Дэвид Копперфильд

I Am Involved in Mystery

           

           Iaccededtothisthemorereadily,becauseInowreproachedmyselfwithhavingtreatedherformerletterratherlightly.Ithadsetmethinkingagooddealatthetime,asIhavementionedinitsplace;butmyabsorptioninmyownaffairs,myexperienceofthefamily,andmyhearingnothingmore,hadgraduallyendedinmydismissingthesubject.IhadoftenthoughtoftheMicawbers,butchieflytowonderwhat‘pecuniaryliabilities’theywereestablishinginCanterbury,andtorecallhowshyMr.MicawberwasofmewhenhebecameclerktoUriahHeep.

           However,InowwroteacomfortinglettertoMrs.Micawber,inourjointnames,andwebothsignedit.Aswewalkedintotowntopostit,TraddlesandIheldalongconference,andlaunchedintoanumberofspeculations,whichIneednotrepeat.Wetookmyauntintoourcounselsintheafternoon;butouronlydecidedconclusionwas,thatwewouldbeverypunctualinkeepingMr.Micawber’sappointment.

           Althoughweappearedatthestipulatedplaceaquarterofanhourbeforethetime,wefoundMr.Micawberalreadythere.Hewasstandingwithhisarmsfolded,overagainstthewall,lookingatthespikesonthetop,withasentimentalexpression,asiftheyweretheinterlacingboughsoftreesthathadshadedhiminhisyouth.

           Whenweaccostedhim,hismannerwassomethingmoreconfused,andsomethinglessgenteel,thanofyore.

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