He comes to see you, along with Mas'r Davy, on the brightest night of your uncle's life as ever was or will be, Gorm the t'other one, and horroar for it!' After delivering this speech all in a breath, and with extraordinary animation and pleasure, Mr.Peggotty put one of his large hands rapturously on each side of his niece's face, and kissing it a dozen times, laid it with a gentle pride and love upon his broad chest, and patted it as if his hand had been a lady's.

Then he let her go; and as she ran into the little chamber where I used to sleep, looked round upon us, quite hot and out of breath with his uncommon satisfaction.
'If you two gent'lmen--gent'lmen growed now, and such gent'lmen--' said Mr.Peggotty.
'So th' are, so th' are!' cried Ham.

'Well said! So th' are.

Mas'r Davy bor'-- gent'lmen growed--so th' are!' 'If you two gent'lmen, gent'lmen growed,' said Mr.Peggotty, 'don't ex-cuse me for being in a state of mind, when you understand matters, I'll arks your pardon.

Em'ly, my dear!--She knows I'm a going to tell,' here his delight broke out again, 'and has made off.