Большие ожидания

Chapter 29

           

           Therewasnodiscrepancyofyearsbetweenustoremoveherfarfromme;wewereofnearlythesameage,thoughofcoursetheagetoldformoreinhercasethaninmine;buttheairofinaccessibilitywhichherbeautyandhermannergaveher,tormentedmeinthemidstofmydelight,andattheheightoftheassuranceIfeltthatourpatronesshadchosenusforoneanother.Wretchedboy!

           Atlastwewentbackintothehouse,andthereIheard,withsurprise,thatmyguardianhadcomedowntoseeMissHavishamonbusiness,andwouldcomebacktodinner.Theoldwintrybranchesofchandeliersintheroomwherethemoulderingtablewasspreadhadbeenlightedwhilewewereout,andMissHavishamwasinherchairandwaitingforme.

           Itwaslikepushingthechairitselfbackintothepast,whenwebegantheoldslowcircuitroundabouttheashesofthebridalfeast.But,inthefunerealroom,withthatfigureofthegravefallenbackinthechairfixingitseyesuponher,Estellalookedmorebrightandbeautifulthanbefore,andIwasunderstrongerenchantment.

           Thetimesomeltedaway,thatourearlydinner-hourdrewcloseathand,andEstellaleftustoprepareherself.Wehadstoppednearthecentreofthelongtable,andMissHavisham,withoneofherwitheredarmsstretchedoutofthechair,restedthatclenchedhandupontheyellowcloth.

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