The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-08-17
GREAT
EXPECTATIONS,
ny CHARLES DICKENS

a. nms In Der d,sire 20 be o atr m pnlhly
sstsbIlshsd. you might suppose bsf TO have
o~s-.d her short existence In the pr Stuh con-
t~npIstisn Of domsstis blie.. Littls Atick, Ia
a fre,k, hes already mad. arrangements Tor his
uniou With q gu tsble young person at Kew.
And ipdssl. I think We are all snssgc except
the baby"
'Thss you sr,i"
assured him Of nv k.sp'ng the ssers, and
becrpd 70 b, favored With further particulars
Re had spoken 90 ssnsbly and 'sslingly OF my
vssknsts, that l wanted 10 know somethins
sbout his strength.
Nay I AK the name ~ said.
''Nsras Of Clam, said y erbnt-
sLsvs II Londob7'
yea Psrhsps ought 10 mention" sAid
Hsrbsrt who had become curiously crsIt-fAllsn
and us,k inos We entered on the interesting
thsns shat she 10 ra'hsr below nav mother's
nonssnsiesi faulty notions Der fAhsr had N
DO With ths victualins o. 'a's'ng'r ships. l
think he vas speoias Of purs.r,"
'Whst 70 he nov Z" SAD |.
"H.s an invalid now. repli.d Herbert
"LAvin On-1"
'On IN. hrst floor said Herbert. Which
WIS not at all VIA I meant, fof had attended
my qussti6n t,app'y 70 his means. 81 have
nsvsr rem him, for he ba, ais Us kept his 10 IN
oysrhosd tince | have kno an Cara. But I
have beard him constantly. liz makes ire nsn
dous rovs--roais and peSs at the floor with
sors ifighfal instru nsnt - In looking at ne
and thnn i..ehng nearby dM per ior thsttme
recovered bis usual lively manner.
'Dont yov expect 70 %. nin' said l.
aOh. yea, I constantly exp ct 70 see him." re-
turnsd Herbert, 'b,causo l nsvsr boar him
without expecting him 70 CONS tu nbliux
through the ealing. Bat I don's k1os how
long ths rtftsrs may hold"
whsn be had once NOR. laughed heartily he
became MEEK again, and told ne that tn. mo
- hssrsa 70 a Al uras HI s.
tsn1on 70 marry this young ldy. he added
as I. ted svidsnt PROPOSE 'ngondsring Nv
spirits But you cant marry, you know, waile
yoa'rs looking Abost you.
CHAPrEh X&AL
Hsrbsrt and wspt on from bad TO worse, In
thu way of in srsssing our debts looking In o
oar Affairs, Issving margins and tbs like oxen
plary transactions; and IIms wea, on. whethsr
or no. - be has way o. doing; and csno OF
sge-a fpi6lm-nt of H,rb,rts prsdio ion that
shouId do 60, before hnsv wh,rs l wa.
Hsfbs't hims IL had CON. % AZ. eight months
before me. A. be had notping else but his ina.
jority 20 come into. th- event old not make a
profound ssnution In i upard's Inn. Bit vs
had looked forward TO mg 90 audi vsnti-th
birthday With q crowd Of spsculations ant an
ticips,io1s, fer We had b 9TH coal cred that m,
guaidAn eoult hardly help sAJiDg something
dsdnits on that o,cs'oo.
had taken care to have Il well un ierstood Il
Little Bdtsin when my 5irthdsv -a-. On III
day before Il, i received al iii siai motto ffon
Wsmmick, informing me that Mr.. jaeger
would be glad wouli call upon hin At nv
In the Aftsrnoou Of tbs ansp,citu5 Jay. TIL
convinced Us that tomsthing gr.a, sas TO hap
psn, AID threw me into an n,usas flu ter whoI
repaired 70 my guardians Office model o
punctuafty.
In the cutter Office, Wernm'ck offered me III
- ,vngrstuladons and Incidentally rubbcd til
aide 81 his noe, with q foltsi kisoe Of tissue Pc
per that lik'd ,hs 10 Of. Bat hs said non
Ing respecting II and mo.icped mo with q no,
into my guaroian's room IL wac Noyem VI
and my guardian was standing b~fors bis FIR
leaning bis back against the chimney. pisoc
with bis hands under his ons'-tail'.
well, Pip said he II mus call you MT
Pip today. Congratulations Mr.. Pip
v. shook hsuds-h, was AiwAy. q remarks-
bly, thort thsker--and ] 'hintsi him.
Tkks chair, Mr. Pip" said my guardian.
A sat down, and he preserved hts sttituas
and ssnt his brows at his boots, l felt at dis
advantage, which reminded mo Of that old tine
when had bean put up1D a tomb-stons. The
two ghsstly casts on the saok ware not far from
him, end their oxpressi N was as II they were
msking stupid a Ilsptic attempt to Att,ndtO
tho oonvsrsation.
snow. my young fisni," my guardisn be-
gan' a II l were witness in the box, 81 am
going to have word or two with you"
n you plsss, sir"
whist do you supp1s1' said MIR. Jagge-s,
bsnditg forward TO look at III, ground and tn 30
throwing his head back to LEX AZ tha ceiling =
sWhat DO you suIpo.e you are living al the
rae OFT
AT the rate OF, sirp"
Az rspsated MI. Jags,r'' stu 10 'ting AZ
the ceiling. the rate OFF Q nd then looked
al round tbs ROOM. sni paused Sith hi, po-k.t-
hsndk9coi,f In bis hand BALI way TO his moss.
had looked into nv AFFAIRS 50 often that I
had Thoroughly Destroyed any slight notion
might EYER have had OF ter oe'ringt R'lue
family, ! confessed myself qli'e unable to an
svsr tbs question. Thisr.p sesmsi ag'ssa-
bic 70 Mr.. Jaggsrs, who sad, Il thought So"
and blow his nose With an Lr OF SATISFACTION.
NOV I have asked you question, my
friend" said DIR. Jaggate. "Hay, you any
thing to'1k me?'
s0f eopres II would DO a great relief to me to
SAX you fsvtral questions, ST.; cut RENE Absr
your sOlibiIon;
4. my 5sasIactor 10 90 made known to m,
i.Eo. Ask smother"
~. ,h.. oon6d.nca IN h. imnart0d n M,
-, A>' 0'N"Ns"'' " '''f WV ~ wv
.W.iys that . m uncut " said Mr.. Jarrors
and ask anoths."
ioII,r Shor, m. Inn. thar, 3, n.s,sd N h.
No. w nos.;hi. .scs,a ,rom ,bs iooui,y
aTsys ~snTtbing 10 r,ea va s,,2n On th !,
M Jsgg,rS ts;d ,,inm ,h.ntIv, az though
We ,bouiS eors 10 ri, ana On Id L, Wsmmic,
10 Give him ths, mace Of n,v.r. Wemmiel
aotssrej' hsnd.d Il in an, ai.anne.rsd.
tNow' MIR pio :" aid Mr. Jayg.rs. "sttent
If ven pIeas, You have L. an dSawIng prstt,
freely hire ycur nam. oCcus pretty often Il
Wsu,nioka cs,h hoax, INT ytu are In debt O