2013年5月24日星期五
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‘Nothing,’ returned Mrs. Gummidge. ‘You’ve come from The
Willing Mind, Dan’l?’
‘Why yes, I’ve took a short spell at The Willing Mind tonight,’
said Mr. Peggotty.
‘I’m sorry I should drive you there,’ said Mrs. Gummidge.
‘Drive! I don’t want no driving,’ returned Mr. Peggotty with an
honest laugh. ‘I only go too ready.’
‘Very ready,’ said Mrs. Gummidge, shaking her head, and
wiping her eyes. ‘Yes, yes, very ready. I am sorry it should be
along of me that you’re so ready.’
‘Along o’ you! It an’t along o’ you!’ said Mr. Peggotty. ‘Don’t ye
believe a bit on it.’
‘Yes, yes, it is,’ cried Mrs. Gummidge. ‘I know what I am. I know
that I am a lone lorn creetur’, and not only that everythink goes
contrary with me, but that I go contrary with everybody. Yes, yes.
I feel more than other people do, and I show it more. It’s my
misfortun’.’
I really couldn’t help thinking, as I sat taking in all this, that the
misfortune extended to some other members of that family besides
Mrs. Gummidge. But Mr. Peggotty made no such retort, only
answering with another entreaty to Mrs. Gummidge to cheer up.
‘I an’t what I could wish myself to be,’ said Mrs. Gummidge. ‘I
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