David Copperfield . I could have done any-thing to him that was savage and revengeful. I dont remember who was there, except Dora. I have not theleast idea what we had for dinner, besides Dora. My impression is,that I dined off Dora, entirely, and sent away half-a-dozen platesuntouched. I sat next to her. I talked to her. She had the mostdelightful little voice, the gayest little laugh, the pleasantest andmost fascinating little ways, that ever led a lost youth into hopelessslavery. She was rather diminutive altogether. So much the moreprecious, I thought. When she went out of the room with Mi
David Copperfield . I could have done any-thing to him that was savage and revengeful. I dont remember who was there, except Dora. I have not theleast idea what we had for dinner, besides Dora. My impression is,that I dined off Dora, entirely, and sent away half-a-dozen platesuntouched. I sat next to her. I talked to her. She had the mostdelightful little voice, the gayest little laugh, the pleasantest andmost fascinating little ways, that ever led a lost youth into hopelessslavery. She was rather diminutive altogether. So much the moreprecious, I thought. When she went out of the room with Miss Murdstone (no otherladies were of the party), I fell into a reverie, only disturbed by thecruel apprehension that Miss Murdstone would disparage me to amiable creature with the polished head told me a long story,which I think was about gardening. I think I heard him say, mygardener, several times. I seemed to pay the deepest attention tohim, but I was wandering in a garden of Eden all the while, I fall into Captivity. CF THEUSlVtHSlTY OF ILl. DAVID COPPERFIELD. 441 My apprehensions of being disparaged to the object of my engross*ing atll^ction wore revived when we went into the drawing-room, bythe grim and distant aspect of Miss Murdstone. But I was rehevedof them in an unexpected manner. David Copperfield, said Miss Murdstone, beckoning me asiddinto a window. A word. I confronted Miss Murdstone alone, David Copperfield, said Miss Murdstone, I need not enlarg#upon family circumstances. They are not a tempting subject. Far from it, maam, I returned. Far from it, assented Miss Murdstone. I do not wish torenve tlie memory of past differences, or of past outrages. I havereceived outrages from a person—a female I am sorry to say, for thecredit of my sex—who is not to be mentioned without scorn anddisgust; and therefore I w^ould rather not mention her. I felt very fiery on my aunts account; but I said it would cer-tainly be better, if Miss Murdstone pleased,
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