Дэвид Копперфильд

Little Em’ly

           

           Welefttheroom,incompliancewiththisrequest.Whenwegotoutsidethedoor,PeggottyinformedmethatMr.Barkis,beingnow‘alittlenearer’thanheusedtobe,alwaysresortedtothissamedevicebeforeproducingasinglecoinfromhisstore;andthatheenduredunheard-ofagoniesincrawlingoutofbedalone,andtakingitfromthatunluckybox.Ineffect,wepresentlyheardhimutteringsuppressedgroansofthemostdismalnature,asthismagpieproceedingrackedhimineveryjoint;butwhilePeggotty’seyeswerefullofcompassionforhim,shesaidhisgenerousimpulsewoulddohimgood,anditwasbetternottocheckit.Sohegroanedon,untilhehadgotintobedagain,suffering,Ihavenodoubt,amartyrdom;andthencalledusin,pretendingtohavejustwokeupfromarefreshingsleep,andtoproduceaguineafromunderhispillow.Hissatisfactioninwhichhappyimpositiononus,andinhavingpreservedtheimpenetrablesecretofthebox,appearedtobeasufficientcompensationtohimforallhistortures.

           IpreparedPeggottyforSteerforth’sarrivalanditwasnotlongbeforehecame.Iampersuadedsheknewnodifferencebetweenhishavingbeenapersonalbenefactorofhers,andakindfriendtome,andthatshewouldhavereceivedhimwiththeutmostgratitudeanddevotioninanycase.

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