Дэвид Копперфильд

Enthusiasm

           Micawberhadprepared,inawash-hand-standjug,whathecalled‘aBrew’oftheagreeablebeverageforwhichhewasfamous.Ihadthepleasure,onthisoccasion,ofrenewingtheacquaintanceofMasterMicawber,whomIfoundapromisingboyofabouttwelveorthirteen,verysubjecttothatrestlessnessoflimbwhichisnotanunfrequentphenomenoninyouthsofhisage.Ialsobecameoncemoreknowntohissister,MissMicawber,inwhom,asMr.Micawbertoldus,‘hermotherrenewedheryouth,likethePhoenix’.

           ‘MydearCopperfield,’saidMr.Micawber,‘yourselfandMr.Traddlesfindusonthebrinkofmigration,andwillexcuseanylittlediscomfortsincidentaltothatposition.’

           GlancingroundasImadeasuitablereply,Iobservedthatthefamilyeffectswerealreadypacked,andthattheamountofluggagewasbynomeansoverwhelming.IcongratulatedMrs.Micawberontheapproachingchange.

           ‘MydearMr.Copperfield,’saidMrs.Micawber,‘ofyourfriendlyinterestinallouraffairs,Iamwellassured.Myfamilymayconsideritbanishment,iftheyplease;butIamawifeandmother,andIneverwilldesertMr.Micawber.’

           Traddles,appealedtobyMrs.Micawber’seye,feelinglyacquiesced.

           ‘That,’saidMrs.Micawber,‘that,atleast,ismyview,mydearMr.CopperfieldandMr.Traddles,oftheobligationwhichItookuponmyselfwhenIrepeatedtheirrevocablewords,“I,Emma,takethee,Wilkins.

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