The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-08-10
GREAT
EXPECTATIONS.
GREAT
By CHARLES DICKENS

~. oocssion. aiso turned mp. She was . cou-
rfs-sn indtgsstivs SINGLE voms1 Who called
hsf rigsdiiy religion, add her liver love. These
people hated mo with the hatred Of C up dity and
aisappotntmsnt. A, matter u colrs. they
hwnsd upon mo In ny prosperity vi h the has
est msannses. To gard Nc. Pocket, as a sort Of
grown-up infant with no notion OF his IN In.
fsrests they showed he omplac snt fJrbaarance
j bad hsard then expos Ms Pocket they
hsld In oon,smpti but they allowed the 20
de- soul TO have been heavily disa Jpointsd In
LIFE btcause that sbed fall reflected lish; up
on themselves.
Tees wsrs the eurroundlngs amopg which I
psttlsd do IN and aoplsd ny-.lf 70 my sduca-
ii n. soon oontrsctei exponrvs habits, and
began 70 spend an amount a aoney that with
In fow abort months ! should have thousht
almost fabulous; but through good and evil,
stuct 10 ny books. There vas no other merit
In this than nv having sen = snou III to zeal my
de6ciencies. Btween Mr.. Pocket and Herbert
! rot on fast, and with one or the o her always
at my elbow 10 give me the directions wanted
and clear obstrue,iops on, Of my road. ] must
have besu a. great dolt as DfummIs u | had
dcpe less.
had not seen Mr.. wemnic for some weeks
when I thought would vrits him note and
proposs 60 20 home with him on a certain even
ing. He replied that IL would give bin much
pleasure, and that ba would expect me a. the
Office At ELK o'clock. Ihithef wat, aud there
! found him putting The key Of bis safe do IN
his hack a. ihs olotk struck.
"Dd you think Of wa king down TO Wal
worth Z" said he.
.'Certsinly." said I. 'if Won app,ovs.
'Very much" was We tmick reply. 'Yor
have bed my l. gs uodsf the desk a, day, and
should be giat 10 stretch EN-. Now I'd tell you
what have got for supper Mr.. PIP, 1 have
got . stewed steak--whch IL of homo prspira.
ton and . cola roast fowi-vh,ch IL fro n tue
nknA i ts.E Al.
msstr Of the shop was . jury man 10 sime cascs
OF ours the otber day, AID uelet hin dow easy.
renind.d him ~ tpst whom boaght the 70 VI,
and said, Pick us cut x o ons old f,llo n,
because II vs. had chosen 20 keep yo1 In the box
snotber day or tie NO could easily nave done
IT,. He said 70 that, LIST me make you pres
emit OF the best fowl In ihs shop 1T hin, Of
course. Asfsr as Il goes, 1t property AMI ,rt-
abba. You don't object u an aged pIreat, l
hOSr Iii. ,,.,.,.
fowl until he sdded. 'B.csuse have 20, an
aged p.ront at my place." l then said waAt
politoness required.
he pursued AZ we walked along.
'Hot yet"
---.i4rt SsaSpaso this afternoon, VII N be heard
you were coming TO $50 me. I ex psct you'll
have an invitation tomorrow. Hs's going {,
AK your pals, too. Three OF 'em, aIn't thef.2'
Although was not In tho habit OF countin,
Dtammls as one Of my intimss associates,
said. 'TYes."
"Wsll, he's going to ask tia whole gapas-
hardly felt compli n.nt,d by the word-''anC
Whatsysr be gives Jon, he'll give you good
Ont look foi wsrd 10 variety, but you'll hav,
sxceiisucs. And there's anoiher sum thing IN
his house" proceeded Won nick sfer a mo
msnt,s pause, ss II The .maik bestowed on tia
houseksspsr was understood, The nsyer l.t's 4
door OF window be fastened 81 nisht,"
.'Is he nsvsr robbery
'Tnats Il" returned wsmmick. .He saws,
and gives II out iblicly, i want 10 see The
= man who'll rob me- L1rd bliss you, I have
heard him hundred timss n have hard him
once, cay 70 regular crAeksmsn In our 'front.' Of.
ice you know whore live; now no bolt II
ever drawn there; why don't you do stroks 4,
businsss with msl Come, can't tempt your
Not man Of ON, sir, would be bold enough Il
try II on for love or money"
Thsy dread him 90 much, taid 7.
