董贝父子中董贝的形象 狄更斯双语小说:《董贝父子》第27章Part 09

狄更斯双语小说:《董贝父子》第27章Part 09  

Again Mr Carker saw the strife he had witnessed so unexpectedly among the trees. Again he saw the haughty languor and indifference e over it
and hide it like a cloud.
She did not raise her eyes to him; but with a slight peremptory motion of them
seemed to bid her mother e near. Mrs Skewton thought it expedient to understand the hint
and advancing quickly
with her o cavaliers
kept near her daughter from that time

Mr Carker now
having nothing to distract his attention
began to discourse upon the pictures and to select the best
and point them out to Mr Dombey: speaking with his usual familiar recognition of Mr Dombey's greatness
and rendering homage by adjusting his eye-glass for him
or finding out the right place in his catalogue
or holding his stick
or the like. These services did not so much originate with Mr Carker
in truth
as with Mr Dombey himself
who was apt to assert his chieftainship by saying
with subdued authority
and in an easy way - for him - 'Here
Carker
have the goodness to assist me
will you?' which the smiling gentleman always did with pleasure.
They made the tour of the pictures
the walls
crow's nest
and so forth; and as they were still one little party
and the Major was rather in the shade: being sleepy during the process of digestion: Mr Carker became municative and agreeable. At first
he addressed himself for the most part to Mrs Skewton; but as that sensitive lady was in such ecstasies with the works of art
after the first quarter of an hour
that she could do nothing but yawn (they were such perfect inspirations
she observed as a reason for that mark of rapture)
he transferred his attentions to Mr Dombey. Mr Dombey said little beyond an occasional 'Very true
Carker
' or 'Indeed
Carker
' but he tacitly encouraged Carker to proceed
and inwardly approved of his behaviour very much: deeming it as well that somebody should talk
and thinking that his remarks
which were
as one might say
a branch of the parent establishment
might amuse Mrs Granger. Mr Carker
who possessed an excellent discretion
never took the liberty of addressing that lady
direct; but she seemed to listen
though she never looked at him; and once or ice
when he was emphatic in his peculiar humility
the ilight smile stole over her face
not as a light
but as a deep black shadow.
Warwick Castle being at length pretty well exhausted
and the Major very much so: to say nothing of Mrs Skewton
whose peculiar demonstrations of delight had bee very frequent Indeed: the carriage was again put In requisition
and they rode to several admired points of view In the neighbourhood. Mr Dombey ceremoniously observed of one of these
that a sketch
however slight
from the fair hand of Mrs Granger
would be a remembrance to him of that agreeable day: though he wanted no artificial remembrance
he was sure (here Mr Dombey made another of his bows)
which he must always highly value. Withers the lean having Edith's sketch-book under his arm
was immediately called upon by Mrs Skewton to produce the same: and the carriage stopped
that Edith might make the drawing
which Mr Dombey was to put away among his treasures.
'But I am afraid I trouble you too much
' said Mr Dombey.