the night watch by rembrandt
the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
The Painter's Honeymoon
¡¡¡¡Mr. Peggotty touched me, and whispered with much awe and reverence. 'They are both a-going out fast.' ¡¡¡¡'Barkis, my dear!' said Peggotty. ¡¡¡¡'C. P. Barkis,' he cried faintly. 'No better woman anywhere!' ¡¡¡¡'Look! Here's Master Davy!' said Peggotty. For he now opened his eyes. ¡¡¡¡I was on the point of asking him if he knew me, when he tried to stretch out his arm, and said to me, distinctly, with a pleasant smile: ¡¡¡¡'Barkis is willin'!' ¡¡¡¡And, it being low water, he went out with the tide. ¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡CHAPTER 31 A GREATER LOSS ¡¡¡¡ It was not difficult for me, on Peggotty's solicitation, to resolve to stay where
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I was, until after the remains of the poor carrier should have made their last journey to Blunderstone. She had long ago bought, out of her own savings, a little piece of ground in our old churchyard near the grave of 'her sweet girl', as she always called my mother; and there they were to rest. ¡¡¡¡In keeping Peggotty company, and doing all I could for her (little enough at the utmost), I was as grateful, I rejoice to think, as even now I could wish myself to have been. But I am afraid I had a supreme satisfaction, of a personal and professional nature, in taking charge of Mr. Barkis's will, and expounding its contents.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
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