David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Chapter 51 Page 16

it. But, fear of not being forgiv, fear of being pinted at, fear of some of us being dead along of her, fear of many things, turned her from it, kiender by force, upon the road: “Uncle, uncle,” she says to me, “the fear of not being worthy to do what my torn and bleeding breast so longed to do, was the most fright’ning fear of all!

I turned back, when my ‘art was full of prayers that I might crawl to the old door-step, in the night, kiss it, lay my wicked face upon it, and theer be found dead in the morning.”

‘She come,’ said Mr. Peggotty, dropping his voice to an awe-stricken whisper, ‘to London. She — as had never seen it in her life — alone — without a penny — young — so pretty — come to London. A’most