Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Chapter 53 Page 19

I saw the staircase with its extinguished lamps. I saw the shadows of the heavy stair-rails, thrown by the watchman's lantern on the wall.

I saw the rooms that I was never to see again; here, a door half open; there, a door closed; all the articles of furniture around.

“And why was Old Orlick there? I'll tell you something more, wolf. You and her have pretty well hunted me out of this country, so far as getting a easy living in it goes, and I've took up with new companions, and new masters. Some of 'em writes my letters when I wants 'em wrote, — do you mind? — writes my letters, wolf! They writes fifty hands; they're not like sneaking you, as writes but one.

I've had a firm mind and a firm will to have your life, since you was down