Дэвид Копперфильд

Wickfield and Heep

           “Peopleliketobeaboveyou,”saysfather,“keepyourselfdown.”Iamveryumbletothepresentmoment,MasterCopperfield,butI’vegotalittlepower!’

           AndhesaidallthisIknew,asIsawhisfaceinthemoonlight-thatImightunderstandhewasresolvedtorecompensehimselfbyusinghispower.Ihadneverdoubtedhismeanness,hiscraftandmalice;butIfullycomprehendednow,forthefirsttime,whatabase,unrelenting,andrevengefulspirit,musthavebeenengenderedbythisearly,andthislong,suppression.

           Hisaccountofhimselfwassofarattendedwithanagreeableresult,thatitledtohiswithdrawinghishandinorderthathemighthaveanotherhugofhimselfunderthechin.Onceapartfromhim,Iwasdeterminedtokeepapart;andwewalkedback,sidebyside,sayingverylittlemorebytheway.WhetherhisspiritswereelevatedbythecommunicationIhadmadetohim,orbyhishavingindulgedinthisretrospect,Idon’tknow;buttheywereraisedbysomeinfluence.Hetalkedmoreatdinnerthanwasusualwithhim;askedhismother(offduty,fromthemomentofourre-enteringthehouse)whetherhewasnotgrowingtoooldforabachelor;andoncelookedatAgnesso,thatIwouldhavegivenallIhad,forleavetoknockhimdown.

           Whenwethreemaleswereleftaloneafterdinner,hegotintoamoreadventurousstate.

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