Mister Wopsle

Great but unappreciated theatrical talent. A greater Hamlet than Mr. Kean. Tweeting as part of @GEReadalong.

[Mister Wopsle @GE_Wopsle]

So the PipSqueak(er) @GE_YoungPip gets to tell you all about London, eh? Why him? He ain't the only one gone to Lunnun Town, Too rul La rool La rool. I'm going to revolutionize the stage!

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Gracious. I wonder where uptown @GE_JoeGargery and the squeaker was going? Joe was in his Sunday best, looking like a amiable scarecrow who won the lottery.

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So glad to be back among MY PEOPLE (except @GE_Orlick). Have been working on a secret opportunity. That squeaker @GE_YoungPip ain't the only one with prospects in London. Hurrah!

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That brute of a convict sure beat the tar out of the gentlemanly one. In retrospect, maybe we should have brought the brute back for @GE_Pumblechook. He seems to have some tar in him yet...

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I say, @GE_OldPip, you're sure preoccupied with my "Roman nose"! It's not my fault that the Almighty blessed me with features designed to command--features that Julius Caesar himself might be proud to bear.

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@GE_MrsJoe I did indeed appreciate it, mum! Even if that little squeaker Pip ate all the gravy.

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Never seen anything so funny as @GE_Pumblechook chokin' and splutterin' over that brandy. I shouldn't like him to know it, but I really think he's a conceited old ass. A Polonius in corduroys.

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And I say, what a dash after them convicts! I'm blowed, to put it mildly. They certainly looked like bad 'uns, especially the smasher fellow who gave the other one such a working over.

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Such a young scamp as that Pip I never did see. A squeaker indeed--and rather tasty looking, to be honest.

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@GE_Orlick You can tell time, too! You really ARE a universal genius. Bravo!

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Time really stands still. It feels like it's been Christmas Eve for a week!

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@GE_Orlick I say my man, "buffoon" is coming it rather strong, ain't it? After all the trouble my great-aunt took trying to teach you to read and write. It's not her fault, or mine, that the lessons didn't take. If your tweets are any indication, that is.

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I shall be punishing the "Amens" tremendously on Christmas Day! In a pious, godly way, of course...

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@GE_Orlick Well, I'll be darned, you CAN read. Mrs. Joe had me believin' otherwise.

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Were those the guns? Is a convict off?

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Saw that nasty journeyman blacksmith lurking about the Bargemen a little while ago. Creepy. And with that ridiculous name! I swear he's made it up.

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It's nearly time! Join us tomorrow on the blog to discuss week 1 of Great Expectations - you can read it here: https://t.co/4z7d35bbB5

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Almost Christmas. And ain't I looking forward to going to the Gargerys' for a nice dinner! (After I really give out at the Christmas service, of course...)

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So this Twitter contraption says I've got "followers." Not from Coavinses', I hope. I know THEIR tricks and manners.

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Can't wait to give out in church this Sunday! For now, off to great-aunt's school to give out to them wretched boys. #GEReadalong