David Copperfield, Chapter 63 summary
Chapter 63 of 64 · 13 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 63, Mr. Peggotty visits David Copperfield and Agnes after ten years of marriage and describes the lives of their friends in the colony. His accounts reveal prosperity alongside Emily’s lasting sorrow, and his visit ends with a farewell voyage and a keepsake from Ham’s grave.
What happens
- Mr. Peggotty arrives unexpectedly at David and Agnes’s London home and receives an affectionate welcome.
- He describes successful farming and explains how Emily finds purpose in caring for people despite her continuing grief.
- He reports Martha’s marriage and praises Mrs. Gummidge, who rejects a suitor by putting a bucket over his head.
- A newspaper celebrates Wilkins Micawber’s position as magistrate and prints his public letter praising David’s writing.
- Mr. Peggotty stays with the family, receives visitors, and accompanies David to Ham’s grave before sailing away.
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