The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-08-14
GREAT
EXPECTATIONS.
BY CHARLES DICKENS


How can II" / interpoeed, AZ Hstbei
paussd. think Of him Look at him I"
An involuntary shutdsr passsd otsr both
rYaIsu afraid th. sr..dfal truth Il
Hsrb>rt. that he IL st,schsd 10 me, strong
" attached 10 me. Was there ever snca
N pcor dear Hssd.L" H.rsst repeated.
'"fbsn, said l, AFTER all stopping shat
bore never taking smother penny from him,
fhink what owe him already Thu again /:
j an heavily In deb,-vsy heavily for me,
vho have nov no eHp ctttions at sll-aud
hay. bean bred TO no calling, and | am ct for
swell, we'll, v.lllr Herbert rsmons.rst.d.
"Dcn't ssy at for nothing"
aWnst am l a. for7 / know only one
thing that ! am AZ for, and that is To 70
foe a soldier. AID / might have gone,
my dear BerStrf. Int for the prospsst OF
t,iing .cOuns with your friendship 'nd sf-
OF course broke 10 N there, and Of courss
Hefb,rt, b.yopd ssizing a warm grip OF my
land, pi stsndsd not 70 know IL
ANY hrv. ny tsa' H.ndel." said he pre-
tsntly, -soldicrirg vont do. IL you wore 10
renoanos this patronage aud thee favors, I
suppess yru would do 90 with some faint hope
u ens day repayiog that you bsvs slrosdy
soldering Besides its absurd. Ycu would
be Infinitely bette in Clarriker's house. ANAL
.tk. am WORKING up toward Pntnsr-
shiR ysu koo-,"
fcOr ielOs he little su,pectoi with Whole
noney.
'Bui tto-c 70 sno Der ques ion," said Her
bort. 'Ttis Ia an igt o ant deter sed man.
who has lopg had cto nxed icea. More than
ths., to sesns % me q may mtsjudge hi NJ 10
be . msu of desperate md Cor o character"
ibDo~ he Ia retained. La me tel
you What eviden ! have tsou Of IT," Aud I
70 d him voat b ID not ~ on i1rcd In ny mar
rstivej oi TIA &C inter with the othof con
Wet.
See, the7 I" ial HobsH; 'fhIrk OF this
He CONES tee At 10 per / OF hislife TO- tho 10
ahSatkp Of biz dNei 'dai. Ia the non ont Of
TeatIafpo, RfIer AL b . tod and waiting. YOU
cut ito g'sun, r. N sndor his fec, derroy mis-
idea, "a. m Ike biz gins wirthlsss to him
the di.pp tuen' 2"
hsvstsen II, d.rosr,, and dreamed Of Il
sysr Gbos too fatal ntht q his arrival.
hothng has bssn IN my Thoughts SO dis-
sneuy a hs puiti'g b MELT In the way Of
nfh.n you may r,Iy upon H." said Hilbert.
int thsre would be great ,ngar OF hts doing
Il. That Is his po ser ov,r you as long a, hs
rsmstns In kngisnd, snd that would be his
sscklsss c9urss II you forponk him."
L was 30 sruct tyts horror Of this idea
rhieh tai ssiShed UPON m, fto N tbs Arst, aud
be work ng oct q which womb make m rsg,rd
byssif, In some sort, % his murderer, that I
oald u rest Ia my cbai- but begas pacing 70
nd fro l said 70 Herbert, mean willis, that
Ven Provts were recognized aud taken In
spite 81 himself hhould ba wrstehsd o. ths
enusN however innocsn'ly. Yes, even thou gh
was 20 wrstohsd In having him a. large and
near me, and evan though | would fer, TAI
rathsr have worked a. the forge all Oh,
days Of my Life than l would have ever con
70 this
Bat thsrs was no stsving OF tho question.
What was TO be done
The fret and III, min thing to b, doa..
