Chapter LIII

Dora becomes very ill and is confined to her bed. At her request, ___________ comes to visit. As Dora realizes that she is dying, she confides to David that she was too young to be married when she was. Jip and Dora _________ at the same time.

Chapter LIV

Mr. Micawber, who thinks the move to _________________ may be exactly what his family needs, wants to be sure that he arranges the finances between him and Miss Betsey professionally. Mrs. Micawber is very concerned that Mr. Micawber should repair her relationship with her family before they leave.

Agnes, Traddles, David, and Miss Betsey meet to discuss the Micawbers’ finances. Traddles has discovered that he can recover all of Miss Betsey’s ______________ as well as Mr. Wickfield’s. Agnes says she will rent out the ______________ and run a _____________ in order to keep herself and her father financially secure.

David, meanwhile, decides he will go _______________. Traddles reports that Uriah has left town with his mother, and no one knows what has become of him. Arrangements are made to provide for the _______________s’ debts and raise enough money to get them to Australia. Furthermore, it is agreed upon that the Micawbers will be introduced to Mr. _______________ so that he can be of help in Australia.

Two days later, Miss Betsey takes David to a hospital and to a funeral. She tells him that her _______________ has died.

Chapter LV

David goes to ________________ to deliver a letter from ______________ to ____________ so that they may know of each other before she goes to Australia.

As David travels, a terrific storm blow and the sea and wind rage. A _________ from ______________ is wrecked off the coast, and David and others go to the beach to watch. The lifeboat has been tried and has failed, and there is no way to help. All the men on board have been ___________ except one, who is hanging onto a mast in his red cap and waving at the shore.

____________ appears out of nowhere and insists on going out into the water with a rope around his waist to try to save the last sailor. After a first failed attempt, ____________ gets all the way out, but a gigantic ____________ sweeps the ship under and kills him. The next morning, David is fetched to the beach, where ______________’s body has rolled in with the morning tide.

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