"I suppose you are quite a great lawyer?" I said, after looking at him for some time.
"Me, Master Copperfield?" said Uriah. "Oh, no! I'm a very umble person."
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"I am well aware that I am the umblest person going," said Uriah Heep modestly, "let the other be where he may. My mother is likewise a very umble person. We live in an umble abode, Master Copperfield, but have much to be thankful for. My father's former calling was umble; he was a sexton."

In Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield," Uriah Heep's repeated insistence on his humility serves as a cunning facade to mask his true ambitions. By presenting himself as "a very umble person," Heep manipulates those around him, aiming to gain their trust and lower their defenses. His ostentatious modesty, emphasized through his deliberate mispronunciation of "humble," is a strategic performance designed to obscure his underlying cunning and deceit. This self-deprecating act is a tool he uses to advance his own interests while appearing non-threatening. By highlighting his impoverished background and humble origins, Heep plays on societal expectations, subtly leveraging them to climb the social and professional ladder. This quote reveals his duplicitous nature, offering insight into Dickens' critique of false humility and the dangers of superficial assessments of character.