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Somebody Turns up

           Micawber,argumentatively.‘Itisclearthatafamilyofsix,notincludingadomestic,cannotliveuponair.’

           ‘Certainly,ma’am,’saidI.

           ‘Theopinionofthoseotherbranchesofmyfamily,’pursuedMrs.Micawber,‘is,thatMr.Micawbershouldimmediatelyturnhisattentiontocoals.’

           ‘Towhat,ma’am?’

           ‘Tocoals,’saidMrs.Micawber.‘Tothecoaltrade.Mr.Micawberwasinducedtothink,oninquiry,thattheremightbeanopeningforamanofhistalentintheMedwayCoalTrade.Then,asMr.Micawberveryproperlysaid,thefirststeptobetakenclearlywas,tocomeandseetheMedway.Whichwecameandsaw.Isay“we”,MasterCopperfield;forIneverwill,’saidMrs.Micawberwithemotion,‘IneverwilldesertMr.Micawber.’

           Imurmuredmyadmirationandapprobation.

           ‘Wecame,’repeatedMrs.Micawber,‘andsawtheMedway.Myopinionofthecoaltradeonthatriveris,thatitmayrequiretalent,butthatitcertainlyrequirescapital.Talent,Mr.Micawberhas;capital,Mr.Micawberhasnot.Wesaw,Ithink,thegreaterpartoftheMedway;andthatismyindividualconclusion.Beingsonearhere,Mr.Micawberwasofopinionthatitwouldberashnottocomeon,andseetheCathedral.Firstly,onaccountofitsbeingsowellworthseeing,andourneverhavingseenit;andsecondly,onaccountofthegreatprobabilityofsomethingturningupinacathedraltown.Wehavebeenhere,’saidMrs.Micawber,‘threedays.

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