Большие ожидания

Chapter 1

           Myfirstmostvividandbroadimpressionoftheidentityofthingsseemstometohavebeengainedonamemorablerawafternoontowardsevening.AtsuchatimeIfoundoutforcertainthatthisbleakplaceovergrownwithnettleswasthechurchyard;andthatPhilipPirrip,lateofthisparish,andalsoGeorgianawifeoftheabove,weredeadandburied;andthatAlexander,Bartholomew,Abraham,Tobias,andRoger,infantchildrenoftheaforesaid,werealsodeadandburied;andthatthedarkflatwildernessbeyondthechurchyard,intersectedwithdikesandmoundsandgates,withscatteredcattlefeedingonit,wasthemarshes;andthatthelowleadenlinebeyondwastheriver;andthatthedistantsavagelairfromwhichthewindwasrushingwasthesea;andthatthesmallbundleofshiversgrowingafraidofitallandbeginningtocry,wasPip.

           "Holdyournoise!"criedaterriblevoice,asamanstartedupfromamongthegravesatthesideofthechurchporch."Keepstill,youlittledevil,orI’llcutyourthroat!"

           Afearfulman,allincoarsegray,withagreatirononhisleg.Amanwithnohat,andwithbrokenshoes,andwithanoldragtiedroundhishead.Amanwhohadbeensoakedinwater,andsmotheredinmud,andlamedbystones,andcutbyflints,andstungbynettles,andtornbybriars;wholimped,andshivered,andglared,andgrowled;andwhoseteethchatteredinhisheadasheseizedmebythechin.

           "Oh!Don’tcutmythroat,sir,"Ipleadedinterror."Praydon’tdoit,sir.

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