Дэвид Копперфильд

A Dissolution of Partnership

           Canning,wouldworkhimselfintothemostviolentheats,anddeliverthemostwitheringdenunciationsoftheprofligacyandcorruptionofmyauntandMr.Dick;whileIusedtosit,atalittledistance,withmynotebookonmyknee,faggingafterhimwithallmymightandmain.TheinconsistencyandrecklessnessofTraddleswerenottobeexceededbyanyrealpolitician.Hewasforanydescriptionofpolicy,inthecompassofaweek;andnailedallsortsofcolourstoeverydenominationofmast.Myaunt,lookingverylikeanimmovableChancelloroftheExchequer,wouldoccasionallythrowinaninterruptionortwo,as‘Hear!’or‘No!’or‘Oh!’whenthetextseemedtorequireit:whichwasalwaysasignaltoMr.Dick(aperfectcountrygentleman)tofollowlustilywiththesamecry.ButMr.DickgottaxedwithsuchthingsinthecourseofhisParliamentarycareer,andwasmaderesponsibleforsuchawfulconsequences,thathebecameuncomfortableinhismindsometimes.Ibelieveheactuallybegantobeafraidhereallyhadbeendoingsomething,tendingtotheannihilationoftheBritishconstitution,andtheruinofthecountry.

           Oftenandoftenwepursuedthesedebatesuntiltheclockpointedtomidnight,andthecandleswereburningdown.Theresultofsomuchgoodpracticewas,thatbyandbyIbegantokeeppacewithTraddlesprettywell,andshouldhavebeenquitetriumphantifIhadhadtheleastideawhatmynoteswereabout.

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