Дэвид Копперфильд

I Fall into Captivity

           Spenlowimagine,whenhesatoppositetomeafterdinnerthatday,withhispocket-handkerchiefoverhishead,howferventlyIwasembracinghim,inmyfancy,ashisson-in-law!Littledidhethink,whenItookleaveofhimatnight,thathehadjustgivenhisfullconsenttomybeingengagedtoDora,andthatIwasinvokingblessingsonhishead!

           Wedepartedearlyinthemorning,forwehadaSalvagecasecomingonintheAdmiraltyCourt,requiringaratheraccurateknowledgeofthewholescienceofnavigation,inwhich(aswecouldn’tbeexpectedtoknowmuchaboutthosemattersintheCommons)thejudgehadentreatedtwooldTrinityMasters,forcharity’ssake,tocomeandhelphimout.Dorawasatthebreakfast-tabletomaketheteaagain,however;andIhadthemelancholypleasureoftakingoffmyhattoherinthephaeton,asshestoodonthedoor-stepwithJipinherarms.

           WhattheAdmiraltywastomethatday;whatnonsenseImadeofourcaseinmymind,asIlistenedtoit;howIsaw‘DORA’engraveduponthebladeofthesilveroarwhichtheylayuponthetable,astheemblemofthathighjurisdiction;andhowIfeltwhenMr.Spenlowwenthomewithoutme(Ihadhadaninsanehopethathemighttakemebackagain),asifIwereamarinermyself,andtheshiptowhichIbelongedhadsailedawayandleftmeonadesertisland;Ishallmakenofruitlessefforttodescribe.Ifthatsleepyoldcourtcouldrouseitself,andpresentinanyvisibleformthedaydreamsIhavehadinitaboutDora,itwouldrevealmytruth.

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