David Copperfield, Chapter 47: Zusammenfassung

Was geschieht

1. David and Mr. Peggotty follow Martha to the river, seize her, and carry her away from the water.
2. Martha describes her despair and insists that she has no part in the niece’s flight.
3. Mr. Peggotty refuses to judge Martha and asks her to help them find his niece.
4. Martha pledges herself to the search, accepts their addresses, and refuses money because their trust gives her purpose.
5. At midnight, David sees his aunt give money to a demanding man outside her cottage.
6. Betsey Trotwood identifies the man as her husband, explains his cruelty, and asks David to keep her story private.

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Martha identifies trust, rather than payment, as the support keeping her alive. The search changes her from a despairing outsider into someone entrusted with helping another person.

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