Nick Ward - Narrative - Great Expectations

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Description

An excerpt from Charles Dickens' Great Expectations in which young Pip (the narrator) brings food to the escaped convict Magwitch (gruff voice) out on the marsh.

Vocal Characteristics

Language

English

Voice Age

Middle Aged (35-54)

Accents

British (General)

Transcript

Note: Transcripts are generated using speech recognition software and may contain errors.
he was awfully called. To be sure. I half expected to see him drop down before my face and die of deadly cold. His eyes look so awfully angry, too, that when I ended him the file and he laid it down on the grass, it occurred to me he would have tried to eat it if he had not seen my bundle. He did not turn me upside down this time to get what I add, but let me right side up, which while I open the bundle and emptied my pockets. What's in the bottle, boy Sadie Brandi said. I he was already and in mincemeat down his throat in the most curious manner. More like a man who was putting it away somewhere in a violent hurry than a man who was eating it. But he left off to take some of the liquor. He shivered all awhile so violently that it was quite a cz Muchas he could do to keep the neck of the bottle between his teeth without biting it off. I think you've got the egg. You said I much of your opinion, boy said He It's bad about here. I told him you've been lying out in the mash is in their dreadful a dish. Rheumatic, too. I'll eat my breakfast before they're the death of me said he or do that If I was gonna be strung up to that their gallows as there is over there directly afterwards. How beat the **** is so far. I'll bet you he was goblin mincemeat meat, bone bread, cheese and pork pie all at once staring distrustful e while he did so it the mist all around us on often stopping, even stopping his draws to listen Some really fancied sound. Some Klink upon the river or breathing of beast upon the marsh now gave him a start And he said suddenly you're no deceiving him. You brought no one with you know So no, no! Give no one the office to follow you. No Well city. I believe you. You would be but a fierce young ound indeed. If it your time of life, you could help an undirected warm and hunted as near death. And Daniel as this poor, wretched woman it is something clicked in his throat as he had works in him like a clock and was going to strike and he smeared his ragged rough sleeve over his eyes. Pitying is desolation. And watching him as he gradually settled down upon the pie, I made bold to say I'm glad you enjoy it. Did you speak? I said I was glad you enjoyed it. Thank you, my boy. I do.