狄更斯小说改编系列 狄更斯双语小说:《董贝父子》第22章Part 3

狄更斯双语小说:《董贝父子》第22章Part 3  

He refolded the letter
and was sitting trifling with it
standing it long-wise and broad-wise on his table
and turning it over and over on all sides - doing pretty much the same thing
perhaps
by its contents - when Mr Perch the messenger knocked softly at the door
and ing in on tiptoe
bending his body at every step as if it were the delight of his life to bow
laid some papers on the table.
'Would you please to be engaged
Sir?' asked Mr Perch
rubbing his hands
and deferentially putting his head on one side
like a man who felt he had no business to hold it up in such a presence
and would keep it as much out of the way as possible.
'Who wants me?'
'Why
Sir
' said Mr Perch
in a soft voice
'really nobody
Sir
to speak of at present. Mr Gills the Ship's Instrument-maker
Sir
has looked in
about a little matter of payment
he says: but I mentioned to him
Sir
that you was engaged several deep; several deep.'
Mr Perch coughed once behind his hand
and waited for further orders.
'Anybody else?'
'Well
Sir
' said Mr Perch
'I wouldn't of my own self take the liberty of mentioning
Sir
that there was anybody else; but that same young lad that was here yesterday
Sir
and last week
has been hanging about the place; and it looks
Sir
' added Mr Perch
stopping to shut the door
'dreadful unbusiness-like to see him whistling to the sparrows down the court
and making of 'em answer him.'
'You said he wanted something to do
didn't you
Perch?' asked Mr Carker
leaning back in his chair and looking at that officer.
'Why
Sir
' said Mr Perch
coughing behind his hand again
'his expression certainly were that he was in wants of a sitiwation
and that he considered something might be done for him about the Docks
being used to fishing with a rod and line: but - ' Mr Perch shook his head very dubiously indeed.
'What does he say when he es?' asked Mr Carker.
'Indeed
Sir
' said Mr Perch
coughing another cough behind his hand
which was always his resource as an expression of humility when nothing else occurred to him
'his observation generally air that he would humbly wish to see one of the gentlemen
and that he wants to earn a living. But you see
Sir
' added Perch
dropping his voice to a whisper
and turning
in the inviolable nature of his confidence
to give the door a thrust with his hand and knee
as if that would shut it any more when it was shut already
'it's hardly to be bore
Sir
that a mon lad like that should e a prowling here
and saying that his mother nursed our House's young gentleman
and that he hopes our House will give him a chance on that account. I am sure
Sir
' observed Mr Perch
'that although Mrs Perch was at that time nursing as thriving a little girl
Sir
as we've ever took the liberty of adding to our family
I wouldn't have made so free as drop a hint of her being capable of imparting nourishment
not if it was never so!