David Copperfield, Chapter 43: Zusammenfassung

Was geschieht

1. David reaches twenty-one and earns a respectable income through shorthand reporting and writing for publication.
2. Dora’s aunts consent to the marriage, and relatives help prepare clothes and furnish the couple’s cottage.
3. David obtains the marriage license, while Sophy and Agnes arrive to serve as bridesmaids.
4. Dora shows David her wedding clothes, and he remains overwhelmed by the apparent unreality of his happiness.
5. The couple marry before their friends and relatives, then celebrate with breakfast, speeches, and emotional farewells.
6. David and Dora leave together with Jip, and David finally feels certain that they are married.

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The departure ends David’s prolonged sense of unreality. He finally recognizes the marriage as an accomplished fact.

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