Дэвид Копперфильд

I Look About Me, and Make a Discovery

           IfIcouldhavebeeninspiredwithaknowledgeofthescienceofnavigation,takenthecommandofafast-sailingexpedition,andgoneroundtheworldonatriumphantvoyageofdiscovery,IthinkImighthaveconsideredmyselfcompletelysuited.But,intheabsenceofanysuchmiraculousprovision,mydesirewastoapplymyselftosomepursuitthatwouldnotlietooheavilyuponherpurse;andtodomydutyinit,whateveritmightbe.

           Mr.Dickhadregularlyassistedatourcouncils,withameditativeandsagedemeanour.Henevermadeasuggestionbutonce;andonthatoccasion(Idon’tknowwhatputitinhishead),hesuddenlyproposedthatIshouldbe‘aBrazier’.Myauntreceivedthisproposalsoveryungraciously,thatheneverventuredonasecond;buteverafterwardsconfinedhimselftolookingwatchfullyatherforhersuggestions,andrattlinghismoney.

           ‘Trot,Itellyouwhat,mydear,’saidmyaunt,onemorningintheChristmasseasonwhenIleftschool:‘asthisknottypointisstillunsettled,andaswemustnotmakeamistakeinourdecisionifwecanhelpit,Ithinkwehadbettertakealittlebreathing-time.Inthemeanwhile,youmusttrytolookatitfromanewpointofview,andnotasaschoolboy.’

           ‘Iwill,aunt.’

           ‘Ithasoccurredtome,’pursuedmyaunt,‘thatalittlechange,andaglimpseoflifeoutofdoors,maybeusefulinhelpingyoutoknowyourownmind,andformacoolerjudgement.

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