Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-11-13
Dickens New Work.
DEALINGS WITH THE FIRM OF
DOMBEY AND SON.
WHOLESALE, RETAIL. AND FOR EXPLOITATION.
Dickens New Work
Chapter I.
Dombcu anil Son.
by CHARLES DICKENS.

Dombcy sat in the corner of the darkcned
room in the great armchair by the bedside. and
Son lay tucked up warm in "A little basket bed
stead. carefully disposed on low settec immc-
diaicly in front of the fire and close to it. as if
his constitution were analogous to tina, of "A muf-
lin. and il was essential TO toast him brow
while he was very new.
Dombey was about cigh,-and-fortv years Of
age. Son about eight-and-iorty minutes. Dom
hey was rather bald, rather red. and though a
handsom. weli-made man, too stern and pompous
in appearance to be prep0SSessing. Son was
very bald. aud very red. and though (of courSc)
ar undcniably fine infant. somewhat crushed and
spotty in general effect. as yet On the brow of
Dombcv, Time and his brother Care had set some
marks. as on "A tree that was to come down in
GOOD timc--remorsccss twins they are for stri-
ding through their human forests. notchng as
they go-whilc the countenance Of Son was
crossed and rc-crossed with thousand little
creases. which the same dcccitful Time would
take delight in smoothing out and wearing away
with the Hat part of his scytIe, as preparation
of the surface for his deeper operations.
Dombcy eXulting in the long-looked-for event,
inglcd and ingled the heavy gold watch-chan
that depended from below his trim blue coat.
whereof the buttons sparkled phosphoresccnty
in the feeble rays of the distant fire. Son with
his little fists curled up and clenched, seemed. in
his feeble way, to be squarnr at existence for
having com, upon him 50 unexpectedly.
'Thc house will once again, Mrs. Dombcy
said Mr., Dombcy, 'be not only in name but in
fact Dombcy and Son; Dombcy and Som!
The words had such sotcnnr influence, that
hr appended term Of endoarmcnt 10 Mrs. Dom
bey's name (though not without some hesitation.
as being man but little used to that form of adj
dress): and said, Mrs Dombcy my--mv dear.
\ transient flush of faint surprise overspread
the sick lady's face. Is she raised her eyes to-
ward him
lie will be christened Paul, myths Dom
brv--of course.
She iecby echoed. 'Ofcoursc.' or rather en-
pressed it by the motion Of her lips, and closed
her eyes again
His fathers name. Mrs. Dombcv and his
grandfather! wish bis grandfather were
alive this day.. And again he said, 'Dom-bey
and Son in exactly the same tone rs before.
Those three words conveyed the one idea of
Mr. Domhcy's life. The earth was made foi
Dombey and Son TO trade in, and the sun and
moon were made 10 give them light Rivers and
seas were formed TO float their ships; rainbows
gave them promise of fair weather; winds blew
for or against their Enterprises stars and planets
circpd in their orbits to preserve iuviolate syS.
tenn Of which they were the ccrtre. Common
Authorizations took new meanings in his eyes, and
had sole reference to them. \. ID. had no con-
Germ with ammo Donini, but stood for ammo Dom
bci--and Son.
He had risen. as his father had before him. in
the course of life and death. from Son to Dom
bev, and for nearly twenty years had been the
sole representative OF the firm. OF those year.
he had been married, ten-lnarred as some sand
t. Il lady with no heart to give nm; whose nap
plnrsS was IN inc past ana VINO was content l,
bind hcr broken spirit 10 uc "nlllui ana 'hceF
endurance OF inc present Hncii Iaie TAX wa
ht,Ie ikcly TO reach the ears OF Mr. D"nhey
whom II nearly concerned ana prnl"p'y no on,
l" "'o ""'I' """'" nav, !o'r'," IT WIZ '"''
utter 'ncreduIily aS ne IL II had reached NM
pomhey an" son rau o''ch aea't III hhues' p'
never IN hearts ney lcIt that lahcy ware u
boys ana girls ana noardihg-SchooIs ana BOOKS
Mr. Domhcy would nave reasoned mat mat
rllnona allIahce WIN himself m"|, IN the nature
ol lnhgH, be gratifying and honorable to an!
woman OF common sense lhat me nope o
giving birth to a new partner in such house
could not iali TO awaken glorious and stirring
ambition IN lhc breast OF the least ambitious o
her sex. mat MT pohhay had entered Oh
that sor'al contract OF ina'f'iH"ny almost ne
,, .,c 80, g, ,,,' ,1;,,,,;'',, y
even ",.no"' ,,;, hn. ~ '''a ,a",'', ,,
las l'N MAJ T', H. n"nyy G!i ha NJ , l'
.au' Lno,'InJgn If his no.;ion in society
rrar'Sa, " no%o bsJ rorS .,t a, fin, II, %cad
ial ,,'s , Dp' Jn"c ,bo bnmors hi. hnuso IN
i's ,aJ.ei I,Jy.Il,n and hocomino name,
,r'' how, boon r,7,nr M.
ilat W. = -, haI,. :, 1'i'
l,i v
Or at all events WIln one o T1;.i ic
That he "o'id nave auow'n' Nl,nL,'y Tno
but ,ha' one Germany in'"i''n9 ,m" .i ,h; Nv
han heen married zen Year, ana .ii!li nus p,,
sent dsy ON w.ch [ h,o at 9 ,bn r a
t..;r h,, ,bo yido of the he'd had had n
armchair by 'he sue u 'ie o7u ii'0 '''' Il
issue; nv,
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,i haI '"r h aa S,nion in,6 ,bo cbamher moi
.nlu' VIZ" ma" ,,. a.u rnhin,' ,;"niJlr in corne
n,ho u, " sSe cor,S see ho+ mothcr's f,ce b,