狄更斯的小说特点 狄更斯双语小说:《董贝父子》第23章Part 9

狄更斯双语小说:《董贝父子》第23章Part 9  

'Is that your penitence?' cried Susan
with stinging sharpness.
'Why how can I go and fetch him when I don't know where to go?' whimpered the baited Rob. 'How can you be so unreasonable?'
'Did Mr Gills say when he should be home?' asked Florence.
'Yes
Miss
' replied Rob
with another application of his knuckles to his hair. 'He said he should be home early in the afternoon; in about a couple of hours from now
Miss.'
'Is he very anxious about his nephew?' inquired Susan.
'Yes
Miss
' returned Rob
preferring to address himself to Florence and slighting Nipper; 'I should say he was
very much so. He ain't indoors
Miss
not a quarter of an hour together. He can't settle in one place five minutes. He goes about
like a - just like a stray
' said Rob
stooping to get a glimpse of the pigeons through the window
and checking himself
with his fingers half-way to his mouth
on the verge of another whistle.
'Do you know a friend of Mr Gills
called Captain Cuttle?' inquired Florence
after a moment's reflection.'Him with a hook
Miss?' rejoined Rob
with an illustrative ist of his left hand. Yes
Miss. He was here the day before yesterday.'
'Has he not been here since?' asked Susan.
'No
Miss
' returned Rob
still addressing his reply to Florence.
'Perhaps Walter's Uncle has gone there
Susan
' observed Florence
turning to her.
'To Captain Cuttle's
Miss?' interposed Rob; 'no
he's not gone there
Miss. Because he left particular word that if Captain Cuttle called
I should tell him how surprised he was
not to have seen him yesterday
and should make him stop till he came back'
'Do you know where Captain Cuttle lives?' asked Florence.