Дэвид Копперфильд

A Dissolution of Partnership

           ItappearedtomethatMissSpenlowreceivedtoomanylettersfromherfriendMissMills;butMissMillsbeingherfriendwithherfather’sfullconcurrence,’anothertellingblowatMr.Spenlow,‘itwasnotformetointerfere.IfImaynotbepermittedtoalludetothenaturaldepravityofthehumanheart,atleastImayImustbepermitted,sofartorefertomisplacedconfidence.’

           Mr.Spenlowapologeticallymurmuredhisassent.

           ‘Lasteveningaftertea,’pursuedMissMurdstone,‘Iobservedthelittledogstarting,rolling,andgrowlingaboutthedrawing-room,worryingsomething.IsaidtoMissSpenlow,“Dora,whatisthatthedoghasinhismouth?It’spaper.”MissSpenlowimmediatelyputherhandtoherfrock,gaveasuddencry,andrantothedog.Iinterposed,andsaid,“Dora,mylove,youmustpermitme.”

           OhJip,miserableSpaniel,thiswretchedness,then,wasyourwork!

           ‘MissSpenlowendeavoured,’saidMissMurdstone,‘tobribemewithkisses,work-boxes,andsmallarticlesofjewellerythat,ofcourse,Ipassover.Thelittledogretreatedunderthesofaonmyapproachinghim,andwaswithgreatdifficultydislodgedbythefire-irons.Evenwhendislodged,hestillkepttheletterinhismouth;andonmyendeavouringtotakeitfromhim,attheimminentriskofbeingbitten,hekeptitbetweenhisteethsopertinaciouslyastosufferhimselftobeheldsuspendedintheairbymeansofthedocument.AtlengthIobtainedpossessionofit.

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