Charles Dickens

Name: Our Mutual Friend — Chapter 9: Somebody Becomes the Subject of a Prediction
Author: Charles Dickens

Our Mutual Friend — Chapter 9: Somebody Becomes the Subject of a Prediction (1865)

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“Our Mutual Friend — Chapter 9: Somebody Becomes the Subject of a Prediction”, published in 1865, is a work by Charles Dickens. It explores elements such as Bella, Lizzie and Mrs Milvey.

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Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend — Chapter 9: Somebody Becomes the Subject of a Prediction (1865)

“ Lizzie presently began, by way of prelude, 'You must have many lovers--' when Bella checked her with a little scream of astonishment.
'My dear, I haven't one!'
'Not one?'
'Well! Perhaps one,' said Bella. 'I am sure I don't know. I HAD one, but what he may think about it at the present time I can't say. Perhaps I have half a one (of course I don't count that Idiot, George Sampson) . However, never mind me. I want to hear about you.'
'There is a certain man,' said Lizzie, 'a passionate and angry man, who says he loves me, and who I must believe does love me. He is the friend of my brother. ”

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Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend — Chapter 9: Somebody Becomes the Subject of a Prediction (1865)

“ Bella's expressive little eyebrows remonstrated with the fire for some short time before she rejoined:
'Don't think that I press you, Lizzie; but wouldn't you gain in peace, and hope, and even in freedom? Wouldn't it be better not to live a secret life in hiding, and not to be shut out from your natural and wholesome prospects? ”

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Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend — Chapter 9: Somebody Becomes the Subject of a Prediction (1865)

“ They had risen, and were standing on the hearth, the time being come for separating; each had drawn an arm around the other to take leave.
'Shall I tell you,' asked Lizzie, 'what I see down there?'
'Limited little b?' suggested Bella with her eyebrows raised.
'A heart well worth winning, and well won. A heart that, once won, goes through fire and water for the winner, and never changes, and is never daunted.'
'Girl's heart?' asked Bella, with accompanying eyebrows. Lizzie nodded. ”

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Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend — Chapter 9: Somebody Becomes the Subject of a Prediction (1865)

“ Indeed they do much more than their duty to us, for they are wonderfully mindful of us in many ways.
'It is easy to see you're a favourite, my dear,' said little Mrs Milvey, not quite pleased.
'It would be very ungrateful in me to say I am not,' returned Lizzie, 'for I have been already raised to a place of confidence here. But that makes no difference in their following their own religion and leaving all of us to ours. They never talk of theirs to us, and they never talk of ours to us. If I was the last in the mill, it would be just the same. ”

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Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend — Chapter 9: Somebody Becomes the Subject of a Prediction (1865)

“ For, we turn up our eyes and say that we are all alike in death, and we might turn them down and work the saying out in this world, so far. It would be sentimental, perhaps? But how say ye, my lords and gentleman and honourable boards, shall we not find good standing-room left for a little sentiment, if we look into our crowds?
Near unto the Reverend Frank Milvey as he read, stood his little wife, John Rokesmith the Secretary, and Bella Wilfer. These, over and above Sloppy, were the mourners at the lowly grave. ”

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Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend — Chapter 9: Somebody Becomes the Subject of a Prediction (1865)

“ 'No one is useless in this world,' retorted the Secretary, 'who lightens the burden of it for any one else.'
'But I assure you I DON'T, Mr Rokesmith,' said Bella. ”

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Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend — Chapter 9: Somebody Becomes the Subject of a Prediction (1865)

“ The words were read above the ashes of Betty Higden, in a corner of a churchyard near the river; in a churchyard so obscure that there was nothing in it but grass-mounds, not so much as one single tombstone. It might not be to do an unreasonably great deal for the diggers and hewers, in a registering age, if we ticketed their graves at the common charge; so that a new generation might know which was which: so that the soldier, sailor, emigrant, coming home, should be able to identify the resting-place of father, mother, playmate, or betrothed. ”

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Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend — Chapter 9: Somebody Becomes the Subject of a Prediction (1865)

“ Perhaps the old mirror was never yet made by human hands, which, if all the images it has in its time reflected could pass across its surface again, would fail to reveal some scene of horror or distress. ”

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Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend — Chapter 9: Somebody Becomes the Subject of a Prediction (1865)

“ There with Lizzie returned to her occupation, and Bella ran over to the little inn to rejoin her company.
'You look rather serious, Miss Wilfer,' was the Secretary's first remark.
'I feel rather serious,' returned Miss Wilfer.
She had nothing else to tell him but that Lizzie Hexam's secret had no reference whatever to the cruel charge, or its withdrawal. Oh yes though! said Bella; she might as well mention one other thing; Lizzie was very desirous to thank her unknown friend who had sent her the written retractation. Was she, indeed? observed the Secretary. Ah! ”

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