Magwitch in the Marshes

From Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
The terrifying introduction of the escaped convict who will secretly become Pip's benefactor — the encounter that initiates the entire plot.
Chapter 1

"Hold your noise!" cried a terrible voice... "Keep still, you little devil, or I'll cut your throat!" The convict turns Pip upside down and demands food and a file.

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Chapter 3

Pip brings him "wittles" and the file; Magwitch's strange tenderness and gratitude foreshadow his later return.

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