Дэвид Копперфильд

My ‘First Half’ at Salem House

           Itwasagreatjestofhis,Irecollect,topretendthathecouldn’tkeephisteethfromchattering,whenevermentionwasmadeofanAlguazillinconnexionwiththeadventuresofGilBlas;andIrememberthatwhenGilBlasmetthecaptainoftherobbersinMadrid,thisunluckyjokercounterfeitedsuchanagueofterror,thathewasoverheardbyMr.Creakle,whowasprowlingaboutthepassage,andhandsomelyfloggedfordisorderlyconductinthebedroom.WhateverIhadwithinmethatwasromanticanddreamy,wasencouragedbysomuchstory-tellinginthedark;andinthatrespectthepursuitmaynothavebeenveryprofitabletome.Butthebeingcherishedasakindofplaythinginmyroom,andtheconsciousnessthatthisaccomplishmentofminewasbruitedaboutamongtheboys,andattractedagooddealofnoticetomethoughIwastheyoungestthere,stimulatedmetoexertion.Inaschoolcarriedonbysheercruelty,whetheritispresidedoverbyadunceornot,thereisnotlikelytobemuchlearnt.Ibelieveourboyswere,generally,asignorantasetasanyschoolboysinexistence;theyweretoomuchtroubledandknockedabouttolearn;theycouldnomoredothattoadvantage,thananyonecandoanythingtoadvantageinalifeofconstantmisfortune,torment,andworry.Butmylittlevanity,andSteerforth’shelp,urgedmeonsomehow;andwithoutsavingmefrommuch,ifanything,inthewayofpunishment,mademe,forthetimeIwasthere,anexceptiontothegeneralbody,insomuchthatIdidsteadilypickupsomecrumbsofknowledge.

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