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‘

I

am

sure

,

’

said

Uriah

,

writhing

himself

into

the

silence

like

a

Conger

-

eel

,

‘

that

this

is

a

subject

full

of

unpleasantness

to

everybody

.

But

since

we

have

got

so

far

,

I

ought

to

take

the

liberty

of

mentioning

that

Copperfield

has

noticed

it

too

.

’

I

turned

upon

him

,

and

asked

him

how

he

dared

refer

to

me

!

‘

Oh

!

it

’

s

very

kind

of

you

,

Copperfield

,

’

returned

Uriah

,

undulating

all

over

,

‘

and

we

all

know

what

an

amiable

character

yours

is

;

but

you

know

that

the

moment

I

spoke

to

you

the

other

night

,

you

knew

what

I

meant

.

You

know

you

knew

what

I

meant

,

Copperfield

.

Don

’

t

deny

it

!

You

deny

it

with

the

best

intentions

;

but

don

’

t

do

it

,

Copperfield

.

’

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I

saw

the

mild

eye

of

the

good

old

Doctor

turned

upon

me

for

a

moment

,

and

I

felt

that

the

confession

of

my

old

misgivings

and

remembrances

was

too

plainly

written

in

my

face

to

be

overlooked

.

It

was

of

no

use

raging

.

I

could

not

undo

that

.

Say

what

I

would

,

I

could

not

unsay

it

.

We

were

silent

again

,

and

remained

so

,

until

the

Doctor

rose

and

walked

twice

or

thrice

across

the

room

.

Presently

he

returned

to

where

his

chair

stood

;

and

,

leaning

on

the

back

of

it

,

and

occasionally

putting

his

handkerchief

to

his

eyes

,

with

a

simple

honesty

that

did

him

more

honour

,

to

my

thinking

,

than

any

disguise

he

could

have

effected

,

said

:

‘

I

have

been

much

to

blame

.

I

believe

I

have

been

very

much

to

blame

.

I

have

exposed

one

whom

I

hold

in

my

heart

,

to

trials

and

aspersions

—

I

call

them

aspersions

,

even

to

have

been

conceived

in

anybody

’

s

inmost

mind

—

of

which

she

never

,

but

for

me

,

could

have

been

the

object

.

’

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Uriah

Heep

gave

a

kind

of

snivel

.

I

think

to

express

sympathy

.

‘

Of

which

my

Annie

,

’

said

the

Doctor

,

‘

never

,

but

for

me

,

could

have

been

the

object

.

Gentlemen

,

I

am

old

now

,

as

you

know

;

I

do

not

feel

,

tonight

,

that

I

have

much

to

live

for

.

But

my

life

—

my

Life

—

upon

the

truth

and

honour

of

the

dear

lady

who

has

been

the

subject

of

this

conversation

!

’

I

do

not

think

that

the

best

embodiment

of

chivalry

,

the

realization

of

the

handsomest

and

most

romantic

figure

ever

imagined

by

painter

,

could

have

said

this

,

with

a

more

impressive

and

affecting

dignity

than

the

plain

old

Doctor

did

.

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