Дэвид Копперфильд

My ‘First Half’ at Salem House

           Afterlayinghisheadonthedeskforalittlewhile,hewouldcheerup,somehow,begintolaughagain,anddrawskeletonsalloverhisslate,beforehiseyesweredry.IusedatfirsttowonderwhatcomfortTraddlesfoundindrawingskeletons;andforsometimelookeduponhimasasortofhermit,whoremindedhimselfbythosesymbolsofmortalitythatcaningcouldn’tlastforever.ButIbelieveheonlydiditbecausetheywereeasy,anddidn’twantanyfeatures.

           Hewasveryhonourable,Traddleswas,andhelditasasolemndutyintheboystostandbyoneanother.Hesufferedforthisonseveraloccasions;andparticularlyonce,whenSteerforthlaughedinchurch,andtheBeadlethoughtitwasTraddles,andtookhimout.Iseehimnow,goingawayincustody,despisedbythecongregation.Heneversaidwhowastherealoffender,thoughhesmartedforitnextday,andwasimprisonedsomanyhoursthathecameforthwithawholechurchyard-fullofskeletonsswarmingalloverhisLatinDictionary.Buthehadhisreward.SteerforthsaidtherewasnothingofthesneakinTraddles,andweallfeltthattobethehighestpraise.Formypart,Icouldhavegonethroughagooddeal(thoughIwasmuchlessbravethanTraddles,andnothinglikesoold)tohavewonsucharecompense.

           ToseeSteerforthwalktochurchbeforeus,arm-in-armwithMissCreakle,wasoneofthegreatsightsofmylife.

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