Book: Dombey and son. Trade, wholesale, retail and for export



She had been unwelcome to him from the beginning;now it aggravated his bitterness. If the son was his only child and strike him the blow, it was hard for him to move, but infinitely lighter than now, when the blow could hit her (which he could, or thought he could lose useless) and was not impressed.
№ 156171   Added MegaMozg 11-01-2017 / 14:55
Although I'm sure your father, miss Dombey, never, never would you train, never
I would think about it, if you yourself have not asked for - and here, of course, he could not deny; but to accept when asked, and to offer it when not asked to, miss, two different things; perhaps I'm not going to object to the young man behind me waiting, and when he asks the famous question, perhaps, will say: "Yes", but it does not mean to say, "would you be so kind as to love me?"
№ 139223   Added MegaMozg 09-01-2017 / 20:41
I want to know what it says, ' he answered, looking steadily in her face.
The sea, Floy, what is it saying?
She replied that it was only the noise of the rolling waves.
- Yes, - he said. But I know they always say something.
It's always the same. And what is there beyond the sea?
He rose up, looking eagerly at the horizon.
She answered him that there is another country. He never thinks about it, he said; he thinks about what's next... next!
№ 139221   Added MegaMozg 09-01-2017 / 20:41
Don't overwork yourself, Loo, 'said Mr chick,' or you're going to have a seizure. La-La-La, pam-pam-PIM!
№ 7537   Added MegaMozg 31-12-2016 / 23:42