Martin Chuzzlewit Chapter 33

In which the hopeful settlers find themselves marooned in the grim settlement of Eden, where fever and hardship breed bitter reflection and unexpected lessons in human character. Mark Tapley’s buoyant spirit sustains their flagging courage amidst squalor and despair, while Martin Chuzzlewit confronts the somber truths of selfishness and friendship in a land that broods darkly over their fates.