,sta Habrt, "is 10 got him GU, Of England.
may be induced 10 20"
Bst sst him ghsis viii, coAld prsvsn.
h's coming baeki"
"My good Handel, h Il not obvious that,
with Nsvgsts In ths next street, thns must b,
tar greater hazard In your breaking your mind
whsss2 IL prstsxt 60 gt bin away could 81
made out OF that other convict, or out OF any
thing dss in his III, now"
"Thsrs, sgsin |" said I, stopping bsfors Her
bert, with my opsn hands held out a. II thsy
contained the desperation OF the oSs III know
nothing Of bis life. II has slmost mads nj
mad 10 st here Of o nigh, and see him bsfJr
me-, % bound up with ny fottunss and misfor
tuna, and yet 20 unkno IN to me, except rs th,
nisstsas wretch who terridsd mo two days IL
my ohiidho1di"
Hsrbsrt got up. and linked bis arm 10 min.
and We tloWly walked 70 and fro tog sthsr, stu
dying the carpst.
Handel" said Hsrb.r,, s,op ,isg. nyou f.,
convinced that y,u can take no further benefit
iron HIN, do your"
.falg. Surely you would, too hyOu wsr.
In my Llsct2"
.Aad y,g feel convinced that You must brsai
with him 2"
''Hsrbrt oaa you ask mar"
And you have and are uni 20 have, thu
tsndsrnsss for the hfs b, ha, Aksd on your &C
cuat, that you mus, savs him, IL possi Ole from
throwing Il away. Teen You must get hia
out OF England before you sir hugsr 10 ex
trieste yourself That done, extricste your.
al IN heavens nsm;, and we'll SEQ IL out to
II wN Q comfort 70 shake hsrds UPON IL,
and walk up and dowA again. with only that
dens.
sHow. Herbert, said I. with r,s. renee 70
gaining sens kpowlscgs OF his hi.terJ. There
n 4 s.s s e.. x.s that kn'"O' must ask HIN
"Ysa. Ak him" raid Herbert. "whes ws
sit ~ breakfast 10 the morning" For be had
said, on taking leave OF Herb srt, that he would
oo1s 70 breakfast with us.
With this project formed, We went to bed.
had the wi'd,s. dreams concerning him, aud
woke unrsfrest cd; woke, too, TO recover thu
fear which had lost In the n gat OF his b,ing
ssund out % . returned transport. Waking.
never lcst that fear.
He cana round at the sppdntsd time. tool
out bis Jack kpifs. and sat do n TO his meal
He wss full Of pl,ns flor his gar Items an 4
coming out strong, and like q gentleman, ;" and
urged me TO begin speedily Jpn the Fosk 81
book, which he had left In my possession. He
considered the chambers and bis cwn lodging
a. ten PpraIy residences, and advised me 70
lock out at once for "a fashions 10 cIib." 10
Whloh he could have ~ shsks do Wn, " near
Hyde Park. Wen be had n ado an end Of his
breakfast, and was wiping his bn''e on his lex,
ssid 70 him, without word Of preface;
"Attsr yea we're gone last night told my
you engaged In on tbs marshes when We came
mp Y,u rsrembsr 2"
''RsmsnrhsF T. said he. al think % |"
We wan. 70 know tomsthloR about thai
mAn--moFe about you. II u strange TO know
no more about either, and particularly you
than was able TO tel last night. IL not thll
~ good . time ~ on 'ther for our knowing
more 2"
ssWsIi I" be said. I:sr consideration. Your,
on your oath, you know. Plp1 comrAes ?"
'Assursdly," replied Hsr5,rf.
''As 70 anything / say, you know,'' he in
sisted. "fhs oath applies 20 all.
ST understand II TO do so."
'AnA look'ss here WhItsvsr / done Il
WoIksd cut ard paid for" he Insisted Sgain.
$50 bsii
He took cut his Iiaek p'ps ard was going tc
hil Il with negro head, when, looking at th,
tansis Of tobacco in his hand, he tesm,d x
think Il 1i GIT Pc p'sx tss thread Of his nSr,
rativs. He put Il back SgA,n, suek his pip
In button hole Of bis coat, tp'ead . hand OF
Zach klaa and aftSr tnmi ~ an angry eve o.