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Charles Dickens: David CopperfieldCHAPTER 5. I AM SENT AWAY FROM HOME (continued)'No sweethearts, I b'lieve?' 'Sweetmeats did you say, Mr. Barkis?' For I thought he wanted something else to eat, and had pointedly alluded to that description of refreshment. 'Hearts,' said Mr. Barkis. 'Sweet hearts; no person walks with her!' 'With Peggotty?' 'Ah!' he said. 'Her.' 'Oh, no. She never had a sweetheart.' 'Didn't she, though!' said Mr. Barkis. Again he made up his mouth to whistle, and again he didn't whistle, but sat looking at the horse's ears. 'So she makes,' said Mr. Barkis, after a long interval of reflection, 'all the apple parsties, and doos all the cooking, do she?' I replied that such was the fact. 'Well. I'll tell you what,' said Mr. Barkis. 'P'raps you might be writin' to her?' 'I shall certainly write to her,' I rejoined. 'Ah!' he said, slowly turning his eyes towards me. 'Well! If you was writin' to her, p'raps you'd recollect to say that Barkis was willin'; would you?' 'That Barkis is willing,' I repeated, innocently. 'Is that all the message?' 'Ye-es,' he said, considering. 'Ye-es. Barkis is willin'.' 'But you will be at Blunderstone again tomorrow, Mr. Barkis,' I said, faltering a little at the idea of my being far away from it then, and could give your own message so much better.' This is page 75 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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