Дэвид Копперфильд

I Am Born

           Whethersea-goingpeoplewereshortofmoneyaboutthattime,orwereshortoffaithandpreferredcorkjackets,Idon’tknow;allIknowis,thattherewasbutonesolitarybidding,andthatwasfromanattorneyconnectedwiththebill-brokingbusiness,whoofferedtwopoundsincash,andthebalanceinsherry,butdeclinedtobeguaranteedfromdrowningonanyhigherbargain.Consequentlytheadvertisementwaswithdrawnatadeadlossforastosherry,mypoordearmother’sownsherrywasinthemarketthenandtenyearsafterwards,thecaulwasputupinaraffledowninourpartofthecountry,tofiftymembersathalf-a-crownahead,thewinnertospendfiveshillings.Iwaspresentmyself,andIremembertohavefeltquiteuncomfortableandconfused,atapartofmyselfbeingdisposedofinthatway.Thecaulwaswon,Irecollect,byanoldladywithahand-basket,who,veryreluctantly,producedfromitthestipulatedfiveshillings,allinhalfpence,andtwopencehalfpennyshortasittookanimmensetimeandagreatwasteofarithmetic,toendeavourwithoutanyeffecttoprovetoher.Itisafactwhichwillbelongrememberedasremarkabledownthere,thatshewasneverdrowned,butdiedtriumphantlyinbed,atninety-two.

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