Дэвид Копперфильд

I Am a New Boy in More Senses than One

           ‘IshouldthinkYOUwouldcomeintothebusinessatlast,MasterCopperfield!’

           IprotestedthatIhadnoviewsofthatsort,andthatnosuchschemewasentertainedinmybehalfbyanybody;butUriahinsistedonblandlyreplyingtoallmyassurances,‘Oh,yes,MasterCopperfield,Ishouldthinkyouwould,indeed!’and,‘Oh,indeed,MasterCopperfield,Ishouldthinkyouwould,certainly!’overandoveragain.Being,atlast,readytoleavetheofficeforthenight,heaskedmeifitwouldsuitmyconveniencetohavethelightputout;andonmyanswering‘Yes,’instantlyextinguishedit.Aftershakinghandswithmehishandfeltlikeafish,inthedarkheopenedthedoorintothestreetaverylittle,andcreptout,andshutit,leavingmetogropemywaybackintothehouse:whichcostmesometroubleandafalloverhisstool.Thiswastheproximatecause,Isuppose,ofmydreamingabouthim,forwhatappearedtometobehalfthenight;anddreaming,amongotherthings,thathehadlaunchedMr.Peggotty’shouseonapiraticalexpedition,withablackflagatthemasthead,bearingtheinscription‘Tidd’sPractice’,underwhichdiabolicalensignhewascarryingmeandlittleEm’lytotheSpanishMain,tobedrowned.

           IgotalittlethebetterofmyuneasinesswhenIwenttoschoolnextday,andagooddealthebetternextday,andsoshookitoffbydegrees,thatinlessthanafortnightIwasquiteathome,andhappy,amongmynewcompanions.

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