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Chapter 17

           Itwassummer-time,andlovelyweather.Whenwehadpassedthevillageandthechurchandthechurchyard,andwereoutonthemarshesandbegantoseethesailsoftheshipsastheysailedon,IbegantocombineMissHavishamandEstellawiththeprospect,inmyusualway.Whenwecametotheriver-sideandsatdownonthebank,withthewaterripplingatourfeet,makingitallmorequietthanitwouldhavebeenwithoutthatsound,IresolvedthatitwasagoodtimeandplacefortheadmissionofBiddyintomyinnerconfidence.

           "Biddy,"saidI,afterbindinghertosecrecy,"Iwanttobeagentleman."

           "O,Iwouldn’t,ifIwasyou!"shereturned."Idon’tthinkitwouldanswer."

           "Biddy,"saidI,withsomeseverity,"Ihaveparticularreasonsforwantingtobeagentleman."

           "Youknowbest,Pip;butdon’tyouthinkyouarehappierasyouare?"

           "Biddy,"Iexclaimed,impatiently,"IamnotatallhappyasIam.Iamdisgustedwithmycallingandwithmylife.Ihavenevertakentoeither,sinceIwasbound.Don’tbeabsurd."

           "WasIabsurd?"saidBiddy,quietlyraisinghereyebrows;"Iamsorryforthat;Ididn’tmeantobe.Ionlywantyoutodowell,andtobecomfortable."

           "Well,then,understandonceforallthatInevershallorcanbecomfortableoranythingbutmiserablethere,Biddy!unlessIcanleadaverydifferentsortoflifefromthelifeIleadnow.

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