Chapter 19

Traddles and I had both received rather strange letters from Mr Micawber, in which he asked us to come to Canterbury, with my aunt.  At this meeting, he said, he would show to all of us the proof of Uriah Heep’s wickedness.  Dora was too ill to come with us, so Traddles, my aunt, Mr Dick and I travelled to Canterbury by coach, spent the night in a hotel there, and arrived punctually at the Wickfield’s house the next morning.  Mr Micawber met us at the door and showed us into Uriah Heep’s office.  Uriah himself seemed rather surprised to see us, but pretended to welcome us as old friends.  Mr Micawber brought Agnes into the room too, and then stood firmly by the door.

Uriah fell back, shocked.  Looking slowly round at us, with a dark, evil expression on his face, he said, ‘I see!  You’ve all arranged this between you!  But I know who to blame for this!  It’s you, Copperfield!  You’re jealous of my new position, aren’t you?  But I know things about all of your father’s business mistakes, Miss Agnes, and I know about your past in the warehouse, Copperfield! So be careful, I warn you all!’