The Lady of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott
the night watch by rembrandt
the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
¡¡¡¡'I have shown you often enough,' said I, 'that I despise you. I have shown you now, more plainly, that I do. Why should I dread your doing your worst to all about you? What else do you ever do?' ¡¡¡¡He perfectly understood this allusion to the considerations that had hitherto restrained me in my communications with him. I rather think that neither the blow, nor the allusion, would have escaped me, but for the assurance I had had from Agnes that night. It is no matter. ¡¡¡¡There was another long pause. His eyes, as he looked at me, seemed to take every shade of colour that could make eyes ugly. ¡¡¡¡'Copperfield,' he said, removing his hand from his cheek, 'you have always gone against me. I know you always used to be against me at Mr. Wickfield's.
oil painting' ¡¡¡¡'You may think what you like,' said I, still in a towering rage. 'If it is not true, so much the worthier you.' ¡¡¡¡'And yet I always liked you, Copperfield!' he rejoined. ¡¡¡¡I deigned to make him no reply; and, taking up my hat, was going out to bed, when he came between me and the door. ¡¡¡¡'Copperfield,' he said, 'there must be two parties to a quarrel. I won't be one.' ¡¡¡¡'You may go to the devil!' said I. ¡¡¡¡'Don't say that!' he replied. 'I know you'll be sorry afterwards. How can you make yourself so inferior to me, as to show such a bad spirit? But I forgive you.' ¡¡¡¡'You forgive me!' I repeated disdainfully.