Sublime

That, perhaps, it was a little unjust, that all the great offices in this great office should be magnificent sinecures, while the unfortunate working-clerks in the cold dark room upstairs were the worst rewarded, and the least considered men, doing important services, in London.

they were too much troubled and knocked about to learn; they could no more do that to advantage, than any one can do anything to advantage in a life of constant misfortune, torment, and worry.

countenance

proved himself in all respects a worthy minister at the sacred altar of friendship.’

Now suppose a man can get a fortune in a wife instead of with her—eh?' 'Why, then, he's a lucky fellow,'

'he's in a horrid state o' love; reg'larly comfoozled,

a man like Mr. Peggotty was not a bad person to have on board if anything did happen. Nothing happened, however, worse than morning.

For all kinds of social purposes he has the calculable orbit of the man in the caste or the servile state; but in the story of his own soul he is still pursuing, at great peril, his own adventure.