Дэвид Копперфильд

The Wanderer

           Peggotty,‘andtoldhimIwasa-goingtoseekmyniece.HegotmethempapersasIwantedfurtocarrymethroughIdoen’trightlyknowhowthey’recalledandhewouldhavegivememoney,butthatIwasthankfultohavenoneedon.Ithankhimkind,forallhedone,I’msure!“I’vewroteaforeyou,”hesaystome,“andIshallspeaktomanyaswillcomethatway,andmanywillknowyou,furdistantfromhere,whenyou’rea-travellingalone.”Itoldhim,bestasIwasable,whatmygratitoodewas,andwentawaythroughFrance.’

           ‘Alone,andonfoot?’saidI.

           ‘Mostlya-foot,’herejoined;‘sometimesincartsalongwithpeoplegoingtomarket;sometimesinemptycoaches.Manymileadaya-foot,andoftenwithsomepoorsoldieroranother,travellingtoseehisfriends.Icouldn’ttalktohim,’saidMr.Peggotty,‘norhetome;butwewascompanyforoneanother,too,alongthedustyroads.’

           Ishouldhaveknownthatbyhisfriendlytone.

           ‘WhenIcometoanytown,’hepursued,‘Ifoundtheinn,andwaitedabouttheyardtillsomeoneturnedup(someonemostlydid)asknow’dEnglish.ThenItoldhowthatIwasonmywaytoseekmyniece,andtheytoldmewhatmannerofgentlefolkswasinthehouse,andIwaitedtoseeanyasseemedlikeher,goinginorout.Whenitwarn’tEm’ly,Iwentonagen.Bylittleandlittle,whenIcometoanewvillageorthat,amongthepoorpeople,Ifoundtheyknow’daboutme.

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