The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-07-06
GREAT |
EXPECTATIONS
~ CHARLES pIoKnNR


wsii. end 10 be comfor able"
"WsIL then, und.rstaod once for all that
never shall CT Gao be comsortso ls-or snythtng
bxs missrsel.-thsrs Bddy l-unss l Gao
l.sd very different sort u life RON the life
.Tnsss PITY" aid Bddy, shaking her
hsaA with . sorrovful air.
Nov, I too had - oftsn thought Il a pity,
that In tia singular kind Of quarrel with my.
calf which l vas al~ays car ying on, was
half inclined 70 shed tears Of vskauDn aud ds
tres whom Bfdy gays ut,srsnes u nsr ssuti.
ment aud ny Own. ! told her his right
and knsw Il WAs nuea TO be regretted, but
still IL wa, not 70 b. hsi-~'
. II | could have 40 tief down !" said 20
BidAy, plncking up tn. short g-,-, whbin
reach, much as had once up % 30 pulled
my foolinS "a out of my hsr ant 4 ok-d n m in
20 the brewery wall n c-ul' s>vs is,tled
down and bssn bu' half a. ioad " IN. rye a,
was uh,n / wa litls Ln,- ~ 20 Id have
bIsn much b'ttor TO- m- fsl snd sod ice
would have wanted nothing th.l. aud Joe and
Ivouh p,rhsts have gpn, usr,nsr' wbsn
was out q my tins aud | slight sven have
grovn mp TO kesp conoany W "a yoa ard We
might have sat on this vsry psnk on . zoe
& Sunday, quite ciff,ren' pes5l-. | .tould have
bsea goos enough for you; soould q I, BiddJ2"
Biddy sighed AZ she oh ii At the -hips sail
Ing on, and returned foe An'wr Yos I am
not over plrieular." ISssIcsiy sjnnded fat
lsring. bat knew she men seI
Isstead Of dat, ssia p'u'krg up moro
grass and ohsvinya b al. rtsl " so nos
an going on. ID ssaishsi .ui "a comfortable.
ant-vbAt would IL s'gufy % tr.. b,in, coarse
and common, II no aody M du ms a. I"
Biddy s1ddosly turBsd h,r f,c- tswsrs Minis,
and 10 K ID "a m 70 Aue4uv.'y a. ne ,han she
had locked a. the ssiing ships.
lt va, neither a very ~ nor a very 20
lite thinS 20 say al, 's'na 4 q. d,,ec ia { he
eyes 10 tbs ships again W'p All II 2"
was disconnected. Tor I hai ,.oksu away
without qui,s seeing ~hor. ~. .o,ug II wa,
not 10 be 'hLllle1 uf row s'r.vet and m
swered. "The b,tuthul yong d. Am ~ Ha.
vishan's Snd shqs more b-au ia, thau any
body ever was, and .,mu Der r-a. fully, Asd
L want 10 be sea lnatu IN nor Ac, mt"
Havinp maio which ld,are CO t.ssion beg,n
70 throN m torn up gr.s' he ryer, as If
hsd sumo thoughts Of fo.Lrw'nn a.
"DJ you want 20 he nan . spite
her or TO gain bsr ovef7" Biiy que iy asked
10, af,er apItss
az don't know, " ! mood aspord
'Bscsuss II It is TO spi.. Ler, - Biady pur
81 should tbink blu You kl0~ hsak--l
night be bet,eE sod mora ind.p ,pdsntly
= caring not for her words. AHd II II
AIN hsi over, ] thIa,d think but you
st-sho was MT wO-tn gaming ovor.'
lily what i myself had thought many
,ctly what ~ p-t',G'iy manifeit
sat this moment. Bat how enlld a po1r
dszod village lad avoid that woldarfal iRcon.
sistsIey into which the best and wisest Of men
fall every cay1
at may DO all quite true" said | to Bidiy,
'but l admire her dreAdfully."
In short, turoed over on my faos whsn
came 70 that and go. gooi grA'p ON tho hair
on cath side Of my heal a. wroDc led IL we'll.
Ali the while kno Ting he ruadnsss o. ny heart
TO be so very mad aud misplaced thIS Va
quite eon,oiou, Il Nouli have served my face
right had lifted 1t up by my hir and
knocked IL against the peo's' as pu aisn non,
for belonging TO zach an idiot
Biddy was ,hs wiset OF girls, AID she trisd
TO reason no more vita mo. She put her hand,
which was comfortable hand III u b rough
snod by work upon my hand, on, az or auo,n-
or, and gently took them out Of nv bii. Then
ste sofly pittsd my shoa der in a oontbing
wsy, willie with ny face upon my sleeve nisd
alitts-.sac'ly IA ha done IN the br very
yard ant f,lt vaguely convinced that wa
very much ib-used by somebody, or by every
body; can't say which.
