Дэвид Копперфильд

I Am Sent Away from Home

           IfIdidn’tsupportaagedpairint,andalovelysister,’herethewaiterwasgreatlyagitated‘Iwouldn’ttakeafarthing.IfIhadagoodplace,andwastreatedwellhere,Ishouldbegacceptanceofatrifle,insteadoftakingofit.ButIliveonbrokenwittlesandIsleeponthecoals’herethewaiterburstintotears.

           Iwasverymuchconcernedforhismisfortunes,andfeltthatanyrecognitionshortofninepencewouldbemerebrutalityandhardnessofheart.ThereforeIgavehimoneofmythreebrightshillings,whichhereceivedwithmuchhumilityandveneration,andspunupwithhisthumb,directlyafterwards,totrythegoodnessof.

           Itwasalittledisconcertingtome,tofind,whenIwasbeinghelpedupbehindthecoach,thatIwassupposedtohaveeatenallthedinnerwithoutanyassistance.Idiscoveredthis,fromoverhearingtheladyinthebow-windowsaytotheguard,‘Takecareofthatchild,George,orhe’llburst!’andfromobservingthatthewomen-servantswhowereabouttheplacecameouttolookandgiggleatmeasayoungphenomenon.Myunfortunatefriendthewaiter,whohadquiterecoveredhisspirits,didnotappeartobedisturbedbythis,butjoinedinthegeneraladmirationwithoutbeingatallconfused.

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