Дэвид Копперфильд

I Assist at an Explosion

           

           ‘“ThestipendiaryemolumentsinconsiderationofwhichIenteredintotheserviceof—HEEP,”’alwayspausingbeforethatwordandutteringitwithastonishingvigour,‘“werenotdefined,beyondthepittanceoftwenty-twoshillingsandsixperweek.Therestwasleftcontingentonthevalueofmyprofessionalexertions;inotherandmoreexpressivewords,onthebasenessofmynature,thecupidityofmymotives,thepovertyofmyfamily,thegeneralmoral(orratherimmoral)resemblancebetweenmyselfand—HEEP.NeedIsay,thatitsoonbecamenecessaryformetosolicitfromHEEP—pecuniaryadvancestowardsthesupportofMrs.Micawber,andourblightedbutrisingfamily?NeedIsaythatthisnecessityhadbeenforeseenby—HEEP?ThatthoseadvancesweresecuredbyI.O.U.‘sandothersimilaracknowledgements,knowntothelegalinstitutionsofthiscountry?AndthatIthusbecameimmeshedinthewebhehadspunformyreception?”’

           Mr.Micawber’senjoymentofhisepistolarypowers,indescribingthisunfortunatestateofthings,reallyseemedtooutweighanypainoranxietythattherealitycouldhavecausedhim.Hereadon:

           ‘“Thenitwasthat—HEEP—begantofavourmewithjustsomuchofhisconfidence,aswasnecessarytothedischargeofhisinfernalbusiness.ThenitwasthatIbegan,ifImaysoShakespearianlyexpressmyself,todwindle,peak,andpine.

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