Дэвид Копперфильд

Intelligence

           Theyoungwomanwasveryimprovable,andspokethelanguages;andwouldn’thavebeenknownforthesamecountry-person.Inoticedthatshewasmuchadmiredwhereverwewent.’

           MissDartleputherhanduponherside.Isawhimstealaglanceather,andslightlysmiletohimself.

           ‘Verymuchadmired,indeed,theyoungwomanwas.Whatwithherdress;whatwiththeairandsun;whatwithbeingmadesomuchof;whatwiththis,that,andtheother;hermeritsreallyattractedgeneralnotice.’

           Hemadeashortpause.Hereyeswanderedrestlesslyoverthedistantprospect,andshebithernetherliptostopthatbusymouth.

           Takinghishandsfromtheseat,andplacingoneofthemwithintheother,ashesettledhimselfononeleg,Mr.Littimerproceeded,withhiseyescastdown,andhisrespectableheadalittleadvanced,andalittleononeside:

           ‘Theyoungwomanwentoninthismannerforsometime,beingoccasionallylowinherspirits,untilIthinkshebegantowearyMr.Jamesbygivingwaytoherlowspiritsandtempersofthatkind;andthingswerenotsocomfortable.Mr.Jameshebegantoberestlessagain.Themorerestlesshegot,theworseshegot;andImustsay,formyself,thatIhadaverydifficulttimeofitindeedbetweenthetwo.Stillmatterswerepatcheduphere,andmadegoodthere,overandoveragain;andaltogetherlasted,Iamsure,foralongertimethananybodycouldhaveexpected.

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