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Chapter 18

           

           Thestrangerdidnotrecognizeme,butIrecognizedhimasthegentlemanIhadmetonthestairs,ontheoccasionofmysecondvisittoMissHavisham.IhadknownhimthemomentIsawhimlookingoverthesettle,andnowthatIstoodconfrontinghimwithhishanduponmyshoulder,Icheckedoffagainindetailhislargehead,hisdarkcomplexion,hisdeep-seteyes,hisbushyblackeyebrows,hislargewatch-chain,hisstrongblackdotsofbeardandwhisker,andeventhesmellofscentedsoaponhisgreathand.

           "Iwishtohaveaprivateconferencewithyoutwo,"saidhe,whenhehadsurveyedmeathisleisure."Itwilltakealittletime.Perhapswehadbettergotoyourplaceofresidence.Iprefernottoanticipatemycommunicationhere;youwillimpartasmuchoraslittleofitasyoupleasetoyourfriendsafterwards;Ihavenothingtodowiththat."

           Amidstawonderingsilence,wethreewalkedoutoftheJollyBargemen,andinawonderingsilencewalkedhome.Whilegoingalong,thestrangegentlemanoccasionallylookedatme,andoccasionallybitthesideofhisfinger.Aswenearedhome,Joevaguelyacknowledgingtheoccasionasanimpressiveandceremoniousone,wentonaheadtoopenthefrontdoor.Ourconferencewasheldinthestateparlor,whichwasfeeblylightedbyonecandle.

           Itbeganwiththestrangegentleman’ssittingdownatthetable,drawingthecandletohim,andlookingoversomeentriesinhispocket-book.

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