The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-03
GREAT
EXPECTATIONS.
by CHARLES DICKENS.

II had fecltug that We wee Gagged and threatens |
oil. four-oared gall v ovsring about IN 80 I'M |
usual q way as 10 attract this notice. was an ~.
" circumstance that could not get rid Of when |
had induced Provs to go Up 10 bed, | went our
side with my two comp lnions (StartOp by this
time know the state Of the easel and held anoth-
or council. Whether we should remain at the
house until near the steamers time. which would
be about one In the afternoon; or whether We
should put of osIy m the morning, was the
q estion We disc = -. o. the Who'll. We deem
ed u the better to lie whore Wa " ere until
within an hour or two Of the steamers time, md
then to get out in her track AMI drift easily with
the tide. Having settled to do t.is We returned
into the house and went 10 bed.
lay down with the greater p1rt Of my clothes I
and slept fUf a few hour we'll. When IawOkc. |
the wind had rsen and the sign # tho housoOLe |
Ship was cracking and banging about, with nos |
90 that startled me. Rising softly, for my charge |
lay fast asleep, looked out Of the windoS. |
il commanded the catseway where We had haul |
ed up our boat, and, as my eyes adapted them
selves to the light d the cluudcd moiu. | saw
two men looking into her. They pisse by un-
Der the window, looking AT thing ell andd Il |
not 20 down 10 tho lan1ing-placc, wi ! ! could
discern 10 bc empty, hut struck across the ma h
In the direction Of the seI
My frst impulse was - call up Herbert an
show him the two men going away. But -
hecting before got into hi, room, which was IL
the back Of the hoasc, and adJoincd mine, that
he and Sartop had had harder day than t. Al Il
were ft'iguci, forchorc. Going back To- nav
window, ! could still SOC the two men mo ing
over the marsh. In that light however, I son
lost them, aud, feeling. very cold Law down Ia
think Of the matter, and f II asleep again.
We were UP early. A. we walked to anl f..
all iur together, before breakfast | decmcl [
night 20 recount what had seen. Again. on.
charge was the least anxious ii the parry. IL
wa very likely hat the men cllnscd to the
Custom house. lac sail, quietly, and that they
had no thought If us. tried to persuade nv
B'lf that II was sO u.s. ind l. Il nj III cnsil, lsB
However,, proposed that he and I should walls
away together to q distant point We could SCI,
and that the boat should take "a, nhpirl there, or
a. near there rs might prove lcuiblc, at about
noon. THE being considered good prccaution,
soon after breakfast he nd got forth. without
saying anything ~ The tavern.
lie snck ri hi pip ~ We went along anl
sometimes Slope. clap ms IN the shout Ter.
One would have -uppJ.od fta It was who was
IN danger, no, hrnul that hc was = ti,.urint me
We sp Ike very iitlc. \, W. approached the
point begged INN o. remain in u sheltered
place while We o. ON Ia rccpnnuiirc; Tor it WIS
toward il that the men lud pissed in the nsht.
lie complied, AMI ! wont On alone. There wis
no boat of the point, nor drawn mp any where
near 1t, nor WIRE there amy ii ms o the men hty.
ing embarked there. But to lc sure the tide W..
high, and there might have been ,omo footprint,
under water.
When he looked out from his shelter ia the
60 come up he reioincd me, and there W. waited
sometimes lying ON the bank wrapped in our
coats, and sometimes moving about 10 warm
ourselves-until We saw our boat comm, r,und.
We got aboard cnllv, ami rowcd out into the
track Of he steamer b., that time d n.,utrd
hut ten minutes 10 one oclool, AMI 0c TO-. ;iu to |
look out for her smoke.
But II Wa htlt past one before w. ,iW her |
Smoke, and soon att'rwdrl We saw bchnl he |
smoke If another steamer. As they were coming /
nj iull gpgpN 4pt Tho a. httF4 MI
took that opportunity Of aging good-by 10 Her
bert and Stutup.
We had all shaken hands cordially. apd ne-
ther licrbert's eyes nor mine wcr qpi9 dry. |
when saw iour-oarcd galley hot vai from
under tn bank but a little way abe IT oru ~, and
row out INTO the same track.
