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'David had bought an annuity for himself with his money, I know,' said she, by and by. 'What did he do for you?' ¡¡¡¡'Mr. Copperfield,' said my mother, answering with some difficulty, 'was so considerate and good as to secure the reversion of a part of it to me.' ¡¡¡¡'How much?' asked Miss Betsey. ¡¡¡¡'A hundred and five pounds a year,'
said my mother. ¡¡¡¡'He might have done worse,' said my aunt. ¡¡¡¡The word was appropriate to the moment. My mother was so much worse that Peggotty, coming in with the teaboard and candles, and seeing at a glance how ill she was, - as Miss Betsey might have done sooner if there had been light enough, - conveyed her upstairs to her own room with all speed; and immediately dispatched Ham Peggotty, her nephew, who had been for some days past secreted in the house, unknown to my mother, as a special messenger in case of emergency, to fetch the nurse and doctor.

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1897年2月12日，马吉芬用手枪自杀，这个日子正好是两年前丁汝昌自杀的时间，丁汝昌是马吉芬非常尊敬的人，有学者认为马吉芬之所以选择这个日子自杀，是在追随他的战友，按美国海军的传统，棺椁上应覆盖美国国旗。但马吉芬下葬的时候身着的是北洋海军军服，棺椁上覆盖着一面黄龙旗，这面旗曾在黄海海战正悬挂于镇远舰上；

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美国学者如此评价马吉芬：“他非常渴望进入海军，但他的祖国没有给他这样的机会。于是，他把生命献给了另外一面国旗下的人们。” ；

我想我们不应该忘记这个白种人对北洋海军和中国的的忠诚。

另外再补充三个资料:

1、与马吉芬共同参加黄海大战的八位洋员,二死七伤,伤亡率高得惊人,大家还是愿意用看待雇佣兵的眼花看待他们吗?

2、马吉芬在镇远遭围攻时,命令放慢速度,偏向而行,待日旗舰松岛靠近突发巨炮射击,二弹击中,加上定远一炮,松岛要害被三炮击中,顿时死伤惨重失去战力.

3、由于其他原因，镇远后来的战斗其实都是马吉芬在指挥，包括击伤西京丸等三艘日舰，而这场海战是以日军首先撤退我军无力再追的形势下结束的.

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on the little creature's face.Already he was being teased—and by none other than Yoda himself! From the empty corner of the room, Luke heard the gentle, wise voice of BenKenobi responding to Yoda. "He will learn patience," Ben said. "Much anger in him," the dwarfish Jedi teacher persisted. "Like in his father." "We've discussed this before," Kenobi said. Luke could no longer wait. "I can be a Jedi," he interrupted. It meant morethan anything else to him to become a part of the noble band that had championed thecauses of justice and peace. "I'm ready, Ben…Ben…" The youth called to hisinvisible mentor, looking about the room in hopes of finding him. But all he sawwas Yoda sitting across from him at the table. "Ready are you?" the skeptical Yoda asked. "What know you of ready? Ihave trained Jedi for eight hundred years. My own counsel I'll keep on who is to betrained." "Why not me?" Luke asked, insulted by Yoda's insinuation.

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my saying so, which it seems was, because he thought the Boat too small to go so far. I told him then I had a bigger; so the next Day I went to the Place where the first Boat lay which I had made, but which I could not get into Water: He said that was big enough; but then as I had taken no Care of it, and it had lain two or three and twenty Years there, the Sun had split and dry'd it, that it was in a manner rotten. Friday told me such a Boat would do very well, and would carry much enough Vittle, Drink, Bread, that was his Way of Talking.
Upon the whole, I was by this Time so fix'd upon my Design of going over with him to the Continent, that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it. He answer'd not one Word, but look'd very grave and sad: I ask'd him what was the matter with him? He ask'd me again thus; Why, you angry mad with Friday, what me done? I ask'd him what he meant; I told him I was not angry with him at all. No angry! No angry! says he, repeating the Words several Times, Why send Friday home away to my Nation? Why, (says I) Friday, did you not say you wish'd you were there? Yes, yes, says he, wish be both there, no wish Friday there, no Master there. In a Word, he would not think of going there without me; I go there! Friday, (says I) what shall I do there? He turn'd very quick upon me at this: You do great deal much good, says he, you teach wild Mans be good sober tame Mans; you tell them know God, pray and live new Life. Alas! Friday, (says I) thou knowest not what thou sayest, I am but an ignorant Man my self Yes, yes, says he, you teachee me Good, you teachee them Good. No, no, Friday, (says I) you shall go without me, leave me here to live by my self as I did before. He look'd confus'd again at that Word, and running to one of the Hatchets which he used to wear, he takes it up hastily, comes and gives it me, What must I do with this? says I to him. You take, kill Friday; (says he.) What must I kill you for? said I again. He returns very quick, What you send Friday away for? take, kill Friday, no send Friday away. This he spoke so earnestly, that I saw Tears stand in his Eyes: In a Word, I so plainly discover'd the utmost Affection in him to me, and a firm Resolution in him, that I told him then, and often after, that I would never send him away from me, if he was willing to stay with me.