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I Assist at an Explosion

           

           ‘Youthinkitjustifiable,doyou,Copperfield,youwhoprideyourselfsomuchonyourhonourandalltherestofit,tosneakaboutmyplace,eaves-droppingwithmyclerk?IfithadbeenME,Ishouldn’thavewondered;forIdon’tmakemyselfoutagentleman(thoughIneverwasinthestreetseither,asyouwere,accordingtoMicawber),butbeingyou!Andyou’renotafraidofdoingthis,either?Youdon’tthinkatallofwhatIshalldo,inreturn;orofgettingyourselfintotroubleforconspiracyandsoforth?Verywell.Weshallsee!Mr.What’s-your-name,youweregoingtorefersomequestiontoMicawber.There’syourreferee.Whydon’tyoumakehimspeak?Hehaslearnthislesson,Isee.’

           Seeingthatwhathesaidhadnoeffectonmeoranyofus,hesatontheedgeofhistablewithhishandsinhispockets,andoneofhissplayfeettwistedroundtheotherleg,waitingdoggedlyforwhatmightfollow.

           Mr.Micawber,whoseimpetuosityIhadrestrainedthusfarwiththegreatestdifficulty,andwhohadrepeatedlyinterposedwiththefirstsyllableOfSCOUN-drel!withoutgettingtothesecond,nowburstforward,drewtherulerfromhisbreast(apparentlyasadefensiveweapon),andproducedfromhispocketafoolscapdocument,foldedintheformofalargeletter.

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