Дэвид Копперфильд

Dora’s Aunts

           Mills,whowasalwaysdoingsomethingorothertoannoyme-orIfeltasifhewere,whichwasthesamethinghadbroughthisconducttoaclimax,bytakingitintohisheadthathewouldgotoIndia.WhyshouldhegotoIndia,excepttoharassme?Tobesurehehadnothingtodowithanyotherpartoftheworld,andhadagooddealtodowiththatpart;beingentirelyintheIndiatrade,whateverthatwas(Ihadfloatingdreamsmyselfconcerninggoldenshawlsandelephants’teeth);havingbeenatCalcuttainhisyouth;anddesigningnowtogooutthereagain,inthecapacityofresidentpartner.Butthiswasnothingtome.However,itwassomuchtohimthatforIndiahewasbound,andJuliawithhim;andJuliawentintothecountrytotakeleaveofherrelations;andthehousewasputintoaperfectsuitofbills,announcingthatitwastobeletorsold,andthatthefurniture(Mangleandall)wastobetakenatavaluation.So,herewasanotherearthquakeofwhichIbecamethesport,beforeIhadrecoveredfromtheshockofitspredecessor!

           Iwasinseveralmindshowtodressmyselfontheimportantday;beingdividedbetweenmydesiretoappeartoadvantage,andmyapprehensionsofputtingonanythingthatmightimpairmyseverelypracticalcharacterintheeyesoftheMissesSpenlow.Iendeavouredtohitahappymediumbetweenthesetwoextremes;myauntapprovedtheresult;andMr.DickthrewoneofhisshoesafterTraddlesandme,forluck,aswewentdownstairs.

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