Дэвид Копперфильд

Little Em’ly

           ItgavemenomannerofconcernthatSteerforthshouldfindmeanoviceinthesesciences,butInevercouldbeartoshowmywantofskillbeforetherespectableLittimer.IhadnoreasontobelievethatLittimerunderstoodsuchartshimself;heneverledmetosupposeanythingofthekind,bysomuchasthevibrationofoneofhisrespectableeyelashes;yetwheneverhewasby,whilewewerepractising,Ifeltmyselfthegreenestandmostinexperiencedofmortals.

           Iamparticularaboutthisman,becausehemadeaparticulareffectonmeatthattime,andbecauseofwhattookplacethereafter.

           Theweekpassedawayinamostdelightfulmanner.Itpassedrapidly,asmaybesupposed,tooneentrancedasIwas;andyetitgavemesomanyoccasionsforknowingSteerforthbetter,andadmiringhimmoreinathousandrespects,thatatitscloseIseemedtohavebeenwithhimforamuchlongertime.Adashingwayhehadoftreatingmelikeaplaything,wasmoreagreeabletomethananybehaviourhecouldhaveadopted.Itremindedmeofouroldacquaintance;itseemedthenaturalsequelofit;itshowedmethathewasunchanged;itrelievedmeofanyuneasinessImighthavefelt,incomparingmymeritswithhis,andmeasuringmyclaimsuponhisfriendshipbyanyequalstandard;aboveall,itwasafamiliar,unrestrained,affectionatedemeanourthatheusedtowardsnooneelse.Ashehadtreatedmeatschooldifferentlyfromalltherest,Ijoyfullybelievedthathetreatedmeinlifeunlikeanyotherfriendhehad.

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