David Copperfield — Chapter 55 : résumé

Ce qui se passe

1. Emily answers Ham’s message with a farewell letter, and Davy decides to deliver it before the emigrant ship departs.
2. Davy reaches Yarmouth through a violent storm and learns that Ham is working in Lowestoft until the next morning.
3. After an anxious night, Davy runs to the beach, where a wrecked ship’s crew struggle to survive.
4. Ham arrives and enters the sea with ropes, despite Davy’s efforts to stop him.
5. A huge wave destroys the wreck and kills Ham; attempts to revive him fail.
6. A fisherman leads Davy past fragments of the destroyed boat-home to another body, which he recognizes from school.

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Les points à remarquer

The sentence confirms that rescue efforts cannot save Ham. It links his death directly to the generosity behind his attempt.

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