Дэвид Копперфильд

Good and Bad Angels

           

           ‘Ifyou’llhavethegoodnesstokeepmysecret,MasterCopperfield,’hepursued,‘andnot,ingeneral,togoagainstme,Ishalltakeitasaparticularfavour.Youwouldn’twishtomakeunpleasantness.Iknowwhatafriendlyheartyou’vegot;buthavingonlyknownmeonmyumblefooting(onmyumblestIshouldsay,forIamveryumblestill),youmight,unbeknown,goagainstmerather,withmyAgnes.Icallhermine,yousee,MasterCopperfield.There’sasongthatsays,“I’dcrownsresign,tocallhermine!”Ihopetodoit,oneofthesedays.’

           DearAgnes!SomuchtoolovingandtoogoodforanyonethatIcouldthinkof,wasitpossiblethatshewasreservedtobethewifeofsuchawretchasthis!

           ‘There’snohurryatpresent,youknow,MasterCopperfield,’Uriahproceeded,inhisslimyway,asIsatgazingathim,withthisthoughtinmymind.‘MyAgnesisveryyoungstill;andmotherandmewillhavetoworkourwayupwards,andmakeagoodmanynewarrangements,beforeitwouldbequiteconvenient.SoIshallhavetimegraduallytomakeherfamiliarwithmyhopes,asopportunitiesoffer.Oh,I’msomuchobligedtoyouforthisconfidence!Oh,it’ssucharelief,youcan’tthink,toknowthatyouunderstandoursituation,andarecertain(asyouwouldn’twishtomakeunpleasantnessinthefamily)nottogoagainstme!’

           HetookthehandwhichIdarednotwithhold,andhavinggivenitadampsqueeze,referredtohispale-facedwatch.

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