Дэвид Копперфильд

A Visitor

           Farbeitfromus,inthepresentcomparativelyimperfectstateoftheresourcesofourestablishment,toendeavourtofollowourdistinguishedtownsmanthroughthesmoothly-flowingperiodsofhispolishedandhighly-ornateaddress!Sufficeittoobserve,thatitwasamasterpieceofeloquence;andthatthosepassagesinwhichhemoreparticularlytracedhisownsuccessfulcareertoitssource,andwarnedtheyoungerportionofhisauditoryfromtheshoalsofeverincurringpecuniaryliabilitieswhichtheywereunabletoliquidate,broughtatearintothemanliesteyepresent.TheremainingtoastswereDOCTORMELL;Mrs.MICAWBER(whogracefullybowedheracknowledgementsfromtheside-door,whereagalaxyofbeautywaselevatedonchairs,atoncetowitnessandadornthegratifyingscene),Mrs.RIDGERBEGS(lateMissMicawber);Mrs.MELL;WILKINSMICAWBER,ESQUIRE,JUNIOR(whoconvulsedtheassemblybyhumorouslyremarkingthathefoundhimselfunabletoreturnthanksinaspeech,butwoulddoso,withtheirpermission,inasong);Mrs.MICAWBER’SFAMILY(wellknown,itisneedlesstoremark,inthemother-country),&c.&c.&c.Attheconclusionoftheproceedingsthetableswereclearedasifbyart-magicfordancing.AmongthevotariesofTERPSICHORE,whodisportedthemselvesuntilSolgavewarningfordeparture,WilkinsMicawber,Esquire,Junior,andthelovelyandaccomplishedMissHelena,fourthdaughterofDoctorMell,wereparticularlyremarkable.

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