Дэвид Копперфильд

Mr. Micawber’s Transactions

           Iwantedtoseehowyouwouldcomeoutofthetrial,Trot;andyoucameoutnoblypersevering,self-reliant,self-denying!SodidDick.Don’tspeaktome,forIfindmynervesalittleshaken!’

           Nobodywouldhavethoughtso,toseehersittingupright,withherarmsfolded;butshehadwonderfulself-command.

           ‘ThenIamdelightedtosay,’criedTraddles,beamingwithjoy,‘thatwehaverecoveredthewholemoney!’

           ‘Don’tcongratulateme,anybody!’exclaimedmyaunt.‘Howso,sir?’

           ‘YoubelievedithadbeenmisappropriatedbyMr.Wickfield?’saidTraddles.

           ‘OfcourseIdid,’saidmyaunt,‘andwasthereforeeasilysilenced.Agnes,notaword!’

           ‘Andindeed,’saidTraddles,‘itwassold,byvirtueofthepowerofmanagementheheldfromyou;butIneedn’tsaybywhomsold,oronwhoseactualsignature.ItwasafterwardspretendedtoMr.Wickfield,bythatrascal,—andproved,too,byfigures,—thathehadpossessedhimselfofthemoney(ongeneralinstructions,hesaid)tokeepotherdeficienciesanddifficultiesfromthelight.Mr.Wickfield,beingsoweakandhelplessinhishandsastopayyou,afterwards,severalsumsofinterestonapretendedprincipalwhichheknewdidnotexist,madehimself,unhappily,apartytothefraud.’

           ‘Andatlasttooktheblameuponhimself,’addedmyaunt;‘andwrotemeamadletter,charginghimselfwithrobbery,andwrongunheardof.

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