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My sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, was more than twenty years older than I, and had established a great reputation with herself and the neighbors because she had brought me up “by hand.

It was not very polite to herself

she had brought me up “by hand.[9]

Ask no questions, and you’ll be told no lies

Чарльз Диккенс / Charles Dickens Большие надежды / Great Expectations

With my heart thumping, I looked all about for any sign of the convicts. Finally, I saw them both. The soldiers stopped.

Joe’s forge adjoined our house

Joe was a fair man, with curls of flaxen hair on each side of his smooth face, and with blue eyes. He was a mild, good-natured, sweet-tempered, easy-going, foolish, dear fellow.

pleaded in terror. “Pray don’t do it, sir.”