Дэвид Копперфильд

Mr. Dick fulfils my aunt’s Predictions

           Icannottellyouwhatitwasmamacannotimaginewhatitwastohavethisdreadandtroublealwaysonmymind,yetknowinmyownsoulthatonmymarriage-dayIcrownedtheloveandhonourofmylife!’

           ‘Aspecimenofthethanksonegets,’criedMrs.Markleham,intears,‘fortakingcareofone’sfamily!IwishIwasaTurk!’

           (‘Iwishyouwere,withallmyheartandinyournativecountry!’saidmyaunt.)

           ‘ItwasatthattimethatmamawasmostsolicitousaboutmyCousinMaldon.Ihadlikedhim’:shespokesoftly,butwithoutanyhesitation:‘verymuch.Wehadbeenlittleloversonce.Ifcircumstanceshadnothappenedotherwise,ImighthavecometopersuademyselfthatIreallylovedhim,andmighthavemarriedhim,andbeenmostwretched.Therecanbenodisparityinmarriagelikeunsuitabilityofmindandpurpose.’

           Iponderedonthosewords,evenwhileIwasstudiouslyattendingtowhatfollowed,asiftheyhadsomeparticularinterest,orsomestrangeapplicationthatIcouldnotdivine.‘Therecanbenodisparityinmarriagelikeunsuitabilityofmindandpurpose’‘nodisparityinmarriagelikeunsuitabilityofmindandpurpose.’

           ‘Thereisnothing,’saidAnnie,‘thatwehaveincommon.Ihavelongfoundthatthereisnothing.IfIwerethankfultomyhusbandfornomore,insteadofforsomuch,Ishouldbethankfultohimforhavingsavedmefromthefirstmistakenimpulseofmyundisciplinedheart.

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