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Wysłany: Śro 3:08, 02 Mar 2011 Temat postu: On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published ccaaobbf |
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inmyexperienceofhim.Theonesocialobligationwhichheseemedto
beself-possessedenoughtoperformascarefullyaseverwastheobliga-
tionofbeingpersistentlycivilandattentivetome.Whatvileobjecthe
hasinviewIcannotstilldiscoverbutbethedesignwhatitmayinvari-
ablepolitenesstowardsmyselfinvariablehumilitytowardsLauraand
invariablesuppression(atanycost)ofSirPercival'sclumsyviolence
havebeenthemeanshehasresolutelyandimpenetrablyusedtogetto
hisendeversincehesetfootinthishouse.Isuspecteditwhenhefirstin-
terferedinourfavouronthedaywhenthedeedwasproducedinthe
libraryand I feel certain of it now.
WhenMadameFoscoandIrosetoleavethetabletheCountrosealso
to accompany us back to the drawing-room.
Whatareyougoingawayfor?
askedSirPercival—"ImeanYOU
Fosco."
IamgoingawaybecauseIhavehaddinnerenoughandwine
enoughansweredtheCount.BesokindPercivalastomakeallow-
ancesformyforeignhabitofgoingoutwiththeladiesaswellascoming
in with them.
Nonsense [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!Anotherglassofclaretwon'thurtyou.Sitdownagainlike
an Englishman. I want half an hour's quiet talk with you over our wine.
AquiettalkPercivalwithallmyheartbutnotnowandnotover
the wine. Later in the eveningif you please—later in the evening.
Civil [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!
saidSirPercivalsavagely."Civilbehaviouruponmysoulyilai:
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