Identifier: ourmutualfriend01dick (find matches)
Title: Our mutual friend
Year: 1864 (1860s)
Authors: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Subjects: Inheritance and succession Social classes Poor families Deception
Publisher: New York : J. Bradburn, 1864-65
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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OUR MUTUAL FRIEND. 97 deed if he thought he could contest a point with her. Be-ing known on her own authority as Miss Abbey Potter-son, some water-side heads, which (like the water) werenone of the clearest, harbored muddled notions that, be-cause of her dignity and firmness, she was named after, orin some sort related to, the Abbey at Westminster. But,Abbey was only short for Abigail, by which name MissPotterson had been christened at Limehouse Church, somesixty and odd years before. Now, you mind, you Riderhoocl, said Miss AbbeyPotterson, with emphatic forefinger over the half-door,11 the Fellowships dont want you at all, and would ratherby far have your room than your company ; but if youwere as welcome here as you are not, you shouldnt eventhen have another drop of drink here this night, after thispresent pint of beer. So make the most of it. But you know, Miss Potterson, this was suggestedvery meekly though, if I behave myself, you cant helpserving me, miss. Cant I ? said Abbey,

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