Chapter 5

Life went on as normal for me at school, until my birthday two month later in March.  I remember that day very well.  It was cold, icy weather, and we boys had to blow on our fingers and rub our hands to keep warm in the freezing classrooms.  When a message came for me to go and see Mr Creakle, I thought that  Peggotty must have sent me a birthday persent, and so I hurried gladly along to his room.  But there I realized something unusual had happened, because it was Mr Creakle’s wife who was waiting to speak to me.

After my mother’s funeral, I began to wonder what  would happen to me.  The Murdstones did not even seem to notice that I was in the house.  They had told Peggotty to leave, as they did not want her as their servant any more, so Peggotty was going  to her brother’s in Yarmouth, until the decided what work to do next.  She suggested taking me with her for a holiday, and to my surprise the Mudstones agreed.