Select Novels Volume 4 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 Excerpt: ...with which he received this announcement, that what it was, is mere matter of conjecture. " But," said Walter, " that ia over. I think so, no longer. I would sooner be put back again upon that piece of wreck, on which I have so often floated, since my preservation, in my dreams, and there left to drift, and drive, and die " "Hooroar my lad " exclaimed the Captain, in a burst of uncontrollable satisfaction. " llooroar Hooroar Hooroar " "To think that she, so young, so good, and toau tiful," said Walter, " so delicately brought up, and born to such a different fortune, should strive with the rough world --But we have seen the gulf that eats off all behind her, though no one but herself cm know how deep it is; and there is no return." Captain Cuttle, without quite understanding this, jreally approved of it, nnd observed, in a tone of strong corroboration, that the wind was right abaft. " She ought not to be alone here; ought she, Captain Cuttle?" said Walter, anxiously. "Well my lid," replied the Captain, after a little M'acious consideration. " I don't know. You being here to keep her company, you see, and you nrobeing jintly--" Dear Captain Cuttle " remonstrated Walter. " I being here Miss Dombey, in her guileless innocent heart, regards me as her adopted brother; tut what would the guile and guilt of my heart be, in pretended to believe that I had any right to approach her, familiarly, in that character--if I pretended to forget that I am bound, in honour, not to do it r "Wal'r my lad," hinted the Captain, with some revival of his discomfiture, "an't there no other character as--" "Oh " returned Walter, "would you have me...