Ko Edward Murdstone <unk> Te hoariri matua o te haurua tuatahi o te pukapuka, ko ia te matua keke o Young David e whiua ana ia mo te taka ki muri i ana akoranga. Ka whakautu a David ma te wero i a Mr Murdstone, ka tukuna ia ki Salem House, te kura motuhake na tana hoa a Mr Creakle. I muri i te matenga o te whaea o David, ka tukuna ia e Mr Murdstone ki te mahi i tana wheketere i Ranana, me horoi ia i nga pounamu waina. Ka puta ia ki te whare o Betsey Trotwood i muri i te rere o David. Ka puta te tohu o te ripeneta a Mr Murdstone i te wa i whakaekehia ai ia e te kuia o Copperfield mo tana maimoatanga ki a Clara me David, engari i te wa e mahi ana a David i te Doctor's Commons, ka tutaki ia ki a Murdstone e tango ana i tetahi raihana marena mo tana wahine taiohi me te whakawhirinaki. Patai: He aha te mahi a Mr Murdstone i te wheketere i mahi ai ia i Ranana?
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