Дэвид Копперфильд

Wickfield and Heep

           ‘Didn’tIknowit!Buthowlittleyouthinkoftherightfulumblenessofapersoninmystation,MasterCopperfield!Fatherandmewasbothbroughtupatafoundationschoolforboys;andmother,shewaslikewisebroughtupatapublic,sortofcharitable,establishment.Theytaughtusalladealofumbleness-notmuchelsethatIknowof,frommorningtonight.Wewastobeumbletothisperson,andumbletothat;andtopulloffourcapshere,andtomakebowsthere;andalwaystoknowourplace,andabaseourselvesbeforeourbetters.Andwehadsuchalotofbetters!Fathergotthemonitor-medalbybeingumble.SodidI.Fathergotmadeasextonbybeingumble.Hehadthecharacter,amongthegentlefolks,ofbeingsuchawell-behavedman,thattheyweredeterminedtobringhimin.“Beumble,Uriah,”saysfathertome,“andyou’llgeton.Itwaswhatwasalwaysbeingdinnedintoyouandmeatschool;it’swhatgoesdownbest.Beumble,”saysfather,“andyou’lldo!”Andreallyitain’tdonebad!’

           Itwasthefirsttimeithadeveroccurredtome,thatthisdetestablecantoffalsehumilitymighthaveoriginatedoutoftheHeepfamily.Ihadseentheharvest,buthadneverthoughtoftheseed.

           ‘WhenIwasquiteayoungboy,’saidUriah,‘Igottoknowwhatumblenessdid,andItooktoit.Iateumblepiewithanappetite.Istoppedattheumblepointofmylearning,andsaysI,“Holdhard!”WhenyouofferedtoteachmeLatin,Iknewbetter.

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