Дэвид Копперфильд

Intelligence

           It’sdeep,sir,andIcan’tseedown.’

           ‘Youareright,’saidI,‘andthathassometimesmademeanxious.’

           ‘Andmetoo,Mas’rDavy,’herejoined.‘Evenmoreso,Idoassureyou,thanhisventersomeways,thoughbothbelongstothealterationinhim.Idoen’tknowashe’ddoviolenceunderanycircumstances,butIhopeasthemtwomaybekepasunders.’

           Wehadcome,throughTempleBar,intothecity.Conversingnomorenow,andwalkingatmyside,heyieldedhimselfuptotheoneaimofhisdevotedlife,andwenton,withthathushedconcentrationofhisfacultieswhichwouldhavemadehisfiguresolitaryinamultitude.WewerenotfarfromBlackfriarsBridge,whenheturnedhisheadandpointedtoasolitaryfemalefigureflittingalongtheoppositesideofthestreet.Iknewit,readily,tobethefigurethatwesought.

           Wecrossedtheroad,andwerepressingontowardsher,whenitoccurredtomethatshemightbemoredisposedtofeelawoman’sinterestinthelostgirl,ifwespoketoherinaquieterplace,alooffromthecrowd,andwhereweshouldbelessobserved.Iadvisedmycompanion,therefore,thatweshouldnotaddressheryet,butfollowher;consultinginthis,likewise,anindistinctdesireIhad,toknowwhereshewent.

           Heacquiescing,wefollowedatadistance:neverlosingsightofher,butnevercaringtocomeverynear,asshefrequentlylookedabout.Once,shestoppedtolistentoabandofmusic;andthenwestoppedtoo

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