Дэвид Копперфильд

I Assist at an Explosion

           Traddles?IbelieveI’veonlyhadthehonourofseeingyouoncemyself?’

           ‘No,IhavenotbeenintimatewithMr.Wickfield,’returnedTraddles;‘orImightperhapshavewaitedonyoulongago,Mr.Heep.’

           Therewassomethinginthetoneofthisreply,whichmadeUriahlookatthespeakeragain,withaverysinisterandsuspiciousexpression.But,seeingonlyTraddles,withhisgood-naturedface,simplemanner,andhaironend,hedismisseditashereplied,withajerkofhiswholebody,butespeciallyhisthroat:

           ‘Iamsorryforthat,Mr.Traddles.Youwouldhaveadmiredhimasmuchaswealldo.Hislittlefailingswouldonlyhaveendearedhimtoyouthemore.Butifyouwouldliketohearmyfellow-partnereloquentlyspokenof,IshouldreferyoutoCopperfield.Thefamilyisasubjecthe’sverystrongupon,ifyouneverheardhim.’

           Iwaspreventedfromdisclaimingthecompliment(ifIshouldhavedoneso,inanycase),bytheentranceofAgnes,nowusheredinbyMr.Micawber.Shewasnotquitesoself-possessedasusual,Ithought;andhadevidentlyundergoneanxietyandfatigue.Butherearnestcordiality,andherquietbeauty,shonewiththegentlerlustreforit.

           IsawUriahwatchherwhileshegreetedus;andheremindedmeofanuglyandrebelliousgeniewatchingagoodspirit.Inthemeanwhile,someslightsignpassedbetweenMr.MicawberandTraddles;andTraddles,unobservedexceptbyme,wentout.

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