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The Emigrants

           IknowthelatentpowerofMr.Micawber.AndthereforeIconsideritvitallyimportantthatMr.Micawbershouldfeelhisposition.’

           ‘Mylove,’heobserved,‘perhapsyouwillallowmetoremarkthatitisbarelypossiblethatIDOfeelmypositionatthepresentmoment.’

           ‘Ithinknot,Micawber,’sherejoined.‘Notfully.MydearMr.Copperfield,Mr.Micawber’sisnotacommoncase.Mr.Micawberisgoingtoadistantcountryexpresslyinorderthathemaybefullyunderstoodandappreciatedforthefirsttime.IwishMr.Micawbertotakehisstanduponthatvessel’sprow,andfirmlysay,“ThiscountryIamcometoconquer!Haveyouhonours?Haveyouriches?Haveyoupostsofprofitablepecuniaryemolument?Letthembebroughtforward.Theyaremine!”’

           Mr.Micawber,glancingatusall,seemedtothinktherewasagooddealinthisidea.

           ‘IwishMr.Micawber,ifImakemyselfunderstood,’saidMrs.Micawber,inherargumentativetone,‘tobetheCaesarofhisownfortunes.That,mydearMr.Copperfield,appearstometobehistrueposition.Fromthefirstmomentofthisvoyage,IwishMr.Micawbertostanduponthatvessel’sprowandsay,“Enoughofdelay:enoughofdisappointment:enoughoflimitedmeans.Thatwasintheoldcountry.Thisisthenew.Produceyourreparation.Bringitforward!”’

           Mr.Micawberfoldedhisarmsinaresolutemanner,asifhewerethenstationedonthefigure-head.

           ‘Anddoingthat,’saidMrs.

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