Дэвид Копперфильд

Tommy Traddles

           AnindescribablecharacteroffadedgentilitythatattachedtothehouseIsought,andmadeitunlikealltheotherhousesinthestreetthoughtheywereallbuiltononemonotonouspattern,andlookedliketheearlycopiesofablunderingboywhowaslearningtomakehouses,andhadnotyetgotoutofhiscrampedbrick-and-mortarpothooksremindedmestillmoreofMr.andMrs.Micawber.Happeningtoarriveatthedoorasitwasopenedtotheafternoonmilkman,IwasremindedofMr.andMrs.Micawbermoreforciblyyet.

           ‘Now,’saidthemilkmantoaveryyouthfulservantgirl.‘Hasthattherelittlebillofminebeenheerdon?’

           ‘Oh,mastersayshe’llattendtoitimmediate,’wasthereply.

           ‘Because,’saidthemilkman,goingonasifhehadreceivednoanswer,andspeaking,asIjudgedfromhistone,ratherfortheedificationofsomebodywithinthehouse,thanoftheyouthfulservantanimpressionwhichwasstrengthenedbyhismannerofglaringdownthepassage‘becausethattherelittlebillhasbeenrunningsolong,thatIbegintobelieveit’srunawayaltogether,andneverwon’tbeheerdof.Now,I’mnotagoingtostandit,youknow!’saidthemilkman,stillthrowinghisvoiceintothehouse,andglaringdownthepassage.

           Astohisdealinginthemildarticleofmilk,bytheby,thereneverwasagreateranomaly.Hisdeportmentwouldhavebeenfierceinabutcherorabrandy-merchant.

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