Sammendrag av David Copperfield på Chapter 24

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1. Copperfield enjoys having rooms of his own but feels lonely, especially in the evenings, and misses Agnes.
2. He visits Mrs. Steerforth and Miss Dartle, then welcomes Steerforth the next morning and arranges dinner for him and two friends.
3. Mrs. Crupp organizes outside food and extra help, but the waiter drinks and the girl breaks plates.
4. Copperfield drinks heavily, praises Steerforth, argues briefly with Markham, and becomes confused and unsteady.
5. At the theater, Agnes sees his condition and asks him to leave with his friends.
6. Steerforth helps him undress, and Copperfield spends the following day suffering from sickness, remorse, and embarrassment.

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The drunken declaration makes Copperfield’s intense admiration explicit. His wish to impress and entertain Steerforth helps drive the celebration.

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