Дэвид Копперфильд

Mr. Micawber’s Gauntlet

           Shemadeteaforusinamostagreeablemanner;and,wheneverIwentnearher,inhandingaboutthetea-cupsandbread-and-butter,askedme,inawhisper,whetherD.wasfair,ordark,orwhethershewasshort,ortall:orsomethingofthatkind;whichIthinkIliked.Aftertea,wediscussedavarietyoftopicsbeforethefire;andMrs.Micawberwasgoodenoughtosingus(inasmall,thin,flatvoice,whichIrememberedtohaveconsidered,whenIfirstknewher,theverytable-beerofacoustics)thefavouriteballadsof‘TheDashingWhiteSergeant’,and‘LittleTafflin’.ForbothofthesesongsMrs.Micawberhadbeenfamouswhenshelivedathomewithherpapaandmama.Mr.Micawbertoldus,thatwhenheheardhersingthefirstone,onthefirstoccasionofhisseeingherbeneaththeparentalroof,shehadattractedhisattentioninanextraordinarydegree;butthatwhenitcametoLittleTafflin,hehadresolvedtowinthatwomanorperishintheattempt.

           Itwasbetweentenandeleveno’clockwhenMrs.Micawberrosetoreplacehercapinthewhitey-brownpaperparcel,andtoputonherbonnet.Mr.MicawbertooktheopportunityofTraddlesputtingonhisgreat-coat,toslipaletterintomyhand,withawhisperedrequestthatIwouldreaditatmyleisure.Ialsotooktheopportunityofmyholdingacandleoverthebanisterstolightthemdown,whenMr.Micawberwasgoingfirst,leadingMrs.Micawber,andTraddleswasfollowingwiththecap,todetainTraddlesforamomentonthetopofthestairs.

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