Дэвид Копперфильд

I Fall into Captivity

           Therewasnothingworthmentioninginthematerialworld,butDoraSpenlow,tobeastonishedabout.Isaid,‘Howdoyoudo,MissMurdstone?Ihopeyouarewell.’Sheanswered,‘Verywell.’Isaid,‘HowisMr.Murdstone?’Shereplied,‘Mybrotherisrobust,Iamobligedtoyou.’

           Mr.Spenlow,who,Isuppose,hadbeensurprisedtoseeusrecognizeeachother,thenputinhisword.

           ‘Iamgladtofind,’hesaid,‘Copperfield,thatyouandMissMurdstonearealreadyacquainted.’

           ‘Mr.Copperfieldandmyself,’saidMissMurdstone,withseverecomposure,‘areconnexions.Wewereonceslightlyacquainted.Itwasinhischildishdays.Circumstanceshaveseparatedussince.Ishouldnothaveknownhim.’

           IrepliedthatIshouldhaveknownher,anywhere.Whichwastrueenough.

           ‘MissMurdstonehashadthegoodness,’saidMr.Spenlowtome,‘toaccepttheofficeifImaysodescribeitofmydaughterDora’sconfidentialfriend.MydaughterDorahaving,unhappily,nomother,MissMurdstoneisobligingenoughtobecomehercompanionandprotector.’

           ApassingthoughtoccurredtomethatMissMurdstone,likethepocketinstrumentcalledalife-preserver,wasnotsomuchdesignedforpurposesofprotectionasofassault.

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