The sun., 1861-09-04
GREAT 4
EXPECTATIONS.
ny CHARLES DICKENS.

never had any reason 20 doubt the exact |
truth Of what he thus told me. The officer who
stcercd the galley gave the same account Of their
going overheard.
When | asked this officers permission to
change the prisoners wet clothes by purchasing
any spare garments could get at the public
house, he gave II readily, merely observing
that he must take charge Of every thing his
prsoner had about him. Sc the pocket-book
which had once been in my hand, passed into
the officers. lie further gave me leave 10 &C.
company the prisoner TO London, but declined
10 accord that grace 10 my two friends.
The Jack a. the Ship was instructed where
the drowned man had gone down, and under
took 20 search for the body IN the places where
II was likcllest to come ashore. III. interest IN
its recovery seemed to me to bo mu u hcishtcn
ed when hc heard that 1t had stacking. on.--
Probably, it took about dozen drowned men to
fit him out completely; and tha' may have been
the reason why the different articles Of his dress
were in various stages 1f decay.
We remained at the puolic house until the
tide turned, and then Maswitch was carried
down to the galley and put on board. Herbert
and Startop were 10 get to London by lam as
soon as they could. We had a dolciul parting,
and when took my place by Mtgwitch's .idc
felt that that was my place hencciorth while hc
lived.
For now my repugnancc TO him had all melt
ed away and in the hunted. wounded, sh iekled
man who hal meant to bc my bcnciactOr, an |
who had felt atlcctionatoly, gratefully and gen
crously toward me with great cunstancy thr mg.
series Of years. only saw IN him much
better man than had c,n to joe
Ills breathing became moic difficult and
painful ia, nigh. drew on aud Of,cn he
could not reprcs' groap. | tried to re't him
on the arm ] could use, in ANY easy pOaltiOn
hut II was dreadful /, think that could not he
sorry at heart l,r DIS being badly hurt, since
il was unqucstiuuhly hc-' that a. should die!
That thcr, wrrr .till living people enough who
were able nnd willing to identify him, could
not doult That lac would bi lcniontly treated,
could not hops. lie VIII had been pres 'nicd
in the worst Light AZ hi, iri u, who had since
broken prison and teen tr'd again. who had
returned tom tr.u-pir'a'iru .alrr a life som
tencc. and who nal .ctsiou'd the death oi the
man who was ~" cav e II ls arrest.
A. we returned towards the 'ctthg sun we
had yc.icidy li. h,hini a. nni a. tl' ,trr'm
OF our hop. scem.I al running BACK, ioIi
him how grirNrl J was {" ihihA lhhl h' had
c,me home Tor ,y Ike
Dear toy he mu'mur'', I'm iulr con.
tent TO take my chance We seen my boy anu
he can lc Hrhll man without m.
No; had thou sht about that while We hil
been there side bv side. NJ; aplii from any M
clinatious oi my own. unicr'l'nd Mtmm'vk y ;
hin, now. iurcsaw that, hsing convicted, =
possessions would We lonricd To ihc 'loMn
lODhtf H'lff h'hl N'lNs raw i've -"
as gentleman should not he hnowcd to belong
TO me now. Only come TO sec me, ms IT YOU come
by chance Slongcr Wcmmick. ~ where r'n
see you when am sworc To, for the last o many
times, and don't ash no more.
~ viii never stir from your side, said !,
when am suiirrcl to lie near YOU. Pleas
G~d, will lr 4, true TO YOU, as YOU have Ice
10 me.
| lclt hs hand trcmble ms II licld mine, anu lie
turned his face away "a, he lay in the bottom oi the
boat, and hcn.d TINT old sounl IN his throat
tthoned now. NE nll the rest q him. IL was
good ihing that ne nad ,"n'he 'hS poln,' i"r IL
ut into my mini what might not otherwise
have thought OF un,il too late; that h"n'cd new
.r know how his hopes OF enrlchlhs me had per-
lshed. -
Cbhrrhh WI
lie was taken TO the Policr Court next dav, and
would have been Immediately committed iortrinl,
but that II was necessary To send down Tor an old
officer OF the prison-shp from which hc hal once
escaped to speak 10 his identity. Nobody doubt
ed IT; but Compcyson, who had meant To dcp1sc
TO IL, was tumbling ON the tides, dead, and it
happened that there was not at that time prison
officer In London who could give the required
evidence. had gone direct to Mr.. Jaggcrs at
his private house, on my arrival overnight to re-
tain his assistance, and Mr.. Jaggcrs ON III" prs-
Onor's behalf would admit nothing. II was the
sole resource, for he told me that the case must
be over In five minutes when the witness was
theic, anu that M power on udfth could prevent
It's going against Us.
mpart51 To Mr.. Jaggers my design oi keep
ing MN In ignorance ol the late Of his wealth.
MIR. Jaggors was qucnilous and angry with me
for having "ct il Slip through my fingers, and
said We mu-t mcmoriali2c hv v-and-hy, and try at
all events for some Of Il. But he did not CONGO i
from me that although there might be many
cases In which the forfeiture WOull not he cNlc.-
cd, there were no g Ttumstnncrs in this case to
make IL one of them. I mdorStood that ve v
well / was not related 10 the outlaw. or 90 :
nected with him by nny RECOGNIZABLE tie. he had
put his hand to no writing or settlement in my
favor before his apprehension. and 10 do so now
would be- idle. hal no claim. and finally te.
solved and eyer nft.i,ynrd abided bv the rcsnlu-
tion. that my heart sbould never be- sckcned
with the homeless task of att,mptin, 10 establish
one,
There appeared Ia bo reason for supposing that
The drowned niouncr had hopcd ir a reward out
of this forfeiture and had Obtained some accurate
hnowledge of Mnpwitch'sa affairs. When hisbolv
was found many miles from the .ccnc ol his death
and NO horribly disR,urcd that lac was ONLY rec
ognizable by the contents of his pockets. notes
yere still Ieghe folded i'm a case he carried
Among these were the name of a hlpkin ,-hou,e
In New South Wales ,vh.r, A SIM, of mnnrvN,,s
and the desi,nation of certain lnns of rnn,iIcn,.
Die value.
Both these heads of inflammation were i'm a list
that Mapwitch. while in nrison ,,n,r to MIR
Jaggers of tLr nosscs.ion. hc yiinpnscI .b,rlj
inherit mi. i',nor,uc ,ror Eilnv, a, I,,f
served him; he never mi.trustrd but that nv
inheritance wa. quite saf. with Nj Jl,,.rs