Дэвид Копперфильд

Some Old Scenes, and Some New People

           SoIsaid,inagravermannerthananyofushadyetassumed:‘Sheisasvirtuousassheispretty.Sheisengagedtobemarriedtoamostworthyanddeservingmaninherownstationoflife.Iesteemherforhergoodsense,asmuchasIadmireherforhergoodlooks.’

           ‘Wellsaid!’criedSteerforth.‘Hear,hear,hear!NowI’llquenchthecuriosityofthislittleFatima,mydearDaisy,byleavinghernothingtoguessat.Sheisatpresentapprenticed,MissMowcher,orarticled,orwhateveritmaybe,toOmerandJoram,Haberdashers,Milliners,andsoforth,inthistown.Doyouobserve?OmerandJoram.Thepromiseofwhichmyfriendhasspoken,ismadeandenteredintowithhercousin;Christianname,Ham;surname,Peggotty;occupation,boat-builder;alsoofthistown.Sheliveswitharelative;Christianname,unknown;surname,Peggotty;occupation,seafaring;alsoofthistown.Sheistheprettiestandmostengaginglittlefairyintheworld.Iadmireherasmyfrienddoesexceedingly.IfitwerenotthatImightappeartodisparageherIntended,whichIknowmyfriendwouldnotlike,Iwouldadd,thattomesheseemstobethrowingherselfaway;thatIamsureshemightdobetter;andthatIswearshewasborntobealady.’

           MissMowcherlistenedtothesewords,whichwereveryslowlyanddistinctlyspoken,withherheadononeside,andhereyeintheairasifshewerestilllookingforthatanswer.Whenheceasedshebecamebriskagaininaninstant,andrattledawaywithsurprisingvolubility.

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