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The Personal History And Experience Of David Copperfield The Younger

CHAPTER 51 :  THE BEGINNING OF A LONGER JOURNEY

Summary

  Mr Peggotty comes to Copperfield’s house and tells him and his aunt of Emily’s journey.
Betsey Trotwood says that she wanted to be Godmother to his dead baby.
Mr Peggotty tells them that he is going to emigrate to Australia and to start a new life, and that the boat leaves in six weeks to two months.
Copperfield and Mr Peggotty go to Yarmouth.
Copperfield goes to see Mr Omer, who is now wheelchair bound, and loving it.
Ham has found a new house, Peggotty’s moved out of her house.
Mr Peggotty and Mrs Gummidge are going to London to later go to Australia, after moving out of the boathouse.

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