Tramp sitting by Westminster Bridge;
It was Dickens' Mr. Mantalini
in Nicholas Nickleby
who said the words below, not the tramp.
I am a demd villain!
I will fill my pockets with change for a sovereign
in half-pence
and drown myself in the Thames
who for her sake will become
a demd, damp, moist, unpleasant body!
Photo Jeremy White
A great pairing there Friko. I wonder if that verse is where Virginia Woolf got the idea of filling her pockets with something heavy and drowning herself in the river?
ReplyDeleteI like your Proud ElderBlogger sign and was so glad to hear from you. Also you do come up with some things to make a person like me think about the villian.
ReplyDeleteA macabre quote. I am watching the BBC play , Little Dorrit, by Charles Dickens. Dickens really made the dark side of life come alive in all of his stories.
ReplyDeleteHi Friko~ What a wretched state to be in. He's still looking for a revenge which means there is still some "hope" there. You found just the right matching image.
ReplyDeletefriko - i love dickens - dark or half-lit or brilliantly lit - i love all that he wrote. bleak house would be up at the top of that list!!!!! sweet words and image . . . nicely matched. steven
ReplyDeleteFriko, this is gorgeous! I love that photo!! And great Dickens quote. Thanks for your comments on my blog!! Sorry I tempted you with a cheese recipe...;-) Hugs, Silke
ReplyDeleteFine post.
ReplyDeleteAloha, Friend!
Comfort Spiral
Great pairing here. Black and white always come together best for the gritty side of life!
ReplyDeleteVery much a Dickens Fan especially " Our mutual Freind" and as all have said a great match. Who is the photogrpaher? I always think London looks better in black and white!
ReplyDeleteIt was a wonderful girl I happen to meet about 15 years ago, singing about bridges of London - thank you for the memory.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful life filled Tuesday for you.
Great photo. I like Dickens, too.
ReplyDeleteBonnie - Oh I hope not.
ReplyDeleteLucy - thanks for coming by
Darlene - doesn't he just, he's a great favourite
Margaret - thank you, you see hope, I have trouble seeing it
steven - yes, Bleak House is definitely a favourite
Silke - thank you, I am even more sorry about the cheese!
Cloudia - thanks friend, aloha!
Pondside - thanks, I shall have to go through the black and white collection, it is rather good, isn't it?
her at home - good, another Dickens fan;
robert - glad it reminded you of a happy time
Prospero - thanks.