlyappeartobeirritable.
Miss
MissJessiecouldnotplaycards:
men
butshetalkedtothesitters-out,
som
who,beforehercoming,hadbeen
ganska
ratherinclinedtobecross.
She
sjöng
sang,too,toanold
knäckt
crackedpiano,whichIthink
hade
hadbeenaspinetinits
ungdom
youth.
MissJessiesang,“JockofHazeldean”a
lite
littleoutoftune;
butwewere
ingen
noneofusmusical,though
Fröken
MissJenkynsbeattime,outof
tiden
time,bywayofappearingtobeso.
Itwas
väldigt
verygoodofMissJenkynsto
göra
dothis;
forIhad
sett
seenthat,alittlebefore,she
hade
hadbeenagooddealannoyedby
Fröken
MissJessieBrown’sunguardedadmission(àproposofShetlandwool)thatshe
hade
hadanuncle,hermother’s
bror
brother,whowasashopkeeperinEdinburgh.
Miss
MissJenkynstriedtodrown
denna
thisconfessionbyaterriblecough—for
den
theHonourableMrsJamiesonwas
satt
sittingatacard-tablenearest
Miss
MissJessie,andwhatwouldshe
säga
sayorthinkifshefoundoutshewasin
den
thesameroomwithashop-keeper’s
brorsdotter
niece!
ButMissJessieBrown(whohad
inte
notact,asweallagreedthe
nästa
nextmorning)wouldrepeattheinformation,
och
andassureMissPoleshe
kunde
couldeasilygetherthe
identiska
identicalShetlandwoolrequired,“throughmy
farbror
uncle,whohasthebestassortmentofShetland
varor
goodsofanyoneinEdinbro’.”
Itwasto
ta
takethetasteofthisoutofourmouths,
och
andthesoundofthisoutofourears,that
Miss
MissJenkynsproposedmusic;
soI
säger
sayagain,itwasverygoodofherto
slå
beattimetothesong.
När
Whenthetraysre-appearedwithbiscuits
och
andwine,punctuallyataquarterto
nio
nine,therewasconversation,comparingofcards,
och
andtalkingovertricks;
butby-and-by
Kapten
CaptainBrownsportedabitofliterature.
“Haveyou
sett
seenanynumbersof‘ThePickwickPapers’?”
sa
saidhe.
(Theywerethen
publicerade
publishinginparts.)
“Capitalthing!”
Now
Miss
MissJenkynswasdaughterof
en
adeceasedrectorofCranford;
och
and,onthestrengthofa
antal
numberofmanuscriptsermons,anda
ganska
prettygoodlibraryofdivinity,
ansåg
consideredherselfliterary,andlookedupon
alla
anyconversationaboutbooksasa
utmaning
challengetoher.
Soshe
svarade
answeredandsaid,“Yes,she
hade
hadseenthem;
indeed,she
kunna
mightsayshehadreadthem.”
“Andwhatdoyou
tycker
thinkofthem?”
exclaimedCaptain
Brown
Brown.
“Aren’ttheyfamouslygood?”
So
uppmanade
urgedMissJenkynscouldnotbut
tala
speak.
“Imustsay,Idon’t
tror
thinktheyarebyanymeans
lika
equaltoDrJohnson.
Still,
kanske
perhaps,theauthorisyoung.
Låt
Lethimpersevere,andwho
vet
knowswhathemaybecome
om
ifhewilltakethegreatDoctorforhismodel?”
Detta
Thiswasevidentlytoomuchfor
Kapten
CaptainBrowntotakeplacidly;
och
andIsawthewordsonthetipofhis
tunga
tonguebeforeMissJenkynshad
avslutat
finishedhersentence.
“Itis
helt
quiteadifferentsortof
sak
thing,mydearmadam,”he
började
began.
“Iamquiteawareofthat,”returned
hon
she.
“AndImakeallowances,
Kapten
CaptainBrown.”
“Justallowmeto
läsa
readyouasceneoutof
här
thismonth’snumber,”pleadedhe.
“I
ha
haditonlythismorning,
och
andIdon’tthinkthecompany
kan
canhavereadityet.”
“Asyouplease,”
sa
saidshe,settlingherselfwith
en
anairofresignation.
He
läste
readtheaccountofthe“swarry”
som
whichSamWellergaveatBath.
Några
Someofuslaughedheartily.
Ididnot
vågade
dare,becauseIwasstayinginthe
huset
house.