Peggotty must have sent me a birthday present

Peggotty must have sent me a birthday present Life went on as normal for me at school，until my birthday two months later in whatever 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 present，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. ‘David， my child, ’ she said kindly, holding my hand, ‘we all have to accept that our loved ones can die at any moment.’ I looked at her， trying to understand what she meant.

‘I'm sorry to tell you，’she continued, ‘that your mother is dangerously whatever ill.’ There was a mist in front of my eyes， and suddenly burning tears ran down my face. I knew the truth.