Дэвид Копперфильд

Mr. Micawber’s Gauntlet

           Micawberhastodo,injusticetohimself,injusticetohisfamily,andIwillevengosofarastosayinjusticetosociety,bywhichhehasbeenhithertooverlooked,istoadvertiseinallthepapers;todescribehimselfplainlyasso-and-so,withsuchandsuchqualificationsandtoputitthus:“Nowemployme,onremunerativeterms,andaddress,post-paid,toW.M.,PostOffice,CamdenTown.”’

           ‘ThisideaofMrs.Micawber’s,mydearCopperfield,’saidMr.Micawber,makinghisshirt-collarmeetinfrontofhischin,andglancingatmesideways,‘is,infact,theLeaptowhichIalluded,whenIlasthadthepleasureofseeingyou.’

           ‘Advertisingisratherexpensive,’Iremarked,dubiously.

           ‘Exactlyso!’saidMrs.Micawber,preservingthesamelogicalair.‘Quitetrue,mydearMr.Copperfield!IhavemadetheidenticalobservationtoMr.Micawber.Itisforthatreasonespecially,thatIthinkMr.Micawberought(asIhavealreadysaid,injusticetohimself,injusticetohisfamily,andinjusticetosociety)toraiseacertainsumofmoney—onabill.’

           Mr.Micawber,leaningbackinhischair,trifledwithhiseye-glassandcasthiseyesupattheceiling;butIthoughthimobservantofTraddles,too,whowaslookingatthefire.

           ‘Ifnomemberofmyfamily,’saidMrs.Micawber,‘ispossessedofsufficientnaturalfeelingtonegotiatethatbillIbelievethereisabetterbusiness-termtoexpresswhatImean——’

           Mr.

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