Дэвид Копперфильд

My First Dissipation

           Everythingwasverygood;wedidnotsparethewine;andheexertedhimselfsobrilliantlytomakethethingpassoffwell,thattherewasnopauseinourfestivity.IwasnotquitesuchgoodcompanyduringdinnerasIcouldhavewishedtobe,formychairwasoppositethedoor,andmyattentionwasdistractedbyobservingthatthehandyyoungmanwentoutoftheroomveryoften,andthathisshadowalwayspresenteditself,immediatelyafterwards,onthewalloftheentry,withabottleatitsmouth.The‘younggal’likewiseoccasionedmesomeuneasiness:notsomuchbyneglectingtowashtheplates,asbybreakingthem.Forbeingofaninquisitivedisposition,andunabletoconfineherself(asherpositiveinstructionswere)tothepantry,shewasconstantlypeeringinatus,andconstantlyimaginingherselfdetected;inwhichbelief,sheseveraltimesretiredupontheplates(withwhichshehadcarefullypavedthefloor),anddidagreatdealofdestruction.

           These,however,weresmalldrawbacks,andeasilyforgottenwhentheclothwascleared,andthedessertputonthetable;atwhichperiodoftheentertainmentthehandyyoungmanwasdiscoveredtobespeechless.GivinghimprivatedirectionstoseekthesocietyofMrs.Crupp,andtoremovethe‘younggal’tothebasementalso,Iabandonedmyselftoenjoyment.

           Ibegan,bybeingsingularlycheerfulandlight-hearted;allsortsofhalf-forgottenthingstotalkabout,camerushingintomymind,andmademeholdforthinamostunwontedmanner.

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