Дэвид Копперфильд

I have a Change

           Theonlysubject,sheinformedme,onwhichheevershowedaviolenttemperorsworeanoath,wasthisgenerosityofhis;andifitwereeverreferredto,byanyoneofthem,hestruckthetableaheavyblowwithhisrighthand(hadsplititononesuchoccasion),andsworeadreadfuloaththathewouldbe‘Gormed’ifhedidn’tcutandrunforgood,ifitwasevermentionedagain.Itappeared,inanswertomyinquiries,thatnobodyhadtheleastideaoftheetymologyofthisterribleverbpassivetobegormed;butthattheyallregardeditasconstitutingamostsolemnimprecation.

           Iwasverysensibleofmyentertainer’sgoodness,andlistenedtothewomen’sgoingtobedinanotherlittlecriblikemineattheoppositeendoftheboat,andtohimandHamhanginguptwohammocksforthemselvesonthehooksIhadnoticedintheroof,inaveryluxuriousstateofmind,enhancedbymybeingsleepy.Asslumbergraduallystoleuponme,Iheardthewindhowlingoutatseaandcomingonacrosstheflatsofiercely,thatIhadalazyapprehensionofthegreatdeeprisinginthenight.ButIbethoughtmyselfthatIwasinaboat,afterall;andthatamanlikeMr.Peggottywasnotabadpersontohaveonboardifanythingdidhappen.

           Nothinghappened,however,worsethanmorning.Almostassoonasitshoneupontheoyster-shellframeofmymirrorIwasoutofbed,andoutwithlittleEm’ly,pickingupstonesuponthebeach.

           ‘You’requiteasailor,Isuppose?’IsaidtoEm’ly.

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