A stretch OF shore had been ~ vet between ~
and the steamers smoke by reason OF the bclddnd
wind Of the river, but now she was visible, cont
ing head ON. | called to Herbert and Sta tny %
kecp before the tide that she might soc ~ lyins
by for her and adjurcd Proyis To vt quite still |
wrapped in his cloak. lie answered ChrcrlN !
s'Trust to me, dear bow, aud sat like a statue
Meantime the galley, which wa, very ,kilifll,
handled, had borne down upon Us crossed Ms, Iri
come alongside, Leaving Just enough room for
the play Of the oars, She kept alongside. drif ing
when we drilted, and pulling u stroke or two
when we pulled
Ofthe two siters, one hold the rud krl line, and
looked ut us attcntivey-as did the rover.
AHN NAhtl hAAAti wa NldlINl UP, lllNGU u III =
Wis was, aud seemed TO shrink, and whisl'r
some instruction To the sirin ger a, he locke a,
". Not word was spoken in either boat
Snrtop could make out, ai or a few minute, |
which steamer was first, aul gave mo tho VOID
8 Hamburg, in Oa NOiye a, We sat face 20
lace. she was nearing "a, very fast AMI the
beating Of hc' paddles grew louder AMI louder
felt as ifh,r SHADOW WI, absolutely upon u,
when the galley hailed ". | uu.w,rel.
lou nave " iur.el liAn-p'yl th'ry
said the man WHO hy,l The lu.s. '"Taits dc
mau wrapped In tn rl,0k liz uim, 3. Ahl
Mgw,tch, othcrwi.n Pu,.. / apprchcul tu,,
man, nnl cali upon him 10 sJrrcni'r, AMI loa
10 as.it.'
At the same m'mon', without Giving gny ~
cible direction 20 hi rrrw. he ran III, ( tllsv
aboard d "a. lhoy hlh pulled one ulleu
stroke ahead, had 80. (. "a oars in, hut run |
athwart u, and were holding Oh 30 our gun, !
vale before We knew what they wele dong. |
This caused great confusion ~ huarl the steam
CT and | heard them calm; To us, aud heard
the order given to stop the paddles, and heard
them stop but felt her driving down upon n
irresstibly. In the same moment | saw thu
steeIslnan Of the GALL lay his hand on his pris-
Oner's shoulder, and saw ,hlt both boat, were
swinging round with the force Of the it'd, and
saw that all hands ON board the steamer We,
running forward quite frInticlly. SIl in the
same moment, saw tie prisoner sLlrt up. loan
across biz capt lr, aud pull the cloak from tho |
neck Of the shrinking sitter in the glllc, S'li |
IN the same moment, raw that ia irr |
closed was the face Of III" Ohcr cOp,ir, uI' "a. |
ago. Still in the same moment | saw a. lu. /
TIT backward with white tcrtu" on II "a. !
shall never forget aud hoard q great en-, 90 /
board the steamer ard lull splu.h l III |
water, and felt the boat sink from m t., ll..
Ii was bu for an instant hat / .nrrri I, |
itugge with a thousand will-wcu. Hui q .'.u- ,
and flashes of light that instant past I va.
aiken on board the galley. Herbert wa th.r.
no SIartop was there but our boat wa, .nr
md the two convicts were zone.
What with the cries aboard the steamer. and
he furious hlowing-of Of her steam, and her
driving on, aud our driving on, | could not at
hrst distinguish sky from water or shore ftom
shore but the crew Of the galley right,d hcl !
with great speed, and, pulling certain witt |
strong strokes ahead, lay upon their oars, every
man looking Slnty and eagerly at tie water
asiorn' ffeseutly dark object was seen in IT,
bearing toward US ON the tide. Noman .pll,
but the steer,Inau hcldup hi- hand and ali -ol .
ly bacl ell water, and Ecp, the boat straight ana
true before II. A. il came nearer, / SAN IL Ia
DE Magwitch swimming. hut not ,wimmin.,
freely. lie was taken ON board, and Instantly
Inanacled at the wrists and unle-
The galley was kept steady, and tho silrn'.
eager lookout at the water was resumed. But
the Rotterdam steamer now came M, and al.
parently not understanding what he'd happened,
came on at Sped BY the time she had been
hailed and stopped both steamers were drifting
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