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Chapter 22

           Ineversawhim(forthishappenedfive-and-twentyyearsago,beforeyouandIwere,Handel),butIhaveheardmyfathermentionthathewasashowyman,andthekindofmanforthepurpose.Butthathewasnottobe,withoutignoranceorprejudice,mistakenforagentleman,myfathermoststronglyasseverates;becauseitisaprincipleofhisthatnomanwhowasnotatruegentlemanathearteverwas,sincetheworldbegan,atruegentlemaninmanner.Hesays,novarnishcanhidethegrainofthewood;andthatthemorevarnishyouputon,themorethegrainwillexpressitself.Well!ThismanpursuedMissHavishamclosely,andprofessedtobedevotedtoher.Ibelieveshehadnotshownmuchsusceptibilityuptothattime;butallthesusceptibilityshepossessedcertainlycameoutthen,andshepassionatelylovedhim.Thereisnodoubtthatsheperfectlyidolizedhim.Hepractisedonheraffectioninthatsystematicway,thathegotgreatsumsofmoneyfromher,andheinducedhertobuyherbrotheroutofashareinthebrewery(whichhadbeenweaklylefthimbyhisfather)atanimmenseprice,onthepleathatwhenhewasherhusbandhemustholdandmanageitall.YourguardianwasnotatthattimeinMissHavisham’scounsels,andshewastoohaughtyandtoomuchinlovetobeadvisedbyanyone.Herrelationswerepoorandscheming,withtheexceptionofmyfather;hewaspoorenough,butnottime-servingorjealous.Theonlyindependentoneamongthem,hewarnedherthatshewasdoingtoomuchforthisman,andwasplacingherselftoounreservedlyinhispower.

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