~ am glad OF one thing" said Biddy, 'and
that Ia, that yeu have felt you could give me
your c'nidence, PIP Add | AN glad of an.
other thing, and thAt Is, that of course you
know you may d,p,nd up)a NV keeping 1t
and always 80 far deserving IL. IL your :.
teacher (dtarl such poor ora ana 20 mu (.
in need OF be,pg taught h'TscfD had been your
teacher al the present dime shs think, sla
knows what lesson she would 90. Bat Il wolld
be . hAid ono TO loarn, AID you Rave g1t b,
ycrd hss, aid rs 10 ufe Low" So with 3
quiet sign iur the, Blddy ross from tho bnr,
sud FAid ", h a fitsl and p .s,an. chsu q
ofvcies. Shall We wslk littlo further, or go
hOm,7'
"Biddy."I cioi Jumping Up mt ing my
arm SrOupd hey n'tk aad living her kiss, Il
shsll Al~ost,ll y sseIy ,hing"
"riH area gsGtlsmap.' sid Il tdy.
~ u knos I Isyor s5Al be, 80 tnAt's al
way. Not ira: | have any occasion 20 tell
you ahyt hirg 'oI y u KIN every hing know
as TOLD y II a, noms aus o,h,r nj hit"
'Ab!'sii Biddy, quite IN " Irp r, a, sso
looked avs, al ,ha SHIPS. AMI '1su Tcptat.l
with h'T tCrme plsGsin cNAngs. SlfH Ic
walk little iurth'r, ~ 20 ncmci"
sad To II Az We would Sak a litlfS fur.
Their, aud - : ~ AlC thss amer aftdnOon
toned dO~u m 1 % sIEmss ey,ning. and II
wa, vCIy J,AI ltul 4. gan T. co seer whu
sr wSs hnt m.fa NJ ursliv aud w1Oleso n'iy
situAt d, al "a, o. hess o''cumsta cost raj
plsyiuR oeRg,- icy nt4h)or ~ clnd'sligh IL
tue room With tNs stopped rlocst and M ng
dts pissed bv T. ( Va. ! lhpusht IL woIll b.
very Po.j fr mo u eouli go hev out CT m
head. vi h Al, tue les. ~ tbose rent nh -aucc
and tabc'ss. Hup c luld . % 10 Eofk datecm N 0.
TO relish what bad 4 d. aud sick t. it, a.,
make the scst o'it. ! asked ms self the qaet
ton Whether did not suisy know tina!
RAtNila wee beside ne So that me cent tns'si
OF Biddy shs would piaks ue mSerablei
was obliged 20 admit that ala not tnoW 70
Acofthintyi hhl aAiu " HJThi 4 lP' NIa
afool you are"
We talked good deal as we walked, al
all ths. II dy said ned Tight. Bcdy wa
never insulting or capricious, or Biddy tolls
and so me- y else tomorrow she would "
DERIVED MI pain 81 d not pleasure, from Civ q
ms Drn; sts would far rather hIvs wjuu1s
her ONa breast lhsn mine. H1W could II b'
than that ala not like her much this better
the tWO2
III ddy," laid ], wfei We wers waikiki
honsWsId, Il wish you could pa: ma rig At
~ wish | could" faid ID ddy.
'If could onIy ga; myself TO fall In loV
with you-yOu dob't mind my sleabtnR
Opsrl " 10 fueh an cid acquaintance"
"oh deer, no! at all sad Biddy. "Dor
mind me I"
'ItI could only get myself to do II, n
would be the thing for me-"
But you never viii, you sea-" said Bid
IL did not appear quite so unlikely 20 II
that evening a. II would have done u We hi
discussed IL q lew hours before. ! th,Teo
Observed was rot quite sure OF that. Is
Blddy il she NJ - aud shs lid il doci,i wi
In my hsS't believed her 70 90 right; a.
ye, toOkit rata III, too that she should
50 positive upon the NJ.
When we cane near the church yard We h
to cross an embAnL msnt, aud got over st
near q s.uioe-g ate- There started up, from
gate, or trim the rushes, or nom tie o,
(Which was quito In his stsugnSnt way),
Orliek,
"HnilOa !" he growledi "whOro are you
goingiH
nWbers sbould Wa Ia eo;r, bpt hor,e p