Calico Illustrated Calssics: David Copperfield

Calico Illustrated Calssics: David Copperfield — page 3
the moment of her birth I will be her friend and her godmother I would like you to name her Betsey Trotwood Copperfield My mother was so awed by Miss Trotwood that she didn’t dare argue the point But she did burst into a fresh storm of tears Well my aunt said Don’t cry anymore You’ll make yourself ill And it won’t be good for you or my goddaughter Her firm instance seemed to do my mother some good for she did stop crying Peggotty carried in the tea things and took one look at my mother before sending word for the doctor Miss Trotwood merely stuffed bits of cotton in her ears and waited by the fire The doctor arrived quickly and saw to my mother As I was still some hours away from arrival he came downstairs to warm by the fire Seeing the cotton in my aunt’s ears he assumed she had an earache and offered some medical advice for curing it 6