As in previous chapters, when David Copperfield falls in love, well, he really falls in love. For example:I had loved her every minute, day, and night, since I first saw her. I loved her at that minute to distraction. I should always love her, every minute to distraction. Lovers had loved before, and lovers would love again, but no lover had ever loved, might, could, would, or should ever love, as I loved Dora.So take that, lovers of the world! Your love is nothing, compared to that of David Copperfield. If he had lived in the 1980s rather than the 1880s, Dickens could have written some excellent power ballads.
Other things do happen in this section, including some intrigue with L'il Emily and Steerforth, but for me it is the chapter in which Copperfield gets engaged that is the most memorable. As they say in sports, Dickens really leaves it all on the page in this chapter.
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