This character is going Preston Scrimshaff. He is going to enter the story as a poor street boy in London, who tries to pickpocket Pip. Pip will be walking down the street with Herbert Pocket and Herbert will notice Preston while he is trying to pickpocket Pip.
He was not well built, hadn’t had a good nights’ sleep in weeks, not the happiest, and can’t do much. Not very clean, intelligent. Opposite of Pip.
Preston is a medium-tall, lanky, slouches, with a mean look on his face. He is very skinny, and looks poorly; dirty hair, dirty, ragged clothes, face is dirty, cuts and bruises everywhere.
This character will twitch his eyes around every now and then, and stutters when he talks. This is because he is constantly on the lookout, as if he is hiding from someone. He stutters because he is always nervous, and is not sure what to say, and because he lacks confidence.
Dialogue:
Pip: What ho then!
Preston: Uh. Uh…. Uh...uh… uh… Hell- hell- hello there good sir!
Pip: Am I to be under the presumption that you were trying to relieve me of my pocket monies?
Preston: Uh, uh, no, s-s-sir, uh no wait uh no yes. Yess. I’m really sorry about that r-r-really. I’m e-eever so sorry.
Pip: Well then, in that case, I will have to report you to the Law. We shan’t have petty thieves in London!
Preston: I’m not a thief!
Pip: Now, I can’t be sure of that!
Preston: Well, If I were a thief, would I be such a bad one that I would get caught? What if you are a thief-f and-d-d-d 32were trying to relieve me of my pocket monies?
Preston: Uh, uh, no, s-s-sir, uh no wait uh no yes. Yess. I’m really sorry about that r-r-really. I’m e-eever so sorry.
Pip: Well then, in that case, I will have to report you to the Law. We shan’t have petty thieves in London!
Preston: I’m not a thief!
Pip: Now, I can’t be sure of that!
Preston: Well, If I were a thief, would I be such a bad one that I would get caught? What if you are a thief-f and-d-d-d 32were trying to relieve me of my pocket monies?
Preston: Uh, uh, no, s-s-sir, uh no wait uh no yes. Yess. I’m really sorry about that r-r-really. I’m e-eever so sorry.
Pip: Well then, in that case, I will have to report you to the Law. We shan’t have petty thieves in London!