'Drssd himi" sa,d wsnmisk. "Ahl BE-
nsvs you, they dread him. Not but what hel
artful. wen In his defiance Of EN-. No slyer
sir. Britannia meta, every spoon"
$50 they wouldn't have much, ;" observed
s'syen II they-"
"Ahl buthe would have much" said wsm-
mick, oatting mo short and they kaoy A.
He'd have their lives, and the lives OF scores Of
'em. Hs'd have al he could got. And It's
impocsibis 70 say What he couldn't get, II he
gave his miad 20 it,
was f.lllng into meditation on nv guard
ian's greatness, whom Wsmm OK remarked.
.As 20 tbs absence Of plato that's only his
natural depth. a rivers rs natural depth, and
has his natural depth, Look at his wGtcl-
chain. That's resi- snou H."
IT'S very massive. said L
Massive, repeated wsmmick. 81 think 90.
Aud bis watch l. a goid repeater, and worth =
hundred pound, II its worth q penny. Mr. Pip.
There sre about ave hundred Oh ewes in this
town who know al about that ~Ach there's
not man, . woman. or q chill among EN- who
Wouldn't ident fy tae sm .lest link in thai chain
aud drop II as II 1t was RID hot Al inveiglsd into
touching it."
Al first with such diseourse aud afservard
with conversation Uf more general nature, lid
Dir. Wenm,ck and b,guilo toe time and the
road uniil he gave me to uRders,aad that We
had arrived In the district Of Walworih.
II Appsnei TO he q eel sc.ion OF back lauss
ditehee, and little gardena, aud 10 present tbs
aspect Of mighty duh retirement. Wemm'ck's
house was a lit 10 wooden cottage in this midst
Of plots Of garden, and the top " II was cut
cut and painted like a battery moan Cd with
guns.
"My own doing" 'Aii w,mmick. "Looka
petty don't III"
highly commended II. think II was the
smallest house ever SAY; win the queeresl
Golhle WindoSs (ny Far the greater part Of hem
tham) and q ythic DIOR, nmOs. too small to
get In at.
'Tbsr's a rcJ flag STAFF gu se,n said Wsm.
mick, "And ON Sundays l run up a real flag.
Then look here. After | have eros .el this
bridge, hoist II uI-so and cut Uf the com
mubiea' iOD."
The bridge was plank and it c ols,d caasm
about four feet wide and ,wo dep But II vas
very PLEASANT 10 zee the PRIDE 18th which he
bolste1 IL up ard made il fast; smiling US he
did &C with relish, and not merely mechanic
N'Eij. ,,,. ,,.,o., 49,. .,..,, Ct,
time" said wtmmiok the qua hrys Tier,
he 10, you $50; and when on hear hun 80,
think you'll say hes a S niger"
The piece Of ordinances f.rrsd to was mount
Cd IN separate fortress lightly constructed o.
lGttics-W0fk. IL was protected n IN the wealth.
sr by an Ingenious little p.ulin contrivAnce
In ths nature Of an umbrella
"rhon at the back said Wemmick, tout Of
sight, 30 as not to imp,de the ide. Of fordica-
tions-for its princip tn me. If You have
an idea. carry IL olt and keip it up. don't
know WHISTLER ,ha.'s yur opiuion-"
sald, decidedly.
''At the back, there's pig and there are
fowl and rabbits thsn | knock tcgeth-r my
own little farm, you see. aud grow cucumbars;
and you'll judge at supper wins sort OF a salad
car raise. So. sir, 4" said Wemmick, smiling
again, but rather seriously too, Il If you csn
suppose the II tile place bes eyed, IL would h Nd
cut devil Of tins In point Of provisions"
Then he conducted ms to q boWsr about q
doz IN yaris of but which was approached ~
such Ingenious twists OF path that itt0ok quit'
long tins 10 got At; ana In this retreat ouI
glasses were already so, forth Our lnch Wal
cooling In an CrnAm, ntL lake, on whose mar
gin the DO ser was RAISED. rhi. piece 4 watsl
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