? ? ? ? Seeing that Traddles now glanced anxiously at my aunt again, I reminded him of the second and last point to which he had adverted.
? ? ? ? 'You and your aunt will excuse me, Copperfield, if I touch upon a painful theme, as I greatly fear I shall,' said Traddles, hesitating; 'but I think it necessary to bring it to your recollection. On the day of Mr. Micawber's memorable denunciation a threatening allusion was made by Uriah Heep to your aunt's - husband.'
? ? ? ? My aunt, retaining her stiff position, and apparent composure, assented with a nod.
? ? ? ? 'Perhaps,' observed Traddles, 'it was mere purposeless impertinence?'
? ? ? ? 'No,' returned my aunt.
? ? ? ? 'There was - pardon me - really such a person, and at all in his power?' hinted Traddles.
? ? ? ? 'Yes, my good friend,' said my aunt.
? ? ? ? Traddles, with a perceptible lengthening of his face, explained that he had not been able to approach this subject; that it had shared the fate of Mr.
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