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David Copperfield

CHAPTER 7
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'Hurt his feelings, and lost him his situation.' 'His feelings ?' repeated Steerforth disdainfully.

'His feelings will soon get the better of it, I'll be bound.

His feelings are not like yours, Miss Traddles.

As to his situation--which was a precious one, wasn't it ?--do you suppose I am not going to write home, and take care that he gets some money?
Polly ?' We thought this intention very noble in Steerforth, whose mother was a widow, and rich, and would do almost anything, it was said, that he asked her.

We were all extremely glad to see Traddles so put down, and exalted Steerforth to the skies: especially when he told us, as he condescended to do, that what he had done had been done expressly for us, and for our cause; and that he had conferred a great boon upon us by unselfishly doing it.


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