Calico Classics Illustrated: Great Expectations

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chapter 1 Pip I never met my parents or my five brothers I know only what little my sister told me I have my father’s name Philip Pirrip but have never worn it When I was small all I could say of the name was Pip Thus Pip I named myself and Pip I am called One cold Christmas Eve I visited the graveyard I often came to read the tombstones of my family looking for clues to who they were My father’s square stone made me certain he was a stout man I looked down the row of neatly lined brothers that I would never meet I began to cry Keep still or I’ll cut your throat A man rose from among the graves He wore filthy 4