Дэвид Копперфильд

My Aunt Makes up Her Mind About Me

           ‘Becausehisbrotherwasalittleeccentric—thoughheisnothalfsoeccentricasagoodmanypeople—hedidn’tliketohavehimvisibleabouthishouse,andsenthimawaytosomeprivateasylum-place:thoughhehadbeenlefttohisparticularcarebytheirdeceasedfather,whothoughthimalmostanatural.Andawisemanhemusthavebeentothinkso!Madhimself,nodoubt.’

           Again,asmyauntlookedquiteconvinced,Iendeavouredtolookquiteconvincedalso.

           ‘SoIsteppedin,’saidmyaunt,‘andmadehimanoffer.Isaid,“Yourbrother’ssane—agreatdealmoresanethanyouare,oreverwillbe,itistobehoped.Lethimhavehislittleincome,andcomeandlivewithme.Iamnotafraidofhim,Iamnotproud,Iamreadytotakecareofhim,andshallnotill-treathimassomepeople(besidestheasylum-folks)havedone.”Afteragooddealofsquabbling,’saidmyaunt,‘Igothim;andhehasbeenhereeversince.Heisthemostfriendlyandamenablecreatureinexistence;andasforadvice!—Butnobodyknowswhatthatman’smindis,exceptmyself.’

           Myauntsmoothedherdressandshookherhead,asifshesmootheddefianceofthewholeworldoutoftheone,andshookitoutoftheother.

           ‘Hehadafavouritesister,’saidmyaunt,‘agoodcreature,andverykindtohim.Butshedidwhattheyalldotookahusband.AndHEdidwhattheyalldo—madeherwretched.IthadsuchaneffectuponthemindofMr.

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