Дэвид Копперфильд

My First Dissipation

           

           Iwouldnotbyanymeansconsenttothis,foritoccurredtomethatIreallyoughttohavealittlehouse-warming,andthattherenevercouldbeabetteropportunity.Ihadanewprideinmyroomsafterhisapprovalofthem,andburnedwithadesiretodeveloptheirutmostresources.Ithereforemadehimpromisepositivelyinthenamesofhistwofriends,andweappointedsixo’clockasthedinner-hour.

           Whenhewasgone,IrangforMrs.Crupp,andacquaintedherwithmydesperatedesign.Mrs.Cruppsaid,inthefirstplace,ofcourseitwaswellknownshecouldn’tbeexpectedtowait,butsheknewahandyyoungman,whoshethoughtcouldbeprevailedupontodoit,andwhosetermswouldbefiveshillings,andwhatIpleased.Isaid,certainlywewouldhavehim.NextMrs.Cruppsaiditwasclearshecouldn’tbeintwoplacesatonce(whichIfelttobereasonable),andthat‘ayounggal’stationedinthepantrywithabedroomcandle,therenevertodesistfromwashingplates,wouldbeindispensable.Isaid,whatwouldbetheexpenseofthisyoungfemale?andMrs.Cruppsaidshesupposedeighteenpencewouldneithermakemenorbreakme.IsaidIsupposednot;andTHATwassettled.ThenMrs.Cruppsaid,Nowaboutthedinner.

           ItwasaremarkableinstanceofwantofforethoughtonthepartoftheironmongerwhohadmadeMrs.Crupp’skitchenfireplace,thatitwascapableofcookingnothingbutchopsandmashedpotatoes.Astoafish-kittle,Mrs.

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