Дэвид Копперфильд

Domestic

           Don’tbefoolish!’

           Dorawouldnotallowme,foralongtime,toremovethehandkerchief.Shesatsobbingandmurmuringbehindit,that,ifIwasuneasy,whyhadIeverbeenmarried?Whyhadn’tIsaid,eventhedaybeforewewenttochurch,thatIknewIshouldbeuneasy,andIwouldrathernot?IfIcouldn’tbearher,whydidn’tIsendherawaytoherauntsatPutney,ortoJuliaMillsinIndia?Juliawouldbegladtoseeher,andwouldnotcallheratransportedpage;Julianeverhadcalledheranythingofthesort.Inshort,Dorawassoafflicted,andsoafflictedmebybeinginthatcondition,thatIfeltitwasofnouserepeatingthiskindofeffort,thoughneversomildly,andImusttakesomeothercourse.

           Whatothercoursewaslefttotake?To‘formhermind’?Thiswasacommonphraseofwordswhichhadafairandpromisingsound,andIresolvedtoformDora’smind.

           Ibeganimmediately.WhenDorawasverychildish,andIwouldhaveinfinitelypreferredtohumourher,Itriedtobegraveanddisconcertedher,andmyselftoo.Italkedtoheronthesubjectswhichoccupiedmythoughts;andIreadShakespearetoherandfatiguedhertothelastdegree.Iaccustomedmyselftogivingher,asitwerequitecasually,littlescrapsofusefulinformation,orsoundopinionandshestartedfromthemwhenIletthemoff,asiftheyhadbeencrackers.

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