Девід Копперфільд

The Wanderer

           YouneednotcallmeLittle,youneednotcallmebythenameIhavedisgraced;butoh,listentomyagony,andhavemercyonmesofarastowritemesomewordofuncle,never,nevertobeseeninthisworldbymyeyesagain!

           ‘Dear,ifyourheartishardtowardsme—justlyhard,Iknow—but,listen,ifitishard,dear,askhimIhavewrongedthemost-himwhosewifeIwastohavebeen—beforeyouquitedecideagainstmypoorpoorprayer!Ifheshouldbesocompassionateastosaythatyoumightwritesomethingformetoread—Ithinkhewould,oh,Ithinkhewould,ifyouwouldonlyaskhim,forhealwayswassobraveandsoforgiving—tellhimthen(butnotelse),thatwhenIhearthewindblowingatnight,Ifeelasifitwaspassingangrilyfromseeinghimanduncle,andwasgoinguptoGodagainstme.TellhimthatifIwastodietomorrow(andoh,ifIwasfit,Iwouldbesogladtodie!)Iwouldblesshimandunclewithmylastwords,andprayforhishappyhomewithmylastbreath!’

           Somemoneywasenclosedinthisletteralso.Fivepounds.Itwasuntouchedliketheprevioussum,andherefoldeditinthesameway.Detailedinstructionswereaddedrelativetotheaddressofareply,which,althoughtheybetrayedtheinterventionofseveralhands,andmadeitdifficulttoarriveatanyveryprobableconclusioninreferencetoherplaceofconcealment,madeitatleastnotunlikelythatshehadwrittenfromthatspotwhereshewasstatedtohavebeenseen.

           ‘Whatanswerwassent?’IinquiredofMr.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 947 з 1418