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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The analyses of a text #4

The narrator recalls his adolescence.
He, his great aunt Miss Trotwood and his friends came to Uriah Hip's office to meet Mr. Micawber who is the clerk for local lawyer Uriah Hip, whom he struck in the cheek because of his mean behavior.
Uriah Hip is the partner of Mr. Wickfield, who is very sick now, whose only daughter Agnes is narrator's old friend, whom Uriah Hip has an affection for.
Mr. Micawber just now exposed Uriah Heep's illegal deeds, reading a prepared letter, was estranged from his family for some reason.
Here "him" refers to Uriah Hip.

Chapter 52 I ASSIST AT AN EXPLOSION

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Mr. Micawber, supremely defiant of him and his extended finger, and making a great deal of his chest until he had slunk out at the door, then addressed himself to me, and proffered me the satisfaction of 'witnessing the re-establishment of mutual confidence between himself and Mrs. Micawber'. After which, he invited the company generally to the contemplation of that affecting spectacle.
'The veil that has long been interposed between Mrs. Micawber and myself, is now withdrawn,' said Mr. Micawber; 'and my children and the Author of their Being can once more come in contact on equal terms.'
As we were all very grateful to him, and all desirous to show that we were, as well as the hurry and disorder of our spirits would permit, I dare say we should all have gone, but that it was necessary for Agnes to return to her father, as yet unable to bear more than the dawn of hope; and for someone else to hold Uriah in safe keeping. So, Traddles remained for the latter purpose, to be presently relieved by Mr. Dick; and Mr. Dick, my aunt, and I, went home with Mr. Micawber. As I parted hurriedly from the dear girl to whom I owed so much, and thought from what she had been saved, perhaps, that morning - her better resolution notwithstanding - I felt devoutly thankful for the miseries of my younger days which had brought me to the knowledge of Mr. Micawber.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
1. I'd like to know if "in hurry and disorder" is implied after "were."
2. I'd like to know if "as yet unable to bear more than the dawn of hope" qualifies "Agnes."
3. And I'd like to know "that morning" is the object of "thought."
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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  • The sense here is apparently: "As I parted hurriedly from the dear girl to whom I owed so much, and thought about the awful situation from which she had perhaps been saved that morning, and although everything was now resolved favorably, I nevertheless thought back on the miseries of my younger days, and, curiously, felt thankful for them, since they had enabled me to get to know Mr.
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1. The sense here is: "As we were all very grateful to him, and all desirous to show that we were very grateful to him..."

2. The sense here is apparently: "...it was necessary for Agnes to return to her father, who, being very ill, was as yet unable to bear more than the dawn of hope of things getting better in his life."

3. The sense here is apparently: "As I parted hurri

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