Дэвид Копперфильд

My Aunt Astonishes Me

           Now,Ithinkthereissomethingveryfairandhonestaboutthat!’

           Iwasunwillingtodampmygoodfriend’sconfidence,andthereforeassented.Afteralittlefurtherconversation,wewentroundtothechandler’sshop,toenlistPeggotty;Traddlesdecliningtopasstheeveningwithme,bothbecauseheenduredtheliveliestapprehensionsthathispropertywouldbeboughtbysomebodyelsebeforehecouldre-purchaseit,andbecauseitwastheeveninghealwaysdevotedtowritingtothedearestgirlintheworld.

           InevershallforgethimpeepingroundthecornerofthestreetinTottenhamCourtRoad,whilePeggottywasbargainingforthepreciousarticles;orhisagitationwhenshecameslowlytowardsusaftervainlyofferingaprice,andwashailedbytherelentingbroker,andwentbackagain.Theendofthenegotiationwas,thatsheboughtthepropertyontolerablyeasyterms,andTraddleswastransportedwithpleasure.

           ‘Iamverymuchobligedtoyou,indeed,’saidTraddles,onhearingitwastobesenttowherehelived,thatnight.‘IfImightaskoneotherfavour,Ihopeyouwouldnotthinkitabsurd,Copperfield?’

           Isaidbeforehand,certainlynot.

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