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Charles Dickens: David CopperfieldCHAPTER 28. Mr. MICAWBER'S GAUNTLET (continued)'Sir!' 'Did you remain long at Yarmouth, that time?' 'Not particularly so, sir.' 'You saw the boat completed?' 'Yes, sir. I remained behind on purpose to see the boat completed.' 'I know!' He raised his eyes to mine respectfully. 'Mr. Steerforth has not seen it yet, I suppose?' 'I really can't say, sir. I think - but I really can't say, sir. I wish you good night, sir.' He comprehended everybody present, in the respectful bow with which he followed these words, and disappeared. My visitors seemed to breathe more freely when he was gone; but my own relief was very great, for besides the constraint, arising from that extraordinary sense of being at a disadvantage which I always had in this man's presence, my conscience had embarrassed me with whispers that I had mistrusted his master, and I could not repress a vague uneasy dread that he might find it out. How was it, having so little in reality to conceal, that I always DID feel as if this man were finding me out? Mr. Micawber roused me from this reflection, which was blended with a certain remorseful apprehension of seeing Steerforth himself, by bestowing many encomiums on the absent Littimer as a most respectable fellow, and a thoroughly admirable servant. Mr. Micawber, I may remark, had taken his full share of the general bow, and had received it with infinite condescension. 'But punch, my dear Copperfield,' said Mr. Micawber, tasting it, 'like time and tide, waits for no man. Ah! it is at the present moment in high flavour. My love, will you give me your opinion?' Mrs. Micawber pronounced it excellent. This is page 480 of 1019. [Mark this Page] Mark any page to add this title to Your Bookshelf. (0 / 10 books on shelf) Buy a copy of David Copperfield at Amazon.com
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