David Copperfield, Chapter 30: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. David takes a room at an inn and visits Mr. Omer, who explains why his business makes inquiries about sick people awkward.
2. Mr. Omer describes Emily’s unsettled feelings, her growing attachment to her uncle, and the delay in her marriage to Ham.
3. Minnie and Joram return with news that Barkis is beyond medical help, and David goes to the house.
4. Emily trembles and clings to Mr. Peggotty, who sends Ham home rather than let him lose sleep before work.
5. Peggotty brings David to Barkis, who lies unconscious with an arm resting on his treasured box.
6. After hours of watching, Barkis briefly speaks to Peggotty and David, then dies as the tide reaches its lowest point.

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The final sentence records Barkis’s death through the tide image that Mr. Peggotty introduces during the vigil.

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