Great Expectations - Translation Classics Library (025)

Author: Charles Dickens
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: He simply let go of my hand and pushed me, sending me tumbling headfirst to the ground. The force was so intense that I felt as if the entire church leaped up, higher than the weathercock on the roof. After a while, he grabbed my arms and helped me sit back on the gravestone, continuing to say frightening things: "Tomorrow morning, bring me a file and some food. Deliver it to me in front of the old battery. If you can do it, keep it a secret, leave no trace, and make sure no one knows you saw me like this. Don’t mention seeing anyone or anything. I’ll spare your life. If you can’t, if you don’t do as I say, even if you leak the slightest bit of information, be careful—I’ll cook your heart and liver and eat them. You probably think I’m just a lone individual. Let me tell you, I’m not. I have a companion hiding nearby. Don’t mind my toughness—compared to him, I’m quite merciful. The boy is listening to every word I say right here with you. He has a unique magic that specializes in catching children, digging out their hearts to eat, and digging out their livers to eat. No child can escape that boy. Even if you lock your door, sleep warmly in bed, burrow under the covers, and think you’re safe, that boy will silently climb into your bed and tear open your chest. It took me a lot of effort to stop him from harming you right now. He might still come to dig out your heart and liver someday. Keeping an eye on him is really not easy. Hey, what do you say?" I said I would definitely get him a file and that as long as I could find any scraps or leftovers, I’d bring them tomorrow morning to deliver to him at the battery...