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The Emigrants

           Micawber,‘-feelinghispositionamInotrightinsayingthatMr.Micawberwillstrengthen,andnotweaken,hisconnexionwithBritain?Animportantpubliccharacterarisinginthathemisphere,shallIbetoldthatitsinfluencewillnotbefeltathome?CanIbesoweakastoimaginethatMr.Micawber,wieldingtherodoftalentandofpowerinAustralia,willbenothinginEngland?Iambutawoman;butIshouldbeunworthyofmyselfandofmypapa,ifIwereguiltyofsuchabsurdweakness.’

           Mrs.Micawber’sconvictionthatherargumentswereunanswerable,gaveamoralelevationtohertonewhichIthinkIhadneverheardinitbefore.

           ‘Andthereforeitis,’saidMrs.Micawber,‘thatIthemorewish,that,atafutureperiod,wemayliveagainontheparentsoil.Mr.MicawbermaybeIcannotdisguisefrommyselfthattheprobabilityis,Mr.MicawberwillbeapageofHistory;andheoughtthentoberepresentedinthecountrywhichgavehimbirth,anddidNOTgivehimemployment!’

           ‘Mylove,’observedMr.Micawber,‘itisimpossibleformenottobetouchedbyyouraffection.Iamalwayswillingtodefertoyourgoodsense.Whatwillbewillbe.HeavenforbidthatIshouldgrudgemynativecountryanyportionofthewealththatmaybeaccumulatedbyourdescendants!’

           ‘That’swell,’saidmyaunt,noddingtowardsMr.Peggotty,‘andIdrinkmylovetoyouall,andeveryblessingandsuccessattendyou!’

           Mr.

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