Дэвид Копперфильд

Another Retrospect

           

           Wehaveremoved,fromBuckinghamStreet,toapleasantlittlecottageveryneartheoneIlookedat,whenmyenthusiasmfirstcameon.Myaunt,however(whohassoldthehouseatDover,togoodadvantage),isnotgoingtoremainhere,butintendsremovingherselftoastillmoretinycottagecloseathand.Whatdoesthisportend?Mymarriage?Yes!

           Yes!IamgoingtobemarriedtoDora!MissLaviniaandMissClarissahavegiventheirconsent;andifevercanarybirdswereinaflutter,theyare.MissLavinia,self-chargedwiththesuperintendenceofmydarling’swardrobe,isconstantlycuttingoutbrown-papercuirasses,anddifferinginopinionfromahighlyrespectableyoungman,withalongbundle,andayardmeasureunderhisarm.Adressmaker,alwaysstabbedinthebreastwithaneedleandthread,boardsandlodgesinthehouse;andseemstome,eating,drinking,orsleeping,nevertotakeherthimbleoff.Theymakealay-figureofmydear.Theyarealwayssendingforhertocomeandtrysomethingon.Wecan’tbehappytogetherforfiveminutesintheevening,butsomeintrusivefemaleknocksatthedoor,andsays,‘Oh,ifyouplease,MissDora,wouldyoustepupstairs!’

           MissClarissaandmyauntroamalloverLondon,tofindoutarticlesoffurnitureforDoraandmetolookat.Itwouldbebetterforthemtobuythegoodsatonce,withoutthisceremonyofinspection;for,whenwegotoseeakitchenfenderandmeat-screen,DoraseesaChinesehouseforJip,withlittlebellsonthetop,andprefersthat.

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