Chapter five David meets old friends again
I decided to go to London first，to stay at a hotel for a few nights，and e all the sights of that great city．I knew it would be very different from the last time I was in London，when I was working at the warehou．Now I was adult，and educated，and had money．
The hotel I cho was called the Golden Cross，and becau I looked so young，I was given a very small，dark room in the roof．But I did not feel confident enough to complain．
That evening I was returning from the theatre when I recognized someone going into the hotel．I could not prevent my lf from saying at once，‘Steerforth！Do you remember me？’
He stared at me for a moment．Then he cried，‘Good heavens！It's little Copperfield！’
I was so delighted to e him that I held both his hands，saying，‘My dear Steerforth，yo
u have no idea how plead I am to e you again！’I remembered how much I had admired him，and all my love for him came back．I had to brush away the tears from my eyes．
‘Don't cry，Copperfield，old boy！’he said kindly．‘I'm glad to e you too．What are you doing here？’泥螺怎么吃
‘I've just finished school，and my aunt has nt me to Lon don to look around before deciding on a profession．What about you，Steerforth？’
为期不远 ‘Well，I'm studying at Oxford University，but nothing ex citing ever happens there！That's why I'm in London for a few days．But it's boring here too，isn't it？’
‘In London？’I asked，surprid．‘I think it's wonderful！There's so much to do and e！I've just been to the theatre—the actors were excellent and—’
‘David，David！’laughed Steerforth．‘It does me good to e your fresh，innocent face，so full of excitement！Now，let me e，which room are staying in？’
‘Number 44．It's rather high up，’I confesd，blushing．
‘They've put you in number 44？I'll soon change that．’And when Steerforth complained to the manager，I was imme diately given a large，airy，comfortable room on the first floor，next to his．That night as I fell asleep I thought happily of the next few days，which Steerforth and I were planning to spend together．
A week pasd very quickly，with visits to the theatre，the muums and the zoo．We went sighteing，riding，swimming and boating．Steerforth was the perfect companion to have，and I admired him even more than before．In fact，I loved him with all my heart．
One day I said to him，‘You know，Steerforth，I really must go and visit my mother's old rvant， Peggotty．She was very good to me when I was a child．’
‘Yes，David，I remember you told me．She lives in Yarmouth now， doesn't she？Why don't we go there together？’
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‘Oh yes，Steerforth！You'd enjoy meeting her brothef，and all the family！They're very kind，good people．’
‘Even if they are only working people，’said Steerforth．I looked quickly at him to e what he meant，but he was smiling at me，so I knew he was joking，and I smiled too．一吻定情韩版
We travelled to Yarmouth by coach，and when we arrived，Steerforth stayed at the hotel while I went to Barkis's hou to find Peggotty．When I knocked at the door，Peggotty opened it，and did not recognize me for a moment．I had continued to write to her regularly，but we had not en each other for ven years，and I was no longer the small boy she remembered．But when she realized I was her Master David，she sobbed and sobbed with delight，holding me in her arms as she had always done．Soon she was calmer，and we talked about the events of the last few years．I heard that she was very happy with Mr Barkis，who；however，was ill in bed at the time．She was so plead to e me that she insisted I should sleep at her hou during my stay in Yarmouth，in the little bedroom she had al ways kept for me．问汝平生功业
The next day I took Steerforth with me to visit Daniel Peg gotty．It was a dark and windy winter evening．As we came clor to the old boat，we heard happy voices and laughter in side．I opened the door，and suddenly I was surrounded by Daniel，Ham and Emily，all looking very surprid．
‘Look！It's Master David！Look how he's grown！’
And for a moment we were all shaking hands and talking and laughing at the same time．I did not forget to introduce Steerforth．They welcomed him warmly as my best friend．
直发膏的使用方法 ‘Well！’cried Daniel Peggotty，his large face red and shin ing with delight．‘It's wonderful，Master David，that you two gentlemen have come here tonight of all nights！The best night of my life！Becau tonight，gentlemen，my little Emily—’and he took Emily's small white hand in his rough red one and placed it on his heart—‘has agreed to become Ham's wife！’
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‘I congratulate you with all my heart，’said Steerforth politely to Ham，without taking his eyes off Emily，who was blushing prettily．
‘Master David knows how I love this girl，’continued old Daniel，‘and my dearest wish was for her to have a good husband to take care of her． And there's no one I trust more than Ham！He's only a rough sailor like me，but he's honest，and sincere，and I know she'll come to no harm while he lives！’
Meanwhile，Ham was blushing too．I did not know what to say，unsure whether I still loved Emily and was therefore jealous of Ham，or whether I was glad they were going to be happy together．But steerforth always knew the right thing to say，and with a few well-chon words he made us all feel much more comfortable．
We spent the rest of the evening very pleasantly，telling stories and singing songs，and it was midnight when Steerforth and I left the old boat．
