Большие ожидания

Chapter 4

           Wopsle,unitedtoaRomannoseandalargeshiningbaldforehead,hadadeepvoicewhichhewasuncommonlyproudof;indeeditwasunderstoodamonghisacquaintancethatifyoucouldonlygivehimhishead,hewouldreadtheclergymanintofits;hehimselfconfessedthatiftheChurchwas"thrownopen,"meaningtocompetition,hewouldnotdespairofmakinghismarkinit.TheChurchnotbeing"thrownopen,"hewas,asIhavesaid,ourclerk.ButhepunishedtheAmenstremendously;andwhenhegaveoutthepsalmalwaysgivingthewholeversehelookedallroundthecongregationfirst,asmuchastosay,"Youhaveheardmyfriendoverhead;obligemewithyouropinionofthisstyle!"

           IopenedthedoortothecompanymakingbelievethatitwasahabitofourstoopenthatdoorandIopeneditfirsttoMr.Wopsle,nexttoMr.andMrs.Hubble,andlastofalltoUnclePumblechook.N.B.Iwasnotallowedtocallhimuncle,undertheseverestpenalties.

           "Mrs.Joe,"saidUnclePumblechook,alargehard-breathingmiddle-agedslowman,withamouthlikeafish,dullstaringeyes,andsandyhairstandinguprightonhishead,sothathelookedasifhehadjustbeenallbutchoked,andhadthatmomentcometo,"IhavebroughtyouasthecomplimentsoftheseasonIhavebroughtyou,Mum,abottleofsherrywineandIhavebroughtyou,Mum,abottleofportwine."

           EveryChristmasDayhepresentedhimself,asaprofoundnovelty,withexactlythesamewords,andcarryingthetwobottleslikedumb-bells